Sarah McCammon
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540 appearances
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8 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 24 Mar
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And just a short time ago, Senator Mitch McConnell announced his retirement on the Senate floor.
The Kentucky Republican was one of the most influential politicians of the modern era. Sue Davis, you've been covering him for years. What is he saying about why he's ready to retire now?
I mean, what did McConnell say about his relationship with Trump? Because you're both getting at something I think is really interesting, which is he had a complicated relationship. He was never a never-Trumper, right? I mean, he would work with him on many things.
But McConnell also represented kind of the old Republican guard, the wing of the party that is almost nonexistent in today's GOP, you could argue.
And so do you think that McConnell has felt emboldened to push back against Trump in some of these confirmation votes, as you mentioned, because he's on his way out the door? Do you think he would have done that anyways?
One last question. Who might we see running to replace McConnell representing Kentucky in the Senate?
So yeah, lots to watch. We're going to say goodbye now to Sue. Thanks for being here. You're welcome. It's time for a quick break. And when we come back, President Trump's new effort to exert control over independent agencies.
And we're back. And we're joined now by White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben. Hey, Danielle. Hey, Sarah. On Tuesday, President Trump signed yet another executive order giving him power over independent federal agencies, which have, by design, long been at a distance from the president's power. Danielle, let's just start with the basics.
What is an independent agency and why should people care about them?
Okay. Tell me more about this order, though. What does it mean these agencies will have to do differently? And how might the president be involved? Well,
So many things, Danielle, that Trump has done in his first month in office were things he talked about on the campaign trail. But this one wasn't exactly a campaign slogan. I mean, did he telegraph this move at all ahead of time?
We're going to try to get rid of that. Mara, I do want to talk about the politics of this. I mean, these, as we've said, are independent agencies. It means they were set up to be checks and balances for the president, independent from the president. How does this move to control them fit into Trump's larger governing strategy?
And what about legal challenges? I mean, how is the Supreme Court likely to react to this? Right.
Okay, we're going to leave it there for today. I'm Sarah McCammon. I cover politics. I'm Danielle Kurtzleben. I cover the White House.
And thank you for listening to the NPR Politics Podcast.
Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 19th, 2025.
I love that. That's so sweet.
Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Sarah McCammon. I cover politics.
Today on the show, Democrats find themselves in the minority after last fall's elections, and their constituents aren't happy about what they see as the party's lack of action in response to policies they disagree with from President Trump. The Democrats' leader in the House, Hakeem Jeffries of New York, put it this way recently.
Barbara, you've been reporting on this. How is that attitude going down with many Democratic voters?
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