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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

Get ready for your aha moment: Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No topic is too complicated or off the table. It’s all On Point.

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The promise and reality of the rural health fund Jan 29, 2026

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In the 2025 budget bill, Congress created the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program to help struggling hospitals, doctors, and patients in rural America. But rural hospitals are expected to lose three times that through Medicaid cuts in that same budget bill. So, what will it take to keep rural healthcare afloat?

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How Minneapolis is standing up to ICE Jan 28, 2026

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In Minneapolis, grassroots groups have sprung into action against ICE. They’re protesting, running workshops on constitutional rights, and delivering groceries to people afraid of leaving their homes.

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'Poorly trained, overwhelmed and inexperienced': Who are the newest ICE agents? Jan 27, 2026

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The number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has doubled over the past year -- driven by a massive recruitments campaign. Who the new recruits are and how they’re being trained.

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Is American architecture destined to be boring? Jan 26, 2026

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Frank Gehry’s legacy can be seen around the world in the curvaceous and dramatic buildings he designed. How Frank Gehry put awe in American architecture and what we lose without him.

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The Jackpod: America as a dual state Jan 24, 2026

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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the division between the normative state and the prerogative state and the role that could be playing in the U.S. today.

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Lauren Southern was an alt-right influencer. Now she's finding her 'way back to reality' Jan 23, 2026

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A former right-wing influencer and tradwife tells all in her new memoir, "This is Not Real Life." From meeting with terrorists, neo-Nazis, political crime rings, to arrests, psychotic breaks and addiction, Lauren Southern shares how the life she thought she wanted ended up almost killing her.

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Has Trump's erratic behavior gone too far? Jan 22, 2026

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President Donald Trump's fixation on Greenland is alienating some Congressional Republicans and American allies. Has Trump's erratic behavior crossed a line?

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Trump wants to cap credit card interest. Can he? Jan 21, 2026

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President Trump says he wants to cap credit card interest at 10%. What it could mean for Americans' credit card debt.

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DOGE didn't save taxpayers $1 trillion, after all Jan 20, 2026

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According to recent reporting, DOGE fell short of its goals to save taxpayers $1 trillion and streamline government processes. So what did we get from the agency?

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America is polarized. Could this writer's new approach fix it? Jan 19, 2026

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Polarization pushes people apart. Writer Chloé Valdary says we can heal deepening divisions by treating each other like human beings, not political abstractions.

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