What Trump has broken in 100 days
01 May 2025

What Trump has broken in 100 days

Decoder with Nilay Patel

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A lot has happened in the first 100 days of Trump's second term. It’s nearly too much to keep up with, really, but we're going to try. Verge policy editor Adi Robertson joins Decoder this week to talk through six of the biggest stories and themes we're covering, from tariffs to TikTok to DOGE.

Links: 


Donald Trump’s first 100 days: all the news affecting the tech industry | Verge


The DOGE days have just begun | Verge


America is living in tariff limbo | Verge


MAGA’s next wave of influencers saved TikTok | Verge


Whatever happened to the Kids’ Online Safety Act? | Verge


Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine | Verge


Environmental warning systems are suffering from Trump’s data purge | Verge


Why Trump can’t be trusted with Congress’ new anti-deepfake bill | Decoder


How Trump’s tariffs actually work on the ground | Decoder


The FCC is a weapon in Trump’s war on free speech | Decoder



Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. Our editor is Ursa Wright. 

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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