Lynn Menegon

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Lynn Menegon |Peter O'Dowd

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, says President Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending bill doesn’t do enough to reduce the deficit. In an interview with Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd, Johnson criticized the bill for not bringing government spending back to pre-pandemic levels and didn’t answer whether he would commit to voting for it if Trump asked him to compromise. “I will talk to him,” Johnson said. Have you changed your mind on the bill?

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Lynn Menegon |Peter O'Dowd

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) says President Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending bill doesn’t do enough to reduce the deficit. In an interview with Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd, Johnson criticized the bill for not bringing spending back to pre-pandemic levels and didn’t answer whether he would commit to voting for it if Trump asked him to compromise. “I will talk to him,” Johnson said. Have you changed your mind on the bill?

3 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Lynn Menegon |Peter O'Dowd

Pope Leo XIV has been busy in his first few days leading the Catholic Church. On Monday, he stressed the importance of a free press in a meeting with journalists. In his first Sunday blessing, he spoke in Italian about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Sister Rose Pacatte is a daughter of St. Paul — an order known as “the media nuns.” She is a film critic and the founding director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Lynn Menegon |Scott Tong

Amid tariff uncertainty, Northwest Seaport Alliance co-chair and Port of Tacoma president John McCarthy expects a decline in shipping from China. The impact of that decline will likely ripple through the economy, McCarthy said. Consumers are already bracing for fewer options and higher prices on store shelves. Of all the Northwest Seaport Alliance’s imports, 51% come from China. And 40% of overall trade is with China, McCarthy said, which could impact job security for port workers.

1 month ago | wgbh.org | Lynn Menegon

April 24, 2025 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, has been touring the country with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to push back against the Trump administration . In an interview with Here & Now’s Robin Young , he said Democrats need to put up candidates who can channel the anger of voters who are worried about recent moves by President Trump.