Politics Oct 30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the latest shakeups among GOP presidential contenders 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 2024 presidential field continuing to take shape with former Vice President Mike Pence exiting the…
World Oct 27 NSC spokesman John Kirby discusses U.S. stance on Israeli military operations, Gaza crisis As Israel intensifies its bombing of Gaza and expands ground operations, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the U.S. response to attacks on American forces in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
Politics Oct 25 Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson and what can he accomplish? The House of Representatives has a new speaker after 22 days of leaderless, gridlocked chaos following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won all 220 Republican votes cast on the House floor Wednesday. After emerging from the…
Arts Oct 25 David Brooks writes about the art of seeing others in new book ‘How to Know a Person’ David Brooks is a regular on the NewsHour every Friday night. But while you were watching him, David was watching all of us. Pulling from his observations and other works, his new book, "How to Know a Person: The Art…
Politics Oct 20 Brooks and Capehart on the GOP struggle to elect a House speaker and Biden’s aid request New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the search for a new speaker of the House and President Biden's plea for national security funding.
Arts Oct 20 Darius Rucker reflects on his diverse career and his personal new album Darius Rucker first achieved multi-platinum status with the band Hootie and the Blowfish, selling more than 25 million albums worldwide. As a solo artist, he's won big awards and just added more accolades to the list. Geoff Bennett caught up…
Politics Oct 18 What’s next for Republicans after Jim Jordan’s 2nd defeat in House speaker vote Republican Congressman Jim Jordan’s second try for speaker of the House went more poorly than his first. In Wednesday's vote he received two fewer Republican votes than he did on Tuesday. Lisa Desjardins reports on the Capitol frozen in legislative…
Nation Oct 16 What a partial gag order on Trump means for his election subversion case A federal judge in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on former President Donald Trump in the election subversion case against him. It bars Trump from targeting Special Counsel Jack Smith, his team, court staff and potential witnesses. It does…
Politics Oct 16 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Jim Jordan’s chances of becoming House speaker 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 possibility of a Jim Jordan speakership and new fundraising hauls in the 2024 campaign for…
Politics Oct 13 Brooks and Capehart on the Israel-Hamas war and U.S. support New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the war between Israel and Hamas, President Biden pledging U.S. support and the uncertainty surrounding the selection…