This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss why Trump is stepping up his attacks on Fed Chair Powell and how it could backfire, the increasingly inflammatory actions of ICE and the slim likelihood of justice for Renee Good in Minneapolis, and the Trump administration’s unsettling efforts to sow doubt about election integrity ahead of the midterms. Listener chatter from Stefan Adler in San Francisco, California: Elena Kadvany and Aidin Vaziri for San Francisco Chronicle: Café Jacqueline, S.F.’s soufflé institution, closes after nearly 50 years; Phoebe Rubin and Todd Oppenheimer for Craftsmanship: Introduction to “A Perfect Note: Café Jacqueline and The Art of the Soufflé” For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss this week’s arguments at the Supreme Court in two cases about state bans on the participation of transgender kids in sports.
Author: David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
Published at: 2026-01-15 22:00:00
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