Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

A few GOP congressmembers from the party's far-right have, with the help of their Democratic colleagues, ousted the now former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.  On Today's Show: Ritchie Torres , U.S. Representative (D-NY15) talks about the deal that avoided a government shutdown, the fallout for McCarthy and the GOP, and what it means for the House's ability to govern through another impending budget...

What  might   the rise of electric vehicles mean for the U.S. autoworkers, the UAW strike and the climate? On Today's Show: Robinson Meyer , founding executive editor of Heatmap, a new climate-focused media company, breaks down the latest in climate news headlines, and discusses the geopolitics and global economics of electric vehicles. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

On Today's Show: Susan Glasser , New Yorker staff writer, on the latest national political news, including the spending impasse in the House over funding to Ukraine and the Democratic response to New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez's indictment on corruption charges. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data f...

To stave off a government shutdown, Congress has passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government, at least until November. On Today's Show: Kadia Goba , politics reporter at Semafor, breaks down the politics at play with the brinksmanship over shutting down the federal government and what comes next for Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz...

A big news day in national politics, as D.C. reckons with a looming shutdown, the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, and a NJ Democrat's federal indictment. On Today's Show: Aaron Blake , senior political reporter, who writes The Fix at The Washington Post , talks about the politics at play in the shutdown, and how politicians and voters are feeling about Senator Menendez, a week after...

  Last night, all but one of the GOP presidential frontrunners weighed in on the United Auto Workers strike from the debate stage, while Trump weighed in from a competing event with non-unionized workers. On Today's Show: Jeff Stein , White House economics reporter for The Washington Post , talks about how the GOP presidential hopefuls address the issues raised by the UAW strike as they meet for a...

What does it mean for our government that so many key elected officials and candidates are significantly older than the median age of the country? On Today's Show: David Remnick , editor of The New Yorker and the host of "The New Yorker Radio Hour" talks about current politics, including his recent article called "The Washington Gerontocracy." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adsw...

Last year, the child poverty rose more than it ever has since the Census started recording it in 2009, more than doubling from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022. On Today's Show: Through the story of three North Philadelphia children and drawing on his research, Nikhil Goyal , sociologist and policymaker who served as senior policy advisor on education and children for Chairman Senator B...

With next weekend's looming government shutdown, the Republicans' more right-wing Freedom Caucus is seeking to reign in its more moderate Problem Solvers Caucus. On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Andrew Garbarino (R, NY2) talks about his work in Congress, including as a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, as the House Republicans grapple with passing a plan to fund the government w...

An al Jazeera podcast has been looking into stories of environmental activists using the courts in the US and abroad to hold their governments to their carbon emissions commitments. On Today's Show: Amanda Burrell , executive producer and correspondent of Al Jazeera English’s series earthrise, explains how activists are turning to the legal system to achieve climate-related goals, and reflects on...

The United Auto Workers are striking for higher wages and job security measures as the industry transitions to include electric vehicles. On Today's Show: Neal Boudette , Michigan-based New York Times reporter covering the auto industry talks about the economics of the auto industry and what's at stake in the strike. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

For National Voter Registration Day, we take a look at the state of voting rights and ballot access ahead of the 2024 presidential election season. On Today's Show: Andrea Hailey , CEO of Vote.org, talks about registering to vote and issues affecting voter access ahead of 2024 and Sean Morales-Doyle , director of the voting rights and elections program at the Brennan Center for Justice, talks abou...

As the United Nations General Assembly meets this week at its NYC headquarters, we kick off Climate Week with a look at the aims of climate protesters, and their detractors. On Today's Show: Mark Hertsgaard , executive director of the global media collaboration Covering Climate Now and environment correspondent for The Nation magazine, talks about related events in the city, including Sunday's cli...

  With an influx of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from various countries continuing to arrive in the US, we explore the nuances of immigration law.  On Today's Show: Julia Preston , contributing writer for The Marshall Project, talks about why a possible work-permit solution isn't accessible to more asylum seekers, New York City officials' calls for a "decompression" strategy, and news tha...

As Congress returns from summer recess, they face several important issues, including  averting   a budget-related shutdown, and whether   the GOP   can impeach Biden for his son's dealings. On Today's Show: Annie Karni , congressional correspondent for The New York Times, discusses this development and other headlines in Congressional news. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswiz...

Naomi Klein , activist, professor of climate justice at the University of British Columbia, and the author of books including The Shock Doctrine and No Logo, is so often confused with conspiracy theorist Naomi Wolf that she's used this experience as the premise for a new book that explores the blurred identities and destabilizing meanings in our broader politics and culture. On Today's Show: Klein...

As the United States copes with new migrants and refugees from South and Central America, we look at how refugees from the war in Ukraine are being received around the world. On Today's Show: David Miliband , president and chief executive officer of the International Rescue Committee, talks about his recent trip to Ukraine and Poland and the refugee crisis that is a result of Russia's war in Ukrai...

Many of the current union strikes are leveraging their workplace power to get what they want in their contracts, including a possible shift to a four day work week for themselves — and potentially everyone else. On Today's Show: Jane McAlevey , organizer, senior policy fellow at the University of California at Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, columnist at The Nation and c...

Education is a critical policy domain  that's often left to local municipalities to navigate.  On Today's Show: Listeners call in to share their views on education, what sorts of federal policies they'd like to see, and what the role of politics should be in decisions about teaching our children.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection an...

On today's show: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) discusses her actions around the big influx of asylum seekers in New York and other cities, the prospect of a government shutdown at the end of this month, term limits in Congress and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Biden administration announced which drugs that will be part of its price negotiations for patients on Medicare. On Today's Show: Jonathan Cohn , senior national reporter at HuffPost, lecturer at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the author of The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage (St. Martin's Press, 2021), talks ab...

A new country song has captured the hearts of the right wing. But the message of the music suggests a more complicated political situation in terms of populism and elitism. On Today's Show: Greg Sargent , Washington Post columnist, talks about why Republicans love the country singer Oliver Anthony's song "Rich Men North of Richmond," and how policy moves could actually address some of the indignit...

GOP candidates like to use the word "freedom" in their campaigns. On a key civil rights anniversary, we reflect on what 'freedom' means in 2023. On Today's Show: Jonathan Lemire , host of “Way Too Early" on MSNBC, Politico White House bureau chief, and the author of The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (Flatiron Books, 2022), discuses th...

How did it change the dynamics of last night's GOP debate that Trump, who's leading in the polls, was not on the stage? On Today's Show: Lisa Lerer, national political correspondent for The New York Times , talks about Wednesday night's debate among many of the Republicans running for president. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...

The BRICS summit is a meeting of major emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and now including South Africa. On Today's Show: Yinka Adegoke , editor of Semafor Africa, previews the summit and explains how Russia and China in particular are hoping to have a stronger influence on African countries. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our co...