Episodes

  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's sentencing and what's coming in his 2nd term

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's sentencing and what's coming in his 2nd term
    Jan 10 2025
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President-elect Trump's sentencing in New York, Trump's comments about claiming Greenland and the Panama Canal and the state funeral for President Carter. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Johnson's successful fight to remain House speaker

    Brooks and Capehart on Johnson's successful fight to remain House speaker
    Jan 3 2025
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Mike Johnson's reelection as House speaker revealed a small but loud minority in his conference that could threaten Republican priorities, the reaction to the terror attack in New Orleans and President Biden blocking the sale of U.S. Steel. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    11 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump allies clashing over immigration policy

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump allies clashing over immigration policy
    Dec 27 2024
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the week in politics, including tensions in Trump's circle over immigration policy, President Biden's pardons and commutations and polling shows that Americans are feeling deeply fatigued after the turbulent year in politics. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's role in the chaotic funding battle in Congress

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's role in the chaotic funding battle in Congress
    Dec 20 2024
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including yet another chaotic, down-to-the-wire funding battle in Congress, how President-elect Trump will govern during his second term and the political influence of Elon Musk. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins
  • Brooks and Marcus on Wray's resignation and what's next for the FBI

    Brooks and Marcus on Wray's resignation and what's next for the FBI
    Dec 13 2024
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including FBI Director Christopher Wray's announcement that he will be stepping down, what to expect from the FBI under Kash Patel and what Trump voters are expecting from his second term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    11 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Biden's pardon and Trump's nominees facing scrutiny

    Brooks and Capehart on Biden's pardon and Trump's nominees facing scrutiny
    Dec 6 2024
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's pardon of his son has drawn scrutiny from both sides of the aisle, President-elect Trump's nominees continue to face heavy scrutiny on Capitol Hill and other issues shaping the transition. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    11 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on the dismissal of Trump's federal cases

    Brooks and Capehart on the dismissal of Trump's federal cases
    Nov 29 2024
    With the dismissal of the two federal cases against him, President-elect Donald Trump has bypassed some of the most serious legal jeopardy he faced. He's now assembling a Cabinet to carry out his agenda. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart, associate editor for The Washington Post, discuss that and other matters shaping the transition to a second Trump term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    11 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's 'anti-institutionalist' Cabinet

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's 'anti-institutionalist' Cabinet
    Nov 22 2024
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President-elect Trump's initial pick to serve as attorney general backs out of consideration and other controversies surrounding Trump's potential Cabinet. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    11 mins