PBS NewsHour - Brooks and Capehart
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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 other podcasts for our full shows, individual segments, Politics Monday, Brief but Spectacular, and more. Find them in iTunes or in your favorite podcasting app. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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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 other podcasts for our full shows, individual segments, Politics Monday, Brief but Spectacular, and more. Find them in iTunes or in your favorite podcasting app. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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English
Episodes
Brooks and Capehart on campus protests and Trump's vision for a 2nd term
5/3/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including protests against the war in Gaza growing on college campuses and Donald Trump gives the clearest vision yet for what he would do with a second term. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:27
Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court arguments over immunity for Trump
4/26/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including legal cases involving former Donald Trump and associates playing out in state courts, the Supreme Court and the court of public opinion, as foreign aid begins to arrive in Ukraine and the Middle East, protests boil over on campuses across the U.S. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:11:32
Brooks and Capehart on if Democrats will save Johnson's speakership
4/19/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including Democrats helping Speaker Johnson get a foreign aid package through the House as he faces backlash from far-right members of his caucus and President Biden's role in easing tensions between Israel and Iran. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:13:09
Brooks and Marcus on how abortion restrictions could motivate voters in November
4/12/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Ruth Marcus join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including a major abortion decision out of Arizona weighs on the minds of voters and Republicans on Capitol Hill navigate their agenda with influence from Donald Trump. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:41
Brooks and Capehart on the acceptance of violence in U.S. politics
4/5/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a recent poll that found many American adults are ready to accept violence in the U.S. political system. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:41
Brooks and Capehart on Biden's record fundraiser and the importance of campaign spending
3/29/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including a record fundraiser that nets the Biden campaign millions, a stock market debut that could potentially net Trump billions, Ronna McDaniel's ouster from NBC after an employee revolt and the passing of Joe Lieberman. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:12:05
Brooks and Capehart on the latest round of chaos in the House
3/22/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including House Republicans facing yet another fight over who will lead their conference, Donald Trump's trouble finding money to cover bond for his civil fraud penalty and the tensions between the Biden administration and Israel's government. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:05
Brooks and Capehart on immigration action, third-party candidates
3/15/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including whether President Biden should act on his own on immigration, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for political change in Israel, plus the appetite for third-party candidates in the upcoming presidential election. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:54
Brooks and Capehart on Biden's State of the Union and what's next in the 2024 race
3/8/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Biden's latest State of the Union address and what lies ahead in the race for the White House. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:11:36
Brooks and Capehart on the immigration policies of Biden and Trump
3/1/2024
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 and Donald Trump's visits to the southern border, what to expect on Super Tuesday and Mitch McConnell's announcement he's stepping down from GOP leadership. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:44
Brooks and Capehart on U.S. aid for Ukraine wavering on partisan battle lines
2/23/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics as Ukraine marks two years of war with Russia, American support for aid to the country is wavering on partisan battle lines and Biden's potential moves on immigration policy. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:09
Brooks and Capehart on death of Putin critic Navalny and Trump's latest legal blow
2/16/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the death of outspoken Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a main source for the Republicans' Biden impeachment case getting indicted for lying, plus a busy week of Trump-related court news in New York and Georgia. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:11
Brooks and Capehart on voters' concerns about Biden's age, Trump's ballot eligibility
2/9/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the special counsel's report on President Biden's handling of classified documents and comments about his mental fitness, the Supreme Court hearing on Trump's ballot eligibility and the collapse of the border deal in Congress. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:54
Brooks and Capehart on the U.S. retaliation against Iran-backed militants
2/2/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the U.S. striking back against Iran-backed militias, congressional gridlock on issues like immigration and taxes, its impact on the 2024 presidential race and how conspiracy theories and falsehoods spread online. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:11:38
Capehart and Johnson on immigration, Trump's defamation case and the 2024 race
1/26/2024
Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon Editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including an $83 million ruling against former President Trump for defamation, Nikki Haley's campaign after New Hampshire and the impact immigration is having on President Biden's run for reelection. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:59
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's endorsement, Biden's differences with Israel's Netanyahu
1/19/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the New Hampshire primary, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott's endorsement of Donald Trump, the differences between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the future of newspapers. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:09:19
Brooks and Capehart on Iowa expectations and Biden campaign concerns
1/12/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, the dynamics of the GOP race and expectations heading into Iowa and Democrats concerned about the Biden reelection campaign strategy. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:09
Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court deciding if Trump can remain on ballots
1/5/2024
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the question of whether former President Trump can remain on the ballot is in the hands of the Supreme Court and President Biden's warning that political violence is a grave threat to democracy. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:11:38
Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from GOP primary ballot
12/29/2023
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the backlash around Nikki Haley's comments on the causes of the Civil War, the question of whether Donald Trump should be barred from the 2024 ballot and 2023's political highlights. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:10:41
Brooks and Capehart on the political pressure of the overwhelmed immigration system
12/22/2023
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the overwhelmed immigration system and the Colorado ruling to keep Donald Trump off the primary ballot. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Duration:00:11:15