Day: August 20, 2025

Administration officials given legal right to move towards deportation of people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua

Republican lawmakers have been overwhelmingly complimentary of President Donald Trump meeting with Vladimir Putin and attempting to put the Russian leader in a room with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The president also called for changing how ballots are tallied in elections. We unpack the president’s claims, and discuss how presidential power is limited when it comes to election administration. 

This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and voting correspondents Ashley Lopez & Miles Parks. 

This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. 

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