John Bolton, the national security adviser, was ousted after fundamental disputes with President Trump over how to handle foreign policy challenges like Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea. But the two men disagreed about how they parted ways. Guest: Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episod ... Show More
Yesterday
A Week of Scandal, Reckoning and Resignations in Congress
Warning: This episode discusses suicide. This week, Congress was on the cusp of doing something that has never happened in U.S. history: forcibly removing four House members. Two of those members resigned. Michael Gold, who covers Congress, explains what unfolded on Capitol Hill, ... Show More
26m 21s
Jul 2022
US intel officer targeted by John Bolton reacts to coup-plot confession
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In a live interview with CNN, former senior US official John Bolton admitted that he has "helped plan coups d’etat" in a number of foreign countries, including Venezuela. Fulton Armstrong, a former senior US intelligence officia ... Show More
37m 13s
Jun 2024
Biden, Trump, and Washington’s Wishful Thinking
<p>The stakes of a second Trump term are very clear to Ben Rhodes, who served for eight years as one of Barack Obama’s closest advisers on national security. “Trump’s blend of strongman nationalism and isolationism could create a permission structure for aggression,” Rhodes write ... Show More
56m 52s
Sep 2020
‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’: Trump’s war with the military
<p>With less than 50 days until the US presidential election, Donald Trump's relationship with the US military has become strained. But how is the fallout impacting his hopes of returning to the White House?</p><br><p>Guests: </p><p>Henry Zeffman, Washington Correspondent, T ... Show More
30m 56s