Politics Jan 11 GOP contenders make final push in Iowa with 4 days until caucuses With just four days until the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the Republican presidential field continues to shrink and the remaining candidates are making their closing arguments. Lisa Desjardins is in Iowa and reports on the contenders and their messages.
Politics Jan 08 Where the GOP race stands with 1 week until Iowa caucuses The final countdown to Iowa has begun. With just a week to go before the GOP’s first contest of the 2024 presidential election cycle, Republican candidates are crisscrossing the first-in-the-nation caucus state hoping to court a key voting bloc. Amna…
Politics Jan 08 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the final week of the GOP campaign in Iowa 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 the final week of the Iowa campaign, if anyone will get close to Trump and Biden's…
Politics Jan 05 Supreme Court to hear Trump ballot case that could upend 2024 presidential election There's a major development in a case that could upend the 2024 presidential election. The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Donald Trump can be barred from the ballot. His eligibility has been challenged in dozens of states under the…
Politics Jan 01 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the 2024 campaign with first primary votes just weeks away 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 efforts to keep Trump off of ballots and Republican presidential candidates making their case to…
Politics Dec 28 State ballot measures in 2024 could drive voter turnout and change the future of elections The 2024 race for the White House will take up a lot of time, attention and money over the next 11 months. But as Lisa Desjardins explains, other votes at the state level next year could significantly influence the presidential…
Politics Dec 27 White House wants Mexico to make it harder for migrants to reach U.S. border The Biden administration is closing out 2023 in much the same way it began, with headlines about a migrant crisis. Border patrol agents are encountering a record number of people entering the country and cities are struggling to keep up…
Politics Dec 26 What to expect from state legislatures in 2024 Repeated gridlock in Washington has brought about the rise of another power center in America, state legislatures. Lisa Desjardins explores what to expect in the coming year.
Politics Dec 25 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Nikki Haley’s rise in the GOP polls 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 Nikki Haley on the rise while another GOP campaign seems to be fading with just a…
Politics Dec 22 Brooks and Capehart on the political pressure of the overwhelmed immigration system New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the overwhelmed immigration system and the Colorado ruling to keep Donald Trump off the primary ballot.