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This Daily podcast episode focuses on the impact of President Trump's administration's actions on federal employees. The podcast features interviews with numerous anonymous and identified federal workers who describe their experiences with firings, buyouts ("fork in the road" emails), and the chilling atmosphere creat...

A Conversation With the Architect of Trump's New Trade War

18 Feb 2025

30m

Trump Shocks Europe

17 Feb 2025

23m

'The Interview': Senator Ruben Gallego on the Democrats’ Problem: ‘We’re Always Afraid’

15 Feb 2025

37m

Trump 2.0: Musk in the Oval, a Gift to Mayor Adams and a Win for Putin

14 Feb 2025

35m

How Close Are We to Another Pandemic?

13 Feb 2025

25m

A Constitutional Crisis

12 Feb 2025

26m

The Demise of U.S.A.I.D. — and American Soft Power

11 Feb 2025

33m

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This podcast episode from The Daily discusses the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Trump administration. The episode features interviews with reporters who explain USAID's origins in the Cold War as a tool for soft power, its evolution post-9/11, and the controver...