It's the Brian Laris show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone.

Today we will look at the controversy in Massapequa, one of the school districts that's

resisting calls to change indigenous or Native American

mascot names that many consider demeaning and discriminatory. And now, maybe you've heard

President Trump has weighed in in support of that Long Island school district. And his Justice

Department has just opened an investigation of whether the state of New York is the one

guilty of discrimination for threatening to withhold state funding if the school doesn't drop the

name the chiefs. And we'll have 100 years of 100 things. History segment, 100 years of immigrant

detention in the United States today. You know, Trump may be unique in many ways,

but he's also continuing history in this respect, not just breaking from it. And we'll have a special

guest who's written a book on that topic, a book-length treatment of the history of immigrant

detention in the United States and what led up to what Trump is doing.

But we start here.

It's our monthly call-your-senator segment.

My questions and yours for New Jersey, Senator Andy Kim,

the freshman Democrat who got elected last fall to move up from the House of Representatives.

If you have a question for Senator Kim, especially if you're from New Jersey,

212-433, WNYC, 212, 433-9-6-9-2, call or text. And, Senator, we always appreciate that you do

these. Welcome back to WNYC. Be back. Thank you. In addition to whatever our callers and texters bring up, I want to touch on a few issues,

time permitting.

I'll let you know and you know and the listeners know what I have in mind, including

whether democracy is at risk for the 2026 midterm elections.

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