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Former US President Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House, this afternoon NZ time, looking to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history amid signs that his grip on the Republican Party is waning. Trump had hoped to use the GOP's expected gains in last week's elections as a springboard to vault himself to his party's nomination by locking in early support to keep potential challengers at bay. Instead, he now finds himself being blamed for backing a series of losing candidates after disappointing results in which Democrats retained control of the Senate and House control remains too early to call. “Hopefully, tomorrow will turn out to be one of the most important days in the history of our Country!” Trump wrote on his social media network yesterday. An announcement is expected at 3pm today NZ time from his club in Palm Beach. Another campaign is a remarkable turn for any former president, much less one who made history as the first to be impeached twice and whose term ended with his supporters violently storming the US Capitol in a deadly bid to halt the peaceful transition of power on January 6, 2021. Just one president in US history has been elected to two non-consecutive terms: Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892. Trump is also facing a series of intensifying criminal investigations, including a Justice Department probe into the hundreds of documents with classified markings that were discovered in boxes and drawers at his Mar-a-Lago club. Aides and allies had urged Trump to wait until after the midterms were over — and then until after a December 6 Senate runoff election in Georgia — to announce his plans. But Trump, eager to return to the spotlight, is also hoping to stave off a long list of potential challengers, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who cruised to reelection last week and is now being urged by many in his party to run for president a well. Trump has tried to blame Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for the GOP's performance — and McConnell allies have criticised Rick Scott, the Florida senator who heads the Senate Republicans' campaign committee. However, Trump has received the brunt of criticism for elevating candidates in states like Pennsylvania and Arizona who were unappealing to general election voters because they embraced his lies about 2020 election or held hard-line views on issues like abortion that were out of step with the mainstream. While Trump has the backing of the No 3 House Republican, Representative Elise Stefanik, others were already moving on. Asked whether she would endorse Trump in 2024, Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis, of Wyoming, told reporters yesterday: “I don't think that's the right question. I think the question is, who is the current leader of the Republican Party?” Asked who that was, she replied: “Ron DeSantis.” Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a longtime Trump critic, compared Trump to a pitcher who keeps losing after GOP disappointments in 2018, 2020 and now 2022. “He's been on the mound and lost three straight games. If we want to start winning, we need someone else on the mound. And we've got a very strong bench that can come out,” Romney said. “I know, there's some fans that love him. Just like, you know, an ageing pitcher, they're always fans that want to keep them there forever. But if you keep losing games, try to put some new players on the field.” Others expressed concern that Trump's announcement would be a distraction from the Georgia race and urged potential candidates to focus there. “What's really important for anybody who wants to be a 2024 candidate is to help us right now in 2022 to finish the cycle by winning the state of Georgia,” said Senator John Thune, R-SD. “We obviously had higher expectation in the Senate, which didn't pan out. I think there are a lot of different things that contribute to that,” Thune added. “But I do think that, you know, folks who were unduly focused on the 2020 election, that's not a winning strategy with independent voices.” Even the former president's right-flank allies in the House Freedom Caucus kept their distance ahead of Trump's announcement. “I am focused on what's happening here,” said Representative Scott Perry, R-Pa, the Freedom Caucus chairman, as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday. “I'm just not paying attention to any of those things, so I don't want to comment on that.” Meanwhile, in Utah, 86 Republican lawmakers on Monday sent out a news release urging DeSantis to run, reflecting dissatisfaction with having Trump as their party's standard-bearer. The state's Mormon majority has long been skeptical of Trump's isolationism and foul language. And in Michigan, Paul Cordes, chief of staff of the Michigan Republican Party, penned a four-page internal memo that criticised Trump-backed candidates for “statewide sweeps” that will give Democrats full control of the state's government for the first time in 40 years. That includes Tudor Dixon, who lost the governor's race to Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer by double digits. Trump, Cordes wrote, was “popular amongst our grassroots and a motivating factor for his supporters, but provided challenges on a statewide ballot, especially with independents and women in the midterm election”. - JILL COLVIN, APSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 65 days, Americans will decide who controls Congress and top leadership in the states. President Biden says this year, democracy is on the ballot. Republicans argue the midterms will be a judgment on the last two years of Democratic control of Washington. Plus, new details about the highly sensitive documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago. Is the widening probe dimming Trump's 2024 ambitions? And why labor leaders say Biden is the most pro-union president since FDR. On today's panel: Margaret Talev of Axios, Zolan Kanno Youngs of the New York Times, Chris Cadelago of Politico and CNN's Gabby Orr.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he can't support his party's climate and tax plan, instead calling for a slimmer bill to lower prescription drug prices and shore up ACA subsidies. Democrats are furious with him, but President Biden says it's time to stop negotiating and take the deal.  Plus, as the January 6 committee gears up for what could be its final hearing, ex-President Trump says he's decided whether to run in 2024 -- he just isn't sure when he'll announce it.  And Democrats are losing working-class voters. Is it too late to stop the bleeding?  On today's panel: Tamara Keith of NPR, CNN's Jeff Zeleny, CNN's Gabby Orr, Seung Min Kim of the Associated Press, Ruy Teixeira of AEI. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

In their prime-time hearing Thursday night the January 6 committee outlined their allegation: former President Trump was at the heart of a coordinated conspiracy to steal the presidency. Now the committee is gearing up for two more weeks of hearings, with all eyes are on the Justice Department as it considers criminal charges against Trump. Plus, a bipartisan group of Senators say they're close to an agreement on a bill that aims to stop gun violence. Can they seal the deal? And the White House fights inflationary headwinds as they contend with record-breaking gas prices and the rising cost of food. On today's panel: Zolan Kanno-Youngs of the New York Times, Margaret Talev of Axios, CNN's Gabby Orr and Paul Kane of the Washington Post. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Republican leader Mitch McConnell is asking fellow GOP Senators to vote against the January 6th Commission bill as a “personal favor” to him -- even as the mother of fallen Capitol Hill officer, Brian Sicknick, makes a personal appeal to 14 Republican Senators to support it. Plus, President Biden’s new mandate to the intelligence community: find out if Covid jumped from animals to humans or escaped from a Chinese lab. And Republicans release their $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer. On today’s show: CNN’s Jamie Gangel, Manu Raju, Jake Tapper, Lauren Fox, Josh Campbell, Stephanie Elam and Gabby Orr, along with Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post and infectious disease physician Dr. Monica Gandhi.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

New CNN reporting shows a growing number of potential primary challenges to Cheney over her House seat, many of them supporters of former President Trump. Plus, President Biden heads to Louisiana to sell his jobs plan, while his press secretary says more Americans are focused on covid and the economy than what’s happening at the U.S. Southern border. And a college student uses Tik Tok and Instagram to educate students about the covid vaccine. On today's program: CNN's Manu Raju, Nia-Malika Henderson, Gabby Orr, Kaitlan Collins and Ariane de Vogue. Also on today's show: Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, Covid Campus Coalition Founder Jordan Tralins, and Annette Anderson from Johns Hopkins Center for Safe & Healthy Schools.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Kaitlyn and Conner talk about the candidates for the 2022 U.S. Senate and 2024 gubernatorial races in Missouri. We also take a look at two key pieces of legislation making their way through the statehouse: Sen. Brian Williams's police reform bill and Rep. Phil Christofanelli's education savings account bill. Later, Kaitlyn talks with Gabby Orr, a national political correspondent for Politico covering the post-Trump GOP.

Donald Trump's defence team is considering a change of strategy, as his Senate impeachment trial enters a third day.The former US president is accused of inciting January's deadly siege on the US Capitol.Democrats spent yesterday arguing Trump was the "inciter in chief" leading up to the riot, and will spend today arguing he showed no remorse.Politico White House reporter Gabby Orr told Kate Hawkesby Trump hasn't been happy with his lawyers' response.She says according to her sources, Trump felt his lawyers were disorganised and couldn't get to the point.A vote's unlikely before next week at the earliest.

Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed Trump campaign lawsuits Thursday local time, undercutting a campaign legal strategy to attack the integrity of the voting process in states where the result could mean President Donald Trump's defeat.The rulings came as Democrat Joe Biden inched closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.In Pennsylvania, meanwhile, the Trump campaign won an appellate ruling to get party and campaign observers closer to election workers who are processing mail-in ballots in Philadelphia.But the order did not affect the counting of ballots that is proceeding in Pennsylvania.Biden campaign attorney Bob Bauer called the Republican legal challenges meritless."I want to emphasise that for their purposes these lawsuits don't have to have merit. That's not the purpose. ... It is to create an opportunity for them to message falsely about what's taking place in the electoral process," Bauer said Thursday, accusing the Trump campaign of "continually alleging irregularities, failures of the system and fraud without any basis."Biden said Wednesday the count should continue in all states, adding, "No one's going to take our democracy away from us — not now, not ever."But Trump campaign officials accused Democrats of trying to steal the election, despite no evidence anything of the sort was taking place.Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien, in a call with reporters Thursday morning, said that "every night the president goes to bed with a lead" and every night new votes "are mysteriously found in a sack."Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller said additional legal action was expected and would be focused on giving campaign officials access to where ballots were being counted."We will literally be going through every single ballot," he said of the count in hotly contested Nevada.Trump's campaign has also announced that it will ask for a recount in Wisconsin. Stepien previously cited "irregularities in several Wisconsin counties," without providing specifics.The Associated Press called Wisconsin and Michigan for Biden on Wednesday. The AP has not called Georgia, Nevada or Pennsylvania.The Pennsylvania and Michigan complaints largely involved access for campaign observers in locations where ballots are being processed and counted.The Georgia case dealt with concerns about 53 absentee ballots in Chatham County. It was dismissed by a judge after elections officials in the Savannah-area county testified that all of those ballots had been received on time. Campaign officials said earlier they were considering similar challenges in a dozen other counties around the state.Vote counting, meanwhile, stretched into Thursday. In every election, results reported on election night are unofficial and ballot counting extends past Election Day. This year, states were contending with an avalanche of mail ballots driven by fears of voting in person during a pandemic.Mail ballots normally take more time to verify and count. And results were expected to take longer this year because there are so many mail ballots and a close race.The lawsuits the Trump campaign filed in Michigan and Pennsylvania on Wednesday called for a temporary halt in the counting until it is given "meaningful" access in numerous locations and allowed to review ballots that already have been opened and processed.The AP's Michigan call for Biden came after the suit was filed. The president is ahead in Pennsylvania, but his margin is shrinking as more mailed ballots are counted. The state had 3.1 million mail ballots, and a court order allows ballots received in the mail to be counted until Friday if they were postmarked by Nov. 3.In Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign complained Tuesday that its observer could not get close enough to election workers to see the writing on the mail-in ballot envelopes, to ensure that the envelope contains a signature and an eligible voter's name and address. Ballots without that k...

With President Trump’s reelection prospects looking slimmer by the day, Republican groups and lawmakers are hedging their bets on Amy Coney Barrett as the future of conservatism. POLITICO’s Gabby Orr breaks down what this week’s confirmation hearings have revealed about Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court — and how she became the GOP’s Plan B. Plus, a drug maker is pausing its coronavirus antibody trial over safety concerns. And the High Court rejects a challenge to Planned Parenthood funding. Gabby Orr is a White House reporter for POLITICO. Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Read more: Writing off Trump, GOP allies focus on one last big win

Interruptions. Insults. Chaos. POLITICO's Gabby Orr breaks down the key moments from Tuesday night's showdown between President Trump and Joe Biden — and what it all means for the final stretch of the campaign. Plus, the Senate is on track to avert a government shutdown. And Amy Coney Barrett doesn't pledge to recuse herself from 2020 election cases in a Senate questionnaire. Gabby Orr is a White House reporter for POLITICO. Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Read more: The most bitter clashes from Trump and Biden's first debate showdown

On Saturday, President Trump nominated 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat. If confirmed, conservative Judge Barrett would become the youngest member serving on the court. Senate Republicans will scramble to confirm Judge Barrett ahead of Election Day, while Democrats argue that Judge Barrett's nomination could hurt the Affordable Care Act and Roe v. Wade.  The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to start hearings on October 12, just a few weeks before the general election.  POLITICO White House Reporter Gabby Orr reacts to the announcement and describes how Judge Barrett's nomination and pending confirmation will impact the rest of the race. 

On Saturday, President Trump nominated 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat. If confirmed, conservative Judge Barrett would become the youngest member serving on the court. Senate Republicans will scramble to confirm Judge Barrett ahead of Election Day, while Democrats argue that Judge Barrett's nomination could hurt the Affordable Care Act and Roe v. Wade.  The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to start hearings on October 12, just a few weeks before the general election.  POLITICO White House Reporter Gabby Orr reacts to the announcement and describes how Judge Barrett's nomination and pending confirmation will impact the rest of the race. 

On Saturday, President Trump nominated 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat. If confirmed, conservative Judge Barrett would become the youngest member serving on the court. Senate Republicans will scramble to confirm Judge Barrett ahead of Election Day, while Democrats argue that Judge Barrett's nomination could hurt the Affordable Care Act and Roe v. Wade.  The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to start hearings on October 12, just a few weeks before the general election.  POLITICO White House Reporter Gabby Orr reacts to the announcement and describes how Judge Barrett's nomination and pending confirmation will impact the rest of the race. 

Donald Trump will face Joe Biden for the first of three presidential debates on Tuesday. POLITICO's Gabby Orr and Scott Bland dive into how the president is prepping — or not — for the big day ... and why some of his supporters worry Trump has set a trap for himself by attacking Biden’s mental acumen. Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO. Gabby Orr **** is a White House reporter for POLITICO. Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.  Jenny Ament is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.  Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

Vox’s judiciary expert Ian Milhiser joins the panel to explain Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy and the future of American jurisprudence Resources: "Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy, and the future of the Supreme Court, explained" by Ian Millhiser, Vox "The Surprising Conservatism of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" by Kimberly Wehle, Politico "Social conservatives feel betrayed by the Supreme Court — and the GOP that appointed it" by Jane Coaston, Vox "As Trump rushes to fill a court seat, conservative groups fear missteps" by Gabby Orr, Politico "What happens to the Supreme Court (and the Constitution) if Trump wins" by Ian Millhiser, Vox Guest: Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) Senior Correspondent, Vox Hosts: Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica Credits: Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us: Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's poll numbers are sagging. A group of social conservatives is pushing anti-transgender issues as the solution. But some Trump advisers think it’s a recipe for disaster. Gabby Orr and host Eugene Daniels explore the rift in the Trump team's strategy. Eugene Daniels is a reporter for POLITICO. Gabby Orr is a White House reporter for POLITICO. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

A month ago, President Trump pushed governors to let churches reopen. Now, he’s got a problem on his hands with several coronavirus clusters tied to houses of worship across the country. POLITICO’s Gabby Orr explains why churches can be super-spreaders — and why Trump is in a bind as he tries to keep evangelical voters on his side. Plus, governors are reimposing coronavirus restrictions. And the number of global cases tops 10 million. Gabby Orr is a White House reporter for POLITICO. Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Read more: A new dilemma for Trump’s team: Preventing super-spreader churches

President Trump's team is searching through the trenches of presidential history to find inspiration for how to tackle the pandemic. POLITICO's Gabby Orr explains why it might be tough for Trump to rise to the occasion like other presidents have. Plus, the CDC is set to recommend Americans wear protective masks. Gabby Orr is a White House reporter for POLITICO. Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Read more: Trump team reaches into presidential history for a historic crisis.

