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EPISODE · Mar 14, 2025 · 35 MIN

Dems' shutdown discord, a tariff backlash and Elon Musk

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Democrats are bristling at the decision by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to vote for a GOP bill averting a government shutdown. Senior politics reporter Aaron Blake speaks with congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor to get a behind-the-scenes look at the politics of the shutdown vote. He also breaks down the latest tariff news and Elon Musk drama with David Lynch, a financial writer for The Washington Post, and Trisha Thadani, a Post technology reporter. Today’s show was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon. It was edited by Reena Flores and Rachel Van Dongen.  Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

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The politics of the looming government shutdown. President Donald Trump’s contorted dance with tariffs. And Elon Musk’s power within Trump’s inner circle.

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