World Jan 04 Russia attacks Ukraine with ballistic missiles provided by North Korea, U.S. says A White House spokesperson said U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Moscow has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and fired at least one of them into Ukraine on December 30. The U.S. is now concerned Iran will soon agree…
World Jan 04 Ukraine should pivot from offense to defense and rebuild what it controls, expert says The frontlines of the war in Ukraine have hardly moved in the last few months, but could the course of the war change in 2024? Geoff Bennett discussed two perspectives with Charles Kupchan, who served on the National Security Council…
Nation Jan 03 2024 brings new gun restrictions in several states New gun safety laws are taking effect in a handful of states in the new year. While the country ended 2023 with more mass shootings than days in the year, new laws in California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington…
Politics Jan 03 How GOP campaigns are courting Iowa and New Hampshire voters in the final weeks In less than two weeks, Republicans in Iowa will be the first to cast their votes in support of a presidential candidate. That's followed by New Hampshire’s first-in-nation primary a week later. Geoff Bennett discussed how the campaigns are shaping…
Nation Jan 02 Why renting over buying might be the favored choice in today's real estate landscape Buying has almost always been favored over renting when it comes to housing. For generations, the prevailing wisdom has been that renting is a waste of money. But what about now, with a tough real estate market characterized by elevated…
World Jan 01 What the ruling against Netanyahu's judiciary overhaul means for Israel and war in Gaza Israel opened 2024 with what could be a major shift in the war, announcing it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Gaza. Amid the fighting, Israel's Supreme Court rejected a key part of Prime Minister Netanyahu's judicial overhaul. The plan sparked…
Politics Jan 01 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the 2024 campaign with first primary votes just weeks away 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 efforts to keep Trump off of ballots and Republican presidential candidates making their case to…
Politics Dec 29 Election law expert on legal and political questions as states block Trump from ballot Maine’s top election official ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The secretary of state said she made her decision after receiving three challenges from voters.
Politics Dec 29 Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from GOP primary ballot New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the backlash around Nikki Haley's comments on the causes of the Civil War, the question of whether…
Nation Dec 29 How the economy upended expectations of a recession in 2023 It was a year in which many experts got a lot of things wrong about the economy. Many economists believed the Fed's battle to tame inflation with interest rate hikes would trigger high unemployment and a recession. Instead, inflation was…