Weekly Roundup: Thursday, September 6

The NPR Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 6 September 2018

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The White House has denounced a scathing op-ed column about the president in the New York Times that is allegedly written by a senior official in the Trump administration. And, on the third day of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing, Democrats attempt to release classified documents. This episode: Congressional correspondent Scott Detrow, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, White House correspondent Scott Horsley, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. 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 Mr. Benson and the first day of chemistry class at Stevens Point, Wisconsin High School.
0:06.5	I'm here with my second hour class.
0:09.5	Hey, I'm here!
0:12.0	Where we just finished a discussion on the importance of finding reliable sources of credible information.
0:19.0	This podcast was recorded at...
0:21.5	There's deep irony here because I almost failed high school chemistry.
0:24.5	It is 304 Eastern on Thursday, September 6th.
0:28.5	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:31.0	Alright, here's the show and...
0:34.5	Go, Sanders!
0:40.0	That's great. It was my two-year-olds first day of nursery school.
0:43.5	Oh, man.
0:44.5	Chemistry class is just around the corner.
0:46.5	Exactly.
0:48.0	Hey, there. It's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:50.5	Here with our weekly round-up of the week's biggest political stories.
0:54.0	We've been following Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's hearings all week.
0:58.5	In the middle of all of that, a senior official in the Trump administration,
1:02.0	that's how this person is being referred to by the New York Times,
1:05.0	published an op-ed in the paper, scathingly critiquing the president
1:09.0	and saying people are working from within the administration to contain President Trump.
1:14.5	I'm Scott Tattro, I cover Congress.
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