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  • Charlie Kirk’s Suspected Killer Is in Custody, Authorities Say

    Charlie Kirk’s Suspected Killer Is in Custody, Authorities Say
    2025/09/12
    Two days after Kirk's assassination in Utah, law enforcement has arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Gov. Spencer Cox explains some of the evidence, including messages on the bullet casings found at the scene. Cox also appeals to young Americans to change the country's politics, calling social media "a cancer on our society," as students hold campus vigils for Kirk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 分
  • Fears of Escalating Political Violence After Charlie Kirk’s Murder

    Fears of Escalating Political Violence After Charlie Kirk’s Murder
    2025/09/11
    Can Democrats and Republicans rise to the occasion after the murder of Charlie Kirk and tone down the rising vitriol of political discourse? Kirk leaves behind a legacy of civil debate with those he disagreed with, but can President Trump and others encourage a more positive way forward without resorting to violence? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 分
  • Stalling Jobs Numbers, Biden's Record, and Trump's Economic Mission

    Stalling Jobs Numbers, Biden's Record, and Trump's Economic Mission
    2025/09/10
    New figures show hiring slowed in August, the U.S. economy was worse than reported in 2024, and real wages for the median American barely went up last year. Do the data revisions help explain why voters were so unhappy with Joe Biden? And is Donald Trump losing track of his economic mandate, amid a raid on a Hyundai site and an expanding loophole for tax free tips? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 分
  • The GOP's Plan to Tweak the Rules for Senate Confirmation

    The GOP's Plan to Tweak the Rules for Senate Confirmation
    2025/09/09
    With Senate Democrats holding up Donald Trump’s picks even for relatively minor jobs, Majority Leader John Thune proposes to speed confirmation by changing the chamber's rules to allow approval of blocks of uncontroversial nominees. Is this a good idea to restore a historical norm, or could it backfire if Democrats demand further rule rewrites when they return to power? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 分
  • The Crisis of Confidence in the Western Tradition

    The Crisis of Confidence in the Western Tradition
    2025/09/08
    The values of the Western tradition have come under attack for unleashing a variety of sins, but is there a revival on the horizon? Paul Gigot speaks with historian Allen Guelzo about how “self-hatred” of Western civilization’s achievements has replaced thoughtful self-criticism, how much of this can be contributed to an ignorance of history, and the goals of Guelzo’s newest project, 'The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 分
  • The GOP's Worries About RFK Jr.'s Health Department Mess

    The GOP's Worries About RFK Jr.'s Health Department Mess
    2025/09/05
    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets grilled on Capitol Hill, including by Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Barrasso, both of them physicians, about his agenda on vaccines, views of Operation Warp Speed, and staff changes at his department. Meantime, Florida officials say they will push to end all state immunization mandates, including in schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 分
  • Trump Strikes Venezuelan Traffickers / China’s Big Military Parade

    Trump Strikes Venezuelan Traffickers / China’s Big Military Parade
    2025/09/04
    Donald Trump orders an airstrike on a speed boat in the Caribbean that he says was carrying narcotics, but should Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro also be worried, as the U.S. orders serious naval assets to the region? Meantime, Xi Jinping has a friendly photo-op with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, amid a military parade in Beijing that showcases an axis of American adversaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 分
  • A Political Brawl Over DEI at Virginia's Public Universities

    A Political Brawl Over DEI at Virginia's Public Universities
    2025/09/03
    Democrats move to eject 22 of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's board appointees at three colleges, which they say is to protect the schools from Trump Administration meddling. But the Education Department accuses George Mason University of “illegally using race” in hiring, and Republicans are going to the state Supreme Court, arguing that Youngkin's appointees aren't fired at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 分