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Washington Post
08-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Is Trump going back on his economic promises?
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in front of the West Wing of the White House on Thursday. (Alex Brandon/AP) Will voters tolerate economic pain from Trump's tariffs? Senior politics reporter Aaron Blake talks with The Post's senior political correspondent Naftali Bendavid and White House correspondent Michael Birnbaum about Trump's inconsistent messaging on the economy and foreign policy this week. Beyond tariffs, they discuss how foreign leaders are responding to Trump on Ukraine and immigration. Today's show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and Sean Sullivan and mixed by Sam Bair. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
Washington Post
19-02-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Trump turns on Ukraine
The United States and Russia just completed their first round of diplomatic talks to end the war in Ukraine since the start of Russian invasion in 2022. The exclusion of Ukraine representatives from the talks signals a new approach and new U.S. interests in the region. Host Martine Powers talks with White House correspondent Michael Birnbaum about Trump's conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and why the United States' actions over the past week have alarmed its European allies. Today's show was produced by Bishop Sand. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and mixed by Sam Bair. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
