NYT: Trump Demands DOJ Pay Him $230M For Past Cases

The leaders of the world’s biggest economies will have their first face-to-face in years. One that could have global consequences for President Trump and President  Xi. A good meeting could mean a deal on trade and a bad one could mean the cost on many goods could skyrocket.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US military conducted strikes against four more boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 14 people on board the vessels, with one survivor, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The shutdown is about to get desperately real as forty million Americans who rely on food stamps will soon be without them. Will this be an inflection point in the standoff? Plus, as MAGA insists there’s a plan to get Donald Trump a third term, he’s on board with it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New evidence undercuts a Democratic candidate’s claims that he didn’t know that his tattoo was linked to the Nazis. Is this disqualifying? Plus, instead of tearing down the tariff wall with Canada, Donald Trump slaps barbed wire on top of it after a troll.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump pardons a crypto king who helped enrich Donald Trump and his family. Plus, Gotham’s race dives into the mud as Andrew Cuomo suggests Zohran Mamdani would cheer another attack on New York City.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An unexpected twist in the middle of one of the country’s longest shutdowns—Donald Trump lectures American farmers while they accuse him of betrayal. Plus, is Trump’s White House wrecking ball a makeover or a metaphor?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he “could be” seeking $230 million from his own Justice Department as compensation for past investigations into him, though he professed to have little knowledge of the specifics and said he would give the money to charity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The President mocks millions of Americans with a filthy AI video. Plus, a court gives the administration a green light to send troops to Portland. Also, a tense face-to-face after Trump tells Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the eve of nationwide protests unfit for a king, the rhetoric rises. One Democrat compares the GOP’s villainizing of protesters to a segregationist. Plus, the President frees George Santos from prison and, apparently, the main reason is because he is a Republican.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump’s DOJ charges another nemesis and this one involves secrets, AOL, and his wife. Plus, a judge scolds the administration and is demanding answers on whether ICE is ignoring her orders.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices