Politics Mar 17 Brooks and Capehart on the turmoil in the banking sector New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including turmoil in the banking sector, a flare-up in U.S.-Russian tensions and where we stand three years after…
Politics Mar 16 Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren on banking regulations, border security Many Americans are watching and waiting to see if Congress will address two major issues facing the country right now, the financial security of banks and immigration at the southern border. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren has spent a career focused…
Nation Mar 14 EPA announces new rules to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water For the first time, the federal government is on the cusp of regulating a class of deadly, so-called "forever chemicals" out of America’s drinking water. The EPA's proposal applies to six of those chemicals, known as PFAS compounds, and would…
Politics Mar 10 Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s budget, Trump’s legal trouble, the GOP’s presidential field New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the impact of former President Trump potential testimony before a New York grand jury, how President Biden’s…
Politics Mar 09 Unpacking Biden’s budget plan and its chances of becoming law with a divided Congress Lawmakers are making political and financial calculations Thursday after President Biden released his $6.9 trillion budget plan for 2024. The White House proposal calls for raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to invest in the working class. NPR White House…
Politics Mar 06 GOP divisions become clearer as field of candidates for White House begins to take shape Presidential primary voters will cast their first ballots in less than a year. As the field begins to take shape and pressure mounts, divisions within the GOP are becoming clearer. Doug Heye, former communications director to House Majority Leader Eric…
Politics Feb 28 Former Jan. 6 investigator says releasing footage to Fox could pose a new threat A court filing in the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News revealed Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that several hosts knowingly repeated false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. It comes as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has…
Politics Feb 24 Brooks and Capehart on Tucker Carlson’s access to Jan. 6 video, war in Ukraine New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the larger implications of Tucker Carlson's access to the Jan. 6 footage and what the year of…
Politics Feb 23 Republican Rep. Tom Cole discusses debt ceiling and issues facing a divided Congress Every second, the U.S. falls about $43,000 deeper into debt. Lawmakers will need to raise the country’s borrowing limit in the coming months to avoid a catastrophic financial fallout at home and around the world. Republican Rep. Tom Cole is…
Politics Feb 22 Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the economy, immigration and how to shore up Social Security Consumer protection drove Sen. Elizabeth Warren's academic work, launched her entrance into politics, and served as a central plank in her 2020 run for president. In President Biden's State of the Union, he pledged to tackle something long on Warren's…