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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to bring that nominee to a vote by the fall, and now the pressure is on Democrats to resist a confirmation. (episode)
President Trump's transformation of the federal judiciary is likely to be the most consequential aspect of his legacy.
We explore how a new court could shape the future of reproductive rights and how the issue will play for lawmakers in the fall.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to bring that nominee to a vote by the fall, and now the pressure is on Democrats to resist a confirmation.
The Takeaway Fridays host weighs in on SCOTUS. Listeners also weigh in.
On Wednesday, on the last day of the term, Justice Kennedy announced his retirement. We look at Kennedy’s departure through the focus of his role as the swing vote. (episode)
On Wednesday, on the last day of the term, Justice Kennedy announced his retirement. We look at Kennedy’s departure through the focus of his role as the swing vote.
In West Virginia this week, two branches of the state’s government are simultaneously embroiled in scandal.
In this week’s look at the movies, shows and music people are talking about, we discuss the sequel to "Sicario," which portrays the drug war on the U.S. Mexico border.
We look at the factors forcing Central Americans to flee their countries and come to the U.S.
Sunday marked the first day women in Saudi Arabia were allowed to drive. Three sisters reflect on what the change means to them.
Allegheny County DA Stephen Zappala Jr. announced criminal charges against Officer Michael Rosfeld, who shot and killed an unarmed Antwon Rose II in East Pittsburgh last week.
Dissenting in Trump v. Hawaii, the case that considered President Trump's travel ban, Justice Sonia Sotomayor invoked the Korematsu case, which allowed Japanese internment. (episode)
Voters in New York, Maryland, Colorado, Utah, and Oklahoma went to the polls on Tuesday to choose their candidates for the midterm elections.
Nearly 100 public school teachers and administrators threw their hats into the ring primarily for state legislative races.
We visit the history of the Zoot Suit Riots of 1942 with Margarita Engle, first Latino to receive the honor of being a Young People’s Poet Laureate.
Dissenting in Trump v. Hawaii, the case that considered President Trump's travel ban, Justice Sonia Sotomayor invoked the Korematsu case, which allowed Japanese internment.
It was do or die for both Nigeria and Argentina in Tuesday’s Men’s World Cup match.
The zero tolerance immigration policy has flooded the court system with new criminal cases. Federal defense attorneys are struggling to keep up.
The Supreme Court dealt a major blow to labor unions today in the case of Janus vs. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees -- commonly known as AFSCME.
The Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling on the third version of the travel ban. In a huge and long-awaited victory for President Trump -- the court sided with the Trump administration. (episode)
People told Stacey Abrams she shouldn't run for governor, because of her student loan debt. She says: that’s part of why she needed to run.
A federal judge in California recently ordered the Education Department to stop collecting on loans of students who attended schools run by the now defunct Corinthian Colleges.
On Monday, Harley-Davidson announced that it will begin shifting some production of motorcycles for European customers out of the United States to avoid retaliatory tariffs.
In light of Harley Davidson’s response to move production overseas, we get the pulse on how players across the pond are responding to the trade war.
We look at how the Trump Administration's policies are playing out in the immigration court system.
Today, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling on the third version of the travel ban. In a huge and long-awaited victory for Trump -- the court sided with the Trump administration.
Two former top ICE officials give an inside look at the agencies past and how they view its actions today. (episode)
The Turkish elections over the weekend will indicate where the country is headed.
Two former top ICE officials give an inside look at the agencies past and how they view its actions today.
We look at the history of policing in the U.S. and seek to understand how 21st Century policing practices have been so secretive.
Over the weekend, protesters flocked to immigration detention centers and protested, in order to place pressure on the government to reunite children and parents.
Antwon Rose was killed by an officer as he attempted to flee a car stopped by the police. Police officer Michael Rosfield shot Rose three times in the back.
An investigation from The Intercept brings the physical infrastructure of the National Security Administration's surveillance state into sharper relief.
All this week, The Takeaway is talking about men. The show hears from academics, parents, celebrities, and listeners on how masculinity is evolving in 2018. (episode)
A big look at immigration from history and political strategies to consequences and the current state of immigration and the electorate. (episode)
A big look at immigration from history and political strategies to consequences and the current state of immigration and the electorate.
How has the party of George W. Bush’s “compassionate conservatism” become one of "zero tolerance" and is the party's stance alienating the voters they will need in the future?
New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall says the appearance of a united liberal pro-immigrant front could just be a facade, as whites begin to feel racially threatened by other groups.
How are Latino voters reacting to Trump's "zero tolerance" policy and will the headlines of the week change if they go to the polls, or how they will vote in upcoming elections?
Have you heard that the government is contracting big private companies to detain migrants? We followed the money and found that this business is way bigger. (episode)
"This Is Home: A Refugee Story" follows four families of Syrian refugees through their first eight months in the United States.
Asher Diaz was assigned female at birth and transitioned to male in his mid-20s. Since then, Diaz has reckoned with how to avoid reinforcing gender norms in his everyday life.
A look at the potential outcomes of the Farm Bill and its impact on farmers.
Family separation provoked a harsh public reaction against the Trump administration, even from a group that has traditionally sided with the President: conservative faith leaders.
Have you heard that the government is contracting big private companies to detain migrants? We followed the money and found that this business is way bigger.
A look inside two types of detention facilities, as Border Patrol finds itself unable to humanely process families being separated by the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy. (episode)
Former NBA player Keyon Dooling spent most of his life running away from his experience of childhood sexual abuse, until it caught up to him.
Continuing our look at masculinity in 2018, we speak to Tunette Powell, the mother of three sons, on the challenges of raising black boys.
June 20 is World Refugee Day, a day to recognize those escaping persecution, war and violence. But U.S. policy has led to a dramatic plummet in accepting refugees.
A look inside two types of detention facilities, as Border Patrol finds itself unable to humanely process families being separated by the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy.
A new executive rule will further change the Affordable Care Act.
How both the far right in Germany and America have come to define the immigration debate around the world. (episode)
Since the Parkland shooting, comedian and actor Michael Ian Black has been thinking critically about how masculinity is shaping our youth.
How both the far right in Germany and America have come to define the immigration debate around the world.
On Wednesday, a European Union committee will be voting on a proposal attempting to solve copyright laws. But critics say the changes will lead to mass censorship.
Today marks 153 years since news reached the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas that they were emancipated two and a half years prior on January 1, 1863.
Minnesota regulators open final arguments this week on whether they should approve proposal to replace deteriorating pipeline from Canada across Minnesota.