Can He Do That?
“Can He Do That?” is The Washington Post’s politics podcast, exploring presidential power in the face of weakened institutions, a divided electorate and changing political norms. Led by host Allison Michaels, each episode asks a new question about this extraordinary moment in American history and answers with insight into how our government works, how to understand ongoing events, and the implications when so much about the current state of American life and the country’s politics is unlike anything we’ve seen before.Podcasts
Try This: Stop trying to fall asleep
Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 5:08 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 35 seconds
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The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop: Somebody knows
Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 26 seconds
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Introducing The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop
Published: Oct. 20, 2023, 10 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 56 seconds
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Introducing Field Trip
Published: June 21, 2023, 10:30 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 36 seconds
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Trumps indicted. Now what?
Published: March 31, 2023, 9:45 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 12 seconds
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So... can he do that?
Published: May 12, 2022, 5:56 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 41 seconds
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A message from Allison
Published: May 5, 2022, 4:26 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
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Broken Doors, Episode 1
Published: April 28, 2022, 1 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 35 seconds
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Is defund the police dead for Democrats?
Published: April 21, 2022, 1:05 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 2 seconds
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Inside Bidens Ukraine strategy
Published: April 14, 2022, 1 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 11 seconds
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Introducing Broken Doors
Published: April 11, 2022, 1 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 9 seconds
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Obama and Biden: Its complicated
Published: April 7, 2022, 9:30 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 29 seconds
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What's stopping the DOJ from going after Trump?
Published: March 31, 2022, 6:13 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 31 seconds
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In Europe, Biden hopes to keep U.S. allies together
Published: March 24, 2022, 3:54 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 44 seconds
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Is it time for an independent probe into the pandemic response?
Published: March 17, 2022, 9:02 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 23 seconds
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Where Bidens climate goals and a Russian oil ban collide
Published: March 10, 2022, 9:29 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 39 seconds
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Biden lays out a new path for Democrats. Is it too late?
Published: March 3, 2022, 7:36 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 53 seconds
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Ketanji Brown Jacksons path to the court between confrontation and compromise
Published: Feb. 25, 2022, 10:10 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 35 seconds
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Bidens response to Putins invasion
Published: Feb. 24, 2022, 10:54 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 26 seconds
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Road tripping through a divided state
Published: Feb. 17, 2022, 10:47 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 12 seconds
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Blue states are moving on from the pandemic. Can Biden?
Published: Feb. 10, 2022, 9:06 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 37 seconds
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Trump, 2024 and the fragility of American democracy
Published: Feb. 3, 2022, 8:59 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 50 seconds
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Why were talking about Ukraine... again
Published: Jan. 27, 2022, 9:19 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 53 seconds
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Bidens struggle to tackle four historic crises at once
Published: Jan. 21, 2022, 12:37 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds
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Not everyones sold on Bidens voting rights push. Will it work?
Published: Jan. 13, 2022, 8:19 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 44 seconds
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A son's death, Jan. 6, and a congressman's mission
Published: Jan. 7, 2022, 10:37 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 9 seconds
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One year later, has Bidens DOJ brought enough justice?
Published: Jan. 6, 2022, 11:09 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 43 seconds
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A lack of decorum: Congress in 2021
Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 8:42 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 16 seconds
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Are we too divided for unity?
Published: Dec. 9, 2021, 7:49 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 37 seconds
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One year (almost) of Bidens America
Published: Dec. 2, 2021, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 3 seconds
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The state of Trumps affairs
Published: Nov. 24, 2021, 2 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 49 seconds
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Prices are going up. Can Biden bring them down?
Published: Nov. 18, 2021, 7:32 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 15 seconds
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Are Biden's vaccine mandates an overreach of presidential power?
Published: Nov. 11, 2021, 2 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 43 seconds
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Biden promised unity. Voters are still divided.
Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 9:02 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 39 seconds
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McCarthy walks the Trump tightrope
Published: Oct. 28, 2021, 7:30 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 20 seconds
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American democracy in Peril
Published: Sept. 30, 2021, 7:44 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 23 seconds
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Biden mandates vaccines for millions. Can he do that?
Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 1 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 53 seconds
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Americas Song, Part 2
Published: Sept. 10, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 36 seconds
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Americas Song, Part 1
Published: Sept. 9, 2021, 6 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 11 seconds
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The presidential power to strike
Published: Sept. 2, 2021, 7:48 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 39 seconds
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Thousands have been evacuated from Afghanistan. Where will they go?
Published: Aug. 26, 2021, 6:47 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 31 seconds
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Biden vowed a smooth exit from Afghanistan. Now what?
Published: Aug. 19, 2021, 7:01 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 29 seconds
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Bidens climate agenda is bold. Is it enough?
Published: Aug. 12, 2021, 8:44 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds
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One big threat to Bidens agenda: The map
Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 7:12 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 29 seconds
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The future of the Jan. 6 commission
Published: July 29, 2021, 9:10 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 52 seconds
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Biden vs. the delta variant
Published: July 22, 2021, 8:27 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes
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Should the U.S. government still invest in space?
Published: July 15, 2021, 8:58 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 31 seconds
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Inside the Trump White House during the pandemic response
Published: July 8, 2021, 4:58 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 20 seconds
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What makes a president a good (or bad) leader?
Published: July 1, 2021, 8:15 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 40 seconds
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Bidens evolution on criminal justice
Published: June 24, 2021, 8:01 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 31 seconds
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Washingtons revolving door hits Biden on the way in
Published: June 17, 2021, 8:55 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 39 seconds
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Biden says America is back on the world stage. Is it?
Published: June 10, 2021, 8:40 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 32 seconds
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The mystery of the pandemics origins (and what it means for Biden)
Published: June 3, 2021, 7:29 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 1 second
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Biden wants to end housing discrimination. Can he do that?
Published: May 20, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds
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Not the 'normal' Washington Biden promised
Published: May 13, 2021, 9:41 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds
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Vaccine hesitancy at home, desperation abroad
Published: May 6, 2021, 9:26 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds
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Promises made. Promises kept?
Published: April 29, 2021, 7:31 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 24 seconds
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Menthol cigarettes kill more Black Americans. Should Biden ban them?
Published: April 22, 2021, 10:15 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes
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Will the president cancel student debt?
Published: April 15, 2021, 1 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 8 seconds
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How a voting law ignited a culture war
Published: April 8, 2021, 6:19 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 6 seconds
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Bidens big bet on big government
Published: April 1, 2021, 7:17 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 9 seconds
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Do presidents have the power to stop mass shootings?
Published: March 25, 2021, 4:10 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds
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The political power of culture wars
Published: March 18, 2021, 10:36 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 3 seconds
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Biden signed a $1.9 trillion bill. How much relief will Americans feel?
Published: March 11, 2021, 11:15 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 11 seconds
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How to fix our democracy? Start in Kindergarten.
Published: March 4, 2021, 11:20 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 23 seconds
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Reshaping the role of the Justice Department
Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 12:34 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 51 seconds
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Bidens shifting benchmarks for reopening schools
Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 11:42 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds
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The duty of a president during crisis
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 1:11 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 31 seconds
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Biden says he wants to reunite migrant families. It wont be easy.
Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 11:41 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 10 seconds
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Will Biden get you a vaccine?
Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 12:31 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 8 seconds
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The Biden era begins
Published: Jan. 21, 2021, 11:48 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 53 seconds
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Whats next for Trump?
Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 8:44 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 9 seconds
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One impeachment is rare. Two is unprecedented.
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 9:28 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 24 seconds
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Trump incited a mob. American Democracy suffered.
Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 11:29 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 41 seconds
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Trumps last chance
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 11:13 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 41 seconds
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Trump takes credit for the vaccine. Does he deserve it?
Published: Dec. 10, 2020, 10:30 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes
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Pardon me? And my family? And maybe my lawyer?
Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 3:05 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 49 seconds
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Trumps lame-duck agenda: Lessons from history and warnings for coronavirus
Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 10:55 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 1 second
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Does Trumps refusal to concede put national security at risk?
Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 12:44 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 3 seconds
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What do Trumps legal threats actually accomplish?
Published: Nov. 5, 2020, 9:24 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 30 seconds
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Trump and the economy: The administrations biggest victories also exacerbated our divides
Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 3 seconds
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Trump and science: An erosion of our institutions, in public and behind the scenes
Published: Oct. 28, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 3 seconds
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Trump and race: How the presidents rhetoric and policies divided us
Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 54 seconds
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How 2020 races across the country lay the groundwork for a presidents influence
Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 10:34 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 18 seconds
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The 2020 election is facing big challenges. Which ones matter most?
Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 10:54 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 47 seconds
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A week after we learned of Trumps covid-19 diagnosis, why dont we know more?
Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 11:53 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds
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What happens if Trump refuses to accept a loss?
Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 12:12 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 35 seconds
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How the Supreme Court became the most trusted branch, and how electoral politics might undo that
Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 9:58 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 32 seconds
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Is the federal government to blame for wildfires gone out of control?
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 7:21 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 25 seconds
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The Justice Dept. intervenes on behalf of Trump in defamation case. What happens next?
Published: Sept. 10, 2020, 5:24 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 48 seconds
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Two different stories of American unrest
Published: Sept. 3, 2020, 7:43 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 53 seconds
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Trump suggested sending law enforcement to the polls. Can he do that?
Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 9:13 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds
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Postal problems persist. (But your mail-in ballot is probably safe.)
Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 9:52 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 28 seconds
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How an extraordinary election season affects Trumps reelection chances
Published: Aug. 13, 2020, 6:22 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds
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TikTok flip-flop: Whats the presidents power over foreign companies?
Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 9:03 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 22 seconds
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How America votes is inherently unpredictable. So why do polling?
Published: July 30, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 27 seconds
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A double down on federal force, a do-over on coronavirus
Published: July 23, 2020, 9:43 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 41 seconds
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Conventions vs. covid-19: Trumps push for a spectacle while the virus surges
Published: July 16, 2020, 9:23 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 19 seconds
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Will the Courts decision on electors prevent (at least some) election mayhem?
Published: July 9, 2020, 8:14 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 58 seconds
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July 4 special: 'The Framers would not recognize the modern presidency.
Published: July 2, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 15 seconds
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Virus cases are surging in the U.S. Is our government better prepared now?
Published: June 25, 2020, 10:03 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 3 seconds
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An erratic and stunningly uninformed commander in chief: Inside Boltons book
Published: June 18, 2020, 7:28 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 12 seconds
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Public sentiment on police reform has shifted dramatically. Will it matter?
Published: June 11, 2020, 9:52 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 11 seconds
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Trumps response to unrest raises concerns among those trained to detect democratic regression
Published: June 4, 2020, 7:14 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 25 seconds
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Trump threatened military action to quell protests. Can he do that?
Published: June 2, 2020, 4:31 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 54 seconds
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Public health partisanship confronts a new reality: The virus is surging in rural America
Published: May 28, 2020, 10:11 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 44 seconds
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How Trump is leveraging the presidency to campaign against Biden
Published: May 21, 2020, 9:32 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 44 seconds
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Politics, pressure and pleas: The twisting case of Michael Flynn and the Justice Department
Published: May 14, 2020, 10:28 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 29 seconds
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The presidents desperate push to reopen America
Published: May 7, 2020, 10:58 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 40 seconds
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The Postal Service is in dire need. Trump wants to block the loan that could save them.
Published: April 30, 2020, 9:45 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 37 seconds
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The U.S. is spending trillions to save the economy. Where does all that money come from?
