Weekly Roundup: Thursday, October 26

The NPR Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 26 October 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

President Trump declared a public health emergency over the opioid epidemic. Republicans passed a budget resolution, and will release their tax bill next week. And what NPR's Embedded podcast is learning about Trump and his advisors from their pre-White House years. This episode: host/congressional reporter Scott Detrow, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House reporter Geoff Bennett, and congressional correspondent Susan Davis, along with special guest Kelly McEvers of Embedded. 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	In 2014, we all heard this.
0:01.9	The United States of America is changing its relationship with the people of Cuba.
0:05.6	But Cubans heard something else.
0:06.9	A closing door, an end to their special status, and the race was on.
0:12.6	How a 90-mile journey by sea became a 3000-mile trip by land.
0:16.2	Find Radeon Wulante on the NPR-1 app or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:20.8	This is Jean from Chicago.
0:22.3	I'm on my way to see NPR politics live and I'm so excited.
0:26.3	This podcast was recorded at...
0:28.2	12.25 Eastern on Thursday, October 26th.
0:31.8	These might have changed by the time you hear this.
0:34.0	Keep up with the latest NPR coverage at NPR.org, NPR-1, or your local public radio station.
0:40.9	Okay, here's the show.
0:42.4	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast here with our weekly roundup of political news.
0:50.6	Today, President Trump declared a public health emergency in response to the opioid epidemic.
0:56.4	We'll sort out what that actually means.
0:58.8	And we'll check back in with Senate Republicans to see how their relationship with President Trump is.
1:04.1	This after this week's extraordinary rebukes from Jeff Flake and Bob Corker.
1:08.4	We'll talk about how that could affect the Republican push to cut taxes
1:12.1	and we'll bring in a very special guest who's digging deep into the past of President Trump's
1:16.4	teeth, bannion, and other top Trump aides.
1:18.9	True fact, this conversation will involve Shakespeare in space.
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