This year, Washington D.C. has faced thousands of federal jobs cuts due to President Trump’s DOGE work. Also, the city has a $1 billion budget shortfall after Congress passed a funding bill forcing the District to revert to its 2024 budget. Jessica Mendoza sat down with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to discuss the city’s challenges, the weekend’s military parade, ... Show More
Jul 10
Who Will Be the Next Fed Chair? Maybe Kevin
For years, President Trump has feuded with the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates. And now, two Republicans named Kevin (Kevin Hassett, one of Trump’s closest economic advisers and Kevin Warsh—a former Fed governor) are vying to be the next chairman of th ... Show More
22m 47s
Apr 2025
The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on the Rest of His Agenda
P.M. Edition for April 7. Amrith Ramkumar, who covers tech policy for the Journal, discusses how President Trump’s tariffs risk undercutting his goals of curbing inflation, supporting U.S. manufacturing and boosting a build-out of AI data centers. Plus, Trump threatens China with ... Show More
12m 36s
Apr 2025
Trump's Tariff Triumph-Polls Show Rising Approval on Trade
Trump's Approval Ratings: Despite the media's negative portrayal, Trump's job approval ratings rose during the tariff week, with significant increases among young voters, independents, Democrats, and black voters. Tariff Impact: The document argues that tariffs are working, with ... Show More
28m 28s
Jun 27
Markets Near Record Highs as U.S., China Sign Trade Deal
A.M. Edition for June 27. The White House says the U.S. and China have signed a trade deal struck last month, with China agreeing to speed up delivery of rare-earth minerals. WSJ reporter Kim Mackrael says a trade deal with the EU is also taking shape, and could see the bloc lowe ... Show More
12m 32s
Apr 2025
White House Says Trump Tariffs Tomorrow Will Take Effect ‘Immediately’
P.M. Edition for April 1. Trump met with advisers to iron out the final details of his reciprocal tariff plans, as Canada and the EU prepare their responses. Plus, anticipation of tariffs boosts U.S. car sales for March. But, as deputy bureau chief for autos Mike Colias tells us, ... Show More
13m 14s
Jan 2025
How Trump’s Busy First Week Sets the Stage for His Agenda
After being sworn in on Monday, President Trump hit the ground running with a flurry of executive orders on immigration, taxes, oil production and other priorities, and bold statements on tariffs to international trade partners. The Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau chief D ... Show More
14m 53s