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,…
Politics Aug 22 FBI raids home of John Bolton, a former Trump adviser turned vocal critic Early Friday, FBI agents searched the Maryland home of John Bolton, the former national security adviser in President Trump’s first administration. Agents were also seen entering a building in Washington where Bolton has an office. Bolton has become a sharp…
Politics Aug 21 Why the federal government could take a stake in Intel President Trump is weighing taking a 10% stake in computer chip maker Intel. If approved, it would mark one of the largest U.S. government interventions in a private company since the auto bailout of 2008. Amna Nawaz discussed more with…
Arts Aug 20 Scholar says Trump's efforts to reframe U.S. history is 'reminiscent of McCarthyism' President Trump described Smithsonian museums as “out of control” for emphasizing, in his view, “how bad slavery was.” It's part of a pattern by Trump in his second term to reframe historical narratives, in particular about racism and discrimination. Amna…
Politics Aug 01 A look at Trump's effort to reshape the White House in his image The Trump administration announced plans for one of the largest renovations to the White House in decades. It includes a 90,000 square foot state ballroom that will be built in the East Wing at a projected cost of $200 million.