It's the Brian Lairn Show on WNYC. I'm Tiffany Hansen filling in for Brian today.

Brian has been taking off as he's taking care of a family member who is in the hospital.

It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is a federal holiday as designated by Congress

and signed into law by President Reagan in 1983.

It's one of our several holidays that honor Americans' right to protest.

So given the protests happening in our country and around the world, and given the

history of this day, we'll dig into the history of protests. We'll also revisit a conversation

Brian had on MLK Day in 2023 with University of Texas historian Peneal Joseph about Dr. King's

life and legacy and how his work compared to Malcolm X's ideology and methods.

We'll hear some listeners share oral histories of how they participated in the civil rights movement.

Plus, incoming New Jersey Governor Mikey Sherrill will be inaugurated tomorrow.

We'll talk about what we might see from her regarding education in the state and how her efforts may differ from her predecessor.

But first, we start with our Monday morning politics roundup.

We're going to talk about some of what's been happening in politics inside and outside of the Washington Beltway,

including the growing rift between President Trump and congressional Republicans,

the latest on the possible extension of health care subsidies and the effort to rein in

the ability of politicians to make money on cryptocurrency. With us to talk about all of it is

Eleanor Mueller, who reports on Congress for Semaphore. Good morning, Eleanor.

Good morning.

Eleanor, let's just get started with these cracks that we're seeing between President

Trump and congressional Republicans in some of the reporting you've done on the president's

economic agenda.

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