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Washington Post
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Mamdani's win and the future of Trump's war powers, tax bill
Mamdani's primary win in New York excited progressives as the Democratic Party tries to find its footing after its 2024 losses. Host Colby Itkowitz talks with national enterprise reporter Sarah Ellison about whether Mamdani's victory could be a road map for the party. They also talk with senior congressional reporter Paul Kane about whether the Senate will pass Trump's big tax bill and how congressional Republicans have continued to cede power to the executive branch. Today's show was produced by Laura Benshoff. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and Reena Flores. It was mixed by Sean Carter. Thanks also to Arjun Singh. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
Washington Post
28-05-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Trump vs. Harvard
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security issued an order barring Harvard from enrolling foreign students, claiming that Harvard had created an unsafe environment by allowing 'anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators' to assault students on campus. The order said that students enrolled at Harvard must transfer schools or lose their legal status. A federal judge has blocked the effort for now, but thousands of international students are unsure if they will be able to return to Harvard in the fall. Host Colby Itkowitz speaks with higher education reporter Danielle Douglas-Gabriel about why the Trump administration has put Harvard University in its crosshairs, and how the university is pushing back. You can read the Letter to the Editor co-written by three Harvard international students in The Washington Post's Opinion section here. Today's show was produced by Emma Talkoff, with help from Peter Bresnan. It was mixed by Sean Carter. And edited by Ariel Plotnick. Thanks to Alyssa Rosenberg and Chastity Pratt. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
Washington Post
20-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
The cryptocurrency that buys access to Trump
Just days before his inauguration, President Donald Trump launched his own meme coin, a novelty cryptocurrency. Since then, the Trump Organization has made millions of dollars off its sale and has invited the top investors to a private dinner, set to happen later this week. Technology reporter Drew Harwell talks to Post Reports co-host Colby Itkowitz about how Trump got involved in cryptocurrency and the foreign investors buying access to Trump via his meme coin. Today's show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy, with help from Lucas Trevor. It was mixed by Sam Bair, and edited by Ariel Plotnick. Thanks to Shawn Boburg. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
Washington Post
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Israel shatters the ceasefire with Hamas
People walk amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an overnight Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. (Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images) More than 400 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in Tuesday's attacks, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, making it one of the deadliest days of the 17-month war. Host Colby Itkowitz talks with Miriam Berger, who has been covering the conflict for The Post, about what it's like in Gaza right now and what this means for the possibility of a ceasefire in the future. Today's show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy with help from Bishop Sand. It was edited by Lucy Perkins with help from Reena Flores, and mixed by Sam Bair. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
