Nation Mar 24 Balance of power in focus at federal hearing as Trump’s showdown with judiciary continues The Trump administration challenged a judge’s decision to stop the deportations using a rare wartime authority. The three-judge panel has yet to rule, but two of the judges appeared to agree the judiciary does have the authority to review President…
Politics Feb 26 A look at the misleading and incorrect claims on DOGE’s ‘wall of receipts’ Elon Musk claims his campaign to fire tens of thousands of federal workers and cancel government contracts is in the name of rooting out “fraud” and “waste.” A website claims they’ve saved billions by cutting certain federal contracts, but reports…
Nation Feb 19 Judge overseeing Eric Adams corruption case asks DOJ why it’s dropping charges The federal judge overseeing the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams held a hearing Wednesday about the Trump Justice Department's sudden decision to drop the case. That reversal prompted seven federal prosecutors to resign in protest and…
Politics Feb 14 Brooks and Capehart on the Trump administration’s challenge to the judiciary branch New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the ongoing challenge to constitutional guardrails and the position of the United States on the global stage.
Politics Feb 12 Elon Musk’s influence in the White House grows as Trump hands him more power President Trump handed more power over to Elon Musk on Tuesday, giving his team oversight over hiring decisions across every government agency. Musk has also continued to post misleading or false accusations against government agencies on his social media platform…
Politics Feb 10 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on what the American public thinks about Trump’s 2nd term 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 first polling about how the American public views President Trump's second term so far, Elon…
Politics Jan 30 Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in latest confirmation hearing In a make-or-break hearing, Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before a second committee and it revealed Republican doubts about him. Lisa Desjardins reports on where lawmakers' support stands.
Politics Jan 28 GOP Rep. Malliotakis says Trump has right to halt spending, decide how grants are issued The White House is defending the legality of President Trump's sweeping freeze of federal spending. For a Republican perspective of the issue, Geoff Bennett spoke with GOP Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis of New York.
Politics Jan 20 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on how Trump and Washington have changed since his first term 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 how the perception of President Trump has changed over four years, who Trump has surrounded himself…
Politics Jan 15 Democrats ask OMB nominee Vought about goals of replacing civil servants with appointees President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, faced questions on Capitol Hill. He was pressed about plans to exert greater power over government agencies and shrinking spending. Vought previously led the office for part…