Abby Phillip delivers a smart, sharp approach to the day's biggest stories.
President Trump drops Mike Waltz from the national security team but is this just the beginning? Also, a Texas judge tells the man who appointed him your deportation plan goes too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The economy gets bad news and Trump says it is not his doing. Plus, did Trump blow the DOJ's argument on the man deported to El Salvador? Also, the FBI dives into the archives in its war on woke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Crossing the symbolic barrier between the first 100 days of his presidency and the 1,361 that remain, Trump basked in adulation from a supportive crowd and declared that he had just completed the “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country.” He waxed nostalgic about his last act with familiar grievances and hyperbolic claims, and seized the moment to set a course for the next one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A 59% majority of the public now says President Donald Trump's policies have worsened economic conditions in the country, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, up from 51% in March and on par with the worst numbers Joe Biden saw during his presidency. Americans remain broadly unhappy with the nation's economy, the survey finds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Wisconsin judge who was arrested by the FBI on Friday and accused of interfering in the arrest of an undocumented immigrant has a decadeslong history of advocating for the poor and vulnerable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trump aired frustrations with China as the trade war he initiated continues between the world's two largest economies. The president said his administration had meetings with Chinese officials regarding trade this morning, while China has denied it is engaged in direct talks with the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Donald Trump said his administration is actively speaking with China to get a “fair deal” on trade. Markets rallied after he signaled a potential cooling in the trade war, saying high tariffs on Chinese goods will “come down substantially, but it won't be zero.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As brand America bleeds value, Donald Trump and Elon Musk press rewind on their tough talk. Plus, the top 60 Minutes producer quits and accuses CBS corporate of telling CBS news on how to do its journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The president says he's happy with Pete Hegseth's performance as moral at the Pentagon craters and the defense secretary texts his way into another scandal. Plus, Harvard University sues the president over his campaign to commandeer its curriculum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A federal judge in Washington, DC, told lawyers for migrants in Texas who believed the Trump administration is about to swiftly deport them under the Alien Enemies Act that he did not have the power to pause the deportations, even though he was concerned about the administration's actions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Do as Donald Trump says, or else. The president who complained about the government being weaponized against him, turns the government into ammo. Plus, a judge accuses the Trump administration of lawlessness and warns of a virus spreading in American government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump tries to win in the court of public opinion by changing the way America sees the fight over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and by signaling to schools that resistance is expensive. Plus, the Trump administration plans to cut $40 billion from the Health and Human Services budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A nation of laws or a nation of Donald Trump's desires? The White House substitutes its opinion for evidence and its policy preference for court orders. Plus, President Trump threatens to hit Harvard University with a tax bill if he doesn't get an apology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The President's men aren't telling the truth and his aides are openly defying the courts to deliver Donald Trump's immigration agenda. Plus, while Americans get ready to pay more for everything, those cozy with Trump cash in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the University of Michigan said in its latest survey released Friday, the second-lowest reading on records going back to 1952. April's reading was lower than anything seen during the Great Recession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trump conceded that there may be “transition problems” with his trade policies but said his team is “working on deals” with countries. Stocks tumbled after the White House clarified its tariff on all Chinese goods is at least 145% — even higher than previously believed. And the market for US Treasuries is again showing signs of distress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We debate the Senator Bernie Sanders town hall takeaways as Americans grow more worried about their wallets. Plus, why the economic roller coaster ride is just getting started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A day before President Donald Trump's new worldwide tariffs are set to take hold, the White House made clear Tuesday the door for new trade negotiations was wide open — even if the exact formula for earning relief from the duties remained unclear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Instead of backing down, Trump doubles down on his tariff war as more members of the billionaires club weigh in. But, where were those one percenters before Trump pulled the rug out from under global markets? Plus, the Supreme Court gives the green light for the Trump White House to continue rapid deportations under wartime law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As markets crater, President Trump says he is not budging on his unprecedented war. Instead, he's going golfing. Plus, from billionaires to Barstool, MAGA promoters get a wake up call. Also, Barack Obama speaks out about the current political moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trump's tariffs rattle markets as allies threaten retaliation. Plus, the far-right conspiracy theorist who called 9/11 an inside job is giving the president advice on who to fire from his national security team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Will the President's long anticipated trade wars pay off for Americans or force them to pay up? Plus, Democrats plot a fight on price tag politics while Trump plots to fight some of his own if they dare to defy him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
