• Leqaa Kordia’s year in detention
    Apr 3 2026

    Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after participating in protests near Columbia University, was recently released on bond after a year in at the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas.

    On Today's Show:
    She discusses what she endured in the detention facility under conditions that she describes as "horrific," joined by her attorney Sarah Sherman-Stokes, a clinical associate professor at Boston University School of Law.

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    26 mins
  • Why Trump said 'we don't have to be there' in Iran
    Apr 2 2026

    President Donald Trump spoke to the nation about the war in Iran on Wednesday evening. He said that the war was nearing completion and threatened to bomb Iran "back to the stone ages." On today's show: Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) reacts to those remarks.

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    31 mins
  • Why is Trump finally giving an Iran War speech tonight?
    Apr 1 2026

    On Today's Show:
    Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MSNOW, writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about the latest developments in national politics, including President Donald Trump's executive order attempting to change rules for mail-in voting.

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    16 mins
  • Jewish families and synagogues face conflict over Israel
    Mar 31 2026

    As Passover begins, a look at the divergent views on Israel from within Jewish American communities and families.

    On Today's Show:
    Eyal Press, contributing writer to The New Yorker, shares his reporting on how disagreements over Israel, Gaza and Zionism itself are dividing synagogues, Jewish families and communities across America.

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    22 mins
  • Sen. Cory Booker takes calls on Iran, Gaza, democracy
    Mar 30 2026

    With all the national and international politics at play, an influential local senator shares his thoughts and takes calls from constituents on the issues.

    On Today's Show:
    U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, author of Stand (St. Martin’s Press, 2026) weaves history, personal stories and current politics into a defense of principles as a way of facing crises.

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    24 mins
  • The latest from Congress: DHS funding, the SAVE Act and more
    Mar 27 2026

    The Senate voted overnight to fund key parts of the Department of Homeland Security, including TSA.

    On Today's Show:
    Evan McMorris-Santoro, national politics reporter at NOTUS and co-author of the NOTUS daily newsletter, and Mary Clare Jalonick, congressional reporter for The Associated Press and the author of Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th (PublicAffairs, 2026), talk about what has to happen next to end the crisis at airports, the status of the SAVE Act and more.

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    23 mins
  • Can the U.S. and Iran cease-fire proposals lead to a deal?
    Mar 26 2026

    Ceasefire negotiations over the war in Iran continue, and so do reports of possible escalation.

    On Today's Show:
    Kian Tajbakhsh, Iranian-American scholar, visiting professor of international relations at New York University, fellow of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University and former political prisoner, and William Christou, Middle East reporter for The Guardian, break down the latest on U.S.-Iran negotiation efforts, and offers analysis and insight into the state of the war.

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    20 mins
  • The Supreme Court Takes on Defining 'Election Day'
    Mar 24 2026

    After Tuesday's oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee on Tuesday, the Supreme Court appears likely to overhaul the way many states count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day but are postmarked before the deadline.

    On Today's Show:
    Carrie Levine, editor-in-chief of Votebeat, talks about the impact of that change.

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    25 mins