Government Shutdown Nears; More Legal Trouble...

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.On today's podcast:1) US President Donald Trump keeps repeating that the Strait of Hormuz — through which one fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally flow — will reopen by Friday.But on the sidelin ...  Show more

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) The US and Iran reached an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, halting a war that killed thousands of people and setting the stage for negotiations on the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program. ...  Show more

Catch up on some of the week’s biggest US stories. Bloomberg’s Mario Parker, Megan Scully and Zoe Tillman join this episode to talk about the Congressional stopgap bill that has temporarily averted a government shutdown; the latest on Donald Trump’s legal battles; and the narrowi ...  Show more

Constitutional law professor Michael Dorf of Cornell Law School, discusses the historic Supreme Court oral arguments on presidential immunity. Former federal prosecutor Jeff Tsai and Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado, discuss the first week of Trump’s hush money trial. Bl ...  Show more

President Trump brings the government shutdown to an end, the FBI arrests longtime Trump advisor Roger Stone, and comedian Mo Amer stops by. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more ...  Show more

Elections law expert Derek Muller, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the many lawsuits over voting rules that have already been filed. Bloomberg legal reporter Greg Farrell untangles all the lawsuits involving Trump's social media company.  June Grasso hosts.See omn ...  Show more