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 - June 6, 2025 06/06/2025

2025Talks - June 6, 2025 Musk's criticism of the big budget bill gets support from a new report. States face massive cuts to jobs and social programs and Puerto Rico takes less damage from federal budget cuts due to its territorial status. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36883810

2025Talks - June 5, 2025 06/05/2025

2025Talks - June 5, 2025 Budget reconciliation negotiations get tense, and may not finish by a July deadline. Russian President Putin says Ukraine will pay for its latest attack and former White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre leaves the Democratic Party. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36857055

2025Talks - June 4, 2025 06/04/2025

2025Talks - June 4, 2025 Immigration policies draw criticism from sheriffs and Medicaid cuts from disability advocates. NPR warns of the rural impacts of dismantling public broadcasting and Elon Musk slams Trump's policy and spending bill. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36843020

2025Talks - June 3, 2025 06/03/2025

2025Talks - June 3, 2025 The White House blames the Biden Administration for the antisemitic attack in Colorado. The Department of Transportation freezes EV charging station funds pending a review and the GOP budget plan could roll back clean energy investments /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36828220

2025Talks - June 2, 2025 06/02/2025

2025Talks - June 2, 2025 Clean air advocates question the U.S. Steel deal. Israeli fire kills more than two dozen at a Gaza aid site and state lawmakers debate health coverage for unauthorized migrants and taxes on the wealthy. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36812040

2025Talks - May 30, 2025 05/30/2025

2025Talks - May 30, 2025 Advocates call for free speech protections on campus. States consider funding for rape survivors and investigations and administration tariff, immigration, and education policies face legal pushback. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36782570

2025Talks - May 29, 2025 05/29/2025

2025Talks - May 29, 2025 US envoy Steve Witkoff says he feels optimistic about a Gaza ceasefire. Clean energy tax credits are in jeopardy in the big budget and policy bill Congress is debating and the Trump administration pauses new student visa interviews. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36763980

2025Talks - May 28, 2025 05/28/2025

2025Talks - May 28, 2025 King Charles warns Canada of attacks on democracy. The British Ambassador to the U.S. says allies must work together and the GOP’s budget plan severely impacts the arts. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36741290

2025Talks - May 27, 2025 05/27/2025

2025Talks - May 27, 2025 President Trump remembers fallen soldiers and touts his achievements. Israeli nationalists show disdain for Arabs in the streets, but a possible Gaza ceasefire may be on the table and pro-democracy advocates call for civility and tolerance in politics. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36723160

2025Talks - May 26, 2025 05/26/2025

2025Talks - May 26, 2025 The UN wants to see more aid allowed into Gaza. Americans' views on Israel worsen, while violence threatens diplomatic staff and state groups step in after the DOJ dismisses police violence investigations. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36708545

2025Talks - May 23, 2025 05/23/2025

2025Talks - May 23, 2025 A deadlocked Supreme Court prevents the nation's first publicly funded religious school, House Republicans celebrate passage of their domestic policy bill and the Trump administration sues states for taking climate action. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36685275

2025Talks - May 22, 2025 05/22/2025

2025Talks - May 22, 2025 Days before the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, the Justice Department moves to end supervision of several police departments. Trump clashes with the President of South Africa, small businesses face tariffs, and Ohio moves to support family caregivers. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36668025

2025Talks - May 21, 2025 05/21/2025

2025Talks - May 21, 2025 Kristi Noem incorrectly defines habeas corpus during a Senate hearing. The Senate passes a bipartisan bill to eliminate taxes on tips and Native American civic engagement is fostering legislative wins in the West. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36652220

2025Talks - May 20, 2025 05/20/2025

2025Talks - May 20, 2025 Congress debates Medicaid cuts, the FBI pledges to investigate missing Indigenous people, Illinois pushes back on a federal autism data plan and a deadly bombing in California is investigated as domestic terrorism. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36635865

2025Talks - May 19, 2025 05/19/2025

2025Talks - May 19, 2025 Former President Biden is diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer. The FBI says the explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic was terrorism and Western hunters and anglers oppose the sale of federally managed public lands. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36618845

2025Talks - May 16, 2025 05/16/2025

2025Talks - May 16, 2025 Omaha elects its first Black mayor, the Supreme Court considers whether lower courts can prevent the Trump administration's removal of birthright citizenship and half of states consider their own citizenship requirements for voter registration. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36588380

2025Talks - May 15, 2025 05/15/2025

2025Talks - May 15, 2025 House Republicans get closer to enacting billions in Medicaid cuts. The Israeli government says it'll resume humanitarian aid in Gaza and Montana's governor signs a law tightening the voter registration window. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36573185

2025Talks - May 14, 2025 05/14/2025

2025Talks - May 14, 2025 States consider their own versions of the federal Voting Rights Act, Justice Department attorneys shift their focus from voting rights to voter fraud and state legislatures urge the Supreme Court to reverse its decision legalizing same sex marriage. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36558710

2025Talks - May 13, 2025 05/13/2025

2025Talks - May 13, 2025 Advocates say Republicans' scaled back Medicaid cuts still put too much in jeopardy. President Trump defends getting a luxury jet from Qatar and frustration grows among museum executives who say the White House is trying to erase history. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36545120

2025Talks - May 12, 2025 05/12/2025

2025Talks - May 12, 2025 The Pentagon begins removing transgender troops as legal battles continue. Congress works to fix a SNAP job-training penalty. Advocates raise concerns over immigrant data searches, and U.S. officials report progress in trade talks with China. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36527735

2025Talks - May 9, 2025 05/09/2025

2025Talks - May 9, 2025 A judge orders certification of the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race, Wisconsin Democrats want congressional maps redrawn and the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia loses the job over his support for January 6th rioters. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36503210

2025Talks - May 8, 2025 05/08/2025

2025Talks - May 8, 2025 As Congress debates Medicaid cuts and emissions rollbacks, former presidential candidate John Kasich calls for protecting vulnerable Americans, veterans link fossil fuel dependence to military deaths, and advocates warn funding cuts threaten health and jobs. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36489775

2025Talks - May 7, 2025 05/07/2025

2025Talks - May 7, 2025 Taxing millionaires could fund safety net programs, climate rollbacks raise national security concerns, India makes cross-border strikes in Kashmir, the Supreme Court backs a transgender military ban and government actions conflict with Indigenous land protections. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36463815

2025Talks - May 6, 2025 05/06/2025

2025Talks - May 6, 2025 The administration offers $1,000 to undocumented migrants to self deport. Democrats oppose Social Security changes and Trump's pick to lead the agency and Congress debates unpopular easing of limits on public land oil and gas drilling. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36449185

2025Talks - May 5, 2025 05/05/2025

2025Talks - May 5, 2025 Canada’s PM doubles down on country's independence. Trump refuses to say who has due process rights. The DOJ sues several states over climate laws and Head Start cuts jeopardize early childhood education in MI. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36431790

2025Talks - May 2, 2025 05/02/2025

2025Talks - May 2, 2025 National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is leaving that job to become UN ambassador, a bipartisan Arizona poll finds Latino voters are dissatisfied by Trump's first 100 days and Florida mass deportations frighten community members. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36405305

2025Talks - May 1, 2025 05/01/2025

2025Talks - May 1, 2025 President Trump acknowledges the consumer toll of his tariffs on Chinese goods. Labor groups protest administration policies on May Day and the House votes to repeal a waiver letting California ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36382850

2025Talks - April 30, 2025 04/30/2025

2025Talks - April 30, 2025 Trump marks first 100 days of his second term. GOP leaders praise the administration’s immigration agenda and small businesses continue to worry about the impacts of tariffs as a 90-day pause ends. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36366020

2025Talks - April 29, 2025 04/29/2025

2025Talks - April 29, 2025 Major shifts in environmental protections, immigration enforcement, and civil rights as the Trump administration reshapes government priorities. Rural residents and advocates for LGBTQ youth say they are worried about losing services. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36350015

2025Talks - April 28, 2025 04/28/2025

2025Talks - April 28, 2025 A judge blocks the use of a wartime law for deportations, ICE is criticized for deporting U.S. citizen children, Arkansas faces a federal lawsuit over ballot initiative restrictions, schools nationwide prepare for possible Medicaid cuts and President Trump's approval rating is down at the 100-day mark. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36333005

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