Trump addresses Congress and plays chicken with tariffs in a show of power; Trump and Vance betray Ukraine’s Zelensky to his face and align with Russia; and we all grapple with the ways Covid changed America.

And where things stand after that meeting.

While Justices Roberts and Barrett agree the administration should pay $2 billion it owes in foreign aid, four justices are apparently cool with a bit of contempt of court.

How drastic federal funding cuts are already being felt in America and beyond.

Adam Chandler joins to discuss his book 99% Perspiration, and examines long-standing myths around work in America.

The president prepares to address the House and Senate with a government shutdown looming.

How will the introduction of robot referees fundamentally affect football and baseball?

One commonality among women incarcerated for homicide raises the question, what is self-defense—and who’s entitled to it?

This week, the hosts discuss I’m Still Here, Trump’s disruptions at the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kennedy Center, and an exclusive interview with Oscars CEO Bill Kramer.

An eggsplanation.

Trump proposes a gold card, Musk resembles a techno-fascist, and black plastic spatulas are actually fine.

We’re now a country where you don’t know if you’re being arrested or kidnapped (and that’s the point).

Lawsuits, protests and Elon Musk's Achilles Heel

The transatlantic alliance is over and mobster tactics reign; the House GOP budget resolution portends likely Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for the rich; and Trump makes aggressive moves against the press

Is the next step a negotiation for Gaza’s future—or a return to war?

Even in deep-red districts, constituents were letting politicians know how they felt about DOGE’s cuts—and they were not happy.

Who is Trump’s youngest son? Turns out, he’s whatever you want him to be.

Luis Rubiales’ trial and its broader impact on Spanish and European soccer.

It’s happened before. It's worked in other countries. And what else can we do?

This week, the hosts discuss the return of Severance, the Oscar-nominated Palestinian film No Other Land, and Buzzfeed’s new social media platform BF Island.

Crypto poured money into the campaign, now the first family is cashing in.

Trump alienates the EU, Intel may break-up, and Quince is dominating the dupe market.

Spotting the difference between “muscular unitary executive” and “monarchy” is getting tougher by the day.

He's slashing the federal workforce. He's gutting programs he doesn't like. But at the end of the day, what does he want?

The bonfire of Justice Department resignations amid the corrupt bargain of Eric Adams; Musk and DOGE and the palantír of the IRS and Social Security; and how progressives broke the government.