Dems' shutdown discord, a tariff backlash and Elon Musk

民主党内关停争议,关税反弹,以及埃隆·马斯克

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2025-03-15

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The politics of the looming government shutdown. President Donald Trump’s contorted dance with tariffs. And Elon Musk’s power within Trump’s inner circle.
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  • From the newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Reports.

  • I'm Aaron Blake, senior politics reporter and host of Post Reports weekly Politics roundtable.

  • It's Friday, March 14th.

  • We're tackling a lot today, including some dynamic situations in Washington and on Capitol Hill.

  • First, we're going to talk through the big story this Friday,

  • which is a potential government shutdown.

  • That'll be with our congressional reporter Mariana Sotomayor,

  • who's been covering the politics of the potential shutdown from Capitol Hill.

  • And then we'll bring in two other guests,

  • financial writer David lynch and tech reporter Trisha Thadani.

  • I'll discuss with them the latest news about Trump's contorted dance with tariffs.

  • And we'll also get into Elon Musk and the power struggles within Trump's inner circle.

  • So first we have Mariana.

  • Hey, Mariana.

  • Hey.

  • How are you?

  • I'm doing pretty well.

  • So it's the middle of the day on Friday,

  • and we are talking with you at about 1pm There's a looming government shutdown.

  • Basically,