Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

The Presidents of Russia and the U.S. will meet in Alaska to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine.

Transcribed - Published: 14 August 2025

President Trump is reportedly using federal agencies to beef up law enforcement presence in Washington DC.

Transcribed - Published: 13 August 2025

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has canceled nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine development.

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2025

After many delays and negotiations, most of President Donald Trump's tariffs went into effect last Thursday, August 7th.

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2025

One of NYC's most likely mayoral hopefuls has been finding success supporting some extremely left-leaning policies.

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2025

With Congress on summer recess after passing the big spending bill, GOP representatives are now tasked with defending their legislative records to their constituents.

Transcribed - Published: 6 August 2025

With recent stories around the Fed chair, and US employment figures, a former government economist explains the latest, and the stakes.

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2025

With national political issues like the social safety net, immigration, and foreign policy playing out locally in NYC, a local elected weighs in.

Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2025

As new information and reporting into the human trafficking scandal around Jeffrey Epstein continues to come to light, we explore how we know what we know about the case.

Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2025

As the Northeast US faces another heatwave, we take a look at some of the data behind particular climate issues.

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2025

Israel celebrates its apparent military victory over Iran. How does that square with the humanitarian conditions in Gaza?

Transcribed - Published: 30 July 2025

The conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, with many Palestinian civilians reportedly unable to access food, medicine and other basic supplies.

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2025

General Motors' CFO says they won't raise prices despite tariffs imposed by Trump's White House, and the retaliatory tariffs imposed by the US's global trade partners.

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2025

Transcribed - Published: 24 July 2025

Mehdi Hasan talks about his experience on Jubilee's YouTube series "Surrounded" debating 20 far-right conservatives.

Transcribed - Published: 23 July 2025

The Texas state legislature has been asked by President Trump to redraw the state's Congressional map to shore up the GOP's House majority.

Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2025

Hear about the latest media headlines, from the Late Show's cancellation, to Trump's newspaper lawsuits and public media funding clawbacks and the Epstein Files news cycle.

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2025

Columbia University has announced it will use a controversial definition of antisemitism on campus, approved by the Trump administration.

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2025

The senate approved a rescission package of cuts to NPR and PBS along with foreign aid.

Transcribed - Published: 17 July 2025

President Trump has attempted to signal a change of tune toward Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine.

Transcribed - Published: 16 July 2025

A local Senator shares his thoughts on federal responses to recent flooding in his state, Trump's budget, and foreign relations.

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025

Reporting on how immigrants and advocates are alleging that conditions at a lower Manhattan ICE facility are inhumane.

Transcribed - Published: 14 July 2025

What is democratic socialism? Who are the Democratic Socialists of America? And what is Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani's relationship to the group?

Transcribed - Published: 11 July 2025

Big changes are coming to student loans as a result of President Trump's domestic spending law.

Transcribed - Published: 10 July 2025

A closer look at the increasing numbers of migrants arrested by ICE and living in detention facilities across the country.

Transcribed - Published: 9 July 2025

Trump's so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill' would cut clean energy subsidies, and other programs aimed at mitigating climate change.

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2025

Political voices across the spectrum, from a Trump advisor to a leading congressional Democrat, weighed in on the national implications of Zohran Mamdani's primary win in NYC.

Transcribed - Published: 7 July 2025

Today, the domestic funding bill that President Trump has been pushing through Congress is undergoing a vote in the House of Representatives.

Transcribed - Published: 2 July 2025

It's been an impactful term at the Supreme Court this year, with cases impacting many facets of presidential power and checks-and-balances.

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025

Now that President Trump's major legislative priorities are before the Senate, we hear how lawmakers are staking their claim on the Republican agenda.

Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2025

Today was another Supreme Court decision day, with tomorrow's decisions expected to drop, marking the end of the current term.

Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2025

Yesterday's primary for the Democratic nomination for the NYC mayor's race yielded decisive success a young, progressive, populist candidate.

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

The primary for NYC's mayoral nominees wraps up tomorrow, with close polls and a broad field of Democratic candidates.

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025

With the conflict continuing to develop between Israel and Iran, we consider the role of the United States and President Trump.

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court's decided to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for minors in the United States v. Skrmetti case.

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2025

This morning, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for transgender children.

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

Nations that once relied on USAID funding to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS have been impacted by President Trump's cuts to the program.

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025

Over a weekend with many intense headlines, “No Kings Day” protests against the Trump administration took place around the country.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

Last night, Brian co-moderated a debate among the Democratic hopefuls campaigning to be NYC's next mayor.

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025

Tense scenes between protestors and law enforcement agents, both local and federal, have violently clashed.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

The U.S. Health Secretary, RFK Jr., announced he was dismissing all the members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee.

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

CNN's Jake Tapper shares his analysis of recent news, including the intensifying standoffs between protesters and federal law enforcement in Los Angeles.

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025

President Trump has deployed the National Guard to suppress demonstrations against immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Transcribed - Published: 9 June 2025

Last week, a congressional staffer at a district office was detained by officials from the Department of Homeland Security.

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2025

With the Trump administration's general posture against the Department of Education, we speak with a former official about the DOE's value to local school districts.

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025

After a transgender high school athlete won two events at a California track and field competition, President Donald Trump has threatened to defund the state.

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2025

A constituent told Sen. Joni Ernst that proposed Medicaid meant that "People are going to die." Sen. Ernst responded: "Well, we all are going to die."

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2025

The Trump administration announced it would "aggressively revoke" student visas for Chinese students who are planning to study in the United States.

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2025

Who benefits from a more generous SALT deduction cap?

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2025

Why does one legal analyst say that the current Supreme Court is operating under a doctrine akin to “no law, just vibes?”

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025