Hi there, I'm Katrina Perry.
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Because each week on The President's Path,
we walk back along the latest actions of President Trump and his administration.
This week, I'm joined by my fellow chief presenters,
Sumi Somaskanda and our assistant news editor, Courtney Subramanian.
Hello, good to see you guys.
Hello.
Hi Sumi, hi Katrina.
I know this is the President's path,
but I think this week we might need to talk about the President's power
because that muscle has been flexed,
metaphorically speaking, and also literally, I guess,
with the War Secretary Pete Hegseth calling for fit, not fat generals in that address that we saw.
And I suppose the big thing that's occupying this term this week really is the shutdown a lot of people.
have no job to go to or are going to work but are not being paid for it with that failure to agree funding for the government on the hill this week.
The book is open on how long anyone thinks this shutdown is going to last.
What do you guys think?
Yeah, I mean,