Gabby Orr is a White House reporter for POLITICO. Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Read more: From complacency to emergency: How Trump changed course on coronavirus

Zach Montellaro and Scott talk about the Nevada caucuses and whether to expect Iowa 2.0 on Saturday. Plus, Gabby Orr clues us in about the Trump administration's rally strategy: trolling.

The Nerdcast gets into the Halloween spirit with White House reporters Darren Samuelsohn and Gabby Orr, who entertain some future speculations and sketch out political nightmare scenarios. What are the worst-case fears for Democrats and Republicans heading into 2020? Plus, senior legal affairs contributor Josh Gerstein joins Scott to talk about Rudy Giuliani who continues to place himself at the center of the Ukraine story.

Perhaps he was just trying to be helpful, given UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson isn't long in the job.But the world's media were left speechless by a question put to them by US President Donald Trump at the G-7 summit in the French resort town of Biarritz."Do you know who this is?" Trump asked as he gestured towards Johnson during a photo opportunity before the two entered a private meeting."Does everybody know?"All eyes are on the two leaders, who are expected to face intense pressure from G-7 attendees over Britain's plan for a Brexit deal and America's ongoing trade war with China.Despite Trump's bizarre introduction of his British counterpart, he offered a ringing endorsement of Johnson, saying he's "the right man" to get Brexit done."He needs no advice. He is the right man for the job."The two met on Sunday over breakfast to discuss a comprehensive trade agreement between Britain and the US.In a joint statement released shortly after, the two said they would create a working group on trade issues.That news comes amid reports that Johnson plans to tell European Union leaders the UK will leave without paying a £30 billion ($58 billion) Brexit "divorce bill" if they don't agree to changes.Earlier, Trump suffered a rebuke before he even landed in Biarritz courtesy of European Council president Donald Tusk, who abruptly shot down his controversial push to readmit Russia to the exclusive Group of 7."Under no condition can we agree with this logic," Tusk said.Russia was kicked out of what was then the G8 in 2014 after its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine."When Russia was invited to the G-7 for the first time, it was believed that it would pursue the path of liberal democracy, rule of law, and human rights," Tusk said."Is there anyone among us who can say with full conviction, not out of business calculation, that Russia is on that path?"He said he would ask the G-7 to consider inviting Ukraine to next year's summit instead.Trump floated the idea of restoring Russia's membership before last year's summit as well, and received a similarly hostile response.He doubled down during a gaggle with reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday."I think it's much more appropriate to have Russia in," Trump said."I could certainly see it being the G-8 again."Trump's first bilateral meeting in Biarritz was with French President Emmanuel Macron, the host of this year's summit.The pair spent four minutes in front of the cameras, sitting at a dining table — exactly the kind of awkward, cringe-worthy setting you expect at these events.Macron sucked up three of those minutes talking about a range of policy issues including climate change, trade, North Korea and Iran.In response, Trump highlighted his relationship with the French leader and complimented the weather."We actually have a lot in common, Emmanuel. We've been friends for a long time. Every once in a while we go at it a little bit, not very much, but we get along very well. We have a very good relationship," Trump said."We have some really great things to talk about. And we couldn't ask for better weather or a more beautiful location. But next year we'll be hosting in the United States so that'll be great. Very good. That'll be great. We'll do a good job."But so far so good. The weather is perfect, the guests are fantastic, everybody's getting along. We'll accomplish a lot this weekend."The US President copped some criticism from the talking heads back home."When you saw the lunch, Macron laid out his agenda and Trump is talking about the weather," Princeton University Professor Eddie Glaude told MSNBC."He's completely out of his depth."As host, Macron has officially decided the summit will focus on inequality, though more contentious issues like trade and climate change have already been broached.Johnson, who is scheduled to meet with Trump on Sunday morning (French time), has indicated he will urge the US President to scale down his trade war with Chin...

