PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Brooks and Atkins Stohr on the debate shaking up the race for the White House

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how Thursday night's debate is shaking up the race for the White House, if panic among Democrats after President Biden's performance is warranted, if Trump's lies matter to voters and the latest Supreme Court rulings. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

06-28
11:21

Brooks and Capehart on Biden's immigration order and Trump's mixed message

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including a Supreme Court ruling over access to guns, President Biden's latest order protecting migrants and Donald Trump's mixed messages on immigration. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

06-21
10:47

Brooks and Dionne on Supreme Court rulings and controversies surrounding the justices

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Supreme Court is in the spotlight again as controversy surrounds its latest ruling and the justices themselves and the political response to Hunter Biden's conviction. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

06-14
11:28

Brooks and Capehart on Biden's border plan and what Trump wants from his running mate

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's executive order limiting who can seek asylum, Donald Trump's vice presidential search and Hunter Biden's federal trial. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

06-07
11:57

Brooks and Capehart on Trump's guilty verdict and what's next for American politics

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics that saw Donald Trump become the first American president to be convicted of a felony and the gravity of the choice awaiting voters come November. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

05-31
12:35

Capehart and Johnson on how the Biden-Trump debates could shape the campaign season

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden and former President Trump agree to face off on the debate stage, Michael Cohen testifies in Trump's criminal trial and Justice Alito's home flew a U.S. flag upside down after Jan. 6. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

05-17
09:54

Capehart and Lewis on the political fallout of Biden withholding some weapons from Israel

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Daily Beast columnist Matt Lewis join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's decision to withhold some weapons from Israel, where Donald Trump's criminal trial stands and Republican House Speaker Johnson survives an ouster attempt thanks to Democrats. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

05-10
07:34

Brooks and Capehart on campus protests and Trump's vision for a 2nd term

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

05-03
10:27

Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court arguments over immunity for Trump

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

04-26
11:32

Brooks and Capehart on if Democrats will save Johnson's speakership

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

04-19
13:27

Brooks and Marcus on how abortion restrictions could motivate voters in November

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

04-12
10:59

Brooks and Capehart on the acceptance of violence in U.S. politics

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

04-05
10:54

Brooks and Capehart on Biden's record fundraiser and the importance of campaign spending

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

03-29
12:20

Brooks and Capehart on the latest round of chaos in the House

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

03-22
10:26

Brooks and Capehart on immigration action, third-party candidates

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

03-15
11:16

Brooks and Capehart on Biden's State of the Union and what's next in the 2024 race

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

03-08
11:53

Brooks and Capehart on the immigration policies of Biden and Trump

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

03-01
11:05

Brooks and Capehart on U.S. aid for Ukraine wavering on partisan battle lines

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

02-23
10:27

Brooks and Capehart on death of Putin critic Navalny and Trump's latest legal blow

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

02-16
10:25

Brooks and Capehart on voters' concerns about Biden's age, Trump's ballot eligibility

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 News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

02-09
11:16

AJ Johnson

Capehart sucks. miss Shields. unsub

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Jevon Little

as always great show

04-26 Reply

CraggyPete

Wow this liberal rag was right it is US vs THEM aka Good vs evil. The democrats are evil they want to kill babies and let all the Mexicans in to get free health care. Fuck that! Trump 2020, Free Roger stone he did nothing wrong! Let Trump do his thing and we'll all be better off once all the liberals are locked up! Then the truth WILL COME OUT, Soros will be exposed and so will Chem trails and the FACT (YES LIBERALS ITS A FACT) that the earth is flat #Trump2020 #FlatEarth #chemtrails #soros #libtards #freerogerstone #trumpiskinggetoverit

02-15 Reply

CraggyPete

Trump 2020! everything you are hearing are lies! LISTEN TO TRUMP FOR THE TRUTH!

01-18 Reply

Jarett Ray Ray

At what point will otherwise intelligent individuals stop using the infantile phrase, collusion and call it what is, conspiracy. Just stop it.

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