Alex Wagner

1 week ago | listennotes.com | Alex Wagner

ABOUT THIS EPISODE It’s not the first time that Republicans have threatened to dismantle Social Security— the cornerstone program that has provided reliable financial security to American workers for nearly a century. Now, Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has its eyes set on the third rail of American politics.

2 weeks ago | listennotes.com | Alex Wagner

ABOUT THIS EPISODE In the last week, president Trump’s latest trade policies have provided a whole lot of whiplash for Americans, their wallets, and the global economy. Part of Trump’s tariff plan includes maintaining and increasing his tariffs on China, one of the U.S.’s largest trading partners. China spends billions on American agricultural products every year, meaning American farmers are likely to get caught in the middle of Trump’s trade war, again.

3 weeks ago | listennotes.com | Alex Wagner

ABOUT THIS EPISODE This week, the Senate held its confirmation hearing for Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, President Trump’s relatively obscure nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Caine’s nomination comes amidst questions of his perceived loyalty to Trump and the blowback of last week’s Signal leak involving several high-level Trump administration officials, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Alex Wagner

In the weeks ahead, dozens of new Trump administration appointees will arrive at the Pentagon. They won't be preparing a new approach to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine, deterring China or even building an $850 billion-plus budget. As they show up, it's already clear their priority is rooting out the "DEI" and "wokeness" they believe are destroying the military. They won't have much to do. Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are a tiny sliver of what the Defense Department does.

Jan 16, 2025 | msnbc.com | Alex Wagner

This is an adapted excerpt from the Jan. 14 episode of “Alex Wagner Tonight.”Los Angeles is in its second week of fighting the largest fires the city has ever seen. The fires have already collectively burned an area more than twice the size of Manhattan, displaced more than 100,000 people and killed at least 27. While those fires are still actively burning — and authorities are still searching burned-out houses for the dead — how is the Republican leader of the House, Mike Johnson, responding?