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After State of the Union, where do Trump investigations stand?

Feb. 06, 2019 National

President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington, DC on February 5th, 2019. Photo credit: Doug Mills/Pool via Reuters

We speak with California Congressman Adam Schiff about Trump’s State of the Union and what Schiff is investigating next. We also fact-check Trump’s immigration claims -- nearly everything he said on the topic on Tuesday night was false or misleading.

From this Episode:

House Intelligence Committee probe into Trump and foreign influence expands

President Trump attacked “partisan investigations” during his second State of the Union address Tuesday: “An economic miracle is taking place in the United States, and...

11 min

Fact-checking Trump’s immigration claims during his State of the Union

Immigration was a major part of the president’s speech on Tuesday night. He said large caravans are marching to the border, and that city governments in Mexico are helping...

9 min

Art meets mass transit: Destination Crenshaw

A rail line connecting LAX to the rest of the metro system goes right through Crenshaw at the street level, and it’s supposed to debut in a year.

10 min

In ‘Hark,’ people try to make the world better, but the world refuses

“Bookworm of the Month Club” is a new Press Play segment in which KCRW’s Bookworm Michael Silverblatt brings a book or two each month to share with listeners.

12 min

California enters the truffle business for the first time

The black truffle is known as the black diamond of the kitchen. The finest black truffles, Perigord truffles, come from France. Unlike wine, California has been unable to...

6 min