2026Talks

Are you curious about the latest political news but too busy to keep up? "2026Talks" is a daily 3-minute podcast where we're following our democracy in historic times.

2026Talks - September 16, 2026 09/16/2026

2026Talks - September 16, 2026 The Kennedy Center will close amidst a fight over renaming it, a DHS whistleblower’s claims have been partially confirmed in a new court filing and new data says ICE detention centers aren't economic drivers. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42923472

2026Talks - September 15, 2026 09/15/2026

2026Talks - September 15, 2026 The Supreme Court won’t lift injunctions stopping mail-in-voting restrictions, a House Subcommittee blames Obamacare for healthcare costs and new polls show Americans tie government corruption to higher prices. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42905902

2026Talks - September 14, 2026 09/14/2026

2026Talks - September 14, 2026 The White House is toughening its immigration rhetoric – which could motivate the base. Mail-in ballots are going out and disability rights advocates encourage voters and highlight access. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42893305

2026Talks - September 11, 2026 09/11/2026

2026Talks - September 11, 2026 Trump promises money as the GOP is at risk of electoral disaster, TPS for Salvadorans gets an automatic extension – although the migrants remain uncertain, and George W Bush shares his memories of 9/11. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42871105

2026Talks - September 10, 2026 09/10/2026

2026Talks - September 10, 2026 Democrats challenge the messaging at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, Missouri's redistricting returns to the Supreme Court and energy costs look likely to stay high. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42853750

2026Talks - September 9, 2026 09/09/2026

2026Talks - September 9, 2026 The GOP kicks off first-ever midterm convention. A record number of women run for office and pro-data center labor unions give big to the Kentucky governor's Super PAC. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42839080

2026Talks - September 8, 2026 09/08/2026

2026Talks - September 8, 2026 NH Democratic Senate Candidate Pappas defends voting for the Laken Riley Act. DHS Secretary Mullin refuses to reverse their ankle-monitor policy for Haitian immigrants and new polls show union popularity continues to grow. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42818730

2026Talks - September 7, 2026 09/07/2026

2026Talks - September 7, 2026 Investors profit from detention of migrant women and children, working class voters up for grabs in the midterms and Starbucks baristas call a nationwide boycott amid stalled living wage negotiations. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42803485

2026Talks - September 4, 2026 09/04/2026

2026Talks - September 4, 2026 Vance touts the GOP as a common-sense party — despite the common view, the Energy Secretary downplays doubts of the Venezuela oil deal, and FL bars undocumented immigrants from attending public universities. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42782190

2026Talks - September 3, 2026 09/03/2026

2026Talks - September 3, 2026 The U.S. strikes Iranian targets and Tehran retaliates, a Republican senator calls for the defense secretary to be fired and a GOP bill to lock the Supreme Court at nine justices fails in the House. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42726245

2026Talks - September 2, 2026 09/02/2026

2026Talks - September 2, 2026 A whistleblower says the USPS is restricting mail-in voting despite a court order, Muslim Americans still face threats 25 years after 9-11 and ICE steps up raids at Connecticut schools. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42695025

2026Talks - September 1, 2026 09/01/2026

2026Talks - September 1, 2026 Vance defends his wife at a campaign stop, cancer rates and water quality define the Iowa agriculture secretary race and the top military officer says troops won't be at the polls. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42634110

2026Talks - August 31, 2026 08/31/2026

2026Talks - August 31, 2026 Martin Luther King III commemorates the March on Washington, close polls are helping heat up New Hampshire’s Senate race and U.S. colleges brace for the loss of international students. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42614770

2026Talks - August 28, 2026 08/28/2026

2026Talks - August 28, 2026 President Trump renames Lake Ontario to Lake America. Election experts call for voter education, after a big SCOTUS mail-in ballot ruling and FL Gov. DeSantis calls for regulations on automated license plate readers. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42581835

2026Talks - August 27, 2026 08/27/2026

2026Talks - August 27, 2026 A surge in ICE arrests sets a Trump-era record, states are again challenging an attempt to restrict mail-in voting and Navarro fires back at Canada over tariff criticism. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42570760

