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The Weekly List

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The Weekly List is a podcast hosted by Amy Siskind, author of The List. It supplements the popular Weekly List on our website, www.theweeklylist.org, which tracks the ever changing new normals of American politics. The podcast gives greater context to the "not normal" news items from the previous we… read more

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Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

An important message from RadioPublic

Democracy at Risk - The Price of Authoritarianism

April 7th, 2022

22:47

Host Amy Siskind discusses Russia's invasion of Ukraine (Recorded April 6th, 2022.)

Democracy at Risk - Russia Invades Ukraine: How Did We Get Here?

March 9th, 2022

21:56

Host Amy Siskind discusses the factors at play in Russia's invasion of Ukraine (Recorded March 7th, 2022.)

Democracy at Risk - Nine Months Until the Midterms

February 13th, 2022

24:07

Host Amy Siskind discusses the last few weeks in American politics.

Democracy at Risk - One Year After the United States Capitol Attack

January 10th, 2022

23:01

Host Amy Siskind discusses the last few weeks in US politics.

Democracy at Risk - Looking to 2022

December 27th, 2021

25:00

Host Amy Siskind discusses the last few weeks in US politics.

Democracy at Risk - Electoral Apathy

November 8th, 2021

21:03

Host Amy Siskind discusses the last few weeks in US politics.

Democracy at Risk - Handmaid's Tale

September 17th, 2021

30:17

Host Amy Siskind discusses the last few weeks in US politics.

Democracy at Risk - January 6th Commission

August 2nd, 2021

30:12

Host Amy Siskind discusses the last few weeks in US politics.

Democracy at Risk - Six Months After the Insurrection

July 12th, 2021

29:31

Host Amy Siskind discusses the last few weeks in US politics.

Democracy at Risk - The Cult of the GOP

June 18th, 2021

25:35

Host Amy Siskind discusses the last few weeks in US politics.

Democracy at Risk - Two Sides, One Truth

June 1st, 2021

24:43

Host Amy Siskind talks about the progress of the Biden administration and the continuing attacks on democracy.

Returning to Normalcy - Republicans in the Post-Trump Era

May 17th, 2021

29:04

Host Amy Siskind discusses the political events of the last few weeks.

Returning to Normalcy - Nearing 100 Days

April 19th, 2021

34:01

Host Amy Siskind discusses the vaccine rollout, improving economy, and the latest instances of police brutality.

Returning to Normalcy - Violence Against Asian Americans

March 22nd, 2021

23:34

Host Amy Siskind talks about the wave of attacks against Asian Americans during the last year and the Biden administration's work toward coronavirus relief.

Returning to Normalcy - Insurrection Debrief

March 8th, 2021

22:21

Host Amy Siskind discuss additional facts about the attack on the Capitol that have come to light in the last few weeks.

Repairing Our Democracy - Impeachment

February 15th, 2021

27:40

Host Amy Siskind talks about Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.

Repairing Our Democracy - The First Days

February 2nd, 2021

27:18

Host Amy Siskind talks about the shift to "normalcy" after the end of the Trump administration.

After - January

January 26th, 2021

1:50:54

January 2021

I am grateful, with all your input, to have continued this project through inauguration. Since I started tracking Donald Trump in …

After - December

January 4th, 2021

1:44:27

In December, Trump continued to push lies and  conspiracy theories about the election, not only failing to concede, but  pushing efforts to overthrow …

After - November

December 1st, 2020

1:36:49

Summary of the continuing broken norms in the weeks after the election of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States.

