Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

00:18:49

Trump Pushes Texas to Redraw Congressional Lines to...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/22

The Texas state legislature has reconvened for a special session and at the behest of President Trump, one of the primary goals is to redraw the state's Congressional map to shore up the Republican majority in the House. On Today's Show:Matthew Choi, co-writer of the Early Brief politics newsletter at The Washington Post, explains why this is happening now, and how Democrats, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, are trying to fight back.

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00:21:09

CNN's Brian Stelter On Trump And Today's Media Landscape

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/21

Hear about the latest media headlines, from the Late Show's cancellation, to Trump's newspaper lawsuits and public media funding clawbacks and the Epstein Files news cycle.On Today's Show:Brian Stelter, chief media analyst for CNN Worldwide, lead author of the Reliable Sources newsletter and the author of several books, including Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for America (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2024), offers analysis of all the big media stories from

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00:21:48

The Debate Over When Anti-Zionism Equals Anti-Semitism

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/18

Columbia University has announced it will use a controversial definition of antisemitism on campus, approved by the Trump administration. On Today's Show:Arno Rosenfeld, enterprise reporter at the Forward and author of the Antisemitism Decoded newsletter, talks about the new definition and why some groups don't support it. Plus Katie J.M. Baker, national investigative correspondent for The New York Times, discusses Project Esther, a project of the conservative Heritage Foundation that aims to

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00:20:28

How Federal Funding Clawbacks Will Impact Public Media

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/17

The senate approved a rescission package of cuts to NPR and PBS along with foreign aid.On Today's Show:LaFontaine Oliver, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, and Sarah Gilbert, president and CEO of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, talk about what comes next, both for larger stations like WNYC and smaller and more rural public radio stations.

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00:21:48

Garry Kasparov: No, Trump Is Not Being Tough on Putin

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/16

President Trump has attempted to signal a change of tune toward Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine.On Today's Show:Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion and democracy activist, plus host of The Atlantic podcast "Autocracy in America," chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative and a vice president of the World Liberty Congress, offers his take on how the United States of America can avoid backsliding into autocracy.

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00:22:05

Sen. Andy Kim on FEMA After The Flood, Trump’s New...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/15

A local Senator shares his thoughts on federal responses to recent flooding in his state, Trump's budget, and foreign relations.On Today's Show:Senator Andy Kim (D NJ), talks about his work in the Senate and the issues in New Jersey.

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00:25:54

Immigrants Allege 'Inhumane' Conditions at Manhattan...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/14

On today's show:Immigrants and advocates are alleging that conditions at a lower Manhattan ICE facility are inhumane, including no beds and not enough food. Arya Sundaram, WNYC and Gothamist reporter covering race and immigration, shares her reporting on the story and what local elected officials have been able to find out is going on inside.

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00:25:25

NY Mayoral Nominee Zohran Mamdani is a Democratic...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/11

On today's show: Susan Kang, associate professor of political science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a commentator on state on local politics, defines democratic socialism and analyzes the way the Democratic Socialists of America's New York chapter figured into Zohran Mamdani's campaign in the Democratic mayoral primary.

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00:22:45

How Trump’s Megabill Will Affect Your Student Loans

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/10

Big changes are coming to student loans as a result of President Trump's domestic spending law. On Today's Show:Ayelet Sheffey, senior economic policy reporter at Business Insider, explains how the new law will make it harder for some borrowers to afford medical or law school, and how repayment plans for federal student loans will change.

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00:22:11

Mass Deportation by the Numbers - And Our Callers’...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/09

On today's show:Austin Kocher, assistant research professor in the office of research and creative activity in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University, and Substack writer, shares the data he's collected from the Trump Administration's mass deportation policy, particularly the increasing numbers of migrants arrested by ICE and living in detention facilities across the country.

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00:21:37

Reading The Climate Sections of The Big Trump Bill

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/08

Trump's so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill' would cut clean energy subsidies, and other programs aimed at mitigating climate change.On Today's Show:Zack Colman, Climate and energy reporter for POLITICO, reports on new analysis that show the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will raise greenhouse gas emissions and scale back U.S. environmental goals.

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00:20:49

DC Deals With Mamdani: From Stephen Miller to Hakeem...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/07

Over the holiday weekend, political voices across the spectrum, from a Trump advisor to a leading congressional Democrat, weighed in on the national implications of Zohran Mamdani's primary win in NYC.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 new including the latest on the budget bill and the president's agenda, and

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00:20:41

How the Domestic Policy Bill Will Mean Millions More...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/02

Today, the domestic funding bill that President Trump has been pushing through Congress is undergoing a vote in the House of Representatives.On Today's Show:Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent, KFF Health News and host of the What the Health? podcast, talks about the House and Senate budget bills and what they would mean for Americans' access to health care.

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00:20:49

When SCOTUS Rules, Look For Ketanji Brown Jackson's...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/07/01

It's been an impactful term at the Supreme Court this year, with cases impacting many facets of presidential power and checks-and-balances. On Today's Show:Ruth Marcus, contributor to The New Yorker, former columnist for The Washington Post and the author of Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover (Simon & Schuster, 2019), talks about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and takes stock of the Supreme Court's latest blockbuster decisions.

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00:20:47

Inside Senate Republicans' Jockeying On Trump's Big...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/06/30

Now that President Trump's major legislative priorities are before the Senate, we hear how lawmakers are staking their claim on the Republican agenda.On Today's Show:Nicholas Wu, POLITICO congressional reporter, talks about the latest national political news, as the Senate votes on the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" which Congress is aiming to pass by July 4.

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00:20:18

Planned Parenthood and Due Process Lose At The...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/06/26

Today was another Supreme Court decision day, with tomorrow's decisions expected to drop, marking the end of the current term.On Today's Show:Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast 'Strict Scrutiny' and a contributing opinion writer with The New York Times, talks about the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries where they have no connections, and other opinions that were dropped

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00:10:57

Zohran Mamdani Talks With Me About His Historic...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/06/25

Yesterday's primary for the Democratic nomination for the NYC mayor's race yielded decisive success a young, progressive, populist candidate.On Today's Show:Zohran Mamdani, New York State assembly member (D, D-36, Queens), talks about his big win in last night's primary for New York City mayor.

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00:20:15

Cuomo vs. Mamdani Top Two In Dem Primary Join For...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/06/23

The primary for NYC's mayoral nominees wraps up tomorrow, with close polls and a broad field of Democratic candidates.On Today's Show:Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and then NY State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani make their final pitches for voters to rank them first at the ballot box.

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00:22:49

Trump’s “Strategic Ambiguity” (Or Is It?) On Iran

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/06/20

With the conflict continuing to develop between Israel and Iran, we consider the role of the United States and President Trump. On Today's Show:Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many nonfiction books and his latest, a novel, A Capital Calamity (Miniver Press, 2024), offers analysis of the Iran-Israel conflict and discusses his recent column appraising the odds of the United States joining the fight.

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00:20:25

Dr. Who Treats Trans Kids: What SCOTUS Ruling Means...

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast ·

2025/06/19

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court's decided to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for minors in the United States v. Skrmetti case. On Today's Show:Jack Turban, MD, MHS, adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist and author of Free to Be: Understanding Kids & Gender Identity (Atria Books, 2024), offers his perspective on the ruling and how it will affect transgender children and their families.

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