Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

On today's show: Emily Cochrane, New York Times congressional reporter, talks about the debate in Congress over the budget and the future of the Biden agenda.    

 On today's show: Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post congressional reporter covering the House of Representatives, talks about the latest political news including the Democrats' continued negotiations over the budget bill and Saturday's 'Justice for J6' rally. 

On today's show: Amesh Adalja, MD, infectious disease doctor and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, and Tara Haelle, science journalist who covers vaccine hesitancy and the anti-vaccine movement and the author of the book for young readers, Vaccination Investigation: The History and Science of Vaccines (2018), break down the latest in COVID-19 treatment facts and bust some common myths.

Broadway shows like "Wicked" and "Hamilton" held their first post-lockdown performances Wednesday night. On Today's Show: WNYC/Gothamist news and culture editor Jennifer Vanasco talks about the reopening of Broadway theaters, as workers and audience members weigh in.

It's gubernatorial recall election day in California. Tonight the most populous state in the union could go from having a Democratic governor to having a very Republican one aligned with former President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller.  On Today's Show: Marisa Lagos, political correspondent at KQED and co-host of the podcast Political Breakdown, joins to talk about the election, and when we expect results. 

After last week's show of national unity leading up to the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this week Republican governors are suing the Biden administration over vaccine mandates and the DOJ is suing over the Texas abortion law. On Today's Show:Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019), breaks down the latest news on the lawsuits.

Ahead of the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Muslim listeners called in to talk about how their lives in the U.S. changed after the terror attacks. On Today's Show:Rowaida Abdelaziz, national reporter for HuffPost where she focuses on immigration, Islamophobia, and social justice issues, adds national context to callers' experiences

What does the delta variant mean for the U.S.'s economic recovery, and what does it mean for the very unequal way that the pandemic has impacted women? On Today's Show:Catherine Rampell, syndicated opinion columnist at The Washington Post, political/economic commentator at CNN and special correspondent at PBS NewsHour, and C. Nicole Mason, president and CEO of the Institute for Women's Policy Research, talk about where things stand in the pandemic economic recovery.

The 9/11 terror attacks, and the U.S.'s response, ushered in a new era of international relations. On Today's Show:Robin Wright, contributing writer and columnist for The New Yorker and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center, discusses America's changing role in the world since September, 2001.

This morning, President Biden toured communities in New York and New Jersey impacted by Ida. What can his administration do for those affected by this storm, and build resiliency in the face of storms to come? On Today's Show:Jonathan Lemire, White House reporter for the Associated Press and political analyst for MSNBC/NBC News, discusses the latest national news and political developments.