Week 208 - Victory

November 9th, 2020

1:04:44

This project could not have ended in a more  perfect way (she writes while sipping champagne): Donald J. Trump was  defeated shortly before noon on …

Week 207 - The Final Countdown

November 2nd, 2020

1:18:19

In the final full week heading into the  election, the seeds of Trump’s bungled pandemic response came back to  haunt him, with the twin challenges …

Week 206 - Record-Setting Week

October 26th, 2020

1:10:32

This week, with Election Day nearing, the  coronavirus raged out of control, with a record number of new daily  cases on Thursday, and then again …

Week 205 - Early Voting

October 19th, 2020

1:07:53

This week, despite millions of Americans having  voted already, Senate Republicans started the process of confirming  Trump’s nominee for the Supreme …

Week 204 - Altered State

October 12th, 2020

1:17:42

This week the public was given little information  about Trump’s health and recovery from the coronavirus, including basic  questions like when he last tested negative or his medical status. Even  by Trump’s standards, …

Week 203 - Super-Spreader

October 5th, 2020

1:10:24

On Thursday of this week, around 5 p.m., I  tweeted that this week was unusually quiet in terms of the chaos, and  was on pace for the fewest broken norms in 2020. I wrote that I was not  sure what to attribute it to, …

Week 202 - Peaceful Transition of Power

September 28th, 2020

1:05:59

This week Trump said he would not accept a  peaceful transition of power — a remarkable, unprecedented statement.  While there was pushback in the …

Week 201 - May Her Memory Be a Blessing

September 21st, 2020

1:15:28

It’s hard to express the sense of loss this year  has brought to the our country: already we’ve endured three years of  division, broken norms, lawlessness, kleptocracy, bigotry and hate,  gaslighting and non-stop …

Week 200 - West on Fire

September 14th, 2020

1:32:58

Things are getting worse in America, week by  week. This week, as the West Coast saw wildfires spread, with much of  California, Oregon, and …

Week 199 - Vote Twice

September 7th, 2020

1:42:18

This week, with no discernible post-convention  bounce and the election two months away, Trump was frenzied. He started  the week with a storm of tweets, and then embarked on espousing a series  of bizarre conspiracy …

Week 198 - Republican Nepotism Convention

August 31st, 2020

1:20:42

This week, the Republican Party held its  convention — which was likened to a Trump convention — a four-day span  of shattered norms, and possibly …

Week 197 - Bannon Charged

August 24th, 2020

1:34:52

This was the longest weekly list, and it was  simply exhausting. The Democrats held a very successful first virtual  Democratic National Convention, …

Week 196 - Post Office Under Attack

August 17th, 2020

1:20:12

This week, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe  Biden chose his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, the first Black and  Asian American vice presidential candidate. An oddly unprepared Trump  campaign and Republican Party …

Week 195 - Back to School

August 10th, 2020

1:18:56

This week U.S. intelligence revealed Russia is  actively interfering in the 2020 presidential election, with a goal of  harming presumptive Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Democratic leaders  pressed NCSC Director …

Week 194 - Delay the Election?

August 3rd, 2020

1:27:22

This week, for the first time, Trump publicly  floated the idea of delaying the November election, drawing swift  condemnation from Democrats and a mild rebuke from Republican  leadership. The co-founder of conservative …

Week 193 - Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

July 27th, 2020

1:20:42

This week, as the coronavirus raged out of  control, passing 4 million U.S. cases and 145,000 deaths, Trump  resurrected his daily coronavirus …

Week 192 - Secret Police

July 20th, 2020

1:20:39

This week, as the coronavirus raged out of  control in many states, Trump sought to discredit Dr. Anthony Fauci,  with several members of the regime …

Week 191 - Daily Records

July 13th, 2020

1:14:36

This week, the pandemic continued to worsen,  with many states seeing new highs and the death toll starting to rise.  By week’s end, the U.S. …

Week 190 - Russian Bounties

July 6th, 2020

1:10:02

This week the coronavirus spread further out of  control, topping 50,000 daily cases for three consecutive days — more  than 10,000 higher than the …

Week 189 - Out of Control

June 29th, 2020

1:17:55

This week started with a humiliating return to  the campaign trail for Trump, as a mere 6,200 supporters showed up for  his rally in Tulsa, after the …

Week 188 - Tulsa

June 22nd, 2020

1:20:25

This week grave polling results revealed a  downtrodden country feeling the impact of concurrent and intersecting  crises, as national pride fell to …

