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Episode 1: Trump's remaining 600+ vacancies
2017-01-0623 min
President-elect Trump still has over 600 nominees announce with less than two weeks until inauguration.
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20 episodes · first aired 2017-01-06
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Episode 2: Obama says farewell and awards Biden Medal of Freedom
2017-01-1323 min
President Obama delivers and emotional farewell address in Chicago.
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Episode 3: First Trump nominees confirmed, Clinton attends inauguration
2017-01-2023 min
First Trump cabinet nominees confirmed, Hillary Clinton attends inauguration and thousands expected for women's march
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Episode 4: Trump acts on Muslim ban and is set to name SCOTUS nominee
2017-01-2723 min
President Trump signs executive order freezing refugee visas from predominantly Muslim countries.
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Episode 5: Tillerson arrives at State, Conway's role in the White House
2017-02-0323 min
How will new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson impact American foreign policy?
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Episode 6: Angry constituents pack Congressional town halls
2017-02-1023 min
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are facing angry constituents in town hall meetings across the country. Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz was booed and faced shouts of "Do your job!" during a town hall in Utah. Is this the beginning of a new movement that mirrors the tea party? Plus, Kellyanne Conway, a key adviser to President Trump, is facing ethics questions after promoting Ivanka Trump products during an appearance on Fox News.
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Episode 7: FBI director briefs Intel Committee, VP Pence's role
2017-02-1723 min
During his first press conference, President Trump had a much-discussed interaction with reporter April Ryan who asked the president if he intended to consult the Congressional Black Caucus about his urban agenda. Plus, in the aftermath of the firing, Dan Balz discusses the role of Vice President Mike Pence in the White House and as a liaison to Congress. And FBI Director James Comey was on Capitol Hill to discuss the Trump administration's connection to Russia in a closed-door meeting with the Intelligence Committee.
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Episode 8: Latino activists fight Trump's agenda
2017-02-2423 min
As President Trump prepares to deliver a joint address to Congress, Hispanic political leaders are meeting in Washington to figure out how to combat his agenda on immigration and deportations. Democrats are picking a new leader for their party who will have to focus on winning back control of Congress and state houses across the country.
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Episode 9: Trump inaugural pastor helps undocumented immigrants
2017-03-0323 min
A Sacramento pastor sets up a safe space for immigrants in his church.
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Episode 10: Massive cuts to HUD budget, Huntsman tapped as ambassador to Russia and Trump's new travel ban
2017-03-1023 min
In President Trump's proposed budget, the Department of Housing and Urban Development could lose $6 billion and would cut housing and meal assistance. The State Department's budget could be cut by 37 percent. Former Ambassador to China and Utah Gov. Jon Huntstman, a notable Trump critic during the campaign, has been tapped by the president as the new ambassador to Russia. Plus, Trump issued a new executive order banning travel from six majority-Muslim countries, an order that is already being challenged in federal court.
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Episode 11: Two federal courts block new travel ban & Trump praises populist President Jackson
2017-03-1723 min
Ban on travel from six Muslim-majority countries temporarily blocked.
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Episode 12: Democrats plan to filibuster Gorsuch and Tillerson plans to skip NATO meeting
2017-03-2423 min
After confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch, Democrats plan to fight.
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Episode 13: DNC chair shakes up staff, Gorsuch vote nears, Ivanka’s new job and Trump’s life at Mar-A-Lago
2017-03-3123 min
Staff at the Democratic National Committee were asked to resign this month as the new Chair Tom Perez tries to regroup after the 2016 election. The Senate will vote next week on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Even with two Democratic votes, he still faces a filibuster. President Trump’s Daughter Ivanka is taking an official, unpaid job in the West Wing, and NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports the on the president’s life at his exclusive club in Florida.
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Episode 14: Who’s inside Trump’s inner circle? And are his tweets losing their impact?
2017-04-0723 min
Shakeups inside the ranks of the White House trusted advisers.
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Episode 15: President Trump faces a steep learning curve, as the GOP faces tough races
2017-04-1423 min
President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson learn on the job.
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Episode 16: Obama to make first post-presidency speech and VP Pence travels to Asia
2017-04-2123 min
Former President Barack Obama is set to discuss community organizing.
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Episode 17: Trump eyes 2020 challengers and will skip White House Correspondents Dinner
2017-04-2823 min
During a speech to the National Rifle Association, President Trump revived an old campaign slam at Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, dismissing his potential 2020 Democratic challenger as "Pocahontas." On the same trip, Trump raised money for Georgia Congressional candidate Karen Handel in her bid to beat Democrat Jon Ossoff in a seat held by Republicans for four decades. Plus, first daughter Ivanka Trump spoke in Berlin. And while the president will skip the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, he still craves media attention.
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Episode 18: Clinton and Comey relive 2016 campaign, Pence serves as health care power broker
2017-05-0523 min
Six months after the presidential election, the FBI's role is still debated.
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Episode 19: The FBI shortlist, a new voter fraud commission and Trump & McConnell's unlike partnership
2017-05-1223 min
President Trump is already interviewing possible replacements for ousted FBI Director James Comey. NBC Justice Department correspondent Pete Williams reports on the shortlist. The president also signed an executive order establishing a voter fraud commission and is set to go on his first overseas trip next week to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican. Can he reset relations with world leaders? Plus, AP Congressional correspondent Erica Werner reports on an unlikely political partnership between the president and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Episode 20: 2017-05-19
2017-05-1923 min
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