Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

A series of unidentified drones have been reportedly flying over the tri-state area, leading to confusion, concern, conspiracy theories.  On Today's Show: Andrew Tangel, enterprise reporter covering aviation safety and regulation for The Wall Street Journal, breaks down the latest news, and what the federal response ha

 The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive has led to public outcry against the health insurance industry. On Today's Show: Rachel Cohrs Zhang, chief Washington correspondent for STAT News, examines what Congress is trying to do to fix a system that many Americans think is broken.  

President Biden has issued pardons and commuted the sentences of hundreds of people, on the heels of his controversial pardon of his son, Hunter. On Today's Show: Meryl Kornfield, politics reporter for The Washington Post, reports on the latest pardons, plus the pressure on the president to issue preemptive pardons ahe

As president-elect Donald Trump considers his pick to replace Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, a look at the role of the FTC in the economy. On Today's Show: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter for Bloomberg News, breaks down the latest news surrounding a failed merger of two major supermarket chains and what the f

After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, consumers have been expressing frustrations with the health insurance system. On Today's Show: Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor at KFF Health News, former ER physician and author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take

Afterover 13 years of civil war, Syrian rebels have taken control of capital city of Damascus, and president Bashar al-Assad has fled to Russia.  On Today's Show: Mohammed Aly Sergie, editor of Semafor Gulf, talks about the latest developments in Syria.