Published: April 23, 2020, 7:46 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 9 seconds
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Freezing funding, adjourning Congress, reopening states. What are the limits on Trumps power?
Published: April 16, 2020, 10:17 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 46 seconds
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A presidents push for an unproven cure
Published: April 9, 2020, 10:39 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 12 seconds
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States are competing for life-saving medical equipment. Who decides where it goes?
Published: April 2, 2020, 9:23 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 29 seconds
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Rugged individualism vs. social distancing enforcement: Who can keep us home and how?
Published: March 26, 2020, 8:23 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 10 seconds
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U.S. elections are being tested like never before. What comes next?
Published: March 19, 2020, 9:03 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 30 seconds
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The U.S. stumbled at the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Can we make up for lost time?
Published: March 12, 2020, 8:52 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 18 seconds
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Does the president have much power to control a viral outbreak?
Published: March 5, 2020, 11:35 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 26 seconds
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The delegate math questions you were too embarrassed to ask
Published: March 2, 2020, 5:11 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds
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Hacks, chaos and doubt: Lessons from the 2016 election revisited
Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 8 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 52 seconds
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The problems with pardon power
Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 11:40 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 54 seconds
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Trumps view of a unilaterally powerful president goes unchallenged
Published: Feb. 13, 2020, 10:07 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 34 seconds
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A president acquitted. The balance of power tested.
Published: Feb. 5, 2020, 10:33 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds
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Will the Iowa caucuses clarify anything? Lessons from history in an unpredictable year
Published: Jan. 30, 2020, 10 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 38 seconds
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How Boltons allegation no, not the one youre thinking of could change the impeachment trial
Published: Jan. 28, 2020, 9:35 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 45 seconds
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How Trumps impeachment lawyers could undermine him in court
Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 10:14 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 38 seconds
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Watchdog says the hold on Ukraine aid violated the law. Will it matter in the Senate trial?
Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 8:30 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 21 seconds
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Block witnesses? Allow evidence? The battles ahead for the Senate impeachment trial
Published: Jan. 16, 2020, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds
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Pelosi signals next step. Does anyone get what they wanted?
Published: Jan. 10, 2020, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 26 seconds
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Trump and Iran: The president's broad authority to strike
Published: Jan. 8, 2020, 10:23 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds
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Presidents who faced impeachment: Bill Clinton
Published: Dec. 27, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 58 seconds
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Presidents who faced impeachment: Richard Nixon
Published: Dec. 25, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 55 seconds
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Presidents who faced impeachment: Andrew Johnson
Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 54 seconds
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A divided Congress and a presidency on the line
Published: Dec. 19, 2019, 4:50 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 52 seconds
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After heated, long debate, the articles of impeachment move to the full House
Published: Dec. 13, 2019, 4:45 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 1 second
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Articles of impeachment against Trump are unveiled
Published: Dec. 10, 2019, 7:54 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 23 seconds
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Five things we know now that we didnt know last week
Published: Dec. 6, 2019, 7:12 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 52 seconds
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The inquiry moves to Judiciary. Can the presidents legal team sit this one out?
Published: Dec. 3, 2019, 8:24 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 24 seconds
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White House investigation reveals effort to justify Trumps Ukraine aid decision
Published: Nov. 26, 2019, 9:19 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 12 seconds
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After a week of hearings, what more do we know?
Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 10:10 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 14 seconds
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Eight people. Five hearings. Three days.
Published: Nov. 18, 2019, 9:59 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 29 seconds
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An ousted ambassador tells her story to Congress
Published: Nov. 15, 2019, 10:24 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 44 seconds
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A new inquiry phase and a new revelation: Your guide to the first public impeachment hearing
Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 2:35 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds
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What to expect when public hearings begin
Published: Nov. 8, 2019, 7:24 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds
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When secret testimonies go public
Published: Nov. 6, 2019, 8:06 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 31 seconds
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Congress wants to hear from John Bolton. What might he tell them?
Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 6:50 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 35 seconds
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House Democrats unveil rules for impeachment process. What changes now?
Published: Oct. 30, 2019, 5:23 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 12 seconds
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Republicans defense of Trump grows frantic. Will it work?
Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 10:59 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds
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If a president is impeached, can they run for reelection?
Published: Oct. 23, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 30 seconds
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McConnell prepped Republicans for a Senate trial. Heres what that trial might look like.
Published: Oct. 18, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 57 seconds
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Closed hearings, document deadlines and unanswered questions
Published: Oct. 15, 2019, 11:22 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 20 seconds
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How Trumps Syria decision is testing GOP support
Published: Oct. 11, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 37 seconds
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Congress requested depositions. The Trump administration blocked them. Who wins?
Published: Oct. 8, 2019, 10 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 1 second
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Does Trumps urging China to investigate the Bidens complicate the impeachment inquiry?
Published: Oct. 3, 2019, 10:52 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 55 seconds
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Are whistleblowers protected from the president?
Published: Oct. 1, 2019, 9:36 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 44 seconds
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A whistleblower. A phone call. A tipping point.
Published: Sept. 27, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 57 seconds
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California wants its own strict air pollution standards. Trump has other ideas.
Published: Sept. 20, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 11 seconds
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What happens when a president overrides science?
Published: Sept. 13, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 20 seconds
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Summer is an opportunity for presidents. Did Trump take it?
Published: Sept. 6, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 11 seconds
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Trumps latest trade war escalation: Ordering businesses out of China. Can he do that?
Published: Aug. 30, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 24 seconds
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Does the president have the power to buy Greenland?
Published: Aug. 23, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 15 seconds
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How much can a president affect gun policy?
Published: Aug. 9, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 7 seconds
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How far can a president go to get the intelligence chief he wants?
Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 2 seconds
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Problematic is an understatement: Robert Mueller testifies before Congress
Published: July 25, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 57 seconds
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How Trumps racist comments can be used against him in court
Published: July 19, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds
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Trump avoids releasing his business information to the courts for now
Published: July 12, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 5 seconds
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'The Framers would not recognize the modern presidency.'
Published: July 4, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 27 seconds
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Trump vs. Iran: A president's choices as commander in chief
Published: June 28, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 22 seconds
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Introducing: Moonrise
Published: June 21, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 17 seconds
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How the sprawling Democratic field will winnow down to Trump's single opponent
Published: June 14, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 27 seconds
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Here's what happens if Trump imposes tariffs on Mexican imports
Published: June 7, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds
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Investigating an investigation: Barrs newfound power to declassify materials
Published: May 31, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 50 seconds
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Will they or won't they? Where House Democrats stand on impeachment
Published: May 24, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds
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Why didn't the White House back an international effort to fight online extremism?
Published: May 17, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 38 seconds
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What happens when a president asserts executive privilege?
Published: May 10, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 47 seconds
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How does Attorney General Barr view presidential power?
Published: May 3, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 25 seconds
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Will Trump stop Congress from obtaining documents and testimonies?
Published: April 26, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 23 seconds
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The Mueller report, unpacked
Published: April 18, 2019, 10:41 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 34 seconds
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Trump dismantled leadership at DHS. Can he fill key vacancies however he wants to?
Published: April 12, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 59 seconds
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Trump's decision to definitely, maybe close the border now -- or a year from now
Published: April 5, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 45 seconds
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Trump's latest fight against Obamacare: Destroy it in the courts
Published: March 29, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 25 seconds
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Mueller report: What we still don't know
Published: March 25, 2019, 6:34 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 20 seconds
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Does a president ever stop campaigning?
Published: March 22, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 55 seconds
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Does the president get to decide which planes can fly?