70 days and 11 hours in, Democrats have had enough. Plus, what started as a troll now appears to be a plot for more power. Also, Elon Musk makes cheese heads feel like a million bucks on the eve of an electoral test for Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Judges block two items on the Trump vengeance list. Number one involves law firms. Number two involves college students. Plus, when Donald Trump talks economic markets listen. Also, one man's liberation is another man's agitation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Signal scandal renews questions about if Pete Hegseth is the right man to lead the Pentagon. Plus, the President says he is playing catch-up on his administration's early mistakes. But, is it really plausible he doesn't know or is it just a way to give him plausible deniability? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The President's men go back to the drawing board to find new excuses as the world sees proof that secrets sent over Signal were super sensitive and may have been classified at the time. Plus, did Trump administration officials break the law by trying to cover their group chat glitch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Trump team builds a defense to quiet outrage over the Signal chat used to share secret plans. Plus, American's confidence in their economic future falls again as the president insists all is well. Also, a conservative antagonist invites more fury by joking about a Trump ally's disability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The group chat overshares. Top Trump officials accidentally text top secret war plans to a journalist. The blunder is inviting scrutiny about national security, competence, and hypocrisy. Plus, the Trump administration says forget about due process as a judge puts up roadblocks to its deportation dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn't signed the proclamation, even as he stood by his administration's move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump is about to open another door for Elon Musk, this one to the nation's war secrets. Plus, AOC says Democrats can't fold, while another prominent party leader wants to bet big on action, not words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Elon Musk is a lighting rod and some liberals are laughing at the rain. Should the left be rooting for American companies to fail? Plus, a new MAGA conspiracy is born as the White House fights the law. Also, the Federal Reserve draws a line from Trump's tariffs to a dim prediction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After a two hour test of which world leader would bend or break, Donald Trump doesn't get what he really wants from Vladimir Putin. Plus, Chief Justice John Roberts puts his name behind a statement, telling the president to stop threatening judges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gaza's fragile ceasefire shattered early Tuesday as Israel carried out what it described as extensive strikes across the enclave, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to use “increasing military strength” against Hamas. “Tonight we returned to fighting in Gaza,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The President promises to put the DOJ on a road to perdition in a speech that reads like a Truth Social rant. Plus, the Trump administration contemplates if protests can count as supporting terror while thinking through how to tell schools what they can and cannot teach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As markets fall deeper so do the president's heels. Plus, a judge orders Trump and his DOGE posse to bring back tens of thousands over sham firings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump is now viewed not as celebrated head of state but as weakening the economy he said he would fix. Plus, a judge tells Trump point blank that he can't act like the Queen of Hearts, yelling off with their heads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The White House or a Tesla dealership? The President and Elon Musk ask America to walk off the lot with new cars. Plus, the economy suffers another shaky day, raising questions about the president's plan and if he has one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The markets take another wild swing as the president won't predict whether the United States will slide into a recession. Plus, fights, outages, and setbacks. A closer look at how Musk's world has turned since he has come to Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump wants Biden to own all the bad about the economy. But, what happens when the data says things aren't awful? Plus, the Pentagon scrubs so called DEI content from its archives stumbling into erasing history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump postpones tariffs one more time as his promise to make America rich again clashes with job cuts mirroring the Great Recession. Plus, the President takes away Elon's hatchet and replaces with a scalpel while promising his cabinet will get a say in what is surgically removed from the federal bureaucracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump takes the road many say he should not have traveled to begin with, undoing tariffs on allies as the courts put roadblocks in the way of his DOGE driven agenda. Plus, Democrats put themselves on display at Trump's address to Congress. But, do Americans like what they see? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As President Trump stops all military aid to Ukraine, will Zelensky apologize or will the American president not give the Ukrainian president a shot at forgiveness? Plus, tariffs and trouble add new taxes on consumers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A shouting match between Trump & Zelensky echoes across the globe. The president turns the Oval Office into The Apprentice to stage a reality TV spectacle to embarrass Ukraine's president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A judge tells the Trump administration there is no universe where DOGE's deep cuts are legal while conservative radio gets an earful from their own people. Plus, MAGA reportedly imports alleged criminals accused of heinous crimes against women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In his first Cabinet meeting, Donald Trump cedes the floor to someone not in his Cabinet. Plus, federal workers are now being recast from villainized to fictionalized. Also, Amazon's billionaire tells his paper how they'll think and what they'll think about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Elon Musk's presence at President Donald Trump's first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday will solidify his power in the administration. But Musk's attendance at the meeting comes as his attempts to gut the federal workforce and reshape it in Trump's image, including giving sweeping orders to employees across the government, has begun to grate on Cabinet secretaries and members of Congress, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Federal workers have less than two hours left to email Elon Musk to explain why they should still get paychecks as Trump's cabinet says one thing while Trump says another. Plus, the new number two at the FBI is a podcast host who makes a living by promoting conspiracy theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Were Donald Trump's eyes bigger than America's appetite for change? Polls warn the president that voters think he's doing much too much as the courts tell Trump no. Also, President Trump fires the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff months after his Pentagon chief said to do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Right cheers on DOGE until DOGE comes for them. Plus, red flashing lights on the fate of the economy as MAGA moves the goal posts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump puts pettiness and Putin before all else. With a Truth Social smear, the American president turns his back on the West, turns Volodymyr Zelensky into a villain, and turns Ukraine's existence into a question mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Civil servants abandon their government gigs as the Trump administration refuses to say who's leading the president's great purge of the federal bureaucracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices