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 - April 18, 2025 04/18/2025

2025Talks - April 18, 2025 Following another campus shooting, President Trump says people are the issue – not guns. Alaska Senator Murkowski says Republicans fear Trump's retaliation and voting rights groups sound the alarm over an executive order on elections. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36216115

2025Talks - April 17, 2025 04/17/2025

2025Talks - April 17, 2025 Some 1,400 military and overseas ballots could be tossed in the uncertified North Carolina Supreme Court race, the State Department closes its office monitoring foreign disinformation and GOP-led states move to end mail-in voting grace periods. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36200210

2025Talks - April 16, 2025 04/16/2025

2025Talks - April 16, 2025 Undocumented immigrants must now register with the federal government. Mass deportations cost states like Connecticut millions in tax revenue and a new executive memo reinforces current laws on Social Security benefits for illegal aliens. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36183210

2025Talks - April 15, 2025 04/15/2025

2025Talks - April 15, 2025 El Salvador's President rejects returning a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported. The US stock market improves, but confusion still lingers around tariffs and universities try to comply with President Trump's DEI orders. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36144210

2025Talks - April 14, 2025 04/14/2025

2025Talks - April 14, 2025 FEMA and other disaster preparedness agencies could face tough times due to budget cuts. Seeds preservation is in a precarious state under the Trump Administration and a new executive order undercuts states' powers on climate change. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36120480

2025Talks - April 11, 2025 04/11/2025

2025Talks - April 11, 2025 Speaker Johnson says safety net programs will be "protected" in House budget. Secretary of State Rubio defends the administration's revoking of hundreds of student visas, and rural libraries could close as federal funding is cut. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36095755

2025Talks - April 10, 2025 04/10/2025

2025Talks - April 10, 2025 President Donald Trump pauses tariffs for 90 days, as Republicans question his trade policy. And a new federal executive order incentivizes coal for energy use but poses risks to public lands. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36082145

2025Talks - April 9, 2025 04/09/2025

2025Talks - April 9, 2025 The North Carolina Supreme Court pauses a purge of legally cast ballots, labor unions protest student visas lost over protesting and Texas lawmakers want proof of citizenship for both new and existing voter registrations. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36061295

2025Talks - April 8, 2025 04/08/2025

2025Talks - April 8, 2025 The Israeli government promises to cooperate on tariffs. The Secretary of State says markets are not crashing, just adjusting and budget legislation moving in Congress makes room for Trump's tax cuts. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36046960

2025Talks - April 7, 2025 04/07/2025

2025Talks - April 7, 2025 White House economic plans are again dominating the headlines, but actions on elections and voting rules are sparking debate. Local groups say they are concerned about the future of immigration, healthcare, and nutrition. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36031365

2025Talks - April 4, 2025 04/04/2025

2025Talks - April 4, 2025 The administration stands behind its tariffs, in spite of declines in the markets. Advocates nationwide push back against federal rollbacks affecting military families, and the environment and big budget plans advance in Congress. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/36000505

2025Talks - April 3, 2025 04/03/2025

2025Talks - April 3, 2025 President Donald Trump announces worldwide tariffs. Democrats decry 'Liberation Day' as the economy adjusts to the news and some Republicans break from Trump's trade stance. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35984565

2025Talks - April 2, 2025 04/02/2025

2025Talks - April 2, 2025 Speaker Johnson cites constitutional limits to a third presidential term. Groups plan nationwide protests against executive overreach, and students raise concerns over academic freedom following a visa-related arrest in Boston and a Senate resolution aims to block new tariffs on Canada. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35969380

2025Talks - April 1, 2025 04/01/2025

2025Talks - April 1, 2025 Elon Musk is taking center stage in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race. Some observers say WI voters are deciding between democracy and Donald Trump and Florida GOP candidates face a maelstrom from Trump's executive orders and poor campaign strategies in a special election. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35953075

2025Talks - March 31, 2025 03/31/2025

2025Talks - March 31, 2025 President Trump says there are ways for him to take a third term. New tariffs are scheduled for this week, but economists say they'll hurt buying power and advocates say the Trans Day of Visibility is made more important by state legislation. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35930160

