SUMMARY
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including legal cases involving former President Donald Trump and associates playing out in state courts, the Supreme Court and the court of public opinion, as foreign aid begins to arrive in Ukraine and Israel, protests boil over on campuses across the U.S.
Timecodes:
Start of video to 6:06: Supreme Court arguments over immunity for Trump
6:08-8:24: Biden delays ban on menthol cigarettes
8:25-end: Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses
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WARM-UP QUESTIONS
- Who are the individuals or groups featured in this piece?
- What are the cases involving former President Donald Trump discussed in this story?
- When was the news announced that the Biden administration would delay a ban on menthol cigarettes?
- How did Brooks and Capehart discuss the Supreme Court's role in the Trump immunity case?
- Why are there protests on college campuses?
FOCUS QUESTIONS
How significant do you think the Donald Trump immunity case is in regards to the future of presidential power? Explain.
Media literacy: What questions would you like to ask Brooks and Capehart, if you were the reporter interviewing them?
Alternative: See, Think, Wonder: What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What would you want to learn more about?
FOR MORE
What students can do: Learn more about the protests taking place on U.S. college campuses by watching NewsHour's Protests against Israel’s war in Gaza spread across college campuses nationwide (link includes transcript).
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