Trump vs. the courts
Episode 1514 of the Make Me Smart podcast, hosted by Marketplace, titled "Trump vs. the courts" was published on January 13, 2026 and runs 18 minutes.
January 13, 2026 ·18m · Make Me Smart
Episode Description
Seemingly infinite battles over President Donald Trump’s agenda have been playing out in the courts over the past year. But when all’s said and done, are these legal challenges actually working? Politico legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney joins Kimberly to discuss. Plus, they’ll get into the Supreme Court’s impending decision on Trump’s tariffs and why even some GOP members are breaking rank to speak up about the Justice Department’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- "Jan. 6 — five years later" from Politico
- "Trump's push to politicize the Fed could cause further market "volatility'" from Marketplace
- Post by @kyledcheney.bsky.social
- "‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power" from CNN Politics
- "Trump’s ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor" from The New York Times
- "Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois" from Politico
- "Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump admin's tariff arguments" from Marketplace
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