New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's public spat with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, if Europe can depend on the U.S. and new restrictions on the White House press corps. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 28, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's public spat with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, if Europe can depend on the U.S. and new restrictions on the White House press corps. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 28, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fresh tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, town hall backlash to major cuts to the federal workforce and how inflation could sink Republicans. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 21, 2025•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fresh tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, town hall backlash to major cuts to the federal workforce and how inflation could sink Republicans. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 21, 2025•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the ongoing challenge to constitutional guardrails and the position of the United States on the global stage. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 14, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the ongoing challenge to constitutional guardrails and the position of the United States on the global stage. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 14, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Matthew Continetti from the American Enterprise Institute join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, President Trump and his allies making quick progress on their goal of "deconstructing the administrative state," Elon Musk gaining unprecedented access to information, Congress ceding power to the White House and the new DNC chair. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 07, 2025•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Matthew Continetti from the American Enterprise Institute join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, President Trump and his allies making quick progress on their goal of "deconstructing the administrative state," Elon Musk gaining unprecedented access to information, Congress ceding power to the White House and the new DNC chair. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 07, 2025•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the confusing policy rollouts, contentious confirmation hearings and new tariffs marking the second week of this Trump administration. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 31, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the confusing policy rollouts, contentious confirmation hearings and new tariffs marking the second week of this Trump administration. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 31, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the busy first week for the Trump administration, what President Trump has prioritized since reentering the White House and his pardon of Jan. 6 rioters. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 24, 2025•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the busy first week for the Trump administration, what President Trump has prioritized since reentering the White House and his pardon of Jan. 6 rioters. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 24, 2025•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how the ceasefire agreement affects President Biden's legacy, his warning about an oligarchy in America, the confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's Cabinet and what to expect in his second term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 17, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how the ceasefire agreement affects President Biden's legacy, his warning about an oligarchy in America, the confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's Cabinet and what to expect in his second term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 17, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President-elect Trump's sentencing in New York, Trump's comments about claiming Greenland and the Panama Canal and the state funeral for President Carter. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 10, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President-elect Trump's sentencing in New York, Trump's comments about claiming Greenland and the Panama Canal and the state funeral for President Carter. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 10, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Mike Johnson’s reelection as House speaker revealed a small but loud minority in his conference that could threaten Republican priorities, the reaction to the terror attack in New Orleans and President Biden blocking the sale of U.S. Steel. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 03, 2025•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Mike Johnson’s reelection as House speaker revealed a small but loud minority in his conference that could threaten Republican priorities, the reaction to the terror attack in New Orleans and President Biden blocking the sale of U.S. Steel. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Jan 03, 2025•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the week in politics, including tensions in Trump's circle over immigration policy, President Biden’s pardons and commutations and polling shows that Americans are feeling deeply fatigued after the turbulent year in politics. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Dec 27, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the week in politics, including tensions in Trump's circle over immigration policy, President Biden’s pardons and commutations and polling shows that Americans are feeling deeply fatigued after the turbulent year in politics. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Dec 27, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including yet another chaotic, down-to-the-wire funding battle in Congress, how President-elect Trump will govern during his second term and the political influence of Elon Musk. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Dec 20, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including yet another chaotic, down-to-the-wire funding battle in Congress, how President-elect Trump will govern during his second term and the political influence of Elon Musk. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Dec 20, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including FBI Director Christopher Wray’s announcement that he will be stepping down, what to expect from the FBI under Kash Patel and what Trump voters are expecting from his second term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Dec 13, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including FBI Director Christopher Wray’s announcement that he will be stepping down, what to expect from the FBI under Kash Patel and what Trump voters are expecting from his second term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Dec 13, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's pardon of his son has drawn scrutiny from both sides of the aisle, President-elect Trump's nominees continue to face heavy scrutiny on Capitol Hill and other issues shaping the transition. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Dec 06, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's pardon of his son has drawn scrutiny from both sides of the aisle, President-elect Trump's nominees continue to face heavy scrutiny on Capitol Hill and other issues shaping the transition. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Dec 06, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast With the dismissal of the two federal cases against him, President-elect Donald Trump has bypassed some of the most serious legal jeopardy he faced. He’s now assembling a Cabinet to carry out his agenda. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart, associate editor for The Washington Post, discuss that and other matters shaping the transition to a second Trump term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Nov 29, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast With the dismissal of the two federal cases against him, President-elect Donald Trump has bypassed some of the most serious legal jeopardy he faced. He’s now assembling a Cabinet to carry out his agenda. New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart, associate editor for The Washington Post, discuss that and other matters shaping the transition to a second Trump term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Nov 29, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President-elect Trump's initial pick to serve as attorney general backs out of consideration and other controversies surrounding Trump’s potential Cabinet. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Nov 22, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President-elect Trump's initial pick to serve as attorney general backs out of consideration and other controversies surrounding Trump’s potential Cabinet. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Nov 22, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast