Nation Sep 17 Woman wrongfully detained in immigration raid describes what she endured A U.S. citizen was caught in the middle of the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement. Andrea Velez says she was wrongfully arrested this past summer in downtown Los Angeles during an ICE raid. She spent two nights in…
Nation Sep 10 New Mexico’s Democratic governor explains how state used National Guard to combat crime President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., drew sharp criticism from Democrats who called it government overreach. But in New Mexico, a Democratic governor who deployed the National Guard to assist police has seen violent crime fall…
Nation Sep 09 Brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee in N.C. ignites debate about crime and mental health A brutal murder in Charlotte, North Carolina, claimed the life of a young Ukrainian refugee and has become a rallying cry for Republicans who want to paint Democrats as soft on crime. William Brangham discussed the case and reaction with…
Politics Sep 08 Legal scholar analyzes key court rulings on Trump’s immigration agenda For a legal perspective on new developments regarding President Trump’s immigration agenda, Geoff Bennett spoke with William Banks, professor emeritus of law at Syracuse University.
Politics Sep 04 Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about vaccines, COVID and the health of Americans In a fiery Senate hearing, Robert Kennedy Jr. made a number of questionable or misleading claims about vaccines, COVID and the health of Americans. Amna Nawaz discussed some of these claims with Dr. Richard Besser, the president and CEO of…
Politics Sep 03 Trump policies stalled by series of rulings, likely setting up Supreme Court fight A federal court rejected the Trump administration's use of an 18th-century wartime law, known as the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. It's another legal setback for the White House, which has also seen courts…
Politics Sep 02 How Jeanine Pirro became a central figure in Trump’s D.C. takeover In President Trump’s continued push for greater control over Washington, D.C., he’s relying more on his close friend and former Fox News host, Jeanine Pirro. She’s the new U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and as William Brangham reports,…
Politics Sep 01 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s threats of a Chicago takeover 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 President Trump's threats of a federal takeover of Chicago, Democrats' chances of taking the Senate with…
Politics Aug 26 Can Trump legally reinstate the death penalty in Washington, D.C.? President Trump spent more than three hours touting what he sees as his administration's achievements at his cabinet meeting. He weighed in on topics from reinstating the death penalty for murder cases in Washington, D.C., to Health Secretary Kennedy's attempt…
Politics Aug 25 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on whether Newsom’s tactics against Trump are working 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 Democrats trailing Republicans in midterm fundraising, California Gov. Newsom getting attention for pushing back against Trump,…