Politics Jan 23 After Jan. 6 pardons, judges who oversaw cases express frustrations In the days since President Trump’s sweeping clemency of Jan. 6 rioters, the federal courts have been busy processing the dismissals. But the judges who've spent years overseeing the hundreds of trials are not hiding their frustration. Geoff Bennett discussed…
Politics Jan 22 Trump administration ends government diversity programs and takes aim at DEI nationwide The Trump administration ordered all federal employees who work in diversity, equity and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave. Agency supervisors were also asked to submit a written plan by the end of the month for dismissing the…
Politics Jan 15 Democrats ask OMB nominee Vought about goals of replacing civil servants with appointees President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, faced questions on Capitol Hill. He was pressed about plans to exert greater power over government agencies and shrinking spending. Vought previously led the office for part…
Politics Jan 14 Special counsel report alleges Trump would have been convicted had he not been reelected In his final report to the attorney general, special counsel Jack Smith stood behind his decision to criminally charge President-elect Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Smith detailed the evidence he and his team amassed and would…
Politics Jan 13 Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on the politicization of the California wildfires NPR’s Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's final week in office and the raging wildfires in California have become fodder for political debate.
Politics Jan 10 How Trump avoided punishment for his felony convictions President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced in New York, months after a jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents to cover up an extramarital affair. The judge granted Trump an unconditional discharge, a sentence that affirms…
Politics Jan 06 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump and his allies reshaping the history of Jan. 6 NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the certification of the results of the presidential election, how the history of Jan. 6 has…
Politics Jan 03 Brooks and Capehart on Johnson’s successful fight to remain House speaker New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Mike Johnson’s reelection as House speaker revealed a small but loud minority in his conference that could…
Politics Jan 02 Biden’s complex legacy as his 50 years in public office comes to an end President Biden’s five-decade-long tenure in public service comes to an end later this month. To examine the president’s time in office and his legacy, Amna Nawaz spoke with two reporters who have covered his career extensively, Dan Balz of The…
Politics Dec 19 Prosecutor Fani Willis disqualified from Trump election interference case in Georgia A Georgia appeals court has disqualified the top prosecutor overseeing an election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump and his allies, a decision that could upend the case. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified because she had a…