Trump frantic over Iran mess as rival nations take advantage of his poor planning
As Donald Trump flings the world into an energy crisis with his war in Iran, his administration is apparently trying to resurrect the ghosts of past environmental catastrophes with deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and an oil pipeline off the coast of California.
Rachel Maddow looks at how …
Could Iran be the next 'forever' war?
President Trump says there is a good chance for a deal to end the war in Iran, but Iran has denied that any peace talks are happening. Wendy Sherman, former U.S. deputy secretary of state, details the state of affairs.Then, traders bet hundreds of millions of dollars on oil contracts before Trump a…
How ICE Went From Deport… to Airport
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If you’ve taken a flight lately, you might have noticed hourslong lines to get through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at airports like New York, Atlanta and Houston. This week, President Trump deployed Immigration and Customs Enforce…
Episode 6: Immigration Antics and The Diversity Bonus with Michelle Hackman from WSJ
Dr. Dhiv sits down for a chat with the one and only Michelle Hackman, writer for the Wall Street Journal and Department of Homeland Security know-it-all. They talk about everything from navigation Michelle‘s career in journalism as a blind reporter to Kristi Noem and that blanket scandal. This epis…
What Next - A "Made for TV" Deportation Policy
Mass deportations were a big part of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and now in office, he’s making good on the wide-sweeping aspects of his policy, though the numbers aren’t yet massive. Most recently, he’s justified these actions through the 1798 Alien Enemies Act which only applies dur…
The Trump Administration Turns Its Sights On Legal Immigrants
Since his reelection, President Trump has been fixated on illegal immigration in the US, but now the President is taking on immigrants who are here legally. A new policy memo would require some people seeking green cards to leave the country while they wait abroad for their applications to be proce…
The Trump Administration’s Latest Crackdown on Legal Immigration
P.M. Edition for July 16. A new regulation from the Trump administration will cap student visas to a maximum of four years, and require extensions to stay longer. Journal immigration reporter Michelle Hackman gets into how big a change this is and what students—and U.S. companies—will be most affec…
Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports; Wall Street Journal reporter Michelle Hackman on new, proposed $100K H-1B visa fee; Dolly Parton dies
Canada announces retaliatory, dollar for dollar, tariffs on U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products; Michigan U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, who is Muslim, calls out what he says is anti-Muslim rhetoric being used aga…
Episode 4 Replay: Special Guest Michelle Hackman, Immigration Reporter at The Wall Street Journal.
Air date: September 1, 2026 · Episode #: 4
In this episode, Tahmina was joined by Michelle Hackman, Immigration Reporter at The Wall Street Journal.
Michelle Hackman is a reporter in The Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau, where she covers U.S. immigration policy. Her coverage includes writi…
581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration
The U.S. immigration system is a massively complicated machine, with a lot of worn-out parts. How to fix it? Step one: Get hold of some actual facts and evidence. (We did this step for you.) (Part two of a three-part series.)
SOURCES:
Zeke Hernandez, professor at the Wharton School at the Univer…
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