President Donald Trump promised to crack down on illicit drugs. Then, he blew up a Venezuelan vessel in international waters.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Tatasciore and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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Yesterday
Grading America's first 250 years
America at 250 years old may need a new founding document. Historian Heather Cox Richardson drafts a new social contract. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Hern ... Show More
26m 57s
Apr 30
The Michael Jackson "biopic"
The movie is breaking records at the box office despite — or maybe because of — moonwalking past the abuse allegations. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswara ... Show More
27m 49s
Mar 2025
How Tariffs Are Shaking Up the War on Fentanyl
<p>For years, even as fentanyl has killed Americans at an astonishing rate, Mexico has claimed that it was doing everything possible to crack down on production of the drug.</p><p>This week, President Trump began using punishing new tariffs to test that claim.</p><p>Natalie Kitro ... Show More
28m 59s
Oct 2025
Trump's War on Blue America
Donald Trump orders National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, making good on his promise to generals to use American cities as "training grounds." Jon, Tommy, and Lovett discuss the court order—issued by a Trump-appointed judge—that blocked the deployment in Portland, the mi ... Show More
1h 26m
Feb 2025
Trump Attempts To Shut Down USAID And Imposes Tariffs
This past weekend, President Trump imposed new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. He has since walked back the 25% on Mexican imports after a conversation with Mexico's president. The others are still set to take effect on Tuesday. Then, Elon Musk announced that his DOGE was s ... Show More
16m 14s
Nov 2025
Full Episode: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Mary Bruce reports on House Democrats releasing pages linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including emails where he discussed Donald Trump; Rachel Scott has the latest on the House passing a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history; ... Show More
23m 42s
Jul 2025
Trump In Scotland, Gaza Aid, Pete Buttigieg on Democrats
President Trump spent the weekend in Scotland where he announced a new tariff deal with the European Union. Following days of global outrage about images of starvation in Gaza, the Israeli military announced a daily pause in fighting and a revival of aid airdrops, and former Tran ... Show More
13m 16s