Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

In Kansas, voters faced a ballot referendum over whether or not to remove abortion rights from the state's constitution. On Today's Show: Shefali Luthra , health reporter covering the intersection of gender and health care for The 19th, discusses the implications of the referendum for both Kansas and the rest of the country as the fallout from the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade c...

Democrats made a deal in the Senate on a number of climate change provisions, as well as some other "Build Back Better" agenda items. On Today's Show: Susan Page , Washington bureau chief of USA Today, discusses the latest from Washington, D.C., including the Democrats' climate deal, and the Biden administration's messaging on the threat of a potential recession. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...

Now that the January 6th House committee has wrapped up public hearings for the summer, what's the Department of Justice doing to secure accountability for the Capitol riot? On Today's Show: Devlin Barrett , reporter focusing on national security and law enforcement for The Washington Post , discusses the news that the Department of Justice is investigating former President Donald Trump's actions...

We use the appearance of a case of polio, which had been nearly eradicated in the US, as a lens to explore public health, and the relationship between tiny pathogens and broader society. On Today's Show: Alan Dove , science journalist, virologist and co-host of the This Week in Virology (TWIV) podcast, answers questions about the case of polio in Rockland County - after apparently having been elim...

With crime apparently on the rise, Manhattan's progressive district attorney is taking heat for some of his reformist policies. On Today's Show: Alvin Bragg , Manhattan district attorney, talks about his approach to criminal justice, and how his positions have evolved in the face of current public sentiment about crime. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

With abortion policy now in the hands of individual states, what shape will abortion rights activism take as statehouses and governors weigh the politics of reproductive rights? On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, NJ-12), vice chair at large of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, talks about her arrest, along with several other members of Congress, at an abortion right...

At the final public hearing of the Jan. 6 committee, we heard testimony about Trump's behavior and attitude while he knew that the Capitol was under violent attack. On Today's Show: Quinta Jurecic , fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, senior editor at Lawfare and contributing writer at The Atlantic , recaps Thursday evening's January 6th committee hearing, which laid out wha...

The phrase 'pregnant people' has caused divisions within reproductive rights conversations. On Today's Show: Kate Manne , associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University and the author of Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (Crown, 2020) explains why using it doesn't mean she never says "women," and why she thinks it's both "inclusive and accurate." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...

A new company recently purchased eighteen Spanish-language stations that will serve ten of the largest Latinx-populated cities in the country. On Today's Show: Graciela Mochkofsky , dean-elect at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism and contributing writer for The New Yorker , joins to talk about what this means for the fight against misinformation in the Spanish speaking community. Hosted by Si...

Europe is going through an intense heatwave, and the region's infrastructure isn't enough to keep people cool through it. The U.K. has declared a national emergency due to unprecedented heat and Spain and Portugal have recorded hundreds of heat-related deaths.  On Today's Show: Andrew Freedman , energy and climate reporter at Axios, discusses the hellish weather sweeping across the continent, incl...

Violent militia groups like the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and Three Percenters have coalesced around a number of hateful conspiracy theories, and around Donald Trump. On Today's Show: Malcolm Nance , national security and counterterrorism analyst and the author of They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency (St. Martin’s Press, 2022), sounds...

A progressive congressman gives his analysis of the political landscape as it stands today. On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY15) talks about what the federal government can do to support abortion rights in the wake of Dobbs, what it means that Sen. Joe Manchin is opposing new climate change legislation, and more on Democrats' agenda in the nation's capitol. Hosted by Simple...

An airline that implored climate-conscious fliers to 'fly responsibly" has been taken to court, claiming that the ad campaign misleads the public. On Today's Show: Sara Kiley Watson , news editor who leads sustainability coverage at Popular Science , talks about the impact of the lawsuit filed against KLM Airlines. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...

Yesterday's hearing covered connections between certain Trump allies and violent extremist groups, as well as warnings about possibly inciting violence that the president ignored. On Today's Show: Philip Bump , national correspondent for The Washington Post , offers analysis of Tuesday afternoon's hearing of the January 6th committee. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

We look ahead to today's January 6th hearing, which will explore whether Trump allies were coordinating with extremist groups ahead of the insurrection. On Today's Show: Roger Parloff , journalist and senior editor at Lawfare, previews Tuesday's January 6 hearing, which will focus on the connection between former President Trump and extremist groups involved in storming the Capitol, like the Proud...

The left wants President Biden to take stronger action on abortion rights in the face of SCOTUS's decision to overturn Roe. But what can the White House actually do? 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), joins to discuss the latest political news, including President J...

We check in on the status of WNBA star Brittney Gringer, who is currently incarcerated in Russia on charges to which she just pleaded guilty. On Today's Show: Terri Jackson , executive director of the Women's National Basketball Players Association and Kavitha Davidson , sportswriter and correspondent for HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” join to discuss the trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner...

Amid an energy crisis brought on by sanctions on Russian oil the European Union has designated gas — a fossil fuel — as 'green'. What does it mean for climate change? On Today's Show: Somini Sengupta , international climate reporter for The New York Times and lead writer for the Climate Forward newsletter, explains the decision and talks about why critics think this move will prolong Europe's reli...

Trump's White House Counsel on January 6th, Pat Cipollone, has agreed to testify before the congressional committee investigating the insurrection. On Today's Show: Kyle Cheney , senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, discusses what testimony the committee could hear from Mr. Cipollone, and how his testimony could shape the investigation going forward. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...

After visiting world leaders abroad, President Biden returns home to a number of political challenges, including the looming midterm elections this November. On Today's Show: Jonathan Lemire , host of “Way Too Early" on MSNBC, Politico White House bureau chief, and the author of the forthcoming The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (Flati...

When the Supreme Court released its opinion limiting the power of the EPA this morning, we were in the midst of speaking with a prominent environmentalist. On Today's Show: Bill McKibben , environmental activist, founder of Third Act and author of many books, most recently, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell H...

In yesterday's Jan. 6 hearing, we heard vivid testimony from a former aide to Trump's chief of staff that detailed his behavior before, and during, the Capitol riot. On Today's Show: Michael Kranish , national political investigative reporter for The Washington Post, co-author of Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power (Scribner, 2016), joins to recap Tuesday's Janua...

In the wake of SCOTUS's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, what does the future of abortion rights activism look like? On Today's Show: Nancy Northup , president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, the lead litigator in the case, discusses her latest law case which delayed Louisiana's trigger abortion law and how people can get involved locally in advocating for the protection of abortio...

The Supreme Court ruled today on a case about prayer in public schools. So what does that, and other recent judicial opinions, mean for "freedom of religion"? On Today's Show: A series of recent Supreme Court cases, including the right to abortion, privileges the religious freedoms of Christians . Micah Schwartzman , professor and the director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy at the Unive...

Today, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark case Roe v. Wade, meaning that the right to an abortion is no longer constitutionally protected. 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 Ameri...