Yesterday

Trump’s D.O.J. Went After the Fed. It Backfired.

The Trump administration’s decision to open a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome H. Powell, has stunned the worlds of business and politics.Colby Smith and Glenn Thrush, who have been covering the news, discuss how the investigation came about, the p ... Show More

28m 15s

Jan 14

Iran on the Brink

Iran is experiencing expansive protests after economic grievances snowballed over the past two weeks into a broader challenge to the country’s authoritarian clerical rulers.In recent days, a full picture of the government’s crackdown on demonstrators has emerged, garnering global ... Show More

28m 46s

Jan 13

The United States' Aspirations for Venezuela's Oil

In the days since deposing Nicolás Maduro, President Trump has given several justifications for his dramatic actions in Venezuela. But perhaps most central to his ambitions is opening Venezuela’s oil fields to American companies.Anatoly Kurmanaev, who covers Venezuela, explains t ... Show More

40m 44s

Mar 2020

Why President Trump Changed His Tone on the Coronavirus

On Monday, President Trump announced sweeping new guidelines to control the spread of the coronavirus. Among them: encouraging Americans to work from home and to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. We look at a report that may have inspired the president’s change in tone — a ... Show More

5m 55s

Jul 2020

Trump on coronavirus crisis: “Cases remain low and very stable”

President Trump held another coronavirus briefing without the nation’s top doctors. He declared “cases remain low and very stable” as the U.S. nears 4 million cases and deaths have topped 142,000 people. California was one of the first states to shut down and seemed to have the v ... Show More

41m 57s

Jul 2020

Dr. Fauci: U.S. isn’t going in the right direction

As 38 states see a rise in coronavirus cases, White House Task Force Member Dr. Anthony Fauci says he thinks “it’s pretty obvious that we are not going in the right direction.” The Texas governor is now requiring face coverings in public places “in counties with 20 or more positi ... Show More

41m 48s

Feb 2020

Here's How The U.S. Is Responding To Coronavirus

United States health officials delivered a clear message Tuesday: serious measures could be required to stem the new coronavirus. One top official described the spread of the disease in the U.S. as inevitable. That tone is in clear contrast to the messages coming from the White H ... Show More

13m 21s

Nov 2020

Biden: “More people may die if we don’t coordinate”

President-elect Joe Biden warned that “more people may die” if Pres. Trump doesn’t start to cooperate with the transition process and it could potentially delay the rapid distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine when his administration takes over in January. More than 73,000 people a ... Show More

47m 47s

May 2020

Trump keeps claiming anyone who "wants" a test can get one; Trump: "I have felt no vulnerability whatsoever" after two White House staffers test positive for coronavirus; Kentucky boy on ventilator with rare illness linked to coronavirus;

Top health official: Anyone who "needs" a test can get one; Trump: United States conducting 300,000 coronavirus tests daily, Harvard institute: 900,000 tests daily needed by May 15; Trump says asymptomatic people have "no reason" to want to be tested, but a person can be infected ... Show More

46 m

Nov 2020

Millions of Americans traveling despite CDC warning

One health expert is warning Thanksgiving could be “the mother of all super spreader events” and Dr. Anthony Fauci is asking Americans to keep indoor gatherings “as small as you possibly can.” Millions are traveling for Thanksgiving despite the CDC recommending not to. More than ... Show More

45m 52s

Jul 2020

Pres. Trump gives campaign-like speech at the White House as coronavirus cases surge

President Trump gave a campaign-like speech in the Rose Garden and offered no plan to help stop the surge of coronavirus cases throughout the country. Meanwhile, White House Task Force Member Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Covid-19 could become as serious as the 1918 flu that killed mo ... Show More

45m 42s

Jan 2021

The huge coronavirus challenge facing America's new President

Joe Biden has been sworn into office early this morning and now faces a monstrous battle to get COVID under any semblance of control. Yesterday, according to Johns Hopkins University, the US recorded more than 400,000 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began. As the weeks pass ... Show More

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