Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage?
A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it. Human nature, hard truths, and what kind of bag to use anyway?
Politics
Reporters Say Members Of Congress Are 'Obsessed' With Getting Re-Elected
Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, who cover Congress for Politico, discuss the power dynamics of Capitol Hill during the Trump Presidency. Their new book is The Hill To Die On.
Barr: Mueller Report Out Within 1 Week; IG Report On Russia Inquiry This Summer
The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel's report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election — and DOJ has at least one other report coming too.
'Losing Earth' Explores How Oil Industry Played Politics With The Planet's Fate
Journalist Nathaniel Rich says the oil industry helped create a partisan debate around climate change in the 1980s by paying scientists to write op-eds questioning climate science.
Trump Finds Benefits With Officials Working In Acting Positions
Rachel Martin talks to Andrew Card, former chief-of-staff to President George W. Bush, about the impact of the Trump administration turnover. Card says it's disrupting to the cadence of government.
Next DHS Chief May Be More Aggressive With Immigration Enforcement
Rachel Martin talks to Mark Krikorian, who heads the Center for Immigration Studies, about the departure of the Homeland Security secretary, and what the administration should look for in a successor.
Iowa College Students Assess Democratic Presidential Primary Candidates
It's still very early in the Democratic presidential primary process. Young Democrats in Iowa tell us what they want in their 2020 presidential candidate. The conversation yielded some surprises.
White House Cancels MLB-Cuba Deal Made Under Obama Administration
The Trump administration has canceled an agreement that would have allowed Cuban baseball players in the U.S. without having to defect first. Officials say the agreement was illegal.
News Brief: DHS Secretary, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, College Scandal
Replacing Cabinet secretaries has become routine. U.S. labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard a foreign terrorist group. In Boston, 14 people agreed to plead guilty in the college admission scandal.
An Acting Government For The Trump Administration
Kirstjen Nielsen's departure from the Department of Homeland Security means that 15 of President Trump's Cabinet-level appointments have departed, a number far higher than in previous administrations.