2025Talks

Are you curious about the latest political news but too busy to keep up? "2025Talks" is a daily 3-minute podcast where we're following our democracy in historic times.

2025Talks - January 10, 2025 01/10/2025

2025Talks - January 10, 2025 House lawmakers take aim at the International Criminal Court, former President Jimmy Carter is laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, and another fight looms over the Affordable Care Act. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34797680

2025Talks - January 9, 2025 01/09/2025

2025Talks - January 9, 2025 Today is a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. President-elect Trump's proposals are met with pushback from officials and experts and another Trump pick worries experts due to lacking experience. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34784570

2025Talks - January 8, 2025 01/08/2025

2025Talks - January 8, 2025 Vice President Harris delivers a eulogy for Jimmy Carter. President-elect Trump says he might use military action to take the Panama Canal and Greenland and the White House announces two new national monuments in California. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34768665

2025Talks - January 7, 2025 01/07/2025

2025Talks - January 7, 2025 Vice President Harris emphasizes the fragility of democracy, health advocates debate RFK Jr.'s cabinet nomination, election denialism persists, Trump faces legal challenges and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announces his resignation. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34751525

2025Talks - January 6, 2025 01/06/2025

2025Talks - January 6, 2025 The voice for the U.S. Virgin Islands in Congress questions American imperialism, Congress prepares to certify the 2024 election and Trump says he wants Cabinet nominees quickly confirmed following the terrorist attack in New Orleans. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34731935

2025Talks - January 3, 2025 01/03/2025

2025Talks - January 3, 2025 Federal officials present more information about the New Orleans terrorist attack and the Las Vegas cybertruck explosion. Mike Johnson prepares for a speakership battle and Congress' latest budget stopgap leaves telehealth regulations relaxed. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34705060

2025Talks - January 2, 2025 01/02/2025

2025Talks - January 2, 2025 The authors of Project 2025 back a constitutional convention, some Trump nominees could avoid FBI background checks and Louisiana public schools test the separation of church and state. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34693370

2025Talks - January 1, 2025 01/01/2025

2025Talks - January 1, 2025 Political experts examine the future for Democrats. Economists consider what will happen during Trump's first year back in the White House and advocates want Biden to pardon 'deported veterans.' /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34676945

2024Talks - December 31, 2024 12/31/2024

2024Talks - December 31, 2024 As the nation mourns Jimmy Carter, calls come to emulate his positive impact. Speaker Mike Johnson only has days to secure the votes he needs to keep that job and supporters of overturning ranked-choice voting in Alaska say they'll try again. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34665855

2024Talks - December 30, 2024 12/30/2024

2024Talks - December 30, 2024 Former President and humanitarian Jimmy Carter dies at age 100, extended funding for 9-11 responders is cut from the federal budget and Republicans prepare a major overhaul of the nation's voting procedures. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34652275

2024Talks - December 27, 2024 12/27/2024

2024Talks - December 27, 2024 Advocates worry about Trump's mass deportation plans. Voters from both parties oppose ending the EPA's regulatory power and older adults want lawmakers to lower prescription drug costs. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34627765

2024Talks - December 26, 2024 12/26/2024

2024Talks - December 26, 2024 The authors of Project 2025 say they’ll carry out a hard-right agenda, voting rights advocates raise alarm over Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and conservatives aim to cut federal funding for public broadcasting. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34616625

2024Talks - December 26, 2024 12/25/2024

2024Talks - December 26, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump considers reclaiming Panama Canal. Lawmakers are uncertain Trump's cabinet will help everyday Americans and advocates feel Biden must reconsider clemency actions. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34613130

2024Talks - December 24, 2024 12/24/2024

2024Talks - December 24, 2024 Biden commutes the sentences of most federal death row inmates, the House Ethics Committee says former Rep. Gaetz may have committed statutory rape and the national archivist won't certify the ERA without Congressional approval. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34595585

2024Talks - December 23, 2024 12/23/2024

2024Talks - December 23, 2024 Congress passes a last-minute budget stopgap. Trump's second-term tariffs could harm farmers and future budget cuts could reduce much-needed federal programs. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34575655

