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  • Israel Considers Reoccupying Gaza as the Humanitarian Crisis Continues

    Israel Considers Reoccupying Gaza as the Humanitarian Crisis Continues
    Aug 6 2025
    Israel contemplates reoccupying Gaza, but the move could lead to being responsible for millions of Palestinian lives and the possibility of Hamas returning to power. How can Benjamin Netanyahu raise the pressure on Hamas to accept a deal? Plus, the United States and others promise food and aid to the region, as Hamas uses the crisis to its advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 min
  • Texas Democrats Skip Town to Block a GOP Gerrymander

    Texas Democrats Skip Town to Block a GOP Gerrymander
    Aug 5 2025
    Dozens of Texas lawmakers flee the state, denying a legislative quorum that Republicans need to enact a new U.S. House map that could gain them five seats in the 2026 midterms. But how long can the absent Democrats stay away, since Gov. Greg Abbott can keep calling special sessions? And will Democrats really retaliate by redistricting California, New York or Illinois? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 min
  • Trump Alleges ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data, as the Economy Wobbles

    Trump Alleges ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data, as the Economy Wobbles
    Aug 4 2025
    After fresh numbers show that hiring has substantially slowed, Donald Trump responds by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accusing the agency of manipulating the figures to make him look bad. But denying negative economic news doesn't change reality, and the White House's newly unveiled list of reciprocal tariff rates isn't doing much for business certainty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 min
  • The Trump Administration’s New Take on Climate Change

    The Trump Administration’s New Take on Climate Change
    Aug 1 2025
    The Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal the 2009 "endangerment" finding that underpins federal regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions as pollutants. Plus, the Energy Department releases a report that reviews the science of climate change, but with an emphasis on uncertainty, and without the catastrophic outlook that is now in common circulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 min
  • Is Trumponomics Working, or Not?

    Is Trumponomics Working, or Not?
    Jul 31 2025
    The Federal Reserve chooses not to change interest rates despite calls from the Trump administration to cut them. So how much will President Trump’s August. 1 deadline for reaching tariffs agreements contribute to the economy, which is growing slowly, but still confounding the experts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 min
  • The FDA's Gene-Therapy Reversal and the Exit of Vinay Prasad

    The FDA's Gene-Therapy Reversal and the Exit of Vinay Prasad
    Jul 30 2025
    A top official at the Food and Drug Administration steps down after the agency changes course on a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. What does this episode say about the Trump Administration's approach toward drug development and innovation? Plus, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he plans to overhaul the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 min
  • Trump's Tariff Deals With Japan and the EU, as His Aug. 1 Deadline Nears

    Trump's Tariff Deals With Japan and the EU, as His Aug. 1 Deadline Nears
    Jul 29 2025
    Donald Trump unveils trade agreements with the European Union and Japan that will set baseline tariffs at 15%, with promises that they'll also invest billions of dollars in the U.S., details unspecified. Yet the United Auto Workers warns that this could disadvantage U.S. carmakers, and the question now is whether more deals are coming before Trump's Aug. 1 deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 min
  • How Are Americans Viewing the Trump Presidency After Six Months?

    How Are Americans Viewing the Trump Presidency After Six Months?
    Jul 28 2025
    Polls give him so-so marks, especially on the issues of inflation and the economy that helped him win the Presidency a second time. The good news for the President is that Democrats are in worse shape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 min