Week 187 - Questionable

June 15th, 2020

1:18:17

This week Trump seemed to fade into the  background, unsure of how to respond to a triple set of crises that  gripped the nation: continuing social unrest, a second wave of  coronavirus, and the stock market plunging …

Week 186 - Coward-in-chief

June 8th, 2020

1:27:48

This week, in a scene reminiscent of a crackdown  in an authoritarian regime, U.S. troops stationed in our nation’s  capital at Trump’s behest fired …

Week 185 - Kerosene on the Flames

June 1st, 2020

1:17:39

This was one of the darkest weeks since I  started the list. The week began with Trump spinning conspiracy theories  to distract from the country reaching the grim milestone of losing  100,000 Americans to the …

Week 184 - Transition to Greatness

May 25th, 2020

1:15:28

This week, Trump fully transitioned from leader  to salesman, leaving the states to fend for themselves, while he  promoted a “transition to …

Week 183 - Obamagate

May 18th, 2020

1:11:10

This week Trump tried out a new, more positive  approach as the death toll passed 80,000 and more than 36 million  Americans were unemployed, …

Weeek 182 - Outbreak in the West Wing

May 11th, 2020

1:18:41

This week, despite a White House model showing  ending social distancing would result in a spike of 200,000 new cases a  day and deaths of 3,000 a …

Week 181 - Vietnam War

May 4th, 2020

1:11:57

This week, with his approval dropping and  Republicans alarmed about losing the Senate in 2020, Trump shifted away  from holding daily task force …

Week 180 - Global Epicenter

April 27th, 2020

1:28:02

This week opened and closed with Russia: opening  with a bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report reaffirming U.S.  intelligence’s January 2017 conclusion that Russia interfered to help  install Trump, and …

Week 179 - Absolute Authority

April 20th, 2020

1:07:36

This week Trump threw a series of shiny coins to  distract from the growing death toll and his mishandling of the  coronavirus response. On Monday, …

Week 178 - Most Deaths in the World

April 13th, 2020

1:20:35

This week, nearly 12,000 Americans died of the  coronavirus. The U.S. became not only the country with the most cases by  a factor of three, but also the country with the most deaths in the  world. As American bodies …

Week 177 - National Stockpile

April 6th, 2020

1:21:12

This week coronavirus cases and deaths in the  U.S. spiked, adding close to 200,000 reported cases, and by midweek,  more than a thousand Americans were dying each day. Trump pivoted from  denying the crisis and wanting …

Week 176 - Shelter in Place

March 30th, 2020

1:22:40

This week the U.S. continued exponential growth  of coronavirus cases, finding itself with the most cases in the world on  Thursday — surpassing Italy and China. The number of deaths likewise  continued to grow …

Week 175 - Where Are the Tests?

March 23rd, 2020

1:09:29

This week the United States had the highest  spread rate of the coronavirus of countries reporting, starting the week  with roughly 2,500 cases, and ending the week fourth in the world with  more than 22,000. Countries …

Week 174 - Global Pandemic

March 16th, 2020

1:20:24

This week Trump finally was no longer able to  sustain a narrative minimizing the severity of the coronavirus outbreak.  The week started with 387 cases in 28 states, and ended with more than  2,500 cases in 49 states, …

Week 173 - Coronavirus Spreading

March 9th, 2020

1:00:57

This week the coronavirus spread in the U.S.  from 15 to 387 cases in 28 states, with at least 19 people dead. The  number of cases is likely well under-reported due to the lack of  available testing kits — one of many …

Week 172 - Markets Crashing

March 2nd, 2020

56:29

This week the coronavirus consumed the country  and the world, as it spread from continent to continent. Trump’s  strategy in recent weeks of ignoring and minimizing the virus’ import  became untenable as his precious …

Week 171 - Russian Election Interference: 2020 Edition

February 24th, 2020

58:57

This week the country strayed further from  democracy, as Trump purged the Office of the Director of National  Intelligence. The firings started when Trump learned a senior official  at ODNI had briefed House lawmakers …

Week 170 - Tuesday Massacre

February 16th, 2020

57:22

This week, unchecked by checks and balances,  Trump continued his retaliation tour, unabashedly showcasing his will to  control the Justice …

Week 169 - Trump's Vendetta

February 10th, 2020

1:01:09

This was one of the most frightening weeks, as  Trump seized on his impeachment acquittal to retaliate against his  perceived enemies. Within 48 hours, Trump’s Department of Homeland  Security suspended the Global Entry …

Week 168 - No Witnesses

February 3rd, 2020

1:05:41

This week, despite explosive new allegations  implicating Trump in leaked portions of the manuscript for John Bolton’s  upcoming book, the Senate …

Week 167 - The Trial Begins

January 27th, 2020

1:03:37

This week the Senate impeachment trial of Donald  J. Trump began, even as evidence continued to trickle out. House  Democrat impeachment managers made their case for the two articles over  three days, laying out their …

Week 166 - Articles of Impeachment

January 20th, 2020

1:04:21

This week the articles of impeachment were  transmitted to the Senate, and the impeachment trial formally began.  Senators were sworn in, but it was …

Week 165 - Unintended Consequences

January 13th, 2020

1:09:26

This week as the country was on the brink of war  with Iran, we stood alone, with the Trump regime having neglected to  consult with our allies in …

War With Iran?

January 7th, 2020

1:02:54

Throughout my time keeping the list, I have been  concerned that since Trump would do anything to stay in power, when he  felt he was losing his …

Week 163 - Losing the Evangelicals?

December 30th, 2019

48:04

This was the quietest week in months as Congress left Washington for a  two-week holiday break. After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to  transmit …

Week 162 - Third in History

December 23rd, 2019

1:15:13

In this historic week, Trump became the third  president in U.S. history to be impeached. Unlike his recent  predecessors who faced the process, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton,  Trump showed no remorse; rather as the …

Week 161 - Articles of Impeachment

December 16th, 2019

1:18:02

This week, the House Judiciary Committee debated  and voted to approve two articles of impeachment against Donald J.  Trump, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. After two fiery  days of debate, the panel …

Week 160 - Laughingstock of the World

December 9th, 2019

1:15:37

This week, Trump traveled to London for the NATO  summit as impeachment hearings got underway in the House Judiciary  Committee, and Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee issued a  scathing 300-page report. …

Week 159 - Donald Balboa

December 2nd, 2019

1:06:21

This week, more conspiracy theories were  debunked, as a draft of the Department of Justice Inspector General  report found the FBI did not try to place spies in Trump’s 2016  campaign, nor did Obama wiretap him. Trump …

Week 158 - Impeachment Hearings Continue

November 25th, 2019

1:11:12

This was a remarkable week in impeachment  hearings as nine witnesses testified. By week’s end, it was clear that  there was a coordinated effort …

Week 157 - Impeachment Hearings Begin

November 18th, 2019

1:19:31

This week public impeachment hearings started,  with three career diplomats testifying before the House Intelligence  Committee. Senate Republicans were notably quiet in their defense of  Trump, while Republican House …

Week 156 - Democratic Victories

November 11th, 2019

1:16:05

This week, House Democrats released transcripts  of eight depositions, and announced a schedule for public hearings next  week. As support for …

Week 155 - "Lock Him Up!"

November 4th, 2019

1:13:46

This week, further testimony in the impeachment  probe brought the fifth and sixth public confirmation of a quid pro quo  between Trump and Ukraine, including so far William Taylor, Gordon  Sondland, Sen. Ron Johnson, …

Week 154 - Republican Sit-In

October 28th, 2019

1:15:09

This week marked a major shift in the world  order, as Trump finalized the evacuation of troops on Turkey-Syria  border, and the void of leadership was instantaneously filled by Russia.  Russian President Vladimir Putin …

Week 153 - All Roads Lead to Putin

October 21st, 2019

1:19:39

This week they just said it out loud: Trump’s  acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney scolded reporters, saying Ukraine  was a quid pro quo, and “Get …

Week 152 - Thirty-three Tweets

October 14th, 2019

1:13:40

In addition to the number of not normal items  surging since the start of the impeachment inquiry, Trump’s Twitter  activity has proliferated — in …

Week 151 - Soliciting Foreign Help...Again

October 7th, 2019

1:08:19

With impeachment looming, Trump started this  week by attacking the credibility of House Intelligence Committee Chair  Adam Schiff and the whistleblower, both of whom he also endangered with  his rhetoric. Midweek, …

Week 150 - The Beginning of the End?

