5 on 45 Podcast

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson testifies to the House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee on the FY2019 budget request for the Department Housing and Urban Development on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1382812B90

Why is HUD being sued?

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy.

Will Congress pass Trump’s $15 billion spending cuts?

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

U.S. President Trump announces his decision on the Iran nuclear agreement at the White House.

How will oil markets respond to the US Iran deal withdrawal?

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

A man votes as District of Columbia voters head to the polls in the final 2016 U.S. Democratic primary in Washington, DC.

Should US political parties interfere in primaries?

Monday, May 7, 2018

A shared 5G network will benefit more Americans than a megamerger

Monday, May 7, 2018

Pompeo is ceremonially sworn in at the State Department in Washington.

What we learned from Pompeo’s first few days at State

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with Syrian army soldiers.

What are the United States’ options in Syria?

Thursday, April 26, 2018

U.S. President Trump and German Chancellor Merkel hold a joint news conference in Washington.

How Merkel can overcome tensions with Trump

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, April 26, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump meets French President Emmanuel Macron in New York, U.S., September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1544DC4470

What to expect from Macron’s visit to the U.S.

Friday, April 20, 2018

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Earth Day during the Trump Administration

Thursday, April 19, 2018

What to expect from a post-Castro Cuba

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Michael Cohen, personal attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, talks to reporters as he departs after meeting with Senate Intelligence Committee staff.

What the FBI raid on Michael Cohen means for Trump

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Children march during the Veteran's Day parade in New York, U.S., November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - S1AEUMGPPFAA

The consequences of adding a citizenship question on the census

William H. Frey

Friday, April 6, 2018

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at The Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China September 2, 2015. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool - GF10000189784

A more hawkish Pakistan policy

Friday, April 6, 2018

Teachers pack the state Capitol rotunda to capacity, on the second day of a teacher walkout, to demand higher pay and more funding for education, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1482AB0B40

Four reasons teachers are striking

Thursday, April 5, 2018