Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Updated: 21 Apr 2025 • 681 episodes
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Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

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The Trump administration's recent deportation efforts have raised questions about the law around citizenship and the removal of non-citizens from the country. On Today's Show: Quinta Jurecic, contributing writer at The Atlantic, fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, and senior editor at Lawfare, of

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Trump vs. The Ivy League

President Trump has frozen some federal funds to Harvard University, and has a list of demands in order to unfreeze it. On Today's Show: Rick Seltzer, reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education, talks about the latest news in the escalating fight between the Ivy League and the Trump administration, including how Ha

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There's an ongoing stand-off between a federal judge and the Trump administration over their deportation practices.  On Today's Show: Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and auth

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The legal and ethical considerations behind in vitro fertilization have gotten more complicated since SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade. On Today's Show: Anna Louie Sussman, freelance journalist covering gender, economics, health, and reproduction, discusses her three-part series for The New York Times about human embryos,

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The Federal Trade Commission will argue that the social media giant Meta, formerly Facebook, maintained a monopoly after it bought Instagram and WhatsApp. On Today's Show: Cristiano Lima-Strong, associate editor at Tech Policy Press, offers analysis of the FTC's antitrust case.

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As they head to recess, pressure mounts on Republican lawmakers to fulfill President Donald Trump's agenda. On Today's Show: Catie Edmondson, congressional correspondent for The New York Times, offers political analysis of the budget blueprints passed by Congress last week, including what tax and spending cuts might lo

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