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A Maryland father was mistakenly sent to a Salvadoran prison. The administration called it an “administrative error.” Nick Miroff of The Atlantic joins to discuss.   Farmers, a constituency that supported Trump, are worried about the impact of tariffs. The Wall Street Journal ’s Kristina Peterson talks about how they’re feeling. Politico ’s Alice Miranda Ollstein...

Americans are feeling uneasy about the economy. Business Insider ’s Emily Stewart describes why. New election results from Wisconsin and Florida provide indications to how voters are thinking about Trump and Elon Musk. NBC News and Politico have the details. Last week, Palestinians protested Hamas in Gaza. NPR ’s Daniel Estrin explains the actions’ significance. Plus, the Justice...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been denying people entry into the country after searching their phones. Gaby Del Valle from The Verge details what travelers should know about their rights. Andrea González-Ramírez, senior writer for The Cut , joins to discuss her reporting on a woman who was criminally charged after suffering a miscarriage. The Washington Post ’s Patrick Marley tells...

The Trump administration’s drive to dismantle inclusion policies is undercutting federal funding for scientific-research grants. The 19th looks into some of the fallout.   CNN reports on how special elections for two House seats in Florida this week have Republican leaders worried about their razor-thin majority.   A preliminary report from South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliat...

Politico ’s Dasha Burns joins to discuss the political blowback after the leak of a Trump administration group chat on Signal that included war plans. Plus, Trump pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.N. ambassador, mass layoffs at HHS, and what archaeologists learned from ancient footprints in North America. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

The Washington Post ’s Todd Frankel joins to talk about how Elon Musk and Trump’s claims of rampant fraud and waste at the Social Security Administration are overblown. Meanwhile, new rules on Social Security overpayments go into effect this week, CBS News reports. Erin Mulvaney with the Wall Street Journal explains why Trump is targeting law firms with executive orders. The leaders of...

Earlier this month Venezuelans were designated as gang members by the U.S. with little to no due process, deported to El Salvador, and imprisoned. Photojournalist Philip Holsinger with Time , who was on the tarmac when they arrived, describes what he observed. Government officials faced hard questions in a congressional hearing about how a journalist ended up in a private conversation about war pl...

Trump officials inadvertently added a journalist to a text thread discussing sensitive military plans, The Atlantic reports. It all took place over a non-government-sanctioned messaging app called Signal. Trump’s border and immigration crackdown is sweeping up unexpected people, including some with valid documents and some for expressing their opinions on the administration. NBC and Politico...

Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education could hurt rural and low-income schools. Axios reports that states that voted for Trump might be hit the hardest.   Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to El Salvador after the Trump administration alleged, without sharing evidence, that they belonged to a gang. The Washington Post ’s Silvia Foster-Frau explains how...

Are the checks and balances that define American democracy breaking down? Ankush Khardori, an attorney, former federal prosecutor, and senior writer for Politico , joins to help us take stock of this moment — and where we go from here. Plus, Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, former high-ranking government officials had their Social Security numbers l...

Health officials in Texas say the measles outbreak could take a year to contain. Stat has the details. A father in mourning spoke to The Atlantic about what it was like to lose a child to the disease. Reuters ’ Dawn Chmielewski explains the unusual role the White House is playing in the sale of TikTok. Justin Williams and Sabreena Merchant with The Athletic share what they’ll be watchi...

Two astronauts returned to Earth yesterday after spending more than nine months in space. Andrea Leinfelder, reporter at the Houston Chronicle , tells us about the journey.  The latest from two crises overseas: Hours after Putin agreed in a phone call with Trump to pause attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Russia launched missiles and drones into Ukraine. And Israeli forces have resum...

Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement early Tuesday after a wave of military strikes in Gaza killed more than 400 people, Palestinian authorities said. A federal judge pressed Justice Department officials to explain why flights carrying Venezuelan migrants were allowed to land in El Salvador despite a ruling he issued to turn the flights back. ABC News reports that the judge wa...

The U.S. apprehended and deported valid visa and green-card holders over the past few months. Newsweek reports that among them was a doctor from Brown University’s medical school. Business Insider says the administration’s hardline immigration policy and trade war are scaring away tourists. Trump invoked a wartime law to deport hundreds of migrants allegedly affiliated with a Venezuela...

On today’s show: David Weigel of Semafor joins to talk about the various responses to the Trump administration from Democrats and those forming an early opposition to his moves.   Plus, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer changes his position and backs the GOP’s funding bill, Trump’s effort to ban birthright citizenship   makes it to the Supreme Court, and Donatella Ve...

In recent weeks, there's been rising consumer backlash against Tesla. The Wall Street Journal ’s Becky Peterson explains how Elon Musk's role in Trump's government is impacting his businesses. The Washington Post ’s Mary Beth Sheridan examines Trump’s relationship with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. A judge says Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in a Louisiana immigration jail...

On today’s show: Daniel Flatley of Bloomberg News explains Trump’s tariff policies and some of the economic pressures around them. The Guardian examines why the Department of Education is investigating allegations of antisemitism on college campuses.   CNN ’s Deidre McPhillips looks at what happened the last time the U.S. faced a significant measles outbreak — and the valuable les...

On today’s show: Immigration authorities arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who led demonstrations on campus. NBC News reports on how Trump has promised that it’s the first of many such arrests to come. Amanda Coletta , Canada correspondent for the Washington Post , explains how Trump’s actions have affected politics in the country. &nbsp...

On today’s show: House Speaker Mike Johnson introduced a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown scheduled for Friday. NBC News reports that Trump is on board but that it’s unclear if Republicans have the votes to pass the bill in either chamber. Sanne Wass, a reporter in Denmark for Bloomberg , joins to discuss how Trump’s comments about taking over Greenlan...

On today’s show: Aaron Wiener of the Washington Post joins to discuss the confusion among federal workers as some returned to offices with canceled leases . ProPublica ’s Joshua Kaplan explains how an evangelical pastor and House Speaker Mike Johnson came to share a home in Washington, D.C. Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins joins this week’s Apple News In Conversation to talk a...

On today’s show: ProPublica ’s Andy Kroll examines how Trump’s cuts at the IRS could make it harder for the federal government to root out fraud.   Dylan Baddour of Inside Climate News joins to explain a case at the Supreme Court pitting Texas against the federal government on nuclear-waste disposal.   Leslie Patton, a consumer reporter at Bloomberg News , examines what...

On today’s show: President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress last night, for the first time in his second term. In his speech he covered a wide range of topics as Republicans cheered and Democrats staged small protests. NBC News has the key takeaways. Trump has said he wants Palestinians out of Gaza. NPR breaks down a plan proposed by Egypt to keep them there and rebuild. Plus, Rep...

On today’s show: Trump’s tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China went into effect Monday night, and China and Canada quickly retaliated. The Washington Post examines what it could all mean for the price of goods, and Bloomberg looks at the possible economic fallout in Mexico. Ann Marimow from the Washington Post joins to discuss an unusual case before the Supreme Court today pitting...

On today’s show: After a contentious meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, European leaders rallied around Ukraine and pledged increased economic and military support. ABC News has the details on the new aid and a proposed framework for a peace deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Desmond Butler with the Washington Post reports that Elon Musk – whose DOGE team is trying to cut down...

On today’s show: Zelenskyy and Trump will meet in Washington today to discuss a mineral-sharing agreement. The Wall Street Journal ’s Ian Lovett explains the stakes, and the Journal also reports on why it will be difficult to extract those minerals from Ukraine.   Mary Steurer with the North Dakota Monitor told us about a trial that started this week involving Greenpeace. Environm...