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Most presidents wait until they leave the White House to cash in, but President Trump takes a different approach. If there’s a way to make money off the presidency, he’s on it. Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck and Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch to discuss this and more.

After being welcomed in royal style by Gulf leaders, President Trump announced enormous deals and made dramatic foreign policy decisions on the fly. He also advanced the cause of his family’s businesses. Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News to discuss this and more.

President Trump’s leadership on the world stage is being put to the test and the challenge for America’s allies and adversaries alike is figuring out what his actual policies are. Jeffrey Goldberg, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Asma Khalid of NPR, David Sanger of The New York Times and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

President Trump ousts his national security adviser, making Mike Waltz the first casualty of Signalgate. And federal judges across the country call the biggest parts of Trump’s deportation agenda unlawful. guest Laura Barrón-López, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic, Ali Vitali of MSNBC and Alexander Ward of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

Moving at breakneck speed, Donald Trump is pushing revolutionary and destabilizing ideas while trying to bend Washington, and the world, to his will. Jeffrey Goldberg, Kaitlan Collins of CNN, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Asma Khalid of NPR and Ashley Parker of The Atlantic to take stock of the president’s first 100 days, his most important decisions and what else he's planning.

President Trump is taking extraordinary steps to exert power and influence over what he thinks of as the country’s “elite” institutions, and we are seeing that defiance has a price for fellow Republicans. Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of the New York Times, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC and Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.

President Trump’s trade war unleashes global economic uncertainty and there's a brewing constitutional crisis over deportations. Jeffrey Goldberg, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Ashley Parker of The Atlantic and Tarini Parti of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

Financial markets tank, angry allies and adversaries alike are retaliating against America after President Trump announced his dramatic new tariffs. Jeffrey Goldberg, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, David Leonhardt of The New York Times, Kayla Tausche of CNN and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

The fallout continues following Jeffrey Goldberg’s report that top of President Trump’s national security team discussed military attack plans in a Signal group chat that inadvertently included Goldberg. ing Goldberg to discuss this and more are Peter Baker of The New York Times, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour and Shane Harris of the Atlantic.

The Trump istration’s standoff with the judicial branch raises new fears of a possible constitutional crisis, as the president moves to shut down the Department of Education. Jeffrey Goldberg, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC, David Ignatius of The Washington Post, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

Two months into his second term, President Trump is destabilizing world order. As Trump’s unpredictability is causing economic turmoil that threatens his popularity, the Democrats struggle to find ways to challenge him. Jeffrey Goldberg, Laura Barrón-López of the PBS News Hour, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and David Sanger of The New York Times to discuss this and more.

President Trump's erratic approach to running the country may need finessing, as evidenced this week by the trade war he started, and just as abruptly ended, and by a confrontation with his Cabinet and Elon Musk. guest Franklin Foer, Dan Balz of The Washington Post, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC, Michelle Price of the Associated Press and Kayla Tausche of CNN to discuss this and more.

President Trump abandoned Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an Oval Office meeting that devolved into a display of raw anger. The fallout has been swift and intense. guest Franklin Foer, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Ashley Parker of The Atlantic and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

This week, America switched sides. Ukraine is out, Russia is in. President Trump has blamed Ukraine for starting the war that was started by Russia, and America’s traditional European allies are in a state of shock. Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Jonathan Lemire of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.

President Trump indicates his loyalty to Elon Musk by firing as much of the federal workforce as he can, and his istration’s statements about Ukraine show how Trump views the war and Russia. Jeffrey Goldberg, Eugene Daniels of Politico, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Theodore Schleifer of The New York Times and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

Elon Musk is carrying out his plan to purge thousands of employees from the federal government, even as President Trump identifies new assignments for federal officials, including occupying and rebuilding the Gaza Strip. Jeffrey Goldberg, Michael Scherer and Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, Eugene Daniels of Politico and Asma Khalid of NPR to discuss this and more.

In his second week in office, President Trump is on the defensive and casting blame after a terrible tragedy in the air over Washington and a chaotic week in politics. Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic, Ali Vitali of MSNBC and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.

In a first week meant to overwhelm the cognitive capabilities of critics, the media and the average citizen, President Donald Trump upended policies and norms across the federal government. Jeffrey Goldberg, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour, Ashley Parker of The Atlantic and Charlie Savage of The New York Times to discuss this and more.

Joe Biden says goodbye to the nation with a warning, and Donald Trump is set to seal his status as the most dominant American political figure of the 21st century. Jeffrey Goldberg, McKay Coppins of The Atlantic, Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News, Asma Khalid of NPR and Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times to discuss this and more.

Some of Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet picks will be trying to win over the Senate next week. It comes as Trump threatens allies and friends from Denmark to Panama, giving new meaning to “America First.” Jeffrey Goldberg, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour, Carl Hulse of The New York Times, Tom Nichols of The Atlantic, and Vivian Salama of The Wall Street Journal to disc