Politics Apr 10 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's mental acuity and unpredictability David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, President Trump's mental acuity after his threats to wipe out a civilization…
Politics Apr 08 DACA recipient detained by ICE while delivering milk to premature daughter in NICU Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is a program created to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. as children. But since January 2025, ICE has detained more than 260 DACA recipients and deported more than…
Politics Apr 06 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's shifting messaging on Iran war 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 President Trump’s shifting deadlines and threats on Iran, questions about his messaging on the war and…
Politics Apr 03 How young voters feel about Trump's handling of the Iran war The U.S. and Israeli war with Iran has caused a rare rift among conservatives, with several influential figures on the right condemning the war. A recent poll shows that while most Republicans support the war, young Republicans appear to be…
Politics Mar 27 Brooks and Marcus on voters fed up with gridlock in Congress David Brooks of The Atlantic and Ruth Marcus of The New Yorker join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the collapse of a deal to end the partial government shutdown and more fallout from the war in…
Politics Mar 25 Where talks to fund DHS stand as shutdown reaches 40 days With the Department of Homeland Security shutdown now at 40 days, TSA checkpoints are strained and workers face another missed paycheck. On Capitol Hill, we have started to see some action, but still no deal. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Nation Mar 23 ICE agents deploy to major U.S. airports as TSA faces shutdown shortages The Trump administration deployed ICE agents to more than a dozen airports to assist the understaffed TSA. To discuss more, Stephanie Sy spoke with John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE director under President Obama.
Politics Mar 20 Brooks and Capehart on Trump struggling to contain economic fallout of Iran war David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the war in Iran stretching on for almost a month and President Trump struggling to contain the economic fallout.
Politics Mar 19 Sen. Scott says U.S. should balance budget but also 'demolish' Iran's nuclear ability As the war with Iran nears the end of its third week, the Pentagon is considering asking Congress to approve $200 billion to fund the ongoing military operation. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who…
Politics Mar 18 Mullin grilled on past remarks in tense DHS confirmation hearing Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin faced his fellow lawmakers for a confirmation hearing to run the Department of Homeland Security. The hearing became heated and emotional at times as senators grilled Mullin on past comments and how he might differ from…