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…
Politics Mar 17 A look at Mullin's rise from MMA fighter to MAGA warrior and DHS nomination Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin will face his colleagues on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security. His nomination comes after President Trump fired former DHS head Kristi Noem. Lisa Desjardins takes a look at how…
Politics Mar 13 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's mixed signals on the Iran war David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump delivering conflicting messaging on when the war in Iran could end, attacks in the U.S. prompt a…
Politics Mar 06 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's decision to launch strikes on Iran David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the U.S. war on Iran and President Trump's decision to launch those attacks and the jobs report adding to…