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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2025 · 17 MIN

We have a constitutional crisis. Now what?

from Make Me Smart · host Marketplace

On today’s episode, Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams discuss the Donald Trump administration’s disregard for the courts. The White House has ignored a judge’s order to turn around a pair of deportation flights and failed to rehire federal workers. A constitutional crisis has arrived. Plus, get ready for a three-bleep Kai rant. And how anime helps explain the GOP’s attempt to get around the real cost of its $4 trillion tax cut.Here’s everything we talked about today:“Black War Hero’s Medal of Honor Page Deleted by Pentagon” from Newsweek “Donald Trump Is Itching for a Legal Showdown Over Deportations” by Vanity Fair “What court orders? Trump’s moving full steam ahead to slash more federal workers” from Politico“Exclusive: How the White House ignored a judge’s order to turn back deportation flights” from Axios “Trump admin live updates: Border czar says ‘I don’t care what the judges think’” by ABC News “Crematory horrors spur Maryland lawmakers to push for reform” by The Washington Post “A Congresswoman with Dementia Stopped Coming to Work. The DC Press Corps Never Noticed.” by Politico “The Budget Trick the G.O.P. Might Use to Make a $4 Trillion Tax Cut Look Free” by The New York Times @bbkogan.bsky.social on Bluesky “Republicans press for change in how CBO tallies cost of legislation” from Marketplace Got a question or comment for the hosts? Email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

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