2025Talks - March 28, 2025 03/28/2025

2025Talks - March 28, 2025 The Department of Health and Human Services prepares to cut 10,000 more jobs. Election officials are unsure if a Trump executive order will be enacted and Congressional Republicans say they aim to cut NPR and PBS funding. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35900395

2025Talks - March 27, 2025 03/27/2025

2025Talks - March 27, 2025 Newly released Signalgate messages include highly classified data. Americans see legal political spending as corruption. Activists say cuts to Medicaid would hurt maternity care and cuts and changed rules at Social Security are causing customer service problems. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35882150

2025Talks - March 26, 2025 03/26/2025

2025Talks - March 26, 2025 Textgate draws congressional scrutiny. Trump policies on campus protests and federal workforce cuts are drawing lawsuits – as their impacts on economic stability and weather data become clearer. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35863845

2025Talks - March 25 2025 03/25/2025

2025Talks - March 25 2025 President Trump credits tariffs for a Hyundai Steel investment in Louisiana, but residents say the governor is betraying them over their health concerns there and other states double down on climate change as the Trump Administration rolls back environmental regulations. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35848965

2025Talks - March 24, 2025 03/24/2025

2025Talks - March 24, 2025 Lawmakers from both parties face angry constituents. Some decide to skip town halls rather than address concerned voters and Kentucky is considering mandatory Medicaid work requirements. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35832120

2025Talks - March 21, 2025 03/21/2025

2025Talks - March 21, 2025 Trump faces legal battles over education cuts, immigration actions, and actions by DOGE. Farmers struggle with the USDA freezing funds. A Georgetown scholar fights deportation and Virginia debates voter roll purges ahead of elections. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35803035

2025Talks - March 20, 2025 03/20/2025

2025Talks - March 20, 2025 The White House attacks the judge who moved to block the deportation of Venezuelans. The Ukrainian President agrees to a limited ceasefire and advocates say ending the CFPB would put consumers on the hook for junk charges and predatory fees. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35784765

2025Talks - March 19, 2025 03/19/2025

2025Talks - March 19, 2025 The Trump Administration fights a court order on deportation flights, and lawyers say the government is overreaching on expelling migrants and NOAA cuts could spell trouble for those concerned about weather emergencies. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35770220

2025Talks - March 18, 2025 03/18/2025

2025Talks - March 18, 2025 The Trump Administration fights a court order on deportation flights, and lawyers say the government is overreaching on expelling migrants and NOAA cuts could spell trouble for those concerned about weather emergencies. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35740925

2025Talks - March 17, 2025 03/17/2025

2025Talks - March 17, 2025 Secretary of State Rubio pledges more arrests like that of student activist Mahmoud Khalil. Former EPA directors sound the alarm on Lee Zeldin's deregulation plans and a lack of opportunity is pushing rural Gen Zers out of their communities. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35718630

2025Talks - March 14, 2025 03/14/2025

2025Talks - March 14, 2025 The Trump administration faces legal battles on birthright citizenship, and the arrest of a Palestinian activist is sparking protests over free speech. Conservationists say they're concerned about federal job cuts impacting public lands and Ohio invests in child wellness initiatives. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35682765

2025Talks - March 13, 2025 03/13/2025

2025Talks - March 13, 2025 Senate Democrats refuse to support GOP budget bill. The EU and Canada respond to steel and aluminum tariffs and some groups work to counter Christian Nationalism, which they call a threat to democracy. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35668350

2025Talks - March 12, 2025 03/12/2025

2025Talks - March 12, 2025 The White House downplays the stock market plunge, calling it "transitionary." House Republicans pass a stopgap funding bill and the Department of Education is the latest agency to see mass layoffs. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35647405

2025Talks - March 11, 2025 03/11/2025

2025Talks - March 11, 2025 House Democrats won't back the GOP budget bill. Ontario reacts to Trump trade moves by enacting energy export tariffs and a new report finds mass deportations don't help the labor market. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35623120

2025Talks - Msrch 10, 2025 03/10/2025

2025Talks - Msrch 10, 2025 House Republicans demand the removal of D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza, the Justice Department ends civil rights investigations and the Trump administration vows to cut federal funding for schools that allow campus protests. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/35603010

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