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Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

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Trump Controls The Military Until Jan. 20. Will He Use It? Nov 10, 2020

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The Commander in Chief is empowered to use the military to protect American interests. But in his final days in office, could Trump start a war to serve his own interests?

On Today's Show:
Zach Montellaro, Campaign Pro reporter for Politico and the author of the Morning Score newsletter, and Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), talk about the latest political news, including the president's lawsuits to try to change the outcome of the presidential election, Attorney General Barr's involvement, and the firing secretary of defense Mark Esper.

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Suppressing The Vote Didn't Work For Trump. Will Throwing Out Ballots? Nov 09, 2020

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President Trump is in court, fighting to invalidate enough ballots to flip the projected results of the 2020 election. But there might be other motivations behind this legal strategy.

On Today's Show:
Richard Hasen, professor of law and political science at the University of California, Irvine, author of Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy (Yale University Press, 2020) and writer behind the Election Law blog, talks about the current Trump campaign challenges to the vote counting -- and why he's not expecting the Biden victory to be overturned in the courthouse.

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All The President's Lawsuits Nov 06, 2020

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Votes are still pouring in and the President's path to an electoral victory is narrowing. So, he's begun a different approach: He's trying to sue himself into a second term.

On Today's Show:
Ari Berman senior reporter at Mother Jones, covering voting rights and author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America and Jami Floyd, senior editor for race & justice at WNYC, break down the legal challenges, the unfounded claims of rampant voter fraud, and where we go from here.

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Rep. Jeffries On House Seats Dems Lost But Trump Lawsuits He Thinks They'll Win Nov 05, 2020

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Democrats didn't see the electoral blowout they hoped for, and they actually lost some seats in the House. That, plus the Trump campaigns count the vote/stop the vote lawsuits.

On Today's Show:
Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Representative (D NY-8th, Brooklyn and Queens), talks about where the Democratic Party stands after Election Day, and what comes next.

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Trump To Voters: See You In Court Nov 04, 2020

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The voting ended yesterday, the election saga continues, now in the courts and at election authorities around the country. So what's next? And when will we have a president?

On Today's Show:
Dale Ho, director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project, talks about legal challenges to voter access or the counting of ballots.

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Election Day Call-In: Party Switchers, Late Deciders And Early Returns Nov 03, 2020

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It's election day, so we thought we'd talk to voters who switched parties, or hadn't made their choice until recently, as we go over what to expect from the returns tonight as the polls close on the 2020 election.

On Today's Show:
Jim Newell, senior political writer for Slate, offers the latest news on races, polls, voter intimidation and more.

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Depoliticizing the CDC Oct 30, 2020

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When public health agencies get politicized, it's that much harder to separate medical advice from political messaging. But in a pandemic, "communication is medicine." So how do we fix it?

On Today's Show:
Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and host of the podcast In the Bubble, talks about the presidential candidates' pandemic preparedness in the context of the CDC, the FDA, and the healthcare system.

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Reaction To Kushner Saying Black Americans Don’t Want To Succeed Oct 29, 2020

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The president's top advisor said that Trump wants to help Black Americans, but "he can't want them to be successful more than they want to be successful." How do Black Americans feel about that?

On Today's Show:
Callers react to Kushner's statements, and Kai Wright, host and managing editor for the WNYC show The United States of Anxiety, talks about how this line of thinking has permeated the Republican Party.

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How To Fight The Disparate Impact Of Covid-19 Oct 28, 2020

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We've talked about the underlying reasons that Black and Brown people have been hit disproportionately hard by this pandemic. But what can we do about it?

On Today's Show:
Mary Bassett, director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, as well as professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, talks about how to fight the disparate impact in who gets sick, and who dies, from COVID-19.

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How Pete Buttigieg Would Pack The Court Oct 27, 2020

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On Today's Show:
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg discusses his book, the election, and how the new Supreme Court could affect same-sex marriages like his.

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