Politics Feb 28 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden's State of the Union address, the conflict in Ukraine 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 Biden’s first State of the Union address, the war in Ukraine and former President Trump’s…
Politics Feb 25 Biden selects Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court President Biden on Friday delivered on his promise to nominate the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. After a month-long search to fill the seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, Biden selected a former Breyer…
Nation Feb 21 Airlines grapple with pandemic disruptions and a surge in unruly passengers The number of unruly passengers on airplanes is skyrocketing. The federal aviation administration has reported nearly 500 incidents so far just in 2022. Now, some airlines are calling on the Justice Department for help. Chief Washington correspondent Geoff Bennett has…
Politics Feb 21 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Russia's actions in Ukraine, COVID-19 mandates 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 how President Biden is confronting Russian aggression in Ukraine and how that may impact the political…
Education Feb 16 How the political debate on teaching race in schools is impacting students and educators Black History Month has been celebrated in some form for nearly a century. But this year it comes as students are getting caught up in political scrutiny and alongside a coordinated effort to limit the teaching of race and racism.
Politics Feb 15 Exploring the life of Justice Leondra Kruger, a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee As President Biden examines the records of potential Supreme Court nominees, we continue our series of profiles of the women on his short list. California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger has never faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee, unlike…
Politics Feb 14 Who is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden's SCOTUS nominee? President Biden plans to personally interview potential nominees to the Supreme Court this week, and likely among them will be federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson isn't new to the Supreme Court short list, she was considered a long-shot pick…
Politics Feb 10 How Trump may have violated the Presidential Records Act There were more headlines Thursday about Donald Trump and his potential mishandling of White House records, including questions about whether the former president broke federal law. Chuck Rosenberg, a former U.S. attorney and senior FBI official, joins Geoff Bennett to…
Politics Feb 08 Supreme Court sides with Alabama Republicans despite impact on Black voters A new ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court has major implications for voting rights in this country. The court on Monday reinstated Alabama’s congressional map, one that a lower court had found racially discriminates against Black voters. Janai Nelson, associate…
Politics Feb 03 Sarah Palin takes The New York Times to court, raising First Amendment concerns A court case in New York began Thursday that will pit a Republican political star against a media giant and could put the First Amendment on trial. Sarah Palin versus The New York Times is a case more than four…