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Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

We go over the weekend's headlines, including Trump's comments on tarrifs, healthcare, immigration, and cryptocurrency.

On Today's Show:
John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the latest national economic news, including the jobs numbers, and President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury secretary.

Trump Not Sure He’ll Ever Have a Plan For Health Insurance

Afterover 13 years of civil war, Syrian rebels have taken control of capital city of Damascus, and president Bashar al-Assad has fled to Russia. 

On Today's Show:
Mohammed Aly Sergie, editor of Semafor Gulf, talks about the latest developments in Syria.

A Syrian-American Journalist’s Stories of Assad’s Brutality and What Might Come Next

After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, consumers have been expressing frustrations with the health insurance system.

On Today's Show:
Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor at KFF Health News, former ER physician and author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (Penguin Press, 2017), breaks down the perception and reality of healthcare and health insurance in the United States.

How Health Insurance Came To Be Hated

As president-elect Donald Trump considers his pick to replace Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, a look at the role of the FTC in the economy.

On Today's Show:
Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter for Bloomberg News, breaks down the latest news surrounding a failed merger of two major supermarket chains and what the future of antitrust enforcement might look like

The Price of Eggs Meets Freedom Of Speech In The FTC Transition

President Biden has issued pardons and commuted the sentences of hundreds of people, on the heels of his controversial pardon of his son, Hunter.

On Today's Show:
Meryl Kornfield, politics reporter for The Washington Post, reports on the latest pardons, plus the pressure on the president to issue preemptive pardons ahead of Trump taking office, and President-elect Trump's pledge to pardon people convicted of crimes related to the insurrection on January 6, 2021.

Beg Your Pardon, Mr. President: Strong Feelings On Crime, Clemency And Justice

The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive has led to public outcry against the health insurance industry.

On Today's Show:
Rachel Cohrs Zhang, chief Washington correspondent for STAT News, examines what Congress is trying to do to fix a system that many Americans think is broken.

Here’s Who’ll Be In Charge of Health Insurance in The New House Term

A series of unidentified drones have been reportedly flying over the tri-state area, leading to confusion, concern, conspiracy theories. 

On Today's Show:
Andrew Tangel, enterprise reporter covering aviation safety and regulation for The Wall Street Journal, breaks down the latest news, and what the federal response has been so far.

The Pentagon and NYPD: The Drones People Are Seeing Are Not A Risk

On today's show: New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand takes some questions about the week's news, including the looming government shutdown, the Equal Rights Amendment, and the drone situation.

Sen. Gillibrand Wants Biden To Declare The Equal Rights Amendment Ratified

Katie Fallow, deputy litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, offers legal analysis of the settlement between ABC and President-elect Trump, after the latter filed a defamation lawsuit against the news outlet and its anchor George Stephanopoulos, and what effect this and other threats and lawsuits by the president elect might have on the media.

First Amendment Litigator On Trump’s Media Lawsuits

President-elect Trump has indicated that under his administration, the federal government would only recognize "male" and "female" genders. 

On Today's Show:
Jonathan Lemire, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, breaks down the latest news from Washington, D.C., including updates from over the weekend as House Republican leadership proposes a third spending bill to avert shutdown.

Trump Says Some Americans Do Not Actually Exist

Reporting suggests that Elon Musk has continued to try to reshape several federal government institutions to fit his and President Trump's agenda. 

On Today's Show:
Andrew Prokop, senior politics correspondent at Vox, talks about the "vast powers" that President Trump has given to Elon Musk, what he's doing with them and what's underpinning the effort overhaul of the federal bureaucracy.

Why Aren't 'Checks And Balances' Reigning In Trump And Musk?

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