Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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 heal...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...

This week, Supreme Court Justices heard arguments in a case about gender-affirming care for minors.  On Today's Show: Kate Shaw , professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, a contributor with ABC News and a contributing opinion writer with the  New York Times , explains why the court is considering a challenge to a Tennessee...

With Trump's second term set to begin in the coming months, how might he use the power of the presidency against his political opponents? On Today's Show: Dan Goldman , US Representative (D, NY-10), formerly lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of Pres. Trump in 2019 and former assistant US attorney SDNY, responds to the president-elect's nominations for cabinet posts and the FBI and tal...

President Trump's nominee to run the FBI, Kash Patel, is a controversial pick. On Today's Show: David Rohde , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, national security editor at NBC News , and the author of Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy  (W.W. Norton; Aug 27, 2024), talks about what the nomination of Kash Patel as its director indicates about criminal p...

Domenico Montanaro , NPR's senior political editor/correspondent, talks about the latest national political news from over the holiday weekend, including the latest 2024 election exit poll data and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary is facing scrutiny over his views on the military becoming too inclusive of women and people of color. On Today's Show: Abigail Hauslohner , Washington Post national security reporter, breaks down what is known about Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, including scrutiny surrounding Hegseth's views on "w...

On today's show: Nicole Malliotakis , U.S. Representative (R-NY11, covering Staten Island and parts of South Brooklyn), talks about her calls for more cooperation with ICE by NYC officials. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As Trump's staff and cabinet picks come into view, analysts are trying to predict the dynamic between his administration, federal bureaucracy, and Congress.  On Today's Show: Ruth Marcus , opinion columnist for The Washington Post , talks about the latest national political news of the day, including the status of President-elect Trump's nominees, plus offers her opinions on how she sees Trump's p...

Jessica Orozco Guttlein , senior vice president of policy and communications at Hispanic Federation, is joined by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14th District) to discuss how advocates are pushing for Temporary Protected Status for Ecuadorians and analyzes broader immigration issues as President-elect Trump prepares to take office. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated of WWE founder Linda McMahon for education secretary. Erica Meltzer , national editor at Chalkbeat who covers education policy and politics, talks about President-elect Trump's priorities in education, including his campaign promise to dismantle the federal Department of Education, plus his nomination of WWE founder Linda McMahon for education secretary....

Campaign finance sources indicate that  running for president requires more and more  money each year.  On Today's Show: Daniel Klaidman , investigative reporter based for CBS News, former editor-in-chief of Yahoo News and author of Kill Or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency , and co-author of Find Me the Votes: A Hard-Charging Georgia Prosecutor, a Rogue President, an...

COP29, the annual climate conference with world leaders, is underway in Azerbaijan, just after the election of President Trump, who promised to start "drilling, drilling, drilling." On Today's Show: Zack Colman , reporter covering climate and energy at Politico, shares the takeaways so far from the first week of COP29, including the roles of the U.S. and China, and Trump's pick of oil executive Ch...

With Republicans about to take control of the White House and both houses of Congress, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries  weighs in on the Democrats' path forward. On Today's Show: House Minority Leader  Hakeem Jeffries (D NY-8th, Brooklyn) talks about next steps, and how that relates to his new book, The ABCs of Democracy (Grand Central Publishing, 2024), based on a floor speech he gave last...

With Trump's transition underway, the key national political news has been how he is staffing up his upcoming administration. On Today's Show: Annie Karni , congressional correspondent for  The New York Times , talks about the various people President-elect Donald Trump has chosen for top positions and how Republican leadership is responding to his picks. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

As Democrats search for the reasons Americans rejected the party in this past election, some have pointed to a culture of racism and misogyny. On Today's Show: Debbie Walsh , director of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), talks about Harris's loss from her perspective as a scholar of women in politics while Nadira Goffe , associate culture writer at Slate, discusses the reason she...

As the president elect begins to staff his upcoming administration, a opposition member of Congress weighs in on the Democrats' agenda, and the White House's. On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13) talks about how he plans to resist Trump's plans for "mass deportation," and shares other priorities of Democrats in Congress, especially as they are facing the next Trump ter...

In the wake of the 2024 election, some members of the populist left are offering their explanations for how Democrats lost an opportunity to grow their base.  On Today's Show: David Sirota , founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, host of the podcast Master Plan, co-creator of the movie Don't Look Up, and former presidential campaign speechwriter for Bernie Sanders, shares his analysis of why he...

On Today's Show: Susan Glasser , staff writer at the New Yorker , where she writes a column on life in Washington, co-anchor of "The Political Scene" podcast, and co-author with Peter Baker of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (Doubleday, 2022), offers political analysis of how President-elect Trump might approach U.S. foreign policy and military affairs. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...

Despite normally blue-state New Jersey's surprisingly strong turnout for the Republican presidential candidate this election season, the Garden State is sending a new, Democratic senator to Congress. On Today's Show: Andy Kim , U.S. Representative and Senator-Elect (D NJ), talks about the election results and his plans for his move to the senate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

As more detailed information comes out about the election results, Democrats are left to consider their losses. On Today's Show: Astead Herndon , New York Times national politics reporter, host of their politics podcast "The Run-Up" and CNN political analyst, offers his analysis of Trump's win, after spending months during the campaign talking to voters across the country. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

The day after the end of the 2024 election season has left us with a president elect, and a lot of questions about how we got here.  On Today's Show: Maria Hinojosa , president and founder of Futuro Media, anchor and executive producer of Latino USA, and co-host of the podcast In the Thick, and Benjy Sarlin ,Washington bureau chief at Semafor, react to the news that Donald Trump has decisively won...

On Election Day, we cover some of the 'states to watch' in tonight's early election returns, as well as legal challenges to the vote count that might be mounted in the days that follow. On Today's Show: Elie Honig , senior legal analyst at CNN, New York Magazine columnist, former New Jersey and federal prosecutor and author of Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It (Harper, 2023), offer...

On 'Election Day Eve,' some analysis around soem late-breaking polling and what they suggest about the gender spread among presidential voters this year.  On Today's Show: Susan Page , USA Today Washington bureau chief, discusses the latest national political headlines as Election Day looms.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us...