September 30th, 2019

1:02:10

This week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a  formal impeachment inquiry of Trump. I’ve always had the sense that when  we were finally on the …

Week 148 - Taliban Invite

September 16th, 2019

49:46

As Congress returned to session, House Democrats  had conflicting messages on impeachment. The Trump regime’s Justice  Department seized on the …

Week 147 - Hurricane Dorian

September 9th, 2019

51:08

This week is not the longest list with Congress  out on summer break for the sixth and final week, but it is perhaps the  most alarming in terms of the irreverent authoritarian actions by Trump,  who continues to push …

Week 146 - FEC Out of Commission

September 2nd, 2019

50:51

This week Trump’s strange behavior towards  Russia drew renewed concern as he advocated for adding Russia back at  the Group of Seven summit in France, then held up military aid to  Ukraine. A vacated seat unfilled by …

Week 145 - Greenland is Not for Sale

August 26th, 2019

58:22

This week, renewed questions surfaced about  Trump’s mental health, as he referred to himself as the “King of  Israel,” the “chosen one,” and “hereby ordered” U.S. companies to change  their dealings with China. Trump …

Week 144 - Bracing for a Downturn

August 19th, 2019

56:44

This week Trump’s beloved economy faltered under  pressure from his trade war with China, a ballooning U.S. budget  deficit, and other global factors. An anxious Trump, realizing a strong  economy is essential to his …

Week 143 - Mainstream White Supremacy

August 12th, 2019

1:00:05

This week has the most incidents of violence,  attempted violence, and acts of hate inspired by Trump and his rhetoric  since I started keeping …

Week 142 - Moscow Mitch

August 5th, 2019

58:37

This week started with Trump’s attacks on Black  leader House Oversight Committee Chair Elijah Cummings, whose panel has  several ongoing investigations targeting Trump and his family. Trump  used dehumanizing language …

Week 141 - Robert Mueller Testifies

July 29th, 2019

58:13

This week Robert Mueller testified before the  House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees about his 448 page report.  The testimony was the first glimpse many Americans had of its findings,  especially Mueller’s stark …

Week 140 - Trump Attacks the Squad

July 22nd, 2019

1:01:46

This week, in a shocking display of racism,  Trump tweeted that four congresswomen of color should “go back” to the  countries they came from. Amid …

Week 139 - Consolidation of Power

July 15th, 2019

1:03:49

This is the longest week so far, and it felt  that way. The chaos of our lives has obfuscated the damage and extremes  under Trump, as each week blurs into the next week’s crises and  unprecedented actions. This week’s …

Week 138 - 2020 Census Citizenship Question

July 8th, 2019

56:11

This week, two years after visiting France for  Bastille Day and admiring its military display, Trump hosted a “Salute  to America” on July Fourth, …

Week 137 - Detention Center Realities

July 1st, 2019

1:01:29

This week as Trump backed off mass deportations,  public outcry grew over conditions at detention centers for migrant  children. Reminiscent of Theresienstadt Ghetto in the Nazi era, the  Trump regime offered limited …

Week 136 - An Almost War with Iran

June 24th, 2019

1:07:00

This week Trump manufactured two major story  lines: an almost war with Iran, and mass roundups and deportations of  “millions” of immigrants. The two stories occupied much of the national  attention, while Trump …

Week 135 - No Protection for the 2020 Election

June 17th, 2019

1:01:34

This week in an interview with ABC News, Trump  suggested he would take damaging information from foreign governments on  political adversaries …

