In this episode, Mary Katharine Ham and Karol Markowicz discuss the aftermath of Trump's address to Congress, focusing on the reactions from both sides of the aisle.
Mar 2025
Partisan Taunts and Defiant Protests: Trump’s First Speech to Congress
<p>In his first address to Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump took a highly partisan victory lap as Democratic lawmakers openly protested against him.</p><p>Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The Times, walks us through the speech, including the reactions to ... Show More
29m 18s
Aug 2024
The Story of Kamala Harris
<p>Over the next few days at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination and reintroduce herself to American voters.</p><p>Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” ta ... Show More
42m 22s
Oct 2024
The Walz-Vance Debate: Civility and Then a Clash
<p>Just three weeks after Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump engaged in a fiery and often hostile presidential debate, their running mates, Tim Walz and JD Vance, met for their own face-off — and struck a very different chord.</p><p>Reid J. Epstein, a politics reporter for The Tim ... Show More
27m 59s
Mar 2025
Trump Defends Agenda In Combative Address
In the longest address of its kind before Congress in recent memory, President Trump laid out his policy objectives on the economy, immigration, foreign policy & other topics. He was repeatedly critical of Democrats & his predecessor, Joe Biden. One Democratic congressman was esc ... Show More
20m 50s
Jan 2025
RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing
During his confirmation hearing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to run Health and Human Services, defended his stances on vaccines and abortion access.
This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, political correspondent Susan Davis, and health policy cor ... Show More
16m 52s
Jan 2025
Friday Roundup: More Hearings And Trump's First Two Weeks In Office
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, and Tulsi Gabbard, his nominee for intelligence chief, had their hearings on Capitol Hill. Will they be confirmed?
Then, a look back at President Trump's first two weeks in office. This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, j ... Show More
26m 38s
Sep 19
Jimmy Kimmel and Free Speech in the United States
<p>The aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel are creating concerns and conversations about the state of free speech in the United States.</p><p>Rachel Abrams, Jim Rutenberg, Jeremy W. Peters and Adam Liptak, all journalists f ... Show More
30m 16s