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Batya!

Batya!

By: Batya & Studio71
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 Host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20PolicyBatya & Studio71 Political Science Politics & Government
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  • New jobs report and Trump's economy, ‘Real Housewives of Capitol Hill’

    New jobs report and Trump's economy, ‘Real Housewives of Capitol Hill’
    Feb 16 2026
    On this week’s episode of “Batya!” The January jobs report revealed the U.S. added more than 130,000 jobs, surpassing economists' expectations. Batya Ungar-Sargon says President Trump’s economy is starting to deliver, and the “secret sauce” may not actually be a secret - deportation. Ungar-Sargon is joined by a panel of truck drivers to discuss whether American citizens in the labor force are being undercut by migrant workers. Plus, Political commentator Emily Jashinsky joins "Batya" to discuss the heated Congressional oversight hearing with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week. And a new poll found American adults are steadily losing confidence in the news media, as Batya Ungar-Sargon shares the “winners and losers of the week.” On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Americans will support mass deportations despite polling results: Ungar-Sargon

    Americans will support mass deportations despite polling results: Ungar-Sargon
    Feb 7 2026
    Batya Ungar-Sargon opens her show discussing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda and how it will be important for the Hispanic vote across the country. "This will be crucial for the midterms, especially for Hispanic voters, a demographic the Republicans desperately need to keep the House," Batya says. #immigration #trump #deportations NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Parents' lives changed by illegal immigration, celebs weigh in on politics

    Parents' lives changed by illegal immigration, celebs weigh in on politics
    Feb 2 2026
    On this week’s episode of “Batya!”, tensions remain high across the country over immigration enforcement. Batya Ungar-Sargon speaks with two families whose lives were forever changed by illegal immigration. Sabine Durden-Coulter lost her son to a migrant truck driver in 2012. Coleman's daughter, Dalilah, was struck by a migrant truck driver in 2024, which left her nonverbal and relearning how to walk. Both parents tell "Batya!" Americans don't understand how hurt they are to see them fighting against Trump's deportation agenda. Plus, Joel Berry, managing editor of The Babylon Bee, joins “Batya!” to weigh in on Bruce Springsteen’s new anti-ICE anthem, released in the wake of unrest in Minnesota. “What is it, 1965? When’s the last time a protest song did anything?” he says. On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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