Nation Jul 20 Student journalist discusses reporting that led to Stanford president's resignation Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne will resign next month over the questionable handling of flawed scientific research. The investigation began last year after the campus newspaper “The Stanford Daily” investigated claims of research misconduct in past academic papers. Geoff Bennett…
Politics Jul 19 IRS whistleblowers claim Justice Department meddled in Hunter Biden investigation A pair of IRS whistleblowers testified before the House Oversight Committee about alleged meddling in the Justice Department investigation of Hunter Biden. The president's son reached an agreement to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay…
Arts Jul 19 A Brief But Spectacular take on using craft to push back on injustice Tanya Aguiñiga is a Los Angeles-based artist, designer and activist who grew up as a binational citizen of Mexico and the United States. Much of her work speaks of her divided identity and tells the larger and often invisible stories…
Politics Jul 18 Trump says he's target in investigation into efforts to overturn 2020 election Former President Donald Trump says he's been notified he's a target in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, signaling that he's likely to be charged with federal crimes. Special counsel Jack Smith is investigating Trump’s actions…
Arts Jul 18 Actors' union president Fran Drescher discusses ongoing strike and future of Hollywood For the first time in 63 years, actors and writers are striking at the same time, bringing movie and TV production to a halt. The Writers Guild has been on strike since May and SAG-AFTRA joined them last week. Key…
Nation Jul 17 Deadly flooding hits Northeast as heat wave tightens grip on western and southern U.S. The nation remains at the mercy of nature, but nature is showing no mercy with 100 degree heat stretching from the far West across the Deep South. It comes as a weekend deluge in the Northeast washed out roads and…
Politics Jul 17 Dick Gephardt discusses bipartisan group opposing third-party presidential candidates A new bipartisan organization is opposing the effort by the group No Labels to run a third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential race. That's with concerns growing among Democrats and Republicans opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy that a third-party candidate…
Politics Jul 17 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on third-party candidate impact and 2024 fundraising 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 third-party candidates and newly-released fundraising totals in the 2024 presidential race.
Health Jul 14 Why aspartame is listed as a possible carcinogenic by World Health Organization The World Health Organization has classified the artificial sweetener aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans. That has led to some concerns and confusion about the risks. Besides diet sodas, aspartame can also be found in a variety of foods, including…
Politics Jul 14 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's accomplishments at NATO summit, GOP defense policy New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's trip abroad for the NATO summit, the GOP's defense policy and the 2024 campaign.