Week 134 - Trump's Trip to London

June 10th, 2019

1:03:59

This week Trump traveled to the U.K., where he  was met with mass protests which he denied existed, then to his property  in Ireland en route to the 75th anniversary of D-Day ceremony in  Normandy, where he attacked …

Week 133 - Robert Mueller's Resignation

June 3rd, 2019

1:06:10

This week, special counsel Robert Mueller addressed the nation for the first time since the start of his investigation. Notably, Mueller said, “If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, …

Week 132 - Support for Impeachment

May 28th, 2019

1:05:16

This week the first Republican, Rep. Justin  Amash, came out for impeaching Trump. While Trump allies sought to  attack and punish Amash to avoid further defections, momentum grew among  the House Democratic caucus for …

Week 131 - Attacks on Abortion Rights

May 20th, 2019

58:50

This week, in a letter, White House counsel Pat  Cipollone issued a blanket refusal of records and testimony from Trump  and dozens of current and …

Week 130 - Constitutional Crisis

May 13th, 2019

1:01:29

This week marked a subtle shift in House  Democrats’ position on impeachment, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and  her committee chairs cited a “constitutional crisis,” and argued Trump  was “goading” them and giving them …

Episode 47 - Leaked Mueller Letter to Attorney General William Barr

May 6th, 2019

1:04:05

This week a leaked letter sent from special  counsel Robert Mueller to Attorney General William Barr days after Barr  released his four-page “summary” indicated Mueller did not believe that  Barr captured the “context, …

Week 128 - The Redacted Mueller Report

April 29th, 2019

1:09:03

This week Trump’s White House refused all requests by House Democrats  to interview current or former members of the regime, or to turn over  records, including those requested by subpoena. The NYT  Editorial Board …

Week 127 - The Mueller Report

April 22nd, 2019

1:06:34

This week Attorney General William Barr publicly  released a redacted version of the Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s  report, almost a month after he delivered it to Barr. The redacted  report differed substantially …

Week 126 - Stephen Miller: Immigration Czar

April 15th, 2019

1:02:31

This week, Trump’s frustration with migrants coming to the southern  border boiled over, as he purged the Department of Homeland Security,  and empowered immigrant hardliner Stephen Miller to be in charge of the …

Week 125 - Waiting on the Mueller Report

April 8th, 2019

56:07

This week, two weeks after Mueller had sent his final report to  Attorney General William Barr, members of the special counsel  anonymously broke their silence, indicating to the Times and the Post  that their findings …

Week 124 - William Barr's Letter on the Mueller Report

April 1st, 2019

1:06:40

This week was dominated by news of the Mueller report, which was  delivered to Attorney General William Barr last Friday, but has yet to  be given to Congress or the American people. On Sunday, AG Barr sent a  four-page …

Week 123 - Trump's Conspiracy Theory Tweets

March 25th, 2019

50:30

This week started with maniacal tweeting by Trump: more than 50 tweets  over the weekend on a variety of unrelated topics, including multiple …

Week 122 - Trump's National Emergency

March 18th, 2019

1:01:49

Trump issued his first veto after the House and Senate voted to block  his emergency declaration. The veto followed Trump’s declaration of a …

Week 121 - Fox News: State TV?

March 11th, 2019

57:33

This week a bombshell exposé by Jane Mayer on the ties between Trump and Fox News sparked questions of whether America had its first version of state TV. The piece had broad fallout, and sparked a renewed conversation …

Week 120 - Michael Cohen's Testimony

March 4th, 2019

1:00:01

This week the country was riveted by the public testimony of Michael  Cohen, Trump’s long-time attorney and fixer, before the House Oversight …

Week 119 - The Continuing Rise of White Nationalism

February 25th, 2019

1:01:47

This week the FBI thwarted a major domestic terrorism plot by a white  nationalist serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, who had  called for the establishment of a “white homeland.” His target list  included …

Week 118 - Paul Manafort's Mueller Probe Troubles

February 18th, 2019

57:49

This was a jarring week as Trump declared a national emergency after  Congress refused to fund his wall — perhaps his most brazen  authoritarian act …

