Yesterday

Alaska Ballot Controversy; Trump Cancels Rallies; Pope Leo Makes Election History

Alaska officials investigate allegations that Democrats recruited a candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, raising questions about the tight Senate race and certification of the results ... President Trump cancels campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas just da ... Show More

48m 3s

Oct 29

Democrats Lead in Key Senate Races Five Days Before Election Day

New CNN polling shows Abdul El-Sayed with a seven-point lead over Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, as Democrats rally behind their nominee and independents break his way ... James Talarico takes a narrow lead in deep-red Texas, but is he winning over voters or is his Republica ... Show More

47m 47s

Oct 28

Trump Goes Big in Texas

With six days to go until the midterms, President Trump hits the campaign trail in Texas as Republicans fight to hold power. The President says he’ll accept the election results if they’re “honest” ... A new attack ad in Maine sparks a fight over the middle class ... The Cheeseca ... Show More

48 m

Feb 2025

Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs On China

First: Trade war. Trump slaps sweeping new tariffs on American adversaries and friends. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on what it means for you. Plus: The political blowback and another dizzying week. Trump unveils a strict hiring freeze and FBI purge and a botched fund ... Show More

41m 7s

Nov 2024

The Trump Trade War Begins

First: The president-elect says he'll slap massive tariffs on America's three closest trading partners the first day he's in office. But will he follow through? And if he does will it get in the way of his promise to fight inflation? Plus: We could be on the verge of a ceasefire ... Show More

40m 54s

May 2025

US-Canada trade tensions, Pentagon cuts, controversial auction & more

Tariffs are top of the agenda during a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Canada’s PM. Americans are on the cusp of tough choices because of Trump’s trade war. The US defense secretary made significant cuts across the military. The German chancellor’s tenure i ... Show More

6m 43s

Mar 2025

Signal scandal lawsuit, US jobless claims, alleged MS-13 leader’s arrest & more

We start with details on an upcoming emergency hearing over the fallout from a controversial group chat that included a journalist. We’re hearing from three major US trading partners about President Trump’s auto tariffs. European leaders have stated their positions about whether ... Show More

6m 41s

Apr 2025

Tariffs Send Prices Soaring On Everything From Barbies To Clothes

Team Trump playing games with tariffs, claiming there is a big trade deal but refusing to say who it is with as Trump forces Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to cave and fast. Plus, Trump’s administration designated thousands of international students as criminals. Learn more about your ad ch ... Show More

45m 55s

Apr 2025

Trump's Tariffs: Everything You Need to Know

On today's podcast: 1) President Donald Trump imposed the steepest American tariffs in a century as he steps up his campaign to reshape the global economy, sparking threats of retaliation and a selloff in markets around the world. 2) Donald Trump’s shake-up of the globa ... Show More

25m 44s

Feb 2025

Thy neighbours, beggared: Trump’s opening tariffs

<p>President Donald Trump followed through on his tariff threats, starting with Canada, Mexico and China. We look at the <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/02/02/trumps-brutal-tariffs-far-outstrip-any-he-has-imposed-before?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=a ... Show More

21m 55s

The Trade War is On