President Trump teased a major trade talks meeting the other day and this morning it all went down with the first international “comprehensive” trade agreement for the Trump admin. Also in this episode: the Ed Martin controversy heats up when the president gets involved and a new surgeon general is appointed.
Trump Administration to Announce Trade Deal W ... Show More
May 2025
Tracking Trump's Global Grift
<p>Tommy and Ben are on the Trump corruption beat, including Vietnam’s fast-tracking of a Trump golf project for favorable treatment, the administration pushing Elon Musk’s Starlink on foreign countries, the president’s grotesque dinner for buyers of his memecoin, and Cory Booker ... Show More
1h 40m
May 2025
Trump’s emergency powers grab
President Donald Trump has declared an unprecedented number of national emergencies. He's used them to wage a trade war, deport people, and speed up oil drilling. And more could be coming. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact ... Show More
25m 52s
Feb 2025
Trump 2.0: Less Foreign Aid, More Tariffs
WSJ’s Joel Schectman joins Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball to explore the dismantling of USAID and what it means for America’s future as a global leader. Plus, Trump's tariffs, a Gaza proposal and remaking the CIA.
Further Listening:
- Inside USAID as Elon Musk and DOGE Rippe ... Show More
23m 9s
Jul 2025
Trump’s $50bn tariff haul
Japan’s ruling coalition lost its majority in the country’s upper house of parliament, and the European Union is trying to break its dependency on American tech. Plus, the London Stock Exchange Group is weighing whether to launch 24-hour trading, and US President Donald Trump’s t ... Show More
10m 38s