Senator Gillibrand: Trump Banned Bump Stocks. Will Senate Republicans Allow That To Stand?

We discuss the Supreme Court's latest decision, this one about the limits of government input on social media moderation policiesOn Today's Show:Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of "Inside City Hