Episodes

  • Brooks and Marcus on voters fed up with gridlock in Congress

    Brooks and Marcus on voters fed up with gridlock in Congress
    Mar 27 2026
    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Ruth Marcus of The New Yorker join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the collapse of a deal to end the partial government shutdown and more fallout from the war in Iran. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    11 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump struggling to contain economic fallout of Iran war

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump struggling to contain economic fallout of Iran war
    Mar 20 2026
    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the war in Iran stretching on for almost a month and President Trump struggling to contain the economic fallout. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    10 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's mixed signals on the Iran war

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's mixed signals on the Iran war
    Mar 13 2026
    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump delivering conflicting messaging on when the war in Iran could end, attacks in the U.S. prompt a wave of anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric and the GOP's push to pass the SAVE Act. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    11 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump's decision to launch strikes on Iran

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump's decision to launch strikes on Iran
    Mar 6 2026
    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the U.S. war on Iran and President Trump's decision to launch those attacks and the jobs report adding to economic uncertainty in the U.S. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    11 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on the Senate primaries in Texas

    Brooks and Capehart on the Senate primaries in Texas
    Feb 27 2026
    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Republican and Democratic Senate primaries in Texas, the reaction to President Trump's State of the Union and the Paramount buyout of Warner Bros. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    10 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on the tariff ruling and Trump's attacks on Supreme Court justices

    Brooks and Capehart on the tariff ruling and Trump's attacks on Supreme Court justices
    Feb 20 2026
    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Supreme Court's tariff ruling, President Trump's attacks on the justices, the first meeting of the Board of Peace and reflections on Rev. Jesse Jackson after his passing. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    10 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on what's next as ICE leaves Minnesota

    Brooks and Capehart on what's next as ICE leaves Minnesota
    Feb 13 2026
    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the Trump administration pulling ICE back from Minnesota, European leaders reckoning with a new world order and parts of the U.S. government are about to shut down, again. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    11 mins
  • Brooks and Capehart on Trump forcing allies to reevaluate ties with U.S.

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump forcing allies to reevaluate ties with U.S.
    Jan 23 2026
    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's remarks in Davos forcing Western leaders to reevaluate their relationship with the U.S. and escalating tensions over the ongoing immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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    12 mins