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Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

President Donald Trump spoke to the nation about the war in Iran on Wednesday evening. He said that the war was nearing completion and threatened to bomb Iran "back to the stone ages." On today's show: Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) reacts to those remarks.

Why Trump said 'we don't have to be there' in Iran

On Today's Show:
Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNOW, writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about the latest developments in national politics, including President Donald Trump's executive order attempting to change rules for mail-in voting.

Why is Trump finally giving an Iran War speech tonight?

As Passover begins, a look at the divergent views on Israel from within Jewish American communities and families.

On Today's Show:
Eyal Press, contributing writer to The New Yorker, shares his reporting on how disagreements over Israel, Gaza and Zionism itself are dividing synagogues, Jewish families and communities across America.

Jewish families and synagogues face conflict over Israel

With all the national and international politics at play, an influential local senator shares his thoughts and takes calls from constituents on the issues.

On Today's Show:

 U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, author of Stand (St. Martin’s Press, 2026) weaves history, personal stories and current politics into a defense of principles as a way of facing crises.

Sen. Cory Booker takes calls on Iran, Gaza, democracy

The Senate voted overnight to fund key parts of the Department of Homeland Security, including TSA. 

On Today's Show:
Evan McMorris-Santoro, national politics reporter at NOTUS and co-author of the NOTUS daily newsletter, and Mary Clare Jalonick, congressional reporter for The Associated Press and the author of Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th (PublicAffairs, 2026), talk about what has to happen next to end the crisis at airports, the status of the SAVE Act and more.

The latest from Congress: DHS funding, the SAVE Act and more

Ceasefire negotiations over the war in Iran continue, and so do reports of possible escalation.

On Today's Show:
Kian Tajbakhsh, Iranian-American scholar, visiting professor of international relations at New York University, fellow of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University and former political prisoner, and William Christou, Middle East reporter for The Guardian, break down the latest on U.S.-Iran negotiation efforts, and offers analysis and insight into the state of the war.

Can the U.S. and Iran cease-fire proposals lead to a deal?

After Tuesday's oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee on Tuesday, the Supreme Court appears likely to overhaul the way many states count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day but are postmarked before the deadline.

On Today's Show:
Carrie Levine, editor-in-chief of Votebeat, talks about the impact of that change.

The Supreme Court Takes on Defining 'Election Day'

Donald Trump's relationship with the rule of law, and with various investigative bodies has always been tense, at best.

On Today's Show:
Andrew Weissmann, professor of practice at NYU School of Law, co-host of the podcast Main Justice and and the co-author of The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary (W. W. Norton & Company, 2024), draws on his experience working with Robert Mueller to reflect on his legacy after his death this past weekend at age 81, and discusses President Trump's recent actions through a legal lens.

Andrew Weissmann on Trump, the law, and working with Robert Mueller

Oil prices jumped after overnight attacks on energy facilities in Iran and Qatar.

On Today's Show:
John Heilemann, chief political columnist at Puck and host of the podcast "Impolitic with John Heilemann, " and senior national affairs analyst for MS NOW, talks about the latest developments in the war in Iran and the Trump-Netanyahu relationship.

Understanding the Trump-Netanyahu war relationship

On Today's Show:
Daniel Immerwahr, historian, contributing writer at The New Yorker, the Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities at Northwestern University and the author of How to Hide an Empire (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019), offers historical context on the war in Iran and Trump's overall foreign policy.

Is Trump’s Foreign Policy U.S. Imperialism or Something Else?

With leadership changes at the Department of Homeland Security, how have conditions changed for migrants in detention centers?

On Today's Show:
Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker staff writer and the author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Penguin Press, 2024), talks about the scale of the U.S. immigrant detention program, health and safety issues and expansion plans, following the firing of DHS Sec. Kristi Noem.

Leqaa Kordia and the mass detention program

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