Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

The United States announced it will join United Nations guidelines to set up a loss and damage fund due to climate change.   On Today's Show: Bob Berwyn , science correspondent for Inside Climate News,  breaks down what the U.S. will pledge going into the global COP28 climate talks in Dubai. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

People are still reacting to last week's polls and election returns. On Today's Show: New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser , who writes their column on life in Biden's Washington and co-anchors a weekly roundtable discussion on "The Political Scene" podcast, and is co-author, with Peter Baker, of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (Doubleday, 2022), talks about the latest national p...

On Today's Show: USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page rounds up the latest news from Washington, from the GOP debate to the House vote to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On Today's Show: Andrew Seligsohn , president of Public Agenda, talks about his group's project to ensure participation in voting and restore trust in democracy ahead of the 2024 elections. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Some electoral races around the country yesterday were influenced by, and will impact questions of reproductive rights. On Today's Show: Shefali Luthra , health reporter covering the intersection of gender and healthcare at the 19th, talks how the issue of abortion affected the outcomes of a few key election races around the country. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...

It's been a busy week in Congress, with the new House Speaker, a failed attempt by some Republicans to remove Rep. George Santos from office, and more. On Today's Show: Kadia Goba , political reporter at Semafor, reports, and brings her analysis. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A local congressman and House Intelligence committee Democrat lays out his opposition to a ceasefire in Gaza, and discusses the United States' role in the conflict. On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D, CT-4) talks about the Israel-Hamas war. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

D emonstrations, faculty letters and other on-campus politics around the conflict in the Middle East have sparked uncomfortable discussions and tensions for students and   educators .  On Today's Show: Madina Touré , New York City education policy and politics reporter for POLITICO New York, breaks down the latest as pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian college students clash on campuses around the cit...

The trial over whether former President Trump is eligible to be placed on the Colorado ballot under the 14th Amendment started Monday. On Today's Show: Jena Griswold , Colorado Secretary of State and chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, talks about the lawsuit seeking to bar him and how Colorado and other states are preparing for the 2024 election. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

With the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, how should journalists and members of the public think about how the historically entrenched and complex situation got to this point. On Today's Show: David Remnick , editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, reports on his recent trip to Israel and offers analysis of the Israel-Hamas war. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

How will Congress function with Rep. Mike Johnson, the new House Speaker whom Democrats view as a far-right extremist, at the helm? On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D, NY-10), formerly lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of Pres. Trump in 2019 and former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of NY, discusses the new speaker of the House. Hosted by Simplecast...

A look at a man who has played a  key   role in the conservative takeover of America's courts: Leonard Leo. On Today's Show: Ilya Marritz , fellow at the Nieman Foundation at Harvard, and Andrea Bernstein , author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, The Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), share the original reporting they did for their podcast We Don't Talk...

One of the key witnesses to President Trump's role in the Jan. 6 insurrection has a new book. On Today's Show: Cassidy Hutchinson , a former special assistant to President Donald Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows and the author of Enough (Simon & Schuster, 2023), talks about her new book and her testimony to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United St...

What made people believe the "American Dream" when the mythos around it came about, and where is that sentiment left in 2023 and beyond?' On Today's Show: With the "dream" of an ever-brighter economic future now stymied, David Leonhardt , senior writer for The New York Times who writes The Morning, The Times ’s flagship daily newsletter and author of Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the A...

We discuss how the conflict in the Middle East intersects with the GOP's fight over who the new Speaker of the House will be.  On Today's Show: Mara Liasson , NPR national political correspondent, talks about the latest national political news, including how President Biden is trying to influence Israel, the speaker situation in the House and the Republicans in disarray and more. Hosted by Simplec...

Hamas is still holding an estimated 200+ people hostage after  a large-scale offensive  last week.  On Today's Show: Graeme Wood , staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Way of the Strangers: Encounters With the Islamic State (Random House, 2016), talks about the current status of the hostages after Israeli officials provided him a document they claimed Hamas produced outlining how to ...

The the editor-at-large of Jewish Currents argues for Palestinian liberation through non-violence, taking lessons from the successes and failures of South African resistance movements. On Today's Show: Peter Beinart , journalist, commentator and professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, shares his analysis of the Israel-Hamas war, and his hope - however distant it may f...

In today's installment of our monthly "Call Your Senator" discussion, NY's junior senator explained how she thought about the US's involvement in the Israel - Hamas war. On Today's Show: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about her work in Washington, the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...

A Palestinian affairs analyst explains some of the long-standing internal politics of Gaza and the West Bank, including Hamas, Fatah and what has prevented a two-state solution. On Today's Show: Tahani Mustafa , Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group, offers context from the Palestinian perspective to the Hamas attack and Israeli response. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

  There's so much nuance and context behind the situation between Israel and Hamas, which often gets drowned out by emotionally charged discourse. On Today's Show: Julia Ioffe , founding partner and Washington correspondent of Puck, a new media company, draws on her Russian-Jewish-American identity to discuss the ongoing war in Israel and Gaza. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

In the days since Hamas stormed past Israeli security checkpoints and began the deadliest stretch of violence in the reason since 2014, questions have emerged about the US's role. On Today's Show: Ishaan Tharoor , foreign affairs columnist at The Washington Post , and the author of the "Today's WorldView" newsletter and column, and Robin Wright, contributing writer and columnist for The New Yorker...

Over the weekend, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel’s border with Gaza. On Today's Show: Dan Goldman , US Representative (D, NY-10), formerly lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of former President Trump in 2019 and former assistant US attorney SDNY, discusses the latest news from the Middle East following his trip to Israel over the weekend, and breaks down how Congress...

What's Congress's role in the nation's foreign policy regarding the violence in Israel, particularly as the House is mired in a GOP leadership fight? On Today's Show: Hakeem Jeffries , U.S. Representative (D NY-8th, Brooklyn) and House minority leader, talks about the latest national political news as Republicans in the House try to figure out who the next speaker will be and Israel declares war....

The jailed Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, is this year's recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. On Today's Show: Summer Lopez , chief program officer of Free Expression Programs at PEN America and Azar Nafisi , author of many books including Reading Lolita in Tehran and most recently Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times (Dey Street Books, 2022), di...

How might the bribery   indictment of a prominent Democrat  who   chairs   the   Senate Foreign Relations Committee impact the foreign policy of the United States? On Today's Show: Tom Malinowski, diplomat, McCain Institute senior fellow and former congressman representing NJ's 7th district, reflects on representing the 7th district, current New Jersey politics, and Senator Bob Menendez's impact o...