5 on 45 Podcast

Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Randall Stephenson (L) walks off the stage with David McAtee (C), SEVP and General Counsel for AT&T, and Daniel Petrocelli (R), counsel from O'Melveny & Myers LLP., after a press conference in New York City, New York, U.S. November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RC1CFACCC930

Antitrust enforcement in the Trump era

William A. Galston

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

An AMTRAK train is seen leaving the Harrison station in New Jersey.

Will the Trump administration block NYC’s new tunnel project?

Monday, January 8, 2018

Joe Rey, a grower at 3D Cannabis Center, waters marijuana plants at the company facility in Denver December 31, 2013. Proprietors of the first marijuana retailers licensed to sell pot for recreational use in Colorado, including 3D, were busy rolling joints and stocking shelves with their leafy merchandise on Tuesday, ahead of a New Year's Day grand opening that marks a new chapter in America's drug culture. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY POLITICS DRUGS) - GM1EA110GX401

Jeff Sessions’ marijuana decision favors drug cartels

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Protesters shout anti-American slogans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan December 13, 2017. The banner reads 'Curse, curse, curse. Every Anti-Islam step of the United States'. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza - RC166A2602C0

Trump’s tweet about Pakistan, explained

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

People protest in Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017 in in this picture obtained from social media. REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1F4C4949E0

Why the Iran protests matter

Suzanne Maloney

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, accompanied by members of the Republican Conference, speaks at a news conference about the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC17AE9B9440

Republican tax bill is a boon to the rich

Richard V. Reeves

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, testifies before a Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC1E2880C590

Net neutrality is dead. Now what?

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Judge Roy Moore speaks during a campaign rally in Midland City, Alabama, U.S., December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1B0BF917F0

Roy Moore’s defeat shows the strengths and limits of partisanship

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

A Syrian refugee boy stands in front of his family tent at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants next to the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis SEARCH "MORIA CAMP" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC18691A8FE0

Global Compact on Migration: Trump wants out, mayors want in

Thursday, December 7, 2017

A general view of Jerusalem's old city shows the Dome of the Rock in the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, October 25, 2015. Palestinian officials reacted warily on Sunday to what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed as Jordan's "excellent suggestion" to calm Israeli-Palestinian violence by putting a sensitive Jerusalem holy site under constant video monitoring. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - GF20000032168

Will Trump’s Jerusalem decision prevent the ‘ultimate deal’?

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Protesters gather outside the Capitol Building prior to an all night round of health care votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC118DF340B0

Could spending bills cause a government shutdown?

Molly E. Reynolds

Monday, December 4, 2017

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) walks on stage at an event for Republican presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) at the Ramada Hotel in Urbandale, IA, January 30, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - GF10000290696

The Senate just made it easier for Trump to appoint federal judges

Sarah A. Binder

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Computer chips on credit cards

Why Americans should care about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Makada Henry-Nickie

Monday, November 27, 2017

OMB Director Mick Mulvaney

Trump exerts executive power in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leadership battle

Monday, November 27, 2017

Ajit Pai, Chairman of U.S Federal Communications Commission

Why the FCC’s net neutrality reversal is a “sham”

Tuesday, November 21, 2017