Published: March 15, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 36 seconds
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Congressional Democrats ramp up investigations into Trump
Published: March 8, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 26 seconds
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What we learned from Michael Cohen's scathing testimony
Published: March 1, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 16 seconds
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Will Trumps emergency survive legal and congressional challenges?
Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 18 seconds
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Trump to declare a national emergency and Barr is confirmed
Published: Feb. 14, 2019, 10:59 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 13 seconds
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Better, faster, stronger? Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union address
Published: Feb. 6, 2019, 7:26 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 24 seconds
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How much power does an attorney general have to protect a president?
Published: Feb. 1, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds
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The Supreme Court allowed Trumps transgender troops ban to proceed. What happens next?
Published: Jan. 25, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 53 seconds
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The longer the shutdown lasts, the weirder the consequences get
Published: Jan. 18, 2019, 9:56 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 1 second
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Does Trump have the power to declare a national emergency to get border wall funding?
Published: Jan. 11, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds
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Will Trump face a challenger for the GOP's 2020 nomination?
Published: Jan. 4, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 1 second
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Trumps year of legal battles, Part 2: The Mueller probe
Published: Dec. 28, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 45 seconds
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Trumps year of legal battles, Part 1: Suits and settlements
Published: Dec. 21, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 42 seconds
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What does Cohens sentencing mean for Trump? Presented by Post Reports
Published: Dec. 14, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 34 seconds
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Will Trump, "a tariff man," win the trade war with China?
Published: Dec. 7, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds
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What power does Trump have to push back on GM for closing U.S. plants?
Published: Nov. 30, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 59 seconds
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How much power does a president have over election recounts?
Published: Nov. 16, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 33 seconds
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How will Democrats use their new power as a check on the president?
Published: Nov. 9, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds
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Trump forced out his attorney general. Can he do that?
Published: Nov. 7, 2018, 11:52 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 6 seconds
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How do the midterm election results reflect on the president?
Published: Nov. 7, 2018, 7:23 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 14 seconds
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President Trump has played an outsize role in midterm campaigns. Can he do that?
Published: Nov. 2, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 4 seconds
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Trump says he'll stop a migrant group from crossing the U.S. southern border. Can he do that?
Published: Oct. 26, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 10 seconds
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Trump faces a challenging moment in Saudi-U.S. relations. What's at stake?
Published: Oct. 19, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 54 seconds
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Trump made some strange financial moves in the decade before he became president. Can he do that?
Published: Oct. 12, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 3 seconds
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How can the Supreme Court maintain impartiality in America's modern political climate?
Published: Oct. 5, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds
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Kavanaugh and Ford will testify at the Senate. Here's what to expect.
Published: Sept. 26, 2018, 10:20 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 45 seconds
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Trump ordered Russia investigation documents declassified. Can he do that?
Published: Sept. 21, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 11 seconds
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President Trump says we are absolutely, totally prepared for Hurricane Florence. Are we?
Published: Sept. 14, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 12 seconds
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A harrowing book, an anonymous op-ed and a White House in chaos
Published: Sept. 7, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 2 seconds
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Exclusive: Phone call between President Trump and Bob Woodward
Published: Sept. 4, 2018, 4:08 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 49 seconds
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Trump threatened to "take a look" at Google for "rigged" results. Can he do that?
Published: Aug. 31, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 14 seconds
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Michael Cohen spent years alongside Trump. What might he know?
Published: Aug. 24, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 40 seconds
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Michael Cohen implicates Trump. Paul Manafort is found guilty. What happens now?
Published: Aug. 22, 2018, 6:05 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 45 seconds
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Trump is trying to enforce an NDA against Omarosa Manigault Newman. Can he do that?
Published: Aug. 17, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 47 seconds
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Trump wants to distance himself from Paul Manaforts trial. Can he do that?
Published: Aug. 10, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds
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Trump says that even if there were collusion, there was no crime. Can he do that?
