Episodes

  • Trump's 'Sovereign Wealth Fund' / DOGE Goes to Court

    Trump's 'Sovereign Wealth Fund' / DOGE Goes to Court
    Feb 7 2025
    Donald Trump orders the Treasury to draw up a plan for a sovereign wealth fund, which would let the government make investments, including in private companies. What could go wrong? Plus, the White House and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency effort are being sued over federal buyouts, USAID, access to payment systems, and a firing at the NLRB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Donald Trump’s Surprise Plan for the Gaza Strip

    Donald Trump’s Surprise Plan for the Gaza Strip
    Feb 6 2025
    Donald Trump makes an offer for the United States to “own” the Gaza Strip and rebuild it, while Palestinians would relocate to countries like Egypt and Jordan. Is he sending a message to Hamas, or is this another element of Donald Trump’s unusual approach to foreign policy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • Elon Musk Is on a Mission to End USAID

    Elon Musk Is on a Mission to End USAID
    Feb 5 2025
    The U.S. Agency for International Development, which funds everything from polio eradication in Indonesia to DEI projects in Serbia, has closed its headquarters and told its staff they're going on administrative leave. Is this an America First end to foreign aid, or merely a restructuring, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggests? And can President Trump do this without Congress? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Daniel Henninger on Journalism and the End of ‘Wonder Land’

    Daniel Henninger on Journalism and the End of ‘Wonder Land’
    Feb 4 2025
    Paul Gigot sits down with the Wall Street Journal Opinion’s Daniel Henninger, who recently published his final ‘Wonder Land’ column. The two discuss how covering news and culture has changed over time, the polarizing nature of today’s media from all political sides, and what Henninger hoped readers would draw from his weekly column. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • All Things with Kim Strassel: Donald Trump Floods the Presidential Zone

    All Things with Kim Strassel: Donald Trump Floods the Presidential Zone
    Feb 4 2025
    Donald Trump is issuing executive actions at the speed of light, targeting the border, government bureaucracy, tariffs and the economy. How does it all shake out? Former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney draws on his own time in the Trump White House to analyze the big orders--their purpose, impact and legality. What's Trump up to with tariffs on Mexico and Canada? Is it really possible to reform the civil service? How and where will DOGE hit a wall? Plus, insights on the Impoundment Control Act fight to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Donald Trump Makes a Tariff Deal With Mexico and Canada

    Donald Trump Makes a Tariff Deal With Mexico and Canada
    Feb 3 2025
    After Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada, the three countries negotiated a last-minute 30-day pause. Who blinked on the tariff showdown, and what comes next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • Tulsi Gabbard's Testimony on Snowden and Surveillance

    Tulsi Gabbard's Testimony on Snowden and Surveillance
    Jan 31 2025
    President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence faces skepticism from both sides at her Senate confirmation hearing. Is her nomination in jeopardy, after she refuses to call Edward Snowden a traitor and then deflects a question on reforming Section 702 surveillance? Plus, FBI Director designate Kash Patel splits with Trump on commutations for violent Jan. 6 rioters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Did RFK Jr. Make His Case for HHS Secretary?

    Did RFK Jr. Make His Case for HHS Secretary?
    Jan 30 2025
    During his confirmation hearings for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned about his controversial views on vaccines and abortion, while seeming not to know much about Medicare and Medicaid. Did he win over skeptics? Plus, what does the Trump Administration's funding freeze rollout and rollback tell us about the new White House? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins