California faces insurance crisis amid extreme weather
Before thousands lost their homes in the recent Los Angeles wildfires, many had lost their insurance. Some residents found that their policies had been cancelled as companies said the rising cost of rebuilding, and the risk of extreme weather, was too great. In a world increasingly threatened by climate change, there’s no easy fix to the state’s insurance crisis. William Brangham reports.
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How the courts may serve as a check on Trump's presidency
S2025 E41 - 8m 38s
The start of President Trump's second administration has brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government, including pushing the legal boundaries of executive authority. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Georgetown law professor Steven Vladeck for our series looking at big questions about the changing laws, institutions and norms, On Democracy.
Chad Wolf on Trump's progress in reshaping immigration
S2025 E41 - 7m 42s
President Trump spent his first weeks in office reshaping much of the American immigration system through executive actions and working to see through a campaign promise of mass deportations. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Chad Wolf, the former acting DHS secretary and current executive director of the conservative think tank America First Policy Institute.
Ex-CFPB director discusses Trump's effort to shut agency
S2025 E41 - 5m
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been shut down by President Trump, at least for this week and possibly much longer. The agency, created by Congress after the 2008 financial crisis, has limited credit card fees, made mortgage loans easier to understand and returned billions of dollars to consumers. Geoff Bennett discussed more with former CFPB director Rohit Chopra.
Trump escalates trade battle with steel, aluminum tariffs
S2025 E41 - 4m 54s
President Trump pledged new 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. Two key American allies, Canada and Mexico, would be significantly impacted, but so would American businesses and consumers. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Greg Ip of The Wall Street Journal.
Judge says Trump ignoring his order to pause funding freeze
S2025 E41 - 3m 35s
A federal judge said that President Trump has violated his order to lift a blanket freeze on federal spending and again directed the administration to release the funds. That comes as top prosecutors in nearly half the country sued the administration for withholding medical research funding. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump approval polls
S2025 E41 - 8m 24s
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the first polling about how the American public views President Trump's second term so far, Elon Musk's cuts hurting Republican states and Trump saying he doesn't view Vice President Vance as his successor.
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