Published: Aug. 4, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 25 seconds
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What Trump's rhetoric at his rallies can tell us about his approach towards policy and diplomacy
Published: July 13, 2018, 10:56 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds
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How to Flip the House: The takeaways for 2018
Published: June 29, 2018, 5:08 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 16 seconds
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How to Flip the House: The secret heist of 2010
Published: June 28, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 seconds
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How to Flip the House: The 2006 blue wave
Published: June 27, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 11 seconds
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How to Flip the House: The 1994 Republican revolution
Published: June 26, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 24 seconds
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How to Flip the House: A prologue on why midterm elections matter
Published: June 25, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds
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A week of mixed messaging on border separations
Published: June 22, 2018, 10:44 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 31 seconds
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The DOJ report on Comey: What you should know
Published: June 15, 2018, 9:35 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 48 seconds
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'A meet-and-greet-plus': What to expect from Trump's sit-down with Kim Jong Un
Published: June 9, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 55 seconds
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The Tale of the 'Trump Triers'
Published: May 26, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 27 seconds
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What to expect in Year Two of the Mueller investigation
Published: May 19, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 27 seconds
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The president is backing out of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Will the Trump Doctrine work?
Published: May 11, 2018, 8:41 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 21 seconds
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Midterms and Trump: What to look for as we enter primary season
Published: May 5, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 27 seconds
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Will Trump get Americans off of welfare?
Published: April 28, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 52 seconds
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Will courts let the Trump administration put a citizenship question on the Census?
Published: April 21, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 48 seconds
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Special episode: Trumps lawyer got raided by the FBI. Now what will Trump do?
Published: April 12, 2018, 9:56 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 13 seconds
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Will Trump change how America pays for its infrastructure?
Published: April 7, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 31 seconds
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Will Trump change America's relationship with internet privacy?
Published: March 31, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 8 seconds
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When will Trump stop firing people and settle on his A-team?
Published: March 24, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 43 seconds
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Will Trump convince Kim Jong-Un to give up nuclear weapons?
Published: March 17, 2018, 7 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 54 seconds
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Does the President have the power to downsize the government?
Published: March 10, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 4 seconds
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Should the president run the White House like a family business?
Published: March 2, 2018, 9:22 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 37 seconds
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Will teen victims of school shootings force a change in federal gun laws?
Published: Feb. 21, 2018, 11:34 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 24 seconds
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Will Trump strike a deal on the Dream Act?
Published: Feb. 16, 2018, 10:41 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 24 seconds
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Special episode: The Nunes memo and what it means
Published: Feb. 2, 2018, 11:36 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 39 seconds
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Special episode: Trump's first State of the Union address
Published: Jan. 31, 2018, 8:41 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 4 seconds
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Special episode: A State of the Union listening guide
Published: Jan. 26, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 3 seconds
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Special episode: One year after Trumps inauguration, we revisit his speech
Published: Jan. 19, 2018, 8 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 53 seconds
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We'll be back in 2018
Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 41 seconds
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Special episode: What does Doug Jones's win in Alabama mean for the country?
Published: Dec. 13, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 7 seconds
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Trump's lawyer says a president can't obstruct justice. Can he?
Published: Dec. 8, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 54 seconds
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Is Trump reshaping an entire branch of government -- the judiciary?
Published: Dec. 1, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 18 seconds
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Why do American presidents pardon turkeys anyway? A holiday episode.
Published: Nov. 22, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds
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Trumps pressuring the Justice Dept to investigate Clinton. Can he do that?
Published: Nov. 17, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 40 seconds
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One year since Trump's election: Live show
Published: Nov. 10, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 25 seconds
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How much power does a president have to prevent terrorist attacks?
Published: Nov. 3, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 55 seconds
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Special episode: Trump's associates have been indicted. Can Trump himself emerge unscathed?
Published: Oct. 31, 2017, 10 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 13 seconds
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Will Trump lose GOP majorities in 2018 if he keeps fighting with Republican lawmakers?
