The Headlines One Year in Trump’s America, and the Fed’s Big Moment at the Supreme Court
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Jan 20, 2026 
Motoko Rich, a veteran New York Times reporter, shares her insights on the race against time to complete an Olympic ice rink in Milan before the upcoming Winter Games. She vividly describes the bustling construction site, capturing the urgency and challenges faced by workers. Rich also discusses the broader implications of Trump's policies across the States, providing a unique perspective on how they shape America on a local level. This engaging conversation highlights the intersection of sports, politics, and international relations.
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Trump's Policies Vary State By State
- The Times shows Trump's policy shifts produce wildly different local effects across states.
- These state-level changes reveal how federal choices reshape everyday life variably across America.
Empty Battery Site Versus Coal Bailouts
- In Arizona a planned battery factory sits empty after Trump froze clean-energy grants and loans.
- In West Virginia the administration funded coal-plant support, showing starkly different local outcomes.
Human Costs: Jobs, Deportations, Prices
- Federal workforce cuts in Maryland cost roughly 25,000 jobs, the highest loss in the nation.
- Other states saw outcomes like big deportation counts in Florida and higher fertilizer costs in Montana tied to tariffs.