Harvard University is refusing to make key policy changes requested by the Trump administration, kicking off a funding fight with students and researchers caught in the middle. We look at what’s next for other universities and hear from incoming Harvard and Columbia freshmen about how they feel about their college choices now. Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 20, 2025•25 min
President Donald Trump and El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele have both made clear in recent days that the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador won’t be returned to the United States. We hear why Bukele is so eager to work with Trump on immigration issues and get a firsthand account of the notorious mega-prison Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is being held in. Guest: David Culver, CNN Senior National Correspondent Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call ...
Apr 16, 2025•26 min
Researchers and study participants across the country are grappling with the abrupt cancellation of hundreds of research grants directed by the Trump administration. We hear from one researcher who believes anti-DEI policies led to the defunding of her clinical trials. Guest: Katie Edwards, University of Michigan Professor of Social Work Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 13, 2025•22 min
As President Donald Trump plows ahead with his plan to impose massive tariffs on America’s trading partners, fear and uncertainty have taken hold from Wall Street to Main Street. We examine how the administration is handling blowback from the business world and look at how your finances could be impacted. Guest: Phil Mattingly, CNN Chief Domestic Correspondent & Anchor Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Apr 09, 2025•23 min
As DOGE-led cuts continue to rock the federal government, we hear from National Parks employees about what’s at stake for visitors and wildlife, as well as the threat to the preservation of the history behind public lands. Guests: Andria Townsend & Helen Dhue Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 06, 2025•25 min
As federal agents detain a growing number of international college students, some are wondering: where are they getting these names? We hear about pro-Israel groups working to reveal details about student activists and how it could chill free speech. Guests: Gloria Pazmino, CNN Correspondent Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 02, 2025•23 min
Elon Musk and other outside groups have poured millions of dollars into advertising and organizing ahead of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election on Tuesday. We hear about why the outcome could tell us something about the national political mood early into the second Trump administration. Guest: Arlette Saenz, CNN Correspondent Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 30, 2025•20 min
As datasets and web pages across the federal government disappear to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders, a coalition of concerned citizens is rushing to preserve information and access. We talk to one of the researchers behind the Data Rescue Project about how they're doing that work and how federal data purges could impact trust in government. Guest: Lynda Kellam Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choic...
Mar 26, 2025•24 min
Since Inauguration Day, Tesla has seen its stock price drop amid declining consumer interest and occasionally violent protests pushing back against CEO Elon Musk. We hear from drivers who have (and haven’t) ditched their cars and explore why it’s not just DOGE giving the company reason to worry. Guest: Allison Morrow, CNN Business Senior Writer Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 23, 2025•25 min
The Trump White House is denying it defied a judge’s order to halt deportation flights by using a wartime power to speed up removals. A former federal prosecutor tells us why the administration’s rhetoric may be brasher than its legal arguments. Guest: Elie Honig, CNN Senior Legal Analyst Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 19, 2025•23 min
A Trump administration effort to deport prominent Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has sparked fear on college campuses across the country that other international students could be targeted for their views. A year after student protests unsettled the nation, we look at the new administration’s moves on college campuses and hear from someone worried even US citizens could soon be caught up in the crackdown. Guests: Belinda Davis, Rutgers University Professor of History Have a tip or question ...
Mar 16, 2025•25 min
Ahead of a March 13 deadline for federal agencies to submit reductions in force plans, one agency in particular has drawn the attention of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency: The Social Security Administration. We explore why advocates fear crucial outdated technology is ripe for outages which could put vulnerable Americans at risk. Guest: Tami Luhby, CNN Senior Writer Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad ...
Mar 12, 2025•25 min
Democrats continue to struggle with being an effective opposition party in a Washington under full Republican control. Ahead of a looming government shutdown, we hear from one lawmaker who thinks they’re “getting there.” Will voters buy it? Guest: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 09, 2025•23 min
As President Donald Trump reshapes international relations and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to gut the federal workforce, CNN wanted to know how his most diehard supporters feel about Trump 2.0. We found some are willing to tolerate potential financial hardship – but for how long? Guests: Elle Reeve, CNN Correspondent Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...
Mar 05, 2025•23 min
As a measles outbreak continues to grow in West Texas, questions are mounting over the quality of federal response, as Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplays the outbreak’s severity. We ask a Houston doctor if he’s expecting a major livestock show to bring more measles cases to his city. Meanwhile, experts fear disrupted meetings about vaccines could threaten timelines and transparency from health officials around other key shots. Guests: Meg Tirrell, CNN Medical Cor...