Published: Oct. 27, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 38 seconds
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Will President Trump end the opioid crisis?
Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds
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Is it within a president's power to strip broadcast licenses?
Published: Oct. 13, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 52 seconds
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Did Trump advisers break the law by using personal email for White House business?
Published: Sept. 29, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 6 seconds
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What can Paul Manafort's actions tell us about the Trump campaigns ties to Russia?
Published: Sept. 22, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 2 seconds
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Will Trump be able to work with Democrats and still maintain the support of his base?
Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds
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What does Trump really want for the 'dreamers'?
Published: Sept. 8, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 40 seconds
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Will Trump get emergency response funding for Texas, as promised?
Published: Sept. 1, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 32 seconds
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What's lost when a president opts out of ceremonial duties?
Published: Aug. 25, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 10 seconds
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Does a president need to unify the country to govern effectively?
Published: Aug. 18, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 34 seconds
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How much power does a president have to lead us to nuclear war?
Published: Aug. 11, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 41 seconds
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Will Trump's new chief of staff fix a White House in chaos?
Published: Aug. 4, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 56 seconds
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Is it unusual for a president to publicly berate members of his own cabinet?
Published: July 28, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds
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Trump promised to bring back American jobs, can he do that?
Published: July 21, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 58 seconds
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Did Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer violate the law?
Published: July 14, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Will Trump deliver on his health-care promises? (Part II)
Published: June 30, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 15 seconds
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Special episode: Obama's secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin's election assault
Published: June 23, 2017, 11 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 38 seconds
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How much of Obama's Cuba policies could Trump rollback?
Published: June 16, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 33 minutes 12 seconds
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Will Trump accomplish his infrastructure promises?
Published: June 9, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 28 seconds
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Special episode: What we learned from Comey's testimony
Published: June 8, 2017, 10 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 8 seconds
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Is Trump isolating our strongest allies by backing away from key agreements?
Published: June 2, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 51 seconds
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What can Michael Flynn's actions tell us about the Russia investigation?
Published: May 26, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 28 seconds
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Amid turmoil in the U.S., can Trump's first international trip turn things around?
Published: May 19, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 33 seconds
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Special episode: Can a president reveal classified information?
Published: May 16, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 16 seconds
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How much power does a president have to affect an investigation?
Published: May 12, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds
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Special episode: Can Trump fire the FBI director?
Published: May 10, 2017, 5:30 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 41 seconds
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Would Trump be able to break up the 9th Circuit Court?
Published: May 5, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 33 seconds
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100 days: Is Trump in violation of his contract with American voters?
Published: April 28, 2017, 7:15 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 40 seconds
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Do power struggles in the White House make Trump a more effective president?
Published: April 21, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 28 seconds
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When it comes to acts of war, how far can Trump go?
Published: April 14, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 3 seconds
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What can (and cant) Trump associates do when it comes to Russia?
Published: April 7, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 54 seconds
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Does Ivanka Trumps new White House role hold up against legal and ethical standards?
Published: March 31, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 34 seconds
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Will Trump be able to deliver on his healthcare promises?
Published: March 24, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 51 seconds
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Will Trump really cut programs people depend on?
Published: March 17, 2017, 7 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 18 seconds
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Are Trump's attacks on the media a threat to freedom of the press?
Published: March 10, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes 5 seconds
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Does Trumps success depend on his relationship with Congress?
Published: March 3, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 3 seconds
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Do President Trump's business conflicts violate the Constitution?
Published: Feb. 24, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 32 seconds
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Will Trump ever release his tax returns?
Published: Feb. 17, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 4 seconds
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Should Trump be spending weekends at Mar-a-Lago?
Published: Feb. 10, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 35 seconds
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Will President Trump's immigration ban survive?
Published: Feb. 3, 2017, 8 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 20 seconds
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Introduction to the podcast
Published: Jan. 23, 2017, 3 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
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