Roundup: A trade war with Canada, inflation ticks up, and the shutdown persists
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington.
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This week in Washington, President Trump halted trade talks with Canada, announced a private donation to help pay the military and authorized new sanctions on Russian oil. We discuss these developments, as well as how Trump uses his carefully cultivated image.
This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.
This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.
Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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