Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

On World AIDS Day, a look at the impact of foreign aid cuts on HIV prevention programs, particularly in South Africa.

Published: 1 December 2025

President Trump and his allies are framing the kidnappings and other attacks in Nigeria as Islamic attacks on Christians, and even threatening military action

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2025

On points where he disagrees with the scientific concensus, what makes RFK. Jr so sure he's right?

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2025

After a busy weekend for national political headlines, a local congressional leader talks about the latest headlines.

Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2025

President Trump and NYC's Mayor-elect Mamdani are meeting in DC today after many traded barbs and concerns over how the two very different administrations will work with, or against, each other.

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2025

For our monthly 'Call Your Senator' series, NJ listeners asked about their healthcare prices, and other national issues.

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025

President Trump has reportedly reversed course on the Epstein investigation over the weekend, now urging his party to baack a vote to release a large tranche of emails and other documents.

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2025

With so much political baggage attached to labels like communism, socialism and Marxism, we look at the terminology, and how much the distinctions matter.

Transcribed - Published: 14 November 2025

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives returned to work after a 54-day hiatus, and have been releasing documents throughout the day related to Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump.

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2025

On Veterans Day, we explore recent changes to the US military under Pete Hegseth.

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025

A Long Island congressman explains his centrist, bi-partisan approach to the current political moment.

Transcribed - Published: 10 November 2025

As Rep. Nancy Pelosi announces her decision to retire from Congress in 2027, the longest ever shutdown of the federal government continues.

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2025

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week on the legality of President Trump's tariffs.

Transcribed - Published: 6 November 2025

Democrats won big in several electoral contests across the nation yesterday, including in NYC, New Jersey, Virginia and California.

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2025

In the Virginia governor's race, Democratic nominee and former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger has maintained a lead in polls since very early in the race over Republican nominee Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears.

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025

One of the nation's most prolific historical documentarians takes on the American Revolution, ahead of next summer, when the US will celebrate its 250th birthday.

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2025

Due to the government shutdown, millions of Americans are likely to miss their Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP) paychecks starting this Saturday.

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

The federal shutdown continues, as President Trump continues to push the limits of executive power.

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2025

Julia Ioffe, founding partner of Puck, talks about her new book that delves into the feminist history of Russia and the latest news of Melania Trump's backchannel conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2025

The nation's largest city is in the midst of both a mayoral election, and various standoffs with the Trump administration.

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2025

In response to the "No Kings" protests this weekend, President Trump shared an AI-generated video involving brown liquid that surely signifies excrement.

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2025

Recently, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Long Island congressman George Santos.

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson called this weekend's "No Kings" protests "hate America" rallies.

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2025

The Supreme Court has, over the past few years, opted to grant the federal government and the executive branch more and more leeway.

Transcribed - Published: 17 October 2025

President Trump has been using different executive agency programs to target certain cities.

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2025

The federal government shutdown is now in its 15th day.

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2025

On Saturday, the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of hundreds of scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were mistakenly fired the day before.

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2025

Julian Brave NoiseCat talks about his new book, the story of North American indigenous people through his reporting and his own story, all in the style of a traditional "coyote story."

Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2025

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has been named as the 2025 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2025

The federal government shutdown continues, as Trump's efforts in the Middle East draw praise.

Transcribed - Published: 9 October 2025

As the federal government shutdown enters its second week, a Democrat in the Senate shares his insights.

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2025

President Trump is making moves to deploy national guard troops to cities like Chicago and Portland, OR.

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2025

As the federal government shutdown continues, how is the White House using it for political leverage?

Transcribed - Published: 3 October 2025

A look at the politics at play on Day 2 of the latest federal government shutdown over funding.

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2025

Universities have had to contend with a climate of protest, and pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on it.

Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2025

As AI technology develops, and as nations vie for technical dominance, the UN has been considering its role.

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2025

Learning institutions, from public schools to universities, have been the site of several political fights in recent times.

Transcribed - Published: 26 September 2025

The prospect of a government shutdown is growing as Democrats are threatening to not help Republicans on the Hill pass a spending bill by the September 30 deadline.

Transcribed - Published: 25 September 2025

Jimmy Kimmel's brief suspension and, as of yesterday evening, illustrates some of the thornier challenges around the ideal of free speech.

Transcribed - Published: 24 September 2025

After President Trump and his public health chief raised concerns about the use of acetaminophen while pregnant, we look at what the science has to say.

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2025

Amid the UN's 80th anniversary, world leaders gather in New York to reexamine the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with new hopes for a two-state solution.

Transcribed - Published: 22 September 2025

Trump's administration has been using pressure to tamp down criticism by some major network late night hosts.

Transcribed - Published: 19 September 2025

With the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's late night show, and the news that ABC has temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel, we explore the changing landscape and moving goalposts of 'free speech.'

Transcribed - Published: 18 September 2025

The Trump administration's recent lethal strikes on purported drug boats in Venezuela drew widespread condemnation from experts in international law.

Transcribed - Published: 17 September 2025

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has issued a report on the state of children's health.

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2025

Almost immediately after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, videos were circulating on social media, and many people saw the gruesome crime without meaning to just by logging on.

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2025

Democrats in the Senate are debating whether to allow the government to shut down when it runs out of funding later this month.

Transcribed - Published: 12 September 2025

In the wake of the killing of conservative provocateur Charlie Kirk, a discussion about the state of political violence in America.

Transcribed - Published: 11 September 2025

A closer look at the adjustments to hiring numbers showing 911,000 fewer jobs were created in the 12 months before March 2025.

Transcribed - Published: 10 September 2025

In an unsigned order the Supreme Court lifted a restriction on ICE from conducting indiscriminate stops and raids in Los Angeles that have been decried as racial profiling.

Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2025