Weekly Roundup: Thursday, July 12

The NPR Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 12 July 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Reversing the harsh criticisms he has leveled at NATO, President Trump says the alliance is very strong. Embattled FBI Agent Peter Strzok clashed with GOP lawmakers in hearings today. And days after the president nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, we break down what we have learned. This episode: political reporter Asma Khalid, justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, political reporter Tim Mak, and editor correspondent Ron Elving. 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 y'all, this is Kevin Fog, outside Blenem Palace in Oxford, where President Trump
0:05.2	is coming for a black tie dinner with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
0:09.3	This podcast was recorded at 2.46 pm on Thursday, July 12th.
0:14.3	Things may have changed by the time y'all hear this.
0:17.1	Keep up with all the news and great analysis.
0:19.2	We here in Oxford are all about serious analysis.
0:21.9	At npr.org on the NPR-1 app or by listening to y'alls local NPR station.
0:27.7	Alright, here's the show.
0:29.7	Can I just say I love that we have a calling from the UK who says y'all.
0:37.3	Yeah, I didn't know they say y'all in Oxford.
0:39.5	Well hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast and we are here with our weekly roundup of
0:44.0	the week's biggest political stories.
0:46.2	The president's contentious meeting with NATO allies and what it tells us about his foreign
0:50.1	policy.
0:51.1	Plus what we know about Trump's pick for the Supreme Court.
0:53.2	I'm Asma Khalid, I cover national politics.
0:55.2	I'm Ron Elbing, Editor-Corerespondent.
0:57.2	I'm Tim Mac, I cover national security.
0:59.5	And I'm Aisha Roscoe, I cover the White House.
1:02.3	So Aisha, let's start with the latest news, which is that this morning President Trump
1:07.0	seems to have suggested that he has fixed NATO.
1:09.7	So I think we're going to be ultimately treated fairly.
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