Hey there, we've got some big news. The NPR Politics team is going to be hitting the road.

We will be in Atlanta, Georgia on March 8th, making a podcast live on stage.

And we'd love to see you there. So head to nprpresents.org to grab a ticket. And see you soon.

Hi there, John G here. I'm on my lunch break in the beautiful city of San Francisco, California.

And I'm currently in search of a reliable internet connection that will allow me to submit

applications to law schools across this country. This podcast was recorded at 1.12 pm on Tuesday,

February 19th. Please note, things might have changed by the time you hear this. Like hopefully,

my admission status to law school. Have a great day.

Good luck. I know. Hey there, it is the NPR Politics podcast. Senator Bernie Sanders has

announced that he's running for president again. But this time he's in a field of candidates who

hold many of his progressive policy positions. Plus, some majority of Americans oppose Donald Trump's

emergency declaration. We'll talk about why that matters. I'm Danielle Kertzley,

been political reporter. I'm a small and political reporter. And I'm Dominican Manicomansinara

political editor. And a little bit of housekeeping part in the pun here. But,

awesome, before we get started, you're at home in Boston today and you've got some construction

going on. There's going to be some noise in the background. Yeah, hopefully it's not too loud,

guys. But sorry, we have some people working on some pipes and plumbing in our basement

of the condo association. Are you on the board or anything? Well, we only live in a

three person condo association as many homes in Boston are. Okay, well, good luck with that.

Well, let's good luck with that bureaucracy sounds lovely. Let's broaden out from a three-person

homeowner's association to a three-person podcast. That was good. That was good. Bernie Sanders.

So Bernie Sanders is running for president again. So guys, let's start with this. Is it very

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