2026Talks - August 26, 2026 08/26/2026

2026Talks - August 26, 2026 Canada retaliates in the trade war, data center opposition becomes a unifying issue nationally and a prosecutor declines to go after Musk on an election bribery case. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42557410

2026Talks - August 25, 2026 08/25/2026

2026Talks - August 25, 2026 The White House calls on all countries to cut Iranian economic ties, the SCOTUS gives a partial green light to mail-in ballot limits and Texas data center opposition goes mainstream. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42545045

2026Talks - August 24, 2026 08/24/2026

2026Talks - August 24, 2026 The U.S. and Canada enact steep tariffs on each other. Chemical industry lobbyists are now overseeing environmental and safety agencies and the Postal Service moves to restrict mail-in ballots. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42532670

2026Talks - August 21, 2026 08/21/2026

2026Talks - August 21, 2026 The U.S. deficit hits $40 trillion. Oil prices jump after President Trump threatens Iran with ‘economic D-Day’ and lawmakers air competing calls for congressional and Supreme Court term limits. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42509790

2026Talks - August 20, 2026 08/20/2026

2026Talks - August 20, 2026 Darline Graham stumbles in South Carolina Senate debate, Rep. Peltola and Sen. Sullivan among top four advancing in Alaska’s Senate race, Fake election polls fuel misinformation concerns. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42494980

2026Talks - August 19, 2026 08/19/2026

2026Talks - August 19, 2026 Speaker Johnson praises Trump for helping USS Lincoln sailors. Environmentalists decry an administration plan to end national forest protections. And, a new survey shows what people want from their government. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42483315

2026Talks - August 18, 2026 08/18/2026

2026Talks - August 18, 2026 The Gulf ignores Trump’s comment that the Strait of Hormuz will soon be U.S territory. A high number of incumbents face scandals in their primaries and new ICE gloves capable of delivering shocks draw bipartisan criticism. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42470960

2026Talks - August 17, 2026 08/17/2026

2026Talks - August 17, 2026 Democrats set the 2028 primary calendar, with racially diverse states early. AG Blanche won’t affirm independence from Trump and Alaska prepares for an unpredictable election. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42456110

2026Talks - August 14, 2026 08/14/2026

2026Talks - August 14, 2026 Vance warns the GOP about young peoples’ socialist sympathies. Texas abortion bans cause headaches for physicians and a judge tosses a government suit against Harvard. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42433770

2026Talks - August 13, 2026 08/13/2026

2026Talks - August 13, 2026 Wisconsin Democrats nominate moderate David Crowley for governor, Trump ally Mike Lindell refuses to concede in Minnesota and inflation cools as Fed weighs its September rate decision. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42416195

2026Talks - August 12, 2026 08/12/2026

2026Talks - August 12, 2026 Darline Graham holds a slim lead in a crowded South Carolina primary. Data centers are playing a growing role in politics at all levels and a new poll finds Americans are concerned about democracy and election security. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42397940

2026Talks - August 11, 2026 08/11/2026

2026Talks - August 11, 2026 Trump levels anti-Islamic and anti-communits attacks. A Montana Democratic candidate refuses to clear the way for a popular independent and dark money floods into Minnesota. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42386065

2026Talks - August 10, 2026 08/10/2026

2026Talks - August 10, 2026 The Senate confirms Todd Blanche as the next Attorney General. A Senate committee fails to pass a new Farm Bill and new data shows the cost of the Trump Administration’s deportation agenda. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42373620

2026Talks - August 7, 2026 08/07/2026

2026Talks - August 7, 2026 President Trump signs new executive orders on birthright citizenship. A Senate committee holds Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and a new rule proposes major changes to the HeadStart program. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42351935

2026Talks - August 6, 2026 08/06/2026

2026Talks - August 6, 2026 New York’s governor warns Medicare drug costs will rise after federal subsidies end, a Senate panel considers a hot-food SNAP expansion and the progressive wins the Michigan Senate primary. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/42334335

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