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Morning Report — Trump sprints to the high court with emergency appeals
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14:55The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to immediately intercede to allow the government to lay off thousands of federal workers in a sweeping plan that was blocked by a district court judge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Trump's tax cuts on Inside West Virginia Politics
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23:04On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join host Rick Johnson to discuss tax cuts, vaccine exemptions, the WV Intermediate Court of Appeals and the latest happenings in St. Albans.By Nexstar Media
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Morning Report — Senators put the budget bill under the microscope
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Morning Report — Trump’s tariffs snag in the courts
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15:00President Trump’s signature trade policy is hitting a series of hurdles in the courts, as multiple panels this week sought to block their implementation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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President Trump’s signature trade policy is hitting a series of hurdles in the courts, as multiple panels this week sought to block their implementation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — White House on defense over DOGE cuts; trade court halts tariffs
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16:54Elon Musk’s criticism of the “big, beautiful bill” budget winding its way through Congress is throwing a late curveball in the push to advance President Trump‘s legislative agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Trump expands list of targets for his ire
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15:23President Trump on Tuesday blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin while also taking aim at Harvard University, the state of California and various courts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — GOP senators seek to trim Trump budget agenda
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14:54Senate Republicans won’t return to Washington for days, but their version of a House-passed “big, beautiful bill” could make or break midterm election results and President Trump’s legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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In Segment 1, Nicholas County Commission President Craig Chapman opens our show by sharing some of the things coming to Nicholas County, such as broadband opportunities, tourism and a solar project coming to an abandoned strip mine. In Segment 2, Pastor Brad Davis returns to IWVP to give an update on relief response efforts from the flooding that h…
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Morning Report — Senate GOP eyes rocky path to Trump budget
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15:53Passage of President Trump’s mammoth policy agenda Thursday proved tough for House Republicans. The next phase of the legislative battle, controlled by Senate Republicans, may be a bigger lift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — House pulls all-nighter to pass Trump tax, domestic agenda
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17:47The House early today delivered President Trump’s legacy-setting tax and spending legislation with a vote of 215 to 214 following feverish overnight deal-making leading up to a Memorial Day deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Trump takes budget pressure campaign to Capitol
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15:52The House Rules Committee is in the building. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Trump heads to Capitol Hill to untangle budget plan
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15:30President Trump today will personally lobby House Republicans to settle their differences and vote for a major legislative package that would advance what would be a legacy-building accomplishment for his second term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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NIOSH, elections and community health on Inside West Virginia Politics
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22:37In Segment One, West Virginia Senator Jim Justice calls in to share his reaction on the NIOSH employees' return to work. He says while he loves that 100 employees are getting their jobs back, there are still a lot more who are still out of work. In Segment Two, West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner stops by to talk about the importance of vo…
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Morning Report — A ‘big, beautiful’ budget redo
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Morning Report — Budget forecast: Skating on thin ice
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15:11Can House Republicans pass their massive, “big, beautiful” budget bill? Or even get the legislation out of the Budget Committee? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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House lawmakers pressed through marathon committee sessions Wednesday to advance President Trump’s legislative agenda, even as Republicans remain deadlocked on key issues including taxes and Medicaid that could delay or thwart passage of the bill by next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Morning Report — Trump hunts for deals across Gulf states, meets with Syrian leader
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17:10President Trump is searching far and wide for deals on his multiday tour of oil-rich Gulf states this week, a trip primarily focused on U.S. investment with a side helping of diplomacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — House GOP bill: One big experiment?
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18:50House Republicans this week will test whether the politics of taking away certain federal benefits that most Americans recognize is a good idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Ambulance costs on Inside West Virginia Politics
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23:02On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, we discuss ambulance services, the transformation of West Virginia State University, budget issues and the work of Soledad O'Brien.By Nexstar Media
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Morning Report — Showtime for House GOP budget
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Morning Report — What’s the impact of Trump’s trade deal with the UK?
