Politics Jun 06 How Trump could upend the rule of law and pursue political prosecutions in a second term For months, former President Trump and his allies have claimed, without evidence, that the Biden administration has weaponized the Department of Justice to pursue prosecutions against him for political reasons. But the presumptive Republican nominee has also suggested a second…
Politics May 27 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the state of the presidential race heading into the summer NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including where the 2024 presidential race stands ahead of the summer campaign season, where President Biden is…
Politics May 21 Giuliani, Trump allies arraigned in Arizona fake electors scheme The legal fallout from alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election continued in Arizona on Tuesday. Rudy Giuliani and nearly a dozen other allies of Donald Trump were arraigned on charges connected to the plot to…
Politics May 20 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Republicans rallying around Trump at his trial 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 Republican allies continue to make appearances at the courthouse to show their support for Trump and…
Politics Apr 29 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Gaza protests hurting Biden’s reelection bid NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including protests of the war in Gaza spread to more college campuses and the impact on the…
Nation Apr 23 Colleges struggle with allowing protests and preventing antisemitism and intimidation Colleges in several parts of the country are struggling with where to draw the line between allowing protests and free speech and preventing antisemitism and intimidation. Columbia University's administration faces criticism for how it's handled protests and concerns about the…
Politics Apr 22 Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on Ukraine aid and the turmoil around Speaker Johnson NPR’s Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the House passing foreign aid for Ukraine after months of debate and political gamesmanship and the turmoil surrounding Speaker Mike Johnson.
Politics Apr 15 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the political implications of Trump’s first criminal trial 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 escalating conflict in the Middle East and Donald Trump's first day in court as a…
Politics Apr 12 What to expect when Trump’s 1st criminal trial begins Monday The nation is about to enter uncharted territory. On Monday, for the first time in American history, a former president will be tried in a court of law. Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records to…
Nation Apr 09 Arizona Supreme Court upholds law from 1864 effectively banning abortion Arizona will soon be the latest state with a near-total abortion ban after the state Supreme Court revived a 160-year-old law. The law provides no exceptions for rape or incest. Doctors who perform abortions could face criminal prosecution and prison…