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Listen to David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart analyze the political news of the week. Posted each Friday by 9 p.m., the Brooks and Capehart podcast includes the full audio of every on-air segment. Is this not what you're looking for? Don't miss our ot...

  • 9 minutes 23 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on the implications of Trump’s altercation with Zelenskyy
    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
    28 February 2025, 10:25 pm
  • 11 minutes 10 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on Republicans facing backlash over federal cuts
    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
    21 February 2025, 10:30 pm
  • 9 minutes 35 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on the Trump administration’s challenge to the judiciary branch
    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
    14 February 2025, 10:30 pm
  • 10 minutes 54 seconds
    Capehart and Continetti on Trump pushing the limits of executive power
    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
    7 February 2025, 10:30 pm
  • 9 minutes 54 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s new tariffs and spending freeze chaos
    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
    31 January 2025, 10:30 pm
  • 10 minutes 54 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on the busy first week of the new Trump administration
    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
    24 January 2025, 10:30 pm
  • 10 minutes 4 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s legacy and what to expect from Trump’s 2nd term
    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
    17 January 2025, 10:30 pm
  • 10 minutes 15 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s sentencing and what’s coming in his 2nd term
    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
    10 January 2025, 10:20 pm
  • 10 minutes 51 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on Johnson’s successful fight to remain House speaker
    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
    3 January 2025, 10:25 pm
  • 9 minutes 32 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on Trump allies clashing over immigration policy
    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
    27 December 2024, 10:40 pm
  • 10 minutes 28 seconds
    Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s role in the chaotic funding battle in Congress
    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
    20 December 2024, 10:30 pm
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