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17:25President Trump needed to show some progress after weeks of assuring Americans that his soaring “reciprocal” tariffs levied on trading partners would lead to a cascade of lucrative country-by-country agreements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — GOP lawmakers are playing legislative Jenga
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18:29Republicans in Congress are looking to regroup on President Trump’s sweeping agenda, which one Senate G-O-P lawmaker called a “train wreck,” with just weeks to go before their self-imposed deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Carney’s art of the Oval Office deal
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16:22Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney came to Washington on Tuesday with two goals: talk trade and tariffs and remind President Trump that the sovereignty of his country was not up for debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Trump offers to pay migrants to exit US
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16:05President Trump returned to an issue that helped him win the White House twice when he offered on Monday to pay migrants who lack legal status a chance to exit the U-S of their own volition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Senate Bill 586 on Inside West Virginia Politics
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22:54On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, we discuss missing soldiers, helping nonprofits, Senate Bill 586 and bipartisanship.By Nexstar Media
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Morning Report — Rifts stall House GOP budget momentum
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Morning Report — Waltz out, Rubio in, Hegseth up in the air
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14:09The first Cabinet reshuffle of President Trump’s second term is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Trump rejects bruising economic report card
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15:34President Trump is pleading with Americans for more time to prove the U.S. economy’s moribund performance since January is the work of his predecessor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Day 101: How Donald Trump’s policies stack up with voters
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18:21President Trump has hit the 100-day mark of his second term in the White House at “Trump speed,” heralding changes that are reshaping the government and the U.S.’s role on the global stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Trump’s next 100 days hinge on Congress
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22:20PRESIDENT TRUMP IN HIS NEXT 100 DAYS will shift his focus to Capitol Hill, where much of his agenda hinges on the ability of Republicans to deliver big wins while operating with slim margins in both the House and Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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The first 100 days on Inside West Virginia Politics
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22:40On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, we discuss the death of Pope Francis, Harry Wiley's lawsuit, Morrisey's first 100 days and the efforts of Huntington Mayor Patrick Farrell.By Nexstar Media
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Morning Report — Trump, Congress: Now comes the hard part
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Morning Report — China raises stakes over Trump tariffs
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14:34China appears to have bet that its own high threshold for pain will turn President Trump’s tariff gambit into a punishing lesson for the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Can Trump’s art of the deal help Ukraine?
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16:34At the outset of his second term, President Trump vowed to end Russia’s war in Ukraine within 24 hours. Then, his administration promised a peace deal within the first 100 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Due process vs. Trump tariffs: Democrats are in a messaging bind
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16:07As the White House continues to stonewall a federal judge’s demand for information about efforts to secure a mistakenly deported Maryland man, politicians on both sides of the aisle are considering the case’s wider implications — and its messaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Morning Report — Markets, media trail Trump as he digs in
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14:32Wall Street on Monday registered a persistently bleak verdict on President Trump’s tariff policies as Trump again badgered the nation’s independent central bank to slash interest rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Thoughts on the legislative session on Inside West Virginia Politics
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22:53On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, we hear the thoughts of various West Virginia leaders regarding the latest legislative session and discuss the flooding in Mingo County.By Nexstar Media
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Morning Report — Supreme Court wades deeper into Trump battles
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President Trump is clashing with the courts on multiple fronts as his second-term agenda takes shape, setting up high-stakes legal battles that will test the administration’s power as it stretches against the bounds of the law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Trump, Fed chair underscore uncertainty
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16:24President Trump’s efforts to persuade international partners to join the U.S. in isolating China collided Wednesday with a starkly downbeat 2025 economic outlook from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, dashing the hopes of those looking for global certainty anytime soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Morning Report — Trump tests limits of deportation powers with Abrego Garcia case
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15:38The legal battle over the Trump administration’s efforts — or lack thereof — to return a mistakenly deported Maryland migrant may eventually wind up back before the Supreme Court as President Trump tests the limits of his executive power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Morning Report — Trump: El Salvador decides Abrego Garcia’s fate
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15:17President Trump said Monday he’s open to sending United States citizens to prison in El Salvador, a move that would strain the Constitution and heighten the president’s battles with the judiciary branch. He added that the fate of a migrant the U.S. mistakenly deported to El Salvador now rests with that country. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…
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The effects of federal cuts on Inside West Virginia Politics
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22:32On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, we discuss the legislative session, federal cuts, West Virginia transportation and a local's musical journey.By Nexstar Media
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Morning Report — Markets brace for another week of tariff roller coaster
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19:44President Trump’s tariff rollout has world leaders and economists on edge as White House messaging about the levies remains inconsistent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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Morning Report — Amid tariff uncertainty, Trump notches a domestic win
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15:51Global tumult intensified Thursday over President Trump’s tariffs and the possibility of deepening trade wars and a recession, but the president got an early win in the battle to advance his domestic agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Hill
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