Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

President Biden announced a measure to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for many borrowers. On Today's Show:Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, national higher education reporter at The Washington Post, explains the ins and outs of the president's loan forgiveness plan.

New York's primaries have wrapped up, and odds are good that Empire State voters will send former impeachment lawyer Dan Goldman to Congress. On Today's Show:Democratic nominee Dan Goldman joined us to take a "victory lap on the air," after winning yesterday's primary ballot. Plus, Elizabeth Kim, reporter for the People and Power team at Gothamist and WNYC, and Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and the host of the “Max Politics” podcast, discuss the latest results in the NY-10 and NY-12 races in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

What do today's congressional primaries in the Sunshine State tell us about what the next Congress could look like? On Today's Show:Lori Rozsa, who covers Florida for The Washington Post, drops in to give an overview on the midterm primary races underway in Florida.

A new poll on voters' midterm priorities lists "threats against democracy" as the top issue, behind things like inflation, and even abortion. On Today's Show:Amy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of Cook Political Report, joins to discuss the latest political headlines, including that poll,and Mitch McConnell's less-than-rosy assessment of the GOP's midterm prospects.

There is a rise in the number of Americans seeking tubal sterilizations. Today: Meena Venkataramanan, staff writer at The Washington Post, discusses her reporting on the rise in the number of Americans seeking tubal sterilizations — and the challenges they face along the way.

From Liz Cheney's primary loss to Rudy Giuliani's testimony in the Georgia election interference probe to the investigations into former president Donald Trump, it's been another week of high drama.Today:Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power (Twelve, 2021), discusses the latest national politics headlines.

This week, our weekly live show is inviting listeners across generations to call in with their top political concerns ahead of the midterm elections.Today:People in their 50s and 60s share their top issues.

In 2019, New York City passed a law aimed at dramatically limiting pollution emitted from buildings.  On Today's Show: Pete Sikora, climate and inequality campaigns director at New York Communities for Change (NYCC), says this law could see New York become a leader among American cities in the fight against climate change.

In Louisville, Ky., a detective is expected to plead guilty to "conspiring to mislead a judge" in order to obtain a search warrant for Breonna Taylor’s home. Meanwhile, at Mar-a-Lago, a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's home revealed a trove of classified documents. On Today's Show:Elie Honig, senior legal analyst at CNN, author of the national bestseller, Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor’s Code and corrupted the Justice Department (HarperCollins, 2021), and former New Jersey and federal prosecutor, shares legal analysis of the outstanding investigations into former President Trump and draws the throughline between the two stories.

We heard a number of national issues come to bear in a primary debate over a congressional race to represent an NYC district. On Today's Show:Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, recaps the debate she moderated for the Democratic candidates in New York's 10th Congressional district, and explains how the national conversation has trickled down to this local race.