Roundup: Indictments, Shutdowns, And Cats

The NPR Politics Podcast

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4.5 • 24.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The Justice Department indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James, an outspoken critic of President Trump, this week on allegations of fraud. It comes after the DOJ indicted another Trump critic, former FBI director James Comey, who was arraigned this week on charges alleging he lied to Congress.

Then, we get an update on the government shutdown, and talk about a cat's wild ride.

This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and congressional reporter Sam Gringlas.

This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.
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1:00.2	Middle school band.
1:02.9	Band kids.
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1:14.5	They were fun. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Tamara Keith. I cover the White House. I'm Carrie Johnson. I cover the Justice Department. And I'm Ashley Lopez. I cover politics. And let's wrap up a wild week in Washington, starting with the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James.
1:31.7	Carrie, you've been covering this.
1:33.6	What is James accused of?
1:35.8	Yes, late yesterday, a federal grand jury in Virginia indicted Tish James on two criminal charges.
1:42.5	One is bank fraud.
1:44.1	The second is making false statements to a
1:46.6	financial institution. The court papers are just five pages long, really short, and they revolve around
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