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 - August 21, 2025 08/21/2025

2025Talks - August 21, 2025 Vance doubles down on Trump takeover of D.C. Elections could decide the fate of Democrat controlled court in PA, while abortion access restrictions at the VA cause consternation from advocates. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37899230

2025Talks - August 20, 2025 08/20/2025

2025Talks - August 20, 2025 Kentucky loses federal solar funds as households brace for higher costs, Colorado's immigrants run community trainings in the face of deportation sweeps, Montana service workers navigate the tax break on tips and Ohio's Sherrod Brown launches a comeback bid. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37885870

2025Talks - August 19, 2025 08/19/2025

2025Talks - August 19, 2025 President Trump says he'll end mail-in voting before next year's midterm elections, Texas Democrats return home as GOP lawmakers advance new redistricting maps and more states send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37872300

2025Talks - August 18, 2025 08/18/2025

2025Talks - August 18, 2025 Connecticut creates new rules for gun sales, Texas redistricting maps face pushback over minority representation, Nebraska advocates press Congress for immigration reform and ICE officers expand their role in Washington, D.C. crime enforcement. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37857470

2025Talks - August 15, 2025 08/15/2025

2025Talks - August 15, 2025 CA Governor announces mid-decade redistricting plan. Economists worry inflation is rising due to Trump's tariffs and Social Security workers fight back against cuts on the agency's 90th anniversary. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37829150

2025Talks - August 14, 2025 08/14/2025

2025Talks - August 14, 2025 A federal court hears an emergency petition for an Ohio imam in ICE custody. California weighs disaster relief for foster youth, Maine fights a federal move to bar undocumented children from Head Start programs and Arizona seniors rally to protect Social Security. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37810795

2025Talks - August 13, 2025 08/13/2025

2025Talks - August 13, 2025 DC police are working with federal law enforcement after President Trump's takeover. TX Senate passes controversial redistricting maps and more states are volunteering to create migrant detention centers. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37790215

2025Talks - August 12, 2025 08/12/2025

2025Talks - August 12, 2025 President Trump places D.C. police under federal control, Texas Governor Greg Abbott warns the redistricting process could drag on for years and new research shows an increasingly partisan split to views of science. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37768445

2025Talks - August 11, 2025 08/11/2025

2025Talks - August 11, 2025 Trump's meeting with Putin could impact Taiwan's security, as well as that of Ukraine. Iowa labor unions and faculty band together to defend academic freedom and two Texas cases could decide the fate of blue state abortion medication shield laws. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37753780

2025Talks - August 8, 2025 08/08/2025

2025Talks - August 8, 2025 ICE plans a new detention center in Indiana. President Trump considers 'taking over' the DC police and Israel's PM says he'll take total control of the Gaza Strip. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37726220

2025Talks - August 7, 2025 08/07/2025

2025Talks - August 7, 2025 President Trump again threatens a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Texas Republicans say there's no way to stop their redistricting and GOP members of Congress work to sell the tax and budget megabill to angry constituents. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37713555

2025Talks - August 6, 2025 08/06/2025

2025Talks - August 6, 2025 Trump weighs in on the Texas redistricting effort, as Democratic and Republican states across the country consider redrawing congressional maps and North Carolina's governor vetoes an anti-DEI bill. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37697065

2025Talks - August 5, 2025 08/05/2025

2025Talks - August 5, 2025 States reject Department of Justice requests for voter records, the Texas Governor threatens to remove Democratic lawmakers who fled the state from office and new federal legislation would set minimum salaries for all public school teachers. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37675050

2025Talks - August 4, 2025 08/04/2025

2025Talks - August 4, 2025 Texas Democratic legislators leave the state to block a GOP redistricting plan. Trump fires the head of labor statistics after a negative jobs report and mass immigration arrests aren't targeting the people they were said to be aimed at. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37656425

2025Talks - August 1, 2025 08/01/2025

2025Talks - August 1, 2025 NC Sen. Tillis wants Republicans to bolster Medicaid, after cuts earlier this month. The economy blooms under President Donald Trump, though red flags loom and a new report examines state budget transparency. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37630610

