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U.S. Politics! Elon's out, tariffs in court, and Trump vs. Harvard

Elon is out of the White House, tariffs face legal challenges, and the administration's full-frontal attack on Harvard. We catch up on the latest political news from the U.S.
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U.S. President Donald Trump looks forward while taking questions from media at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he takes questions from the press during a swearing-in ceremony for the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. (Leah Millis/Reuters)
Front Burner26:56U.S. Politics! Elon’s out, tariffs in court, and Trump vs. Harvard

Alex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic, is on Front Burner to break down a few of the big developing news stories coming out of the Trump administration in recent weeks.

He talks to host Jayme Poisson about Elon Musk's exit from the White House, U.S. President Trump's war with Harvard, and where we are right now with the on again, off again tariffs as they get kicked around the courts.

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