Week 117 - State of the Union

February 11th, 2019

55:52

This week was filled with news of Congressional inquiries, subpoenas,  and investigations, as House committee chairs took the first steps to  hold …

Week 116 - Trump Meets Putin

February 4th, 2019

1:07:50

This week concerns about Trump’s foreign policy were front and center,  as the regime rolled back sanctions against a Russian oligarch, and  withdrew …

Week 115 - The End of the Government Shutdown

January 28th, 2019

1:00:48

This is the longest and perhaps most perilous week for Trump so far.  Not only did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi outmaneuver him in the  government shutdown, but by week’s end she was publicly questioning if  Trump is …

Week 114 - 29 Days (and Counting) Government Shutdown

January 21st, 2019

1:02:26

This week marked 29 days of the government being shuttered, with no  end in sight. Agencies continued to feel the effects, as thousands of  furloughed employees were called back to work unpaid. Federal workers  formed …

Week 113 - Trump's Prime Time Oval Office Address

January 14th, 2019

1:07:52

This week Trump struggled to create stagecraft and find narratives to  justify funding for his border wall, while keeping the government  shuttered. Trump delivered a prime-time Oval Office address, visited the …

Week 112 - Nancy Pelosi's Return as Speaker of the House

January 7th, 2019

59:20

This week, for the first time since he took office, Trump faced a  check on his power as the 116th Congress was sworn in. As House Speaker  Nancy Pelosi took back the gavel, she made clear she will take Trump on, …

Week 111 - Trump's Isolation

December 31st, 2018

56:02

Increasingly, Trump stands alone. The generals are gone, much of his  experienced and competent senior staffers have resigned or been fired.  This week, in a tantrum over his decision to shut down the government,  Trump …

Week 110 - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' Resignation

December 24th, 2018

1:02:43

This week Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, thought to be one of the sane  and sober voices remaining in the regime, resigned in a public letter  rebuking Trump’s treatment of allies and deference to authoritarians. …

Week 109 - The Mueller Probe Continues

December 17th, 2018

1:05:12

As I’ve been listing, I’ve always suspected things would crescendo as we were moving towards the end of the Trump era. Week 109 is the longest list …

Week 108 - The Effects of Trump's Trade Tariffs Begin

December 10th, 2018

1:09:43

This week featured the normalcy and tranquility of the funeral of George H.W. Bush, juxtaposed with bombshells of damning information on Trump coming from the Mueller probe and other investigations. As the Mueller probe …

Week 107 - Jerome Corsi and Roger Stone

December 3rd, 2018

1:06:22

This week started with escalations, both between Russia and Ukraine, and at the U.S.-Mexico border. Heartbreaking images and video surfaced from Tijuana of migrants from Central America, including women and children, …

Week 106 - Ivanka's Personal Email Account

November 26th, 2018

57:04

There is no such thing as a slow holiday news week in the era of Trump! This week, in the chaos of news and not normal, reporting of Ivanka Trump’s …

Week 105 - Trump Reels From the Midterms

November 19th, 2018

1:10:52

We are back after a midterm hiatus.

Reporting this week indicates Trump is reeling from the midterms, as additional House seats were called for Democrats, possibly leading to a 40 seat pick-up, as well as the Mueller …

Week 102 - Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

October 29th, 2018

37:32

This was a heartbreaking week in America, after several domestic attacks left the country shaken, frightened, and on edge. On Monday, an explosive device mailed in a package to the home of George Soros was discovered. …

Week 101 - The Midterms are Coming

October 22nd, 2018

40:19

With midterms approaching, the country is electrified and on edge. This week Trump recycled themes from his 2016 campaign to help boost Republican messaging: stoking fear of “the others” (a caravan of immigrants), …

Week 100 - Stacking the Judiciary

October 15th, 2018

52:46

This week as Republicans celebrated the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, polling told a different story: more Americans …

Week 99 - #MeToo Culture Wars

October 8th, 2018

53:38

This was all predictable. The descent to authoritarianism follows a predictable path in history. Masha Gessen, one of the “experts in …

