April 02, 2025

Inside Sources Full Show April 2nd, 2025: Results of special elections, Two political parties join forces in Utah, Pres. Trump announces new tariffs

1 hour 38 minutes

Hosts: Taylor Morgan and Erin Rider

Results of last night’s special elections – a good barometer of Pres. Trump’s performance?

Special election races in Wisconsin and Florida were supposed to be an early barometer of President Trump's second term -- an indicator as to how the American people are feeling about the direction of the country under Trump. In the end though... it was a mixed bag of results. Republicans won their two congressional races in Florida -- albeit by smaller margins than Trump won in those districts -- and the Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court won. The Inside Sources hosts go into detail on the results and give their political analysis.

Pres. Trump tells Cabinet members that Elon Musk will soon step away

Is the curtain closing on Elon Musk's time as a close advisor to President Trump? Reports now say that the President has informed members of the Cabinet that Musk will be stepping away within the next few weeks. Politico Magazine reports that the President isn't angry with Musk by any means, but that top political advisors and high-up members of the Trump administration have grown worried about Musk's unpredictability and potential political liability.

Speaker Johnson cancels House votes for the rest of the week

The U.S. House of Representatives will not be voting on any more bills this week. No votes on the SAVE Act. No votes to address judges who rule against Trump. Why? Speaker Mike Johnson says his hands are tied because of a vote to take down a rule that passed with all Democratic and several Republicans support. The fight all comes over a push to allow proxy voting for new parents who are also members of Congress.

Two Utah political parties to join forces

Two of Utah's political parties are joining forces, hoping to make bigger waves against the traditional Democrat and Republican parties. Today, the United Utah Party and Utah Forward Party announced plans to merge operations. Will this make much of a difference in the state’s political scene? Listen to hear what Taylor Morgan and Erin Rider think.

President Trump announces new tariffs for ‘Liberation Day’

In a nearly hour-long speech at the White House, President Donald Trump announced new tariffs against many of the United States’ trading partners. Each country will see a 10% blanket tariff plus specific tariffs by country and industry. Inside Sources takes the speech in full and then spends a few moments discussing it.

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