Trump 2.0: A Big, Beautiful Bill

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🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Lawmakers in the House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution this week that serves as a first draft of the “big, beautiful bill” President Trump has been seeking. WSJ’s Siobhan Hughes joins Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball to discuss how Congress is working with Trump. Plus, we take a look at what impact recent rulings from the judicial branch might mean for Trump's agenda. Further Reading: - The Weight of Trump’s Agenda Sits on Mike Johnson’s Shoulders Further Listening: - Why Trump Wants Ukrainian Minerals - Trump 2.0: Shaking Up Europe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, Molly.
0:07.7	Hey, Ryan.
0:08.8	Did you know that there are three branches of government?
0:12.2	What?
0:13.6	Big surprise.
0:14.8	Right now in Washington, it feels like there is just one, and it is named Donald Trump.
0:19.0	Or potentially Elon Musk, yeah. But while Trump is putting on a big show and it is named Donald Trump. Or potentially Elon Musk, yeah.
0:21.4	But while Trump is putting on a big show and it seems like he's doing all these things,
0:27.5	for any of it to actually have the force of law, it has to go through Congress.
0:32.1	And this was a big week in Congress.
0:35.3	It was really a big week for Congress because they actually finally passed something.
0:41.3	And Congress isn't the only branch of government that's been busy. So has the judicial branch.
0:47.3	There's also been some court rulings both for and against Trump's agenda.
0:52.3	Indeed.
0:53.3	From the journal, this against Trump's agenda. Indeed.
0:58.9	From the journal, this is Trump 2.0.
1:00.0	I'm Ryan Knudsen.
1:01.1	And I'm Molly Ball.
1:04.1	It's Friday, February 28th.
1:13.4	Coming up, what the other two branches of government are up to.
1:19.5	And we had our first cabinet meeting, which was dominated by someone who is not actually in the cabinet.
1:20.8	Stay with us.
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