Week 98 - The Sexual Assault Accusations Against Brett Kavanaugh

October 1st, 2018

51:36

This week our country was riveted as new allegations of sexual assault surfaced against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. On Thursday, …

Week 97 - Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

September 24th, 2018

50:39

This week the news was dominated by accusations of sexual assault against Trump’s nominee for Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, as the accuser, Dr. …

Week 96 - Paul Manafort Fully Cooperates with Mueller Probe

September 17th, 2018

48:51

Increasingly, Trump stands alone. Reporting indicates his sense of betrayal from current and former officials speaking out in Bob Woodward’s book and in the anonymous Times op-ed has left Trump outraged and …

Week 95 - Brett Kavanaugh Hearings

September 10th, 2018

58:36

This week, the country watched the contentious Senate hearings for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Senator Patrick Leahy called it the “most incomplete, most partisan, least transparent” vetting of a …

Week 94 - Farewell to John McCain

September 3rd, 2018

47:09

This week the death of Senator John McCain loomed large. McCain’s military and public service, and his statesmanship stood in sharp contrast to …

Week 93 - Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty

August 27th, 2018

55:03

This was an ominous week for Trump, as three longtime allies turned on him. If you’ve come to one of my book events, I’ve said one of the three paths to ending Trump’s time in office was through the #MeToo movement, as …

Week 92 - CIA Director John Brennan's Security Clearance Revoked

August 20th, 2018

43:03

This week Trump met his match in former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, who launched a new book and publicly shared her stories and …

Week 91 - Republican Fundraiser Leaked Audio

August 13th, 2018

53:41

This was a week of widespread and outrageous corruption in the Trump orbit — from Congressman Chris Collins and insider trading, to Secretary Wilbur …

Week 90 - Trump's Attacks on the News Media

August 6th, 2018

49:58

This week Trump’s battle with the media escalated as he ramped up his “enemy of the state” rhetoric, and his staffers and supporters followed his …

Week 89 - Trump's Alt-truths

July 30th, 2018

1:07:37

This week there were dramatic developments in several areas which could be perilous for Trump: a federal judge ruled an emoluments clauses lawsuit …

Week 88 - Trump in Helsinki

July 23rd, 2018

1:14:30

This week it was hard to believe what was happening right before our eyes: Trump stood on stage in Helsinki, after a two hour, private meeting with Putin, and sided with our former foreign adversary over the U.S. …

Week 87 - NATO Summit

July 16th, 2018

1:06:10

This week Trump continued his ramped up level of lying and unhinged behavior as he once again made a spectacle of himself on the world stage at the NATO Summit in Brussels. Trump continued his pattern of hostility …

Week 86 - The GOP's July 4th in Moscow

July 9th, 2018

55:29

This week Russia was front and center as a delegation of seven Republican Senators traveled to Moscow, without any Democrats or U.S. media along, for what was described as “conciliatory” meetings with their Russian …

Week 85 - Capital Gazette

July 2nd, 2018

52:21

This was a devastating week for our country. People — especially women, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ people —are legitimately …

Week 84 - Atrocities at Our Southern Border

June 25th, 2018

43:05

This week the world looked on in horror as the atrocity of separating families at our southern border was finally exposed by widespread media coverage. That coverage was limited as the press and even members of Congress …

Week 83 - The Border Crisis

June 18th, 2018

50:45

This week the atrocities at our southern border finally garnered widespread attention, as stories on the scope and the devastating impact of the …

Week 82 - Trump's Pardon Talk

June 11th, 2018

33:03

This week started with Trump pushing yet another norm, saying he could pardon himself. This comes after a string of recent pardons, and Trump …

Week 81 - Ally Trade Wars

June 4th, 2018

40:09

The news stories for this week speak to critical degradations of the fabric of our country — the inhumane treatment of immigrants at our border and …

The Weekly List Podcast Preview

May 31st, 2018

2:00

Welcome to The Weekly List podcast, hosted by Amy Siskind, author of the book The List. Every week the podcast will give greater context to the news items of that week's Weekly List and highlight a few stories that you …

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