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Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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00:23:28

Military Secrets On Signal, Democratic Politics In...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/03/31

Over the weekend, there were several developments in the stories about military plans accidentally shared with a journalist, and on Democrats' political priorities in Congress.On Today's Show:Jim Newell, Slate's senior politics writer, breaks down the latest national politics headlines since Friday.

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00:32:34

Is Writing An Op-Ed Now Grounds For Deportation?

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2025/03/29

A doctoral student at Tufts University was detained in an arrest that was caught on video and shared widely, and accused of supporting Hamas by the Department of Homeland Security. On today's show: Lindsay Nash, associate and clinical professor of law at Cardozo Law and co-director of the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, offers legal analysis of this and other arrests of pro-Palestinian immigrants.

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00:23:09

Columbia University Faces The “Prisoner’s Dilemma”

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2025/03/27

Columbia University agreed to the Trump administration's demands in order to restore $400 million dollars in federal funds, leading some faculty members to protest and take legal action. On today's show: David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the forthcoming book The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2025), reports on the latest in the school's relationship with the administration—and what it might mean for academic freedom at schools

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00:22:26

Just an Honest Mistake? N.J. Rep. and Navy Vet Mikie...

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2025/03/26

Members of President Trump's national security team accidentally texted detailed plans for a military strike to an American journalist, opening the administration up to criticisms about its handling of classified information. On Today's Show:U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11), a former active duty Navy pilot, talks about the scandal, her work in Washington, and more.

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00:17:24

RFK Says Vaccines Are *Not* For The Birds

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2025/03/25

When it comes to bird flu, the nation's top public health official wants to let the infection burn through flocks to identify birds with high immunity.On Today's Show:Apoorva Mandavilli, reporter for The New York Times, focusing on science and global health, discusses the government's approach to bird flu, and why veterinary scientists say that RFK Jr.'s approach will likely cost more than it helps.

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00:45:02

What Columbia’s “Concessions” Mean For Us All

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/03/24

On Friday, Columbia University's administration agreed to demands from the Trump administration over the institution's responses to pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Columbia faculty members Joseph Howley, associate professor of Classics, and Ester Fuchs, professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, weigh in. Then Sarah Brown and Kate Bellows from The Chronicle of Higher Education bring their reporting on the situation at Columbia and at other colleges and universities

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00:27:22

Your Student Loans As The Education Dept. Shuts Down

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2025/03/21

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at downsizing the Education Department, leaving many who hold federal student aid with major questions about repayment. On today's show: Annie Nova, who covers personal finance for CNBC, unpacks the latest news about the Ed Department and the predicament for student borrowers.

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00:19:06

The Threat To Law Firms With Clients Who Challenge Trump

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/03/20

Shane Goldmacher, national political correspondent for The New York Times covering the major developments, trends and forces shaping American politics, shares his reporting on how the Trump administration is attempting to sabotage Democrats' operations, and how it could affect elections and Democrats' ability to gain power in the future.

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00:20:16

Historian Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/03/19

With Trump squaring off against the federal court system, which has attempted to block some of his actions, we look at the state of the judiciary branch.On Today's Show:Heather Cox Richardson, professor of American history at Boston College and author of "Letters from an American" on Substack and several books, including Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America (Viking, 2023), offers a historian's take on the first weeks of the second Trump presidency.

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00:22:13

Different Interviews, Different Reasons for Mahmoud...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/03/17

The federal government has issued a list of demands to Columbia University that they say it must comply with in order to restore hundreds of millions of dollars of fundingOn Today's Show:Jake Offenhartz, New York City reporter for The Associated Press, talks about the nature of the ultimatum and the contentious relationship between the university and the Trump administration.

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00:25:30

David Sanger on 50 Days of The Trump World Order

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/03/13

On today's show: David Sanger, White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times and the author of New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West (Crown, 2024), talks about the many ways in which President Trump and his administration have challenged the post-WWII international order.

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00:19:20

Legal Analysis of the Columbia Protester Deportation...

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2025/03/12

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detailed Mahmoud Khalil—a legal permanent resident with a green card and prominent student-activist-turned-negotiator in pro-Palestine demonstrations at Colombia University.On Today's Show:Peter Markowitz, professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the founding faculty member and co-director of the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, offers legal analysis of the detention.

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00:16:36

Hiding Climate and Other Pollution Data

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2025/03/11

President Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture has purged the agency's website of information related to climate change, extreme weather resilience and sustainable farming practices.On Today's Show:Emily Atkin, editor-in-chief of the HEATED newsletter, unpacks the story.

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00:22:07

NPR’s Stephen Fowler Compares DOGE Claims to Actual...

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2025/03/10

Elon Musk and DOGE are slashing the size of the federal workforce in what they say will bring big savings to taxpayers. On Today's Show:Stephen Fowler, political reporter with NPR's Washington desk, reports on the typos, exaggerations and shoddy math in DOGE's receipts.

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00:20:17

Giridharadas vs. Carville on How Dems Should Respond...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/03/07

After 6 weeks of the new Trump administration, different parts of the political left are calling for different postures in opposing it. On Today's Show:Anand Giridharadas, journalist, publisher of the newsletter The.Ink, analyst for MSNBC, and the author of The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy (Knopf, 2022), shares his thoughts on the state of American democracy and what protest actions can be taken by those opposed to President Trump's current

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00:15:31

Did Elissa Slotkin Show Other Democrats How To...

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2025/03/05

After President Donald Trump delivered his address to joint session of Congress, we explore how the Democratic senator from Michigan responded.On Today's Show:Kadia Goba, congressional reporter for Semafor, provides her analysis from the chamber, and her reporting on how Democrats have responded to Trump's speech

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00:19:25

Yes RFK Did Just Say The Measles Vaccine Will Protect...

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2025/03/04

With RFK Jr. at the helm of the nation's health policies, we hear some public health analysis on his recent official actions from an expert on infectious diseases.On Today's Show:Jessica Malaty Rivera, epidemiologist, science communicator and PhD student at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, talks about the government's response to the ongoing measles outbreaks, why an FDA vaccine advisory committee meeting on planning next year's flu shot was cancelled and what it could mean for next year's flu

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00:18:42

Why AP Won't Call It "The Gulf Of America", and Are...

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2025/03/03

President Trump is being choosy about which reporters are allowed to cover him as part of the White House press pool.On Today's Show:Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about the latest national political news, including the White House's relationship with the media, and the tense negotiations last week with Ukrainian President Zelensky.

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00:20:12

Will Boycotts On The Left Move The Needle On The Right?

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/03/03

People opposed to the Trump administration have organized an economic boycott to demonstrate their opposition.On Today's Show:John Nichols, national-affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine and the author of, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, It’s OK to be Angry About Capitalism (Crown, 2023), talks about today's planned protest boycotts and other responses by those opposed to the early Trump administration actions.

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00:21:38

The Opinions Jeff Bezos Won’t Publish Anymore

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/02/27

Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, recently announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section, saying that it would now advocate for “personal liberties and free markets."On Today's Show:Paul Farhi, former reporter at The Washington Post, where he reported on the news media for 13 years, explains what the new directive means and walks through the history of opinion editorials and their purpose.

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