Politics Apr 22 RFK Jr. defends vaccine guidance changes and health spending cuts Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was back testifying on Capitol Hill, giving members of Congress a chance to press him on some of the biggest changes he's making on spending cuts, vaccines and other public health issues. Lisa Desjardins…
Politics Apr 20 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on partisan redistricting and the midterms 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 Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaving her post, partisan redistricting and the midterms and Democratic fundraising advantages.
Politics Apr 17 Brooks and Capehart on Trump and Vance clashing with Pope Leo David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump claiming Iran has “agreed to everything” in talks with the U.S. and is suspending its nuclear program,…
Politics Apr 16 How much of Project 2025 has Trump enacted? White House budget director Russ Vought has been key to implementing the Trump agenda. But before joining the administration, he was a central figure in drafting Project 2025, the controversial policy playbook by the Heritage Foundation that suggested large-scale changes…
Politics Apr 13 Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on Trump's feud with Pope Leo NPR’s Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright of NOTUS join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Congressman Swalwell's resignation, the race for California governor, the feud between President Trump and Pope Leo, Trump losing some support from religious…
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…