Connor Donevan
Stories
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Is this U.S. heading for autocracy?
Since he took office four weeks ago, President Trump has taken a series of actions that have upended the traditional role of government. Are they pushing the United States closer to an autocracy?
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Can Democrats find their way out of the wilderness?
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Bennett from the centrist think tank Third Way, about what he heard from leaders in the Democratic party and what he thinks about Trump's joint session of Congress speech.
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Tariffs and the cost of uncertainty
The start date of President Trump's tariffs keeps changing. An economist explains why that's bad for businesses.
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Republicans say Medicaid cuts won't happen. But does their budget work without them?
Republicans say medicaid cuts are off the table, but the Congressional Budget Office says the budget they're proposing doesn't work without them.
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Trump says the economy is in 'transition.' What comes next?
The president says we're in a transition period and tariffs will remake the economy for the better. Economist Matthew Slaughter tells NPR's Ailsa Chang he thinks they're a recipe for long-term pain.
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A law professor weighs in on the White House's recent deportations
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to University of Virginia law professor Amanda Frost about the barrage of legal challenges against the Trump administration, which insists it's complying with judicial rulings.
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Former congressman behind U.S. Institute of Peace reacts to Trump admin. takeover
The White House says the USIP's acting president and CEO George Moose was fired last week along with most of the board for failing to comply with an executive order.
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Russia's history of broken agreements with Ukraine
As negotiators try to hammer out a partial ceasefire, NPR's Juana Summers talks to Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy about Russia's history of broken promises to Ukraine.
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The thinking behind President Trump's tariffs
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rana Foroohar, a columnist for the Financial Times, about President Trump's goal with tariffs.
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Are trade deficits bad? No, economist says
For decades, Trump has been arguing that trade deficits are bad. BUT - should we be eliminating trade deficits at all? Economist and Harvard professor Jason Furman says no.
