Weekly Roundup: Thursday, January 4

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Politics, Daily News, News

4.4 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The forthcoming book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," has already sparked a war of words between the president and his former chief strategist, Steve Bannon. Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch is retiring, and all eyes are on Mitt Romney. Trump has dissolved his controversial commission investigating alleged voter fraud. And Virginia's House of Delegates tips to the Republicans - after a tie-breaking draw. This episode, host/White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional reporter Scott Detrow, congressional reporter Kelsey Snell and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Tamara Keith, host of the NPR Politics Podcast here to tell you about
0:03.9	an opportunity to see our podcast live in Washington, D.C. We're heading to the Warner
0:08.9	Theater on Thursday, January 18th. You can find tickets at wamu.org slash events, and
0:15.8	we can't wait to see you there.
0:17.1	Hey, it's Guy Ross here, host of How I Built This, with the recommendation for another
0:21.5	podcast for you to check out, namely How I Built This. Every week, I talk to the people
0:26.0	behind some of the most inspiring companies and brands in the world with stories of incredible
0:31.2	persistence, grit, and insight. You can find How I Built This on the NPR One App, or wherever
0:37.3	you get your podcasts.
0:38.9	Hi, this is Eve recording from the Capitol in Frankfurt, Kentucky, where today is the
0:44.4	first day of the General Assembly here in the Commonwealth. This podcast was recorded
0:48.8	at 2 o'clock PM on January 4th, 2018.
0:53.9	Things may have changed by the time you hear this. Keep up with all of NPR's political
0:58.4	coverage at npr.org, the NPR One App, or on your local public radio station.
1:04.1	All right, enjoy the show.
1:06.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast here with our weekly roundup of political news.
1:14.0	President Trump's lawyer has sent cease and desist letters to Steve Bannon and the author
1:19.2	and publisher of a forthcoming book, Fire and Fury, inside the Trump White House.
1:24.2	Trump, in an official White House statement, said that when Bannon lost his job, he lost
1:29.4	his mind. Also, with Utah Senator Orrin Hatch retiring, all eyes are on Mitt Romney, who
1:35.3	has already changed his location on Twitter from Massachusetts to Utah. And the president's
1:41.5	controversial Election Integrity Commission is no more dissolved. I'm Tamer Keith. I cover
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