2025Talks - July 31, 2025 07/31/2025

2025Talks - July 31, 2025 Texas Republicans unveil a map that further gerrymanders districts before midterms, as a Senate committee advances a bill to ban stock trading by members of Congress. Seattle voters will soon decide whether to continue its so-called "democracy vouchers" program. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37615950

2025Talks - July 30, 2025 07/30/2025

2025Talks - July 30, 2025 Calls for a national ban on assault weapons are renewed after a shooting in New York. The Department of Defense has banned almost 600 books in its bases' schools and the British Prime Minister says the UK will recognize a Palestinian state. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37603200

2025Talks - July 29, 2025 07/29/2025

2025Talks - July 29, 2025 The Trump administration wants stepped up voter deregistration efforts, the U.S. will help get more food to starving Palestinians and a federal judge rules Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood must continue. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37589205

2025Talks - July 28, 2025 07/28/2025

2025Talks - July 28, 2025 Speaker Johnson blasts effort to release more Epstein files, as a bill advances in the House to strip chemical regulations from the EPA. MT students join a lawsuit for Election Day voting rights, while a MS court decision should lead to more transparency on public defender resources. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37574770

2025Talks - July 25, 2025 07/25/2025

2025Talks - July 25, 2025 Emil Bove's nomination advances in the Senate. The DOJ requests state voter data and ICE plans to expand Colorado detention facilities. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37542670

2025Talks - July 24, 2025 07/24/2025

2025Talks - July 24, 2025 The Trump Administration hammers away at Obama as the frenzy over Epstein files continues. FEMA director defends actions in Texas floods and Miami voters head to polls in November after a lawsuit. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37528750

2025Talks - July 23, 2025 07/23/2025

2025Talks - July 23, 2025 President Trump says Obama committed treason to skew the 2016 election results. Speaker Mike Johnson grows frustrated with attempts to release Epstein files and a new agreement lets the Department of Homeland Security access personal information from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37514135

2025Talks - July 22, 2025 07/22/2025

2025Talks - July 22, 2025 The ICE director defends officers wearing masks during immigration raids, while the Trump administration is found to have ignored dozens of court rulings. Advocates make another push to abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37499220

2025Talks - July 21, 2025 07/21/2025

2025Talks - July 21, 2025 Congress cuts funding for public broadcasting, as federal school choice tax credits face pushback. Trump's Epstein troubles spread and protests from last week through the weekend honor John Lewis and challenge budget impacts on vulnerable communities. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37475670

2025Talks - July 18, 2025 07/18/2025

2025Talks - July 18, 2025 An asylum case sparks alarm, protests invoke the late John Lewis, Trump continues to face backlash over the Epstein files and the Senate moves forward with cuts to foreign aid. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37452380

2025Talks - July 17, 2025 07/17/2025

2025Talks - July 17, 2025 Trump is pressed to name a special counsel for the Epstein case. Speaker Mike Johnson urges the Senate not to change the rescissions bill and illegal immigrants are no longer eligible for bond before deportation hearings. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37436170

2025Talks - July 16, 2025 07/16/2025

2025Talks - July 16, 2025 Use of the SCOTUS emergency docket draws questions, and whistleblower emails expose a DOJ willing to defy federal courts. Meanwhile, Minnesota's red flag law shows early trends and farmers and lawmakers sound alarms over privacy and trade. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37423030

2025Talks - July 15, 2025 07/15/2025

2025Talks - July 15, 2025 Trump threatens Russia with secondary sanctions, some of the president's allies want him to fire the Fed chair and farmers and doctors worry about the impact of budget cuts on rural communities. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37408350

2025Talks - July 14, 2025 07/14/2025

2025Talks - July 14, 2025 FEMA's Texas flood response is further criticized for unanswered calls. Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego-Garcia want guidance about a potential second deportation and new polls show not as many Americans are worried about the state of democracy. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37394000

2025Talks - July 11, 2025 07/11/2025

2025Talks - July 11, 2025 The NOAA nominee says he supports cutting the agency's budget. Many question why Ukraine's weapons aid was paused and farmers worry how the budget megabill will impact this year's Farm Bill. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37369995

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