Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

With the 2024 election season heating up, we look at the campaigns, and at Biden's recent State Of The Union, to compare the candidates' records and rhetoric on climate change. On Today's Show: Scott Waldman , White House reporter focused on climate change at Politico's E&E News, compares President Biden's record on climate with former President Trump's, and shares what Trump says he will do if el...

In the wake of the State of the Union, and amid further developments in the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we take stock of Biden's foreign policy. On Today's Show: Susan Glasser, a staff writer at The New Yorker , where she writes a column on life in Biden's Washington and co-anchors a weekly roundtable discussion on "The Political Scene" podcast, and co-author with Peter Baker of The Divider: Tr...

Yesterday evening President Joe Biden delivered this year's State Of The Union speech, which centered on both pressing foreign policy concerns and critical matters of American democracy. On Today's Show: Tyler Pager , Washington Post White House reporter, offers analysis of President Biden's State of the Union address, amid high election year stakes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See p...

  After Super Tuesday, a look at how the 2024 presidential candidates might be vying for low-enthusiasm members of their party in the coming months. On Today's Show: Errol Louis , political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast "You Decide," shares his analysis of Super Tuesday results including...

California voters have decided that the Senate race in November's general election will pit Rep. Adam Schiff against Republican and former LA Dodgers star Steve Garvey. On Today's Show: Christian Paz , senior politics reporter for Vox, offers analysis of California's Senate primary. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

How do the major legal cases facing the former president intersect with today's important primaries? On Today's Show: Melissa Murray , NYU law professor, co-host of the "Strict Scrutiny" podcast, and Andrew Weissmann , professor of practice at NYU School of Law who was the lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel's Office, authors of The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Document...

Asma Khalid, White House correspondent for NPR and co-host of The NPR Politics Podcast, contributor to ABC News,  talks about the latest national political news, including whether the "uncommitted" voters will become a bigger problem for President Biden, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adverti...

N ews broke this week of two separate overcrowded locations in New York City housing dozens of migrants from Africa. On Today's Show: Amaha Kassa , founder and executive director of African Communities Together, talks about the challenges facing African asylum seekers in the city. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal...

On Today's Show: For Black History Month, Clarence Lusane, professor and current director of the International Affairs program at Howard University, reflects on Jesse Jackson's two historic bids for the presidency. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New York's junior senator provides her take on Alabama's recent 'fetal personhood' case, and what it could mean for reproductive health around the country.  On Today's Show: U.S. Senator (D, NY) Kirsten Gillibrand talks about her work in Washington and more national politics.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal da...

How did misunderstandings and miscommunications, including between the Bush administration and Saddam Hussein lead to the 2003 invasion of Iraq? On Today's Show: Steve Coll , an editor at The Economist in London, dean emeritus of the Columbia Journalism School, former president of New America, and the author of Ghost Wars and his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A. and the Orig...

As we close out the second month of the 2024 election year, numerous anti-trans laws have been enacted across the country. On Today's Show: Alejandra Caraballo , Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic, looks at the latest in anti-trans policies including an executive order in Nassau County that targets young trans women athletes as well as Oklahoma’s anti-trans laws that are u...

After a recent visit to the region, a local congress member, Navy veteran and House Armed Services committee member shares her thoughts on the situation in Gaza. On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11) talks about U.S. foreign policy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With so much political news being bound up with legal cases and proceedings, we bring you some legal analysis. On Today's Show: Elie Mystal , justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), breaks down the latest on Trump's legal woes, Alabama's ruling on IVF and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...

How might the Israel-Hamas war impact the standing of the United States in the eyes of Muslim moderates around the world ?  On Today's Show: Mustafa Akyol , senior fellow at the Cato Institute focusing on Islam and modernity, and the author the forthcoming book The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together and Change the World (St. Martin's Essentials, 2024), ar...

Five years ago this month, progressives in Congress began pursuing the passage of a legislative package known as the Green New Deal. On Today's Show: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14th District), talks about the anniversary of the idea, its accomplishments so far, and the national and global priorities on climate change ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Hosted by Simplecast, an A...

Democratic constituencies around the world appear happy to support 'strongman' style leaders, in the name of nationalism. On Today's Show: Idrees Kahloon , Washington bureau chief for The Economist, talks about his recent reporting on the rise of illiberal leaders, plus responses to the death of Alexei Navalny, the Munich Security Conference, Israel and Gaza and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...

Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist and political prisoner Alexei Navalny has died. On Today's Show: Masha Gessen , The New Yorker staff writer and the author of Surviving Autocracy (Riverhead Books, 2020), digests this news and offers analysis as Putin's war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

Last week's news of comments from Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on Biden's age and mental agility hit a nerve. On Today's Show: Damon Linker , senior lecturer in political science at the University of Pennsylvania and writer of the Substack newsletter “Notes from the Middleground,” explains his argument expressed in a recently published piece for The Atlantic that "Democrats Should Pick a Ne...

Last night, voters elected Tom Suozzi over Republican Mazi Pilip to replace disgraced House member George Santos in New York's 3rd congressional district. On Today's Show: Brigid Bergin , WNYC's senior political correspondent, and Randi Marshall , editorial board writer and columnist for Newsday , talk about the results of the special election. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

To reach the target of 100% clean energy production by 2035, more wind and solar plants need to be built. On Today's Show: Elizabeth Weis e, national correspondent for USA TODAY covering climate change and the energy transition, talks about her year-long investigation into why and how communities across the United States are banning wind and solar energy, despite clean energy goals and the consequ...

Recent comments from former President Trump suggest that if re-elected, he would abandon the commitments inherent in the US's NATO membership.  On Today's Show: Susan Page , USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power (Twelve, 2021) and the forthcoming The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), round...

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over Colorado's decision to disqualify Trump from the primary ballot. On Today's Show: Emily Bazelon , staff writer for The New York Times Magazine , co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End M...

The Biden administration recently paused a plan to build a large hub for natural gas export. On Today's Show: Robinson Meyer , founding executive editor of Heatmap, a new climate-focused media company, breaks down the Biden administration's recent announcement to pause a decision on whether to approve what would be the largest natural gas terminal in the United States. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...

As more and more people get their news from social media, how have political memes come to play such an outsized role in the discourse? On Today's Show: Clare Malone , staff writer at The New Yorker , covering politics discusses how the internet, and meme culture, is continuing to having an influence on politics ahead of the 2024 election. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....