Politics Jan 19 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's endorsement, Biden's differences with Israel's Netanyahu New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the New Hampshire primary, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott's endorsement of Donald Trump, the differences between President…
Nation Jan 18 DOJ issues scathing review of failed police response to Uvalde school shooting The Justice Department released a report on how law enforcement failed in its response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The nearly 600-page report lays out a series of “cascading failures…
Nation Jan 18 What's in the bill to expand the child tax credit and how it can help struggling families The federal child tax credit may soon be expanded as part of an effort by some lawmakers to ensure that more American families can access the benefit. If the proposal becomes law it would gradually increase the credit and allow…
Nation Jan 18 Michele Norris discusses her new book on how Americans see race and identity In 2010, journalist Michele Norris started “The Race Card Project.” She asked people around the world to send her a postcard, and in just six words, share their thoughts, questions, experiences and aspirations about identity and race. Geoff Bennett and…
Nation Jan 17 Why a growing number of American men say they are in a 'friendship recession' American men are stuck in what’s been dubbed a friendship recession, with 20 percent of single men now saying they don’t have any close friends. More than half of all men report feeling unsatisfied with the size of their friend…
Nation Jan 17 School leaders work to keep students in class amid rise in chronic absenteeism Chronic absenteeism is a problem for school districts and students and the situation has grown significantly worse since the pandemic. Nearly 30 percent of students were chronically absent during the 2021-2022 school year, missing at least 10 percent of school…
Politics Jan 16 Breaking down the delegates and path to the Republican nomination While the first contest of the presidential campaign is over, the race for the GOP nomination and the delegates who will vote at the Republican National Convention this summer is only beginning. Geoff Bennett and Domenico Montanaro of NPR discussed…
Politics Jan 16 New book 'The Rebels' explores how populists have transformed the Democratic Party Between the House GOP’s funding fight and Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican party, much has been made of the far-right’s sway. But what doesn’t get as much attention is the far-left’s influence in the Democratic party. Geoff Bennett discussed…
Politics Jan 15 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa and the start of the Republican nominating process 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 Iowa caucuses and what the GOP candidates need to accomplish to stay in the race.
Education Jan 15 How a $100M donation is a game-changer for HBCUs The United Negro College Fund received a $100 million grant to help increase endowments for historically Black colleges and universities. The donation from the Lilly Endowment is the single largest unrestricted private grant in the organization's history and its purpose…