Podcast
Trump's Terms
Host Scott Detrow curates NPR's reporting, analysis and updates on the 47th President, focusing on actions and policies that challenge precedent and upend political norms, raising questions about what a President can do — and whether his efforts will benefit the voters who returned him to power.
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- Politics chart
- #85
- Episodes
- 520
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Typical length
- 5 min
- On air since
- 2023
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
520 episodes, newest first
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5 min
How Vance's midterm message differs from Trump's and what that says about 2028
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The challenge for Vice President JD Vance right now is in promoting GOP candidates while the Republican president he serves is unpopular. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports.
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5 min
Support for Trump among white evangelicals has plummeted, polls reveal
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Three new polls suggest that President Trump is losing ground among white evangelicals. What explains this drop — and will it affect the midterm elections?
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4 min
Trump's relationship with Putin comes under fire ahead of the midterms
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President Trump's relationship with Russia's Vladimir Putin is under scrutiny again as the president makes deals with Moscow ahead of the midterms. NPR's Franco Ordoñez reports.
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5 min
Iran says it's prepared to go back to war amid threat from the U.S. and Israel
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Iran is preparing for a potential attack from the U.S. and Israel after the midterms. NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports.
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4 min
Rural voters have soured on Trump. In Ohio, that could decide the Senate election
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There are multiple toss-up races in Ohio, including a high profile contest for U.S. Senate. But if Democrats want to win the seat, they'll have to reach out to traditionally Republican voters. NPR's Saige Miller reports.
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5 min
Trump campaigns in North Carolina as GOP stops on-air spending for Senate candidate
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President Trump visited North Carolina, even as Republicans have stopped spending money on air for their U.S. Senate candidate. NPR's Tamara Keith reports.
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5 min
Trump touts his executive power to make his case to midterm voters
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President Trump is leaning into unprecedented power ahead of midterm Election Day. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports.
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5 min
Trump's biggest ballroom donors revealed: who are they?
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Washington Post investigative reporter Sarah Blaskey about new documents obtained by the Post that detail donors to the White House ballroom project.
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5 min
Despite bad inflation report, Trump says economy is doing fine
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The latest tough inflation report reinforces the challenge for President Trump and GOP candidates ahead into the midterm elections. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports.
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4 min
CNN, MS NOW and Politico prevail against White House — for now
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A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House because he does not like the nature of their coverage — at least, not until the matter goes to a formal trial. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.
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5 min
How Trump reshaped the DOJ's Civil Rights Division to serve his agenda
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The Civil Rights Division, long the crown jewel of the Justice Department, has been radically reshaped under President Trump, using its enforcement powers to pursue the president's MAGA agenda. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
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5 min
Trump wants to turn one of his Florida golf clubs into a Camp David-style retreat
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Antonio Fins, Palm Beach Post politics editor, about his report of President Trump's proposed presidential golf retreat in South Florida.
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3 min
Trump hits the road to campaign for GOP candidates ahead of the midterm elections
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President Trump hits the campaign trail as Republicans look to rally turnout ahead of the midterms. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports.
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5 min
Trump administration using massive civil fines to push self-deportations
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Some undocumented immigrants face fines of more than a million dollars for failing to follow deportation orders from years ago.
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4 min
Former special counsel Jack Smith defends investigation into Trump on Capitol Hill
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Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended two criminal indictments against President Trump on Capitol Hill. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
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4 min
What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
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President Trump, for the second year in a row, is refusing to send some of that money to the places that Congress says it has to go, setting off a fresh battle with lawmakers over who controls federal spending. NPR's Eric McDaniel reports.
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8 min
Taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads raise questions about their legality
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former White House ethics czar Norman Eisen about the ethical and legal questions raised by new Trump administration advertisements, which are funded by taxpayer money.
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5 min
With midterms closing in, some Republicans distance from Trump
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There's a rare thing happening inside President Trump's Republican Party: dissent. The president has long insisted on loyalty, but in recent weeks, a growing number of Republican candidates and elected officials have distanced themselves from core pieces of his agenda: from calling for an end to the U.S. war with Iran and relief from high prices, to criticizing his handling of key agenda issues like immigration. NPR's Elena Moore reports. m
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4 min
FBI investigating after hackers say they took sensitive data from agency's jobs site
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The FBI is investigating criminal hackers' claims of breaching its jobs website. The apparent hack poses a potential counterintelligence risk and a safety concern for employees and applicants. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
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3 min
Trump administration drops 760,000 Americans from ACA coverage, citing fraud
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Citing widespread fraud, JD Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz announced 760,000 Americans had been kicked off health insurance purchased in the federal ACA marketplace. The move raises lots of questions. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports.
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