It's the Brian Laira show on WNYC.

Good morning, everyone.

Senator Cory Booker is coming up later this hour for his latest visit to the show at a pivotal moment in a number of ways. You know that we

remain on the health insurance cliff for millions of Americans with the Obamacare subsidy cuts

coming at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend them. Plus, what an increasing

number of people see is the human rights emergency, national security emergency, and U.S. reputational emergency

of Pete Hegset's leadership at the Pentagon. Also, do any of you remember Senator Booker's idea

for baby bonds back when he was running for president to help reduce the rampant economic

inequality in this country? Well, President Trump is now

suddenly proposing something, actually got something along those lines in the so-called big,

beautiful bill. We'll see if Booker thinks it's real or fake. He's actually teaming up with

Ted Cruz, of all people, to try to influence how they get implemented.

And yes, I know some of you want me to ask about Cory Booker's wedding, which has been on

the style pages in recent days.

So sure, we'll do that too.

And he'll take some calls from you.

Maybe one of you will want to pose a wedding question while I stick to

boring things like health care and inequality. Senator Booker later this hour. But our first guest

is no slouch either. David Remnick is back with us, editor of the New Yorker, as you know, and host of

the New Yorker Radio Hour here on the station on the weekends. And you can add to his credits now,

prime subject in a new documentary by Marshall Curry called The New Yorker at 100.

Marshall Curry will join us too in a little bit, but we'll talk about some news of the day

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