Politics Jul 21 Capehart and Abernathy on how multiple Trump investigations affect the presidential race Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post contributor Gary Abernathy join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including how investigations into former President Trump are affecting the 2024 presidential race.
Health Jul 20 Texas women testify in lawsuit claiming abortion restrictions put their lives in jeopardy Texas women seeking to block a portion of their state’s abortion law are in court this week testifying the strict restrictions put their lives in jeopardy. The lawsuit is believed to be the first filed by women directly impacted by…
Politics Jul 18 Trump says he’s target in investigation into efforts to overturn 2020 election Former President Donald Trump says he's been notified he's a target in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, signaling that he's likely to be charged with federal crimes. Special counsel Jack Smith is investigating Trump’s actions…
Politics Jul 17 Dick Gephardt discusses bipartisan group opposing third-party presidential candidates A new bipartisan organization is opposing the effort by the group No Labels to run a third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential race. That's with concerns growing among Democrats and Republicans opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy that a third-party candidate…
Politics Jul 14 Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s accomplishments at NATO summit, GOP defense policy New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's trip abroad for the NATO summit, the GOP's defense policy and the 2024 campaign.
Politics Jul 12 Iowa Republicans pass ban on most abortions after 6 weeks Iowa is the latest Republican-led state to pass abortion restrictions since the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Lawmakers there approved a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is expected…
Politics Jul 06 Military leadership positions unfilled as GOP senator blocks nominees over abortion policy For the first time in over a century, the U.S. Marine Corps will not have a permanent leader. Current Marine Corps Commandant David Berger is required to retire on Monday, but due to a hold on hundreds of military promotions…
Nation Jul 05 Judge limits government’s contact with social media companies after GOP states sue Questions about information and misinformation spread on social media made their way to the federal courts. Several Republican state attorneys general argued the Biden administration went too far to suppress conservative views online. Amna Nawaz discussed the judge's ruling with…
Nation Jun 29 Writer predicts more socioeconomically diverse colleges after end of affirmative action Richard Kahlenberg, an author and non-resident scholar at Georgetown University, served as an expert witness for the plaintiffs in both affirmative action cases heard before the Supreme Court. He spoke with Geoff Bennett and explained his perspective on what he…
Politics Jun 28 White House adviser Mitch Landrieu on Biden’s economic message and vision President Biden traveled to Chicago Wednesday to promote his economic agenda. He explained his vision for the future and how he believes his policies have delivered so far. It’s one stop on a nationwide tour pushing the president’s message on…