Hi, this is the NPR Politics Podcast, and today we've got to talk about Paris.

Last Friday night, 129 people were killed, hundreds more wounded in the city of light.

The group calling itself the Islamic State has taken responsibility, and they've warned

of future attacks.

We're here today to talk about a few things, just what are American politicians doing

about the threat from ISIS?

How do these developments affect the presidential campaign, and how should we expect Paris

to affect us?

Some introductions.

I'm Sam Sanders, campaign reporter here at NPR.

I'm Scott Horsley, White House correspondent.

And I'm Mara Liason, National Political correspondent.

Okay, so the news broke last Friday.

It was all that I was seeing at work, at home, on my phone, and then I wake up Saturday

morning, and I'm watching the news, going through headlines, and I just have this moment

of pure fear, and I do this thing that I'd never ever do.

I get up from my sofa.

I go to my front door, and I make sure the front door is locked.

And it was this moment that I really hadn't seen in myself since the Twin Towers fell.

And so there in that moment I asked myself, exactly what is the administration doing right

now to keep us safe, to fight ISIS?

Scott, can you walk us through that?

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