Politics Mar 06 White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Biden’s State of the Union address After President Biden's strong showing in Tuesday's contests, one of his long shot challengers, Dean Phillips, suspended his campaign. Now with Super Tuesday in the rear view, the president's focus turns to tomorrow's State of the Union address. Geoff Bennett…
Politics Jan 15 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa and the start of the Republican nominating process NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the Iowa caucuses and what the GOP candidates need to accomplish to stay in the race.
Nation Sep 15 More people are dying in Louisiana prisons, some before getting a trial A new report sheds light on a rise in the number of people dying behind bars in Louisiana prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers. The Incarceration Transparency Project at the Loyola University Law School says there's been a 50 percent…
Politics Sep 13 White House responds to House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against Biden After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed Republicans to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, the White House is urging a more aggressive pushback to the GOP and is dismissing the effort as “extreme politics at its worst." That description…
Politics Aug 18 Brooks and Marcus on Trump’s Georgia indictment and upcoming GOP debate New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor and columnist Ruth Marcus join Geoff Bennett to discuss Donald Trump's Georgia indictment, the upcoming GOP debate and Democrats calling for a primary challenge to President Biden.
Nation Aug 08 Interior Secretary discusses importance of new national monument protecting tribal land President Biden headed to Arizona Tuesday where he made an announcement designating some million acres of land around the Grand Canyon as a national monument. The move would stop future uranium mining projects on the land, marking a key victory…
Politics Jul 13 How response to Watergate tapes 50 years ago contrasts with today’s political climate Fifty years ago, a White House aide revealed that then-President Nixon’s conversations had been recorded. The tapes included Nixon working to cover up the Watergate break-in connected to his campaign and became a point of no return as he slid…
Arts May 16 Andy Cohen on his latest adventure as the father of two kids Best known as a talk show host and the face of Bravo TV, Andy Cohen is opening up in his new book, "The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up." It chronicles his latest adventure as the father of two…
Politics Feb 08 Biden talks economy, China, political division in exclusive interview with Judy Woodruff Fresh off his State of the Union address, President Biden sat down with Judy Woodruff for an interview that touched on the economy, relations with China, the coming political season and her new project on the country’s divisions called “America…
Nation Jan 05 Trump supporter Rep. Nehls on defending the Capitol against pro-Trump mob One year ago, supporters of President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to disrupt the democratic process. When the violent mob broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 2021, lawmakers that were inside scrambled for…