A week of warning signs for the GOP?
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A week of warning signs for the GOP?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 16, 202625 min
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This week saw staffing changes at the White House, the president hitting the road to campaign in Republican strongholds, and backlash to a deal to buy diesel fuel from Russia. We break down what it all means as we enter the final sprint before the midterm elections. Plus, President Trump made inroads with young voters in 2024. But there are some signs that he's now losing that ground. And, of course, Can't Let It Go. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and political reporter Elena Mo...

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This week on Consider This, an investigation into widespread complaints about sales tactics at mall skincare kiosks led NPR to a company in California. Am I being recorded? Yeah.

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Okay, delete that and we're not interviewing. If you need anything, you can contact our legal department. We investigate a group that supplies mall skincare stores that left customers with thousands of dollars in bills. And listen now on Consider This from NPR. It's a timestamp kind of day.

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This podcast was recorded at 1.20 p.m. on Friday, October 16th. And some things may have changed by the time you hear it at the end of what has been another busy week in politics.

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