Friday Roundup: More Hearings And Trump's First Two Weeks In Office

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, and Tulsi Gabbard, his nominee for intelligence chief, had their hearings on Capitol Hill. Will they be confirmed?

Then, a look back at President Trump's first two weeks in office.

This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, political correspondent Susan Davis, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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0:52.6	2025. Things may have changed by the time you hear this,
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1:03.0	All right, here's the show.
1:08.3	42,000?
1:09.9	That is an iconic timestamp. Also, is he driving to North Carolina with this gown because that is maybe every episode of the politics podcast that has ever been created that he's listening to.
1:23.2	I also think a dress that has 42,000 rhinestones on it has got to weigh 10 pounds.
1:27.9	That just feels like a heavy, heavy garment.
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1:32.4	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
1:34.2	I'm Deepa Shivram. I cover the White House.
1:35.8	Susan Davis, I cover politics.
1:37.5	And I'm Carrie Johnson. I cover the Justice Department.
1:39.8	So there were several controversial cabinet hearings this week on Capitol Hill. And today on the show,
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