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The second life of Trump's tax story Oct 17, 2018

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Susanne Craig, an investigative reporter at the New York Times and one of the reporters who broke the story on Trump's tax fraud, and POLITICO's media reporter, Jack Shafer, join POLITICO's Ben White to discuss how the tax story came together – and how it landed once it was published.

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What the new NAFTA tells us about the trade war with China Oct 10, 2018

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Alexander Panetta, editor of POLITICO Pro Canada, and South China Morning Post U.S. correspondent Owen Churchill join POLITICO's Ben White to discuss the implications of the USMCA – and how it’s being viewed in China.

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Larry Kudlow on the new NAFTA and ‘unsatisfactory’ talks with China Oct 03, 2018

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Larry Kudlow, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the NEC, discusses the economy, the new NAFTA, and what life is like inside the White House with POLITICO's Ben White in front of a live audience at the annual meeting of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

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Did we end too big to fail? Are we safer now? Sep 26, 2018

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Former Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo examines the banking industry 10 years after the financial crisis with POLITICO's Ben White and Victoria Guida.

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What the Trump team was doing during the financial crisis Sep 19, 2018

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Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial columnist at the New York Times and author of “Too Big to Fail: How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System — and Themselves,” talks with POLITICO’s Ben White about how close the financial system came to collapse, and how it felt to have a front-row seat. POLITICO's Victoria Guida explains how as the financial crisis shook the nation, Trump's team saw a payoff.

As financial crisis shook the nation, Trump’s team saw payoff

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What's up with Trump and Canada? Sep 12, 2018

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As talks between the U.S. and Canada over a new North American Free Trade Agreement head into crunch time in Washington this week, the latest POLITICO Money podcast takes you inside the room for the high-stakes talks.

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Trump lawyer Giuliani got paid to lobby Romanian president Sep 05, 2018

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The former New York mayor’s letter goes against the State Department stance on corruption in Bucharest.

Trump lawyer Giuliani got paid to lobby Romanian president Giuliani got paid for advocacy in Romania

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Trump channels Richard Nixon on the Fed Aug 29, 2018

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President Trump's recent criticism of the Federal Reserve is totally precedented. Politico's Victoria Guida joins Ben White to explain the danger in political meddling on monetary policy. Plus, why the Fed turns off internet access for reporters writing about rate hikes.

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These steel workers are the losers in the trade war Aug 22, 2018

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While some firms see a boost from the president’s aggressive trade tactics, others find patience running thin.

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How infrastructure week became a punchline Aug 15, 2018

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POLITICO’s Mike Grunwald joins Ben to talk about the Gateway Project, a $30 billion infrastructure plan that would include a new $11 billion tunnel under the Hudson between New Jersey and New York for passenger trains. Follow MT’s playlist on Spotify.

The Tunnel That Could Break New York

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