17-07-2025
The Senate Surrenders on Spending, and Trump's New Epstein Strategy
Hosted by Tracy Mumford
Produced by Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart
Edited by Ian StewartJessica Metzger and Tracy Mumford
Featuring Jan Hoffman
Senate Approves Trump's Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds, by Catie Edmondson
Trump Has Draft of Letter to Fire Fed Chair. He Asked Republicans if He Should Send It., by Maggie Haberman and Colby Smith
Trump's New Strategy on Epstein Fallout: Blame the Democrats, by Luke Broadwater and Erica L. Green
Upended by Meth, Some Communities Are Paying Users to Quit, by Jan Hoffman
Scandal-Ridden Fyre Festival Is Sold for $245,000 on eBay, by Neil Vigdor
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