In a week where the president cancelled a trip to Denmark because of a spat over Greenland, considered letting Russia off the hook for invading Crimea and sided with Israel in a fight with two American congresswomen, Chuck Todd asks what is wrong with Washington. This week's guests, author and columnist Matt Bai, Politico White House reporter Gabby Orr. Plus an interview with the Wall Street Journal's Chief Economics reporter, Nick Timiraos.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a week where the president cancelled a trip to Denmark because of a spat over Greenland, considered letting Russia off the hook for invading Crimea and sided with Israel in a fight with two American congresswomen, Chuck Todd asks what is wrong with Washington. This week's guests, author and columnist Matt Bai, Politico White House reporter Gabby Orr. Plus an interview with the Wall Street Journal's Chief Economics reporter, Nick Timiraos. 

This week on the Nerdcast with host Scott Bland: Evangelicals chafe at Trump’s blasphemy— POLITICO White House reporter Gabby Orr explains why. Also, POLITICO's senior politics editor Charlie Mahtesian joins national politics reporters Chris Cadelago and Natasha Korecki to break down what's happening on the ground in Iowa.

Politico Reporter, Gabby Orr, discusses with John Howell about the Masters, as well as her new column "Trump's hidden life on the golf course".

While many progressives said that it was a bad idea for Bernie Sanders to appear on Fox News. Well, they held a town hall on Monday night and Bernie CRUSHED it. He not only held his own, he convinced several Trump voters on his issues. By the end of it, the crowd was cheering for his ideas. The Mueller Report WILL be released to the public with major redactions by Bill Barr. Will we get to see what we need to prove that Donald Trump colluded with Russia or obstructed justice?Guest host Peter Ogburn talks to Miranda Green from The Hill, Olivia Nuzzi from New York Magazine and Gabby Orr from Politico!

As President Trump weighs another government shutdown or declaration of a national emergency over his demands for a border wall and considers the increasingly expansive Special Counsel, there is no shortage of potential calamities swirling around his second State of the Union address. On this week's TrumpWatch, White House reporter for POLITICO Gabby Orr returns to the program to break down the President's remarks and consider what they tell us about his agenda.

As President Trump weighs another government shutdown or declaration of a national emergency over his demands for a border wall and considers the increasingly expansive Special Counsel, there is no shortage of potential calamities swirling around his second State of the Union address. On this week's TrumpWatch, White House reporter for POLITICO Gabby Orr returns to the program to break down the President's remarks and consider what they tell us about his agenda.

(2/6/19) As President Trump weighs another government shutdown or declaration of a national emergency over his demands for a border wall and considers the increasingly expansive Special Counsel, there is no shortage of potential calamities swirling around his second State of the Union address. On this week’s “TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent” on WBAI, White House reporter for POLITICO Gabby Orr helps break down the President’s remarks and considers what they tell us about his priorities and agenda for the next year.

On Dec. 22, President Trump shut down the federal government in response to Senate Democrats' refusal to include $5 billion to fund a border wall as part of their 2019 budget. With national parks and museums closed along with all “nonessential” government agencies, the shutdown is being felt across all areas of public life. In this episode of TrumpWatch, White House reporter for POLITICO Gabby Orr explains the course of events that got us here.

On Dec. 22, President Trump shut down the federal government in response to Senate Democrats' refusal to include $5 billion to fund a border wall as part of their 2019 budget. With national parks and museums closed along with all “nonessential” government agencies, the shutdown is being felt across all areas of public life. In this episode of TrumpWatch, White House reporter for POLITICO Gabby Orr explains the course of events that got us here.

(1/2/19) On Dec. 22, President Trump shut down the federal government in response to Senate Democrats refusal to include $5 billion to fund a border wall as part of their 2019 budget. With national parks and museums closed along with all Departments of Commerce, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and the IRS and all “nonessential” agencies, the shutdown is being felt in a multitude of areas of public life. In this episode of “TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent” Gabby Orr, White House reporter for POLITICO and co-author of the article “Inside the Pence-Schumer showdown” reflects on the political backdrop that got us here and reveals the broader ways that the shutdown is affecting all of us.