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EPISODE · Jan 8, 2026 · 18 MIN

Washington’s New Year Whiplash

from The Powers That Be: Daily · host Puck | Audacy

Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to make sense of a frenetic week in Washington, from the ICE shooting in Minneapolis to classified national security briefings on Venezuela. They also dig into growing anxiety over Trump’s interest in seizing Greenland, a bloc of Republicans breaking ranks to join Democrats in extending Obamacare health subsidies, and more.

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