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Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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

As the war in Iran enters its third week, how have structural changes at the Pentagon impacted the U.S. military apparatus? 

On Today's Show:
Dan Lamothe, U.S. military and Pentagon reporter at The Washington Post, shares his reporting on the latest U.S. military actions in Iran, especially what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz, and more.

Civilian casualty prevention office defunded before girls school attack

With President Trump's agenda including massive priorities like the SAVE act, and the war in Iran, a look at recent news from Congress.

On Today's Show:
Burgess Everett, congressional bureau chief for Semafor, talks about the latest news out of Congress this week, including a bipartisan housing bill that passed the Senate, the president's push for the SAVE Act and more.

Senate passes major housing bill; nobody notices

On Today's Show: 
David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of The Atlantic daily newsletter, plus author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2025), offers analysis of how President Trump is changing the way he describes the status of the war with Iran, and why his public statements about it have shifted around so dramatically. Plus, Mohammed Sergie, editor of Semafor Gulf, talks about how the war has affected the Gulf states.

Trump Says War Is “Very Complete;” Hegseth Says “Just Begun”

Violent gangs in Haiti have a history of violent interference in the country's democratic processes.

On Today's Show:
Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder and publisher of The Haitian Times, discusses the unfolding crisis in Haiti where gangs have ousted the president and wreaked havoc on the population.

Why We (and Even Ron DeSantis) Should Care About The Crisis In Haiti

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