Plus, the Biden administration preparing to sanction Russia for SolarWinds hacks and the poisoning of an opposition leader, and Justin Trudeau conveys relief in meeting with Biden, but sticking points remain.
Feb 24, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Dominion Voting Systems files a defamation suit against the MyPillow CEO over false election claims, and the first real-world coronavirus vaccine data out of Britain shows a decline in hospitalizations after the first dose.
Feb 23, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the White House reiterates teacher vaccinations are ‘not a prerequisite’ to reopening schools, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz is trying to repair his public image following an ill-timed trip to Mexico.
Feb 22, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the White House announces $4 billion in funding for Covax, the global vaccine effort that Trump spurned, and NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars in mission to search for past life.
Feb 19, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, vaccine shortage prompts U.S. diplomats to request doses from foreign governments, including Russia, and the U.K. gets approval to infect healthy volunteers in world’s first coronavirus ‘challenge trial’
Feb 18, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the Texas grid got crushed because its operators didn’t see the need to prepare for cold weather, and House Homeland Security chairman sues Trump and Giuliani, accusing them of inciting Capitol riot.
Feb 17, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, deadly cold snap shuts down central U.S. Texas is ground zero, and, Parler is back online more than a month after tangle with Amazon knocked it offline
Feb 16, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, President Biden says that the U.S. will have enough vaccines for 300 million people by the end of July, and dozens of former GOP officials reportedly met last week to discuss mounting a new anti-Trump party.
Feb 12, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the CDC is urging Americans to wear two masks to better prevent the spread of COVID-19, and, the Biden administration tells the Supreme Court the affordable care act is constitutional and should be saved.
Feb 11, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the Biden administration asks for the resignations from current US Attorneys, and after a mission to Wuhan investigating the origins of the pandemic, a World Health Organization team dismisses theories that the virus originated in a lab leak.
Feb 10, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Workers who quit their jobs out of fear of contracting the coronavirus at work are hoping to collect unemployment benefits under the Biden administration and hedge funds may have ended up the biggest winner in the Game Stop stock frenzy.
Feb 09, 2021•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, senior Democrats to unveil $3,000-per-child benefit as Biden stimulus gains steam, and new Biden rules for ICE point to fewer arrests and deportations, and a more restrained agency.
Feb 08, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Johnson and Johnson seeks emergency FDA authorization for single-shot coronavirus vaccine, and as transit agencies ramp up mask enforcement, Congress airs concerns about safety of transportation workers.
Feb 05, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, prosecutors seek to rearrest Kyle Rittenhouse, and Canada declares the Proud Boys a terrorist group.
Feb 04, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Rep. Liz Cheney faces a backlash for voting to impeach Trump in her home state, and as Gamestop stock crumbles, amateur traders reckon with heavy losses.
Feb 03, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, former President Trump hires a new legal team for his second impeachment, and a federal study finds that race and ethnicity data is missing for nearly half of vaccine recipients
Feb 02, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, experts urge faster vaccinations and stepped up efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus variants, and Republican representative Adam Kinzinger is starting a PAC to challenge the party’s embrace of former President Trump.
Feb 01, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, D.C. officials slam a proposal to erect permanent fencing around the U.S. Capitol. And a coronavirus variant first seen in South Africa is identified in South Carolina. If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to support the reporting that goes into it, the best way to do so is through a subscription to The Post. A subscription gets you unlimited access to everything we publish, from breaking news to baking tips. For a limited time, listeners can get two years of access for just $59. That’...
Jan 29, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Republicans back away from confronting Trump and his loyalists after the Capitol insurrection, embracing them instead, and, at first coronavirus briefing, the White House acknowledges vaccinations will take months. Support this podcast and the work of The Washington Post by subscribing, with a special, limited-time offer for podcast listeners. A digital subscription gets you unlimited access to everything The Post publishes. Subscribe to The Post now: washingtonpost.com/subscribe...
Jan 28, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Democrats turn to quick action on Biden’s covid relief bill after a power-sharing deal in Senate, and CDC-backed studies find scant spread of the coronavirus in schools. Support this podcast and the work of The Washington Post by subscribing, with a special, limited-time offer for podcast listeners. A digital subscription gets you unlimited access to everything The Post publishes. Subscribe to The Post now: washingtonpost.com/subscribe...
Jan 27, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, House Democrats plan to focus impeachment trial on how rioters reacted to Trump’s remarks, and the first U.S. case of a highly transmissible Brazil coronavirus variant has been identified in Minnesota. Support this podcast and the work of The Washington Post by subscribing, with a special, limited-time offer for podcast listeners. A digital subscription gets you unlimited access to everything The Post publishes. Subscribe to The Post now: washingtonpost.com/subscribe...
Jan 26, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, lawmakers in both parties lobby White House for a more targeted relief bill, and pandemic aftershocks overwhelm global supply lines. Support this podcast and the work of The Washington Post by subscribing, with a special, limited-time offer for podcast listeners. A digital subscription gets you unlimited access to everything The Post publishes. Subscribe to The Post now: washingtonpost.com/subscribe...
Jan 25, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Biden signs order requiring masks on planes, buses, trains and at airports, and top Senate Republicans push to delay Trump impeachment trial. Support this podcast and the work of The Washington Post by subscribing, with a special, limited-time offer for podcast listeners. A digital subscription gets you unlimited access to everything The Post publishes. Subscribe to The Post now: washingtonpost.com/subscribe...
Jan 22, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Democrats officially take control of a 50-50 Senate, and QAnon believers grapple with doubt and spin new theories as Trump era ends. Support this podcast and the work of The Washington Post by subscribing, with a special, limited-time offer for podcast listeners. A digital subscription gets you unlimited access to everything The Post publishes. Subscribe to The Post now: washingtonpost.com/subscribe...
Jan 21, 2021•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Uncertainty reigns in the Senate as Mitch McConnell says President Trump provoked the mob, and a dozen members of the National Guard are removed from inaugural duty. Support this podcast and the work of The Washington Post by subscribing, with a special, limited-time offer for podcast listeners. A digital subscription gets you unlimited access to everything The Post publishes. Subscribe to The Post now: washingtonpost.com/subscribe...
Jan 20, 2021•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, QAnon adherents discuss posing as National Guard troops to infiltrate the inauguration, and Senate committees will hold hearings today for Joe Biden’s national security nominees. Support this podcast and the work of The Washington Post by subscribing, with a special, limited-time offer for podcast listeners. A digital subscription gets you unlimited access to everything The Post publishes. Subscribe to The Post now: washingtonpost.com/subscribe...
Jan 19, 2021•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, President Trump plans to offer clemency to more than 100 people, and Global pressure mounts for release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Jan 18, 2021•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Dozens of people on the FBI’s terrorist watch list came to D.C. on the day of the insurrection, and the Secret Service is spending $144,000 so agents protecting Ivanka Trump's house can go to the bathroom.
Jan 15, 2021•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, President Trump grows increasingly isolated, sullen and vengeful in his final days, and President-elect Biden reluctantly cancels his plans to arrive in Washington by train because of growing security concerns.
Jan 14, 2021•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the Secret Service takes command today of all security preparations for the inauguration, and the FBI warned of a “war” at the Capitol the day before the mayhem.
Jan 13, 2021•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast