Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Columbia University has announced it will use a controversial definition of antisemitism on campus, approved by the Trump administration.  On Today's Show: Arno Rosenfeld, enterprise reporter at the Forward and author of the Antisemitism Decoded newsletter, talks about the new definition and why some groups don't suppo

The senate approved a rescission package of cuts to NPR and PBS along with foreign aid. On Today's Show: LaFontaine Oliver, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, and Sarah Gilbert, president and CEO of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, talk about what comes next, both for larger stations like WNYC and smaller and more

President Trump has attempted to signal a change of tune toward Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine. On Today's Show: Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion and democracy activist, plus host of The Atlantic podcast "Autocracy in America," chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative and a vic

A local Senator shares his thoughts on federal responses to recent flooding in his state, Trump's budget, and foreign relations. On Today's Show: Senator Andy Kim (D NJ), talks about his work in the Senate and the issues in New Jersey.

On today's show: Immigrants and advocates are alleging that conditions at a lower Manhattan ICE facility are inhumane, including no beds and not enough food. Arya Sundaram, WNYC and Gothamist reporter covering race and immigration, shares her reporting on the story and what local elected officials have been able to fin

On today's show: Susan Kang, associate professor of political science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a commentator on state on local politics, defines democratic socialism and analyzes the way the Democratic Socialists of America's New York chapter figured into Zohran Mamdani's campaign in the Democratic m