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Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

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Latest Episodes:

Trump Says Some Americans Do Not Actually Exist Dec 23, 2024

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President-elect Trump has indicated that under his administration, the federal government would only recognize "male" and "female" genders.

On Today's Show:
Jonathan Lemire, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, breaks down the latest news from Washington, D.C., including updates from over the weekend as House Republican leadership proposes a third spending bill to avert shutdown.

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First Amendment Litigator On Trump’s Media Lawsuits Dec 20, 2024

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Katie Fallow, deputy litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, offers legal analysis of the settlement between ABC and President-elect Trump, after the latter filed a defamation lawsuit against the news outlet and its anchor George Stephanopoulos, and what effect this and other threats and lawsuits by the president elect might have on the media.

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Sen. Gillibrand Wants Biden To Declare The Equal Rights Amendment Ratified Dec 19, 2024

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On today's show: New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand takes some questions about the week's news, including the looming government shutdown, the Equal Rights Amendment, and the drone situation.

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The Pentagon and NYPD: The Drones People Are Seeing Are Not A Risk Dec 17, 2024

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A series of unidentified drones have been reportedly flying over the tri-state area, leading to confusion, concern, conspiracy theories.

On Today's Show:
Andrew Tangel, enterprise reporter covering aviation safety and regulation for The Wall Street Journal, breaks down the latest news, and what the federal response has been so far.

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Here’s Who’ll Be In Charge of Health Insurance in The New House Term Dec 16, 2024

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The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive has led to public outcry against the health insurance industry.

On Today's Show:
Rachel Cohrs Zhang, chief Washington correspondent for STAT News, examines what Congress is trying to do to fix a system that many Americans think is broken.

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Beg Your Pardon, Mr. President: Strong Feelings On Crime, Clemency And Justice Dec 13, 2024

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President Biden has issued pardons and commuted the sentences of hundreds of people, on the heels of his controversial pardon of his son, Hunter.

On Today's Show:
Meryl Kornfield, politics reporter for The Washington Post, reports on the latest pardons, plus the pressure on the president to issue preemptive pardons ahead of Trump taking office, and President-elect Trump's pledge to pardon people convicted of crimes related to the insurrection on January 6, 2021.

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The Price of Eggs Meets Freedom Of Speech In The FTC Transition Dec 12, 2024

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As president-elect Donald Trump considers his pick to replace Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, a look at the role of the FTC in the economy.

On Today's Show:
Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter for Bloomberg News, breaks down the latest news surrounding a failed merger of two major supermarket chains and what the future of antitrust enforcement might look like

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How Health Insurance Came To Be Hated Dec 11, 2024

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After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, consumers have been expressing frustrations with the health insurance system.

On Today's Show:
Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor at KFF Health News, former ER physician and author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (Penguin Press, 2017), breaks down the perception and reality of healthcare and health insurance in the United States.

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A Syrian-American Journalist’s Stories of Assad’s Brutality and What Might Come Next Dec 10, 2024

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Afterover 13 years of civil war, Syrian rebels have taken control of capital city of Damascus, and president Bashar al-Assad has fled to Russia.

On Today's Show:
Mohammed Aly Sergie, editor of Semafor Gulf, talks about the latest developments in Syria.

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Trump Not Sure He’ll Ever Have a Plan For Health Insurance Dec 09, 2024

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We go over the weekend's headlines, including Trump's comments on tarrifs, healthcare, immigration, and cryptocurrency.

On Today's Show:
John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the latest national economic news, including the jobs numbers, and President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury secretary.

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