Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

With Trump's transition underway, the key national political news has been how he is staffing up his upcoming administration. On Today's Show: Annie Karni, congressional correspondent for The New York Times, talks about the various people President-elect Donald Trump has chosen for top positions and how Republican lead

As Democrats search for the reasons Americans rejected the party in this past election, some have pointed to a culture of racism and misogyny. On Today's Show: Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), talks about Harris's loss from her perspective as a scholar of women in politics wh

As the president elect begins to staff his upcoming administration, a opposition member of Congress weighs in on the Democrats' agenda, and the White House's. On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13) talks about how he plans to resist Trump's plans for "mass deportation," and shares other prior

In the wake of the 2024 election, some members of the populist left are offering their explanations for how Democrats lost an opportunity to grow their base.  On Today's Show: David Sirota, founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, host of the podcast Master Plan, co-creator of the movie Don't Look Up, and former presi

On Today's Show: Susan Glasser, staff writer at the New Yorker, where she writes a column on life in Washington, co-anchor of "The Political Scene" podcast, and co-author with Peter Baker of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (Doubleday, 2022), offers political analysis of how President-elect Trump might

Despite normally blue-state New Jersey's surprisingly strong turnout for the Republican presidential candidate this election season, the Garden State is sending a new, Democratic senator to Congress. On Today's Show: Andy Kim, U.S. Representative and Senator-Elect (D NJ), talks about the election results and his plans