Nation Mar 24 What justices said during a critical Supreme Court hearing on redistricting and race The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a key redistricting case that could reshape how states draw districts by race. A group of voters identifying as "non-African American" argues Louisiana's congressional map, which created two majority-Black districts after a federal…
Arts Mar 21 Musicians push back on dwindling payments from streaming services Nearly every song ever recorded is available for about $12 a month, or free if you don’t mind the ads. But while the streaming giant Spotify has conquered the music industry, many of the artists responsible for the music on…
Education Mar 20 What’s next for the Department of Education after Trump begins effort to eliminate it President Trump made good on a pledge by signing an order to dismantle the Department of Education. The department has been a target since it was created more than four decades ago. But President Trump and other Republicans want to…
Education Mar 20 Advocates share differing perspectives on push to dismantle Education Department To help understand the implications of President Trump’s order to dismantle the Education Department, Geoff Bennett has perspectives from Rick Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and Catherine Lhamon, a former assistant secretary for…
Politics Mar 19 ‘We had an awful choice’: Schumer defends voting with GOP saying shutdown would be worse Democrats have few options for challenging President Trump and GOP majorities in Congress. Some on the left say they had a chance last week, but top Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer voted with the GOP and supplied the needed votes to…
World Mar 18 What’s next for Gaza after Israel resumes strikes? Mideast experts weigh in Israel resumed hitting Gaza with airstrikes, shattering the fragile ceasefire there. For perspectives on the developments in Gaza, Geoff Bennett spoke with Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Hussein Ibish, a senior…
Nation Mar 18 Pentagon history purge highlights which stories are told and why others are ignored The Trump administration’s efforts to strip diversity, equity and inclusion prompted the Defense Department to remove thousands of pages and images honoring the contributions of women and people of color. The Pentagon is restoring some of those web pages, saying…
Politics Mar 17 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democrats clashing over how to govern in the minority 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 members of the Democratic Party debating how to govern in the minority, how Congress narrowly avoided…
Nation Mar 11 Teamsters president on Trump’s economic agenda: ‘They made a lot of promises’ President Trump’s Cabinet is now complete. The Senate confirmed Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer in a broadly bipartisan vote. The former Oregon congresswoman picked up support early on in the nomination process from labor groups, including the Teamsters. Geoff Bennett discussed…
Nation Mar 11 5 years after it was declared a global pandemic, a look at COVID-19’s impact Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In a quick succession of events, schools and businesses shut down, lockdowns were put in place, travel was halted and hospitals were over capacity. Globally, COVID…