Mar 02, 2025•24 min
Some progressive groups are calling for an ‘economic blackout’ on Friday, urging Americans not to purchase anything from major retailers in protest of corporate greed and Trump administration actions. But what could it accomplish? We examine why similar calls to boycott companies retreating from DEI policies could have unintended consequences. Guest: Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Reporter Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about you...
Feb 26, 2025•22 min
As the Trump administration works to carry out its mass deportation operation, undocumented immigrants without criminal records fear being caught up in potential raids at schools, churches, or other places in their communities. In this episode, we hear from people doing what they can to fight back. Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 23, 2025•24 min
As US and Russian officials meet about the war in Ukraine - without Ukraine - European leaders are feeling similarly sidelined. Meanwhile, Germany’s controversial far-right party could make major gains in elections on Sunday – and Elon Musk is cheering them on. Guest: Sebastian Shukla, CNN Producer Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 19, 2025•21 min
If you’ve been to the grocery store recently, you know egg prices are through the roof (if you can even find any). We explore how a growing avian flu outbreak is frustrating farmers and hindering President Donald Trump’s plans to lower prices. Guests: Doug Corwin, President of Crescent Farms & Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business and Politics Correspondent Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
Feb 16, 2025•25 min
As many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive actions get challenged in court, some on the right are suggesting his presidential power could exceed certain legal rulings. We examine the implications of ignoring court orders and what could put us on a path towards a constitutional crisis. Guest: Paula Reid, CNN Chief Legal Affairs Correspondent Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
Feb 12, 2025•22 min
Many aid programs around the world have been paralyzed in the wake of the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid. We hear how an Elon Musk-led effort to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is already having ramifications at home and abroad. Guests: Teddy Ruge & Brian Aliganyira Have a tip or question about the new Trump administration? Call us at 202-240-2895. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 09, 2025•26 min
Some federal employees are on edge as Elon Musk continues his work on behalf of President Donald Trump to overhaul the federal government in unprecedented ways. We examine just how sweeping his actions are and why resistance to them is growing. Guest: Zachary Wolf, CNN Politics Senior Writer Sign up for the CNN What Matters newsletter here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 05, 2025•21 min
In the days since the deadly midair collision outside Washington DC, questions are being asked about what could have contributed to the tragedy. We hear from an expert who says the push for more flights isn’t making jobs easier for a workforce already stretched thin. Guest: David Soucie, CNN Safety Analyst/Author, ‘Safer Skies’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 02, 2025•22 min
Wall Steet, Washington, and Silicon Valley are scrambling after a little-known Chinese startup claimed its artificial intelligence model can operate like ChatGPT at just a fraction of the cost. We examine why the breakthrough could reverberate beyond the tech sector as President Donald Trump looks to counter China's influence. Guest: Matt Egan, CNN Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 29, 2025•19 min
Employees in federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices have been placed on paid leave amid of flurry of actions from the new Trump administration aimed at reshaping the federal workforce. We examine the backlash to DEI in recent years and how it could impact businesses across the country. Guest: Rene Marsh, CNN Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 26, 2025•24 min
President Donald Trump issued a slew of executive actions after taking office for the second time on Monday. We examine which ones are having an immediate impact and what they can tell us about what the next four years may bring. Guest: Betsy Klein, CNN Senior White House Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 22, 2025•19 min
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take power for a second time, we hear from two government workers who have mixed feelings about potentially being on the receiving end of his campaign promises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 19, 2025•26 min
Hamas and Israel have reached an agreement on a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, providing hope to war-weary Palestinians and family members of Israeli hostages. However, implementation could prove challenging and grim. Guest: Jeremy Diamond, CNN Jerusalem Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 17, 2025•23 min
President-elect Donald Trump has not let up on recent suggestions that the US should retake the Panama Canal. While the idea has been rejected by the Panamanian government, officials working at the canal are not laughing it off. Guest: Phil Mattingly, CNN Chief Domestic Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 15, 2025•24 min
The deadly wildfires in Los Angeles have caused unimaginable devastation, especially for those who least expected it. We hear from two longtime Angelenos about the memories they made in their homes, and what comes next now that they’ve been reduced to rubble. Guest: Courtney Kay Kirsh & Anthony Lewis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 12, 2025•29 min
