Weekly Roundup: Thursday, June 6

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Daily News, News, Politics

4.4 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

President Trump is threatening to place tariffs on Mexico to try to stop the flow of migrants across the border, but Congressional Republicans question how that will help stop the influx. Plus, Congress puts big tech companies on notice. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, Congressional reporter Kelsey Snell, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben. 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	Hi, this is Kiki from Lawrence, Kansas, and I figured this would be the best way to wish my polypsi professor husband a happy five-year anniversary.
0:11.0	This podcast was recorded at 12.55 pm on Thursday, June 6. Things may have changed by the time you hear this. Here's the show.
0:21.0	Happy anniversary, guys! So many love connections here on the PoliticsPod.
0:28.0	Absolutely, we love our love connections. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.
0:34.0	I'm Franco Ardonia, and I also cover the White House.
0:36.0	I'm Kelsey Snell, I cover Congress.
0:38.0	And I'm Mara Liason, National Political Correspondent.
0:41.0	And there was a new voice in there who also covers the White House.
0:45.0	Franco, welcome to the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:47.0	It is great to be here.
0:49.0	And welcome to NPR. So excited that you're here.
0:51.0	Thank you, thank you, thank you.
0:52.0	Okay, so tell our audience a little bit about yourself.
0:55.0	Well, what can I say? I was born in New York, grew up in Atlanta.
1:00.0	I got two great kids. I live here in Washington, DC. I like to run a lot.
1:05.0	And also, I've been covering the White House for the last two years.
1:08.0	Previously from a clad she had focused a lot on immigration and foreign policy. And now I'm here.
1:14.0	So Star Trek or Star Wars?
1:16.0	Oh, that's a great question, but definitely Star Wars.
1:19.0	That is also the right answer.
1:20.0	Okay, you can be lucky for you because you'd never be asked to pass the first time.
1:24.0	Yes, you've passed the first test.
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