Politics Apr 22 Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on Ukraine aid and the turmoil around Speaker Johnson NPR’s Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the House passing foreign aid for Ukraine after months of debate and political gamesmanship and the turmoil surrounding Speaker Mike Johnson.
World Apr 17 Iraqi PM discusses regional turmoil and his country’s partnership with the U.S. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani is in Washington this week on the heels of tension in the Middle East. On the agenda was the future of U.S.-Iraq security cooperation, improving Iraqi economic and political integration with the region and…
Politics Apr 16 Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 cases The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case looking at an obstruction law used to prosecute hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters. The obstruction statute is also key to various legal challenges facing former President Donald Trump. Geoff Bennett…
Politics Apr 15 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the political implications of Trump’s first criminal trial 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 escalating conflict in the Middle East and Donald Trump's first day in court as a…
Politics Apr 12 Brooks and Marcus on how abortion restrictions could motivate voters in November New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Ruth Marcus join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including a major abortion decision out of Arizona weighs on the minds of voters and Republicans on Capitol…
Nation Apr 11 Biden moves to close ‘gun show loophole’ and expand background checks for gun buyers The Biden administration is issuing a rule designed to close a gap that allows gun buyers to avoid background checks. The move will end the so-called "gun show loophole” and require checks when dealers sell guns at gun shows, flea…
Nation Apr 10 Minneapolis Fed president on inflation uptick and when to cut interest rates Inflation came in higher than expected last month, raising concerns once again about its persistence. Some experts also worry that it could delay or prevent a series of interest rate cuts expected from the Federal Reserve later this year. Geoff…
Nation Apr 09 Arizona Supreme Court upholds law from 1864 effectively banning abortion Arizona will soon be the latest state with a near-total abortion ban after the state Supreme Court revived a 160-year-old law. The law provides no exceptions for rape or incest. Doctors who perform abortions could face criminal prosecution and prison…
World Apr 09 Ambassador Emanuel on building military cooperation with Japan to deter China Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, will meet with President Biden on Wednesday for a trilateral summit. The Biden administration has been improving military cooperation with Asian countries as a means to counter…
Politics Apr 08 Examining the push to reform the Insurrection Act A bipartisan group of former senior officials are urging lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reign in a president’s ability to deploy the U.S. military within the country through a provision in the centuries-old Insurrection Act. Harvard Law School's Jack Goldsmith,…