2024Talks - December 20, 2024 12/20/2024

2024Talks - December 20, 2024 President-elect Trump repeats his threats to jail January 6th committee members, while also putting a stop-gap spending plan in jeopardy. A court removes Fani Willis from Trump's Georgia election interference case. The FAA restricts drones in New Jersey and a Federal Reserve rate cut shakes markets. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34542620

2024Talks - December 19, 2024 12/19/2024

2024Talks - December 19, 2024 House Republicans nix bipartisan budget agreement at President-elect Donald Trump's urging. Republicans breakdown priorities of Trump's first 100-day agenda and the House Ethics Committee votes to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34525525

2024Talks - December 18, 2024 12/18/2024

2024Talks - December 18, 2024 The government defends its drone responses, lawmakers debate anti-Islamophobia and transgender policies, a stop-gap spending deal sparks tensions and Trump threatens more legal actions against the media. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34496810

2024Talks - December 17, 2024 12/17/2024

2024Talks - December 17, 2024 A deadly school shooting is under investigation in Wisconsin. The Electoral College convenes today as the Senate considers abolishing it and Trump discusses media lawsuits, TikTok's future and drone sightings in a scattered news conference. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34480280

2024Talks - December 16, 2024 12/16/2024

2024Talks - December 16, 2024 President-elect Trump rethinks his ability to lower prices, mass deportations could spur economic losses on par with the Great Recession and Sen. Bernie Sanders says he'll work with the Trump administration to raise the federal minimum wage. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34462760

2024Talks - December 13, 2024 12/13/2024

2024Talks - December 13, 2024 Biden carries out the largest ever single-day act of clemency, voting rights advocates raise alarm over Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and election denier Kari Lake is tapped to lead the Voice of America. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34425090

2024Talks - December 12, 2024 12/12/2024

2024Talks - December 12, 2024 Trump and Kash Patel react to Christopher Wray's resignation as FBI Director, CAIR launches a website tracking hostility to pro-Palestinian speech and changes at the NLRB could give Trump the chance to shift labor policies. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34407050

2024Talks - December 11, 2024 12/11/2024

2024Talks - December 11, 2024 Debates on presidential accountability, the death penalty, gender equality, Medicare and Social Security cuts and Ohio's education policies highlight critical issues shaping the nation's future. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34389755

2024Talks - December 10, 2024 12/10/2024

2024Talks - December 10, 2024 Family safety net programs could face the axe in Trump budget cutting. JD Vance stands behind Pete Hegseth's nomination and agriculture could face hits if tariffs spark a trade war. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34360030

2024Talks - December 9, 2024 12/09/2024

2024Talks - December 9, 2024 The Senate Indian Affairs chair says a long imprisoned activist deserves clemency, Speaker Mike Johnson says they may end funding for PBS and Planned Parenthood and Senate Republicans privately say Hegseth's nomination is doomed. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34341800

2024Talks - December 6, 2024 12/06/2024

2024Talks - December 6, 2024 The Senate Indian Affairs chair says a long imprisoned activist deserves clemency, Speaker Mike Johnson says they may end funding for PBS and Planned Parenthood, and Senate Republicans privately say Hegseth's nomination is doomed. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34310825

2024Talks - December 5, 2024 12/05/2024

2024Talks - December 5, 2024 Trump reportedly is considering replacing Pete Hegseth as defense nominee, the French PM is ousted, South Korea rejects martial law, Montana blocks a trans bathroom ban and women's representation in state legislatures hits new highs. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34298785

2024Talks - December 4, 2024 12/04/2024

2024Talks - December 4, 2024 GOP Senators voice reservations about Kash Patel, Trump's FBI pick. President Biden continues to face scrutiny over the pardon of his son and GOP House members gear up for tough budget fights, possibly targeting important programs. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34278815

2024Talks - December 3, 2024 12/03/2024

2024Talks - December 3, 2024 President-elect Trump's pick to lead the FBI says he'll eradicate the "deep state," Democrats say President Biden’s pardon of his son could haunt them and new allegations surface regarding the man Trump has tapped to lead the Pentagon. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34258970

2024Talks - December 2, 2024 12/02/2024

2024Talks - December 2, 2024 A plan described as the basis for Trump's mass deportations served a very different purpose. Federal workers prepare to defend their jobs if they lose civil service protections and Ohio enacts bathroom restrictions on transgender people. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/34224260

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