• Has Trump’s war given Iran 'permanent leverage'?
    Apr 9 2026

    Two days into a ceasefire with Iran, we take stock of how the conflict has reshaped the region's geopolitics.

    On Today's Show:
    Ishaan Tharoor, a contributor to The New Yorker, formerly a foreign affairs columnist at The Washington Post, discusses Trump's approach to Iran, how the White House has 'never fully understood' the war it started, and what it could mean for the success, or failure, of the ceasefire.

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    22 minutos
  • What WWII taught us about not bombing civilian infrastructure
    Apr 8 2026

    There are limits of conflict jurisprudence and how leaders in the U.S., Israel and Iran think about following, or skirting, the rules about what constitutes 'war crimes.'

    On today's show:

    Former Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham, national security law expert, law professor at Southwestern Law School, and former chief legal advisor for international law at U.S. Central Command, where she advised on operational and international legal issues related to the armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Eliav Lieblich, faculty of international law at Tel-Aviv University, explain international law as it applies to the war with Iran.

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    32 minutos
  • Medicare 101 after Trump says feds “can’t take care” of it
    Apr 7 2026

    President Trump recently said it was "not possible" for the federal government to fund Medicaid and Medicare, despite a White House budget proposal that boosts defense spending to $1.5 trillion.

    On today's show:

    Maya Goldman, healthcare reporter at Axios, unpacks what that means for the millions of Americans who rely on those programs and the states who'll have to fill the gaps.



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    32 minutos
  • Trump’s “power plant and bridge day” threat for tomorrow
    Apr 6 2026

    On Today's Show:
    Sarah Fitzpatrick, staff writer at The Atlantic covering national security and the Department of Justice, discusses the latest news from the U.S. military, including President Trump's revised deadline and some of the risks of the current Pentagon strategy.

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    30 minutos
  • 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 minutos
  • 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 minutos
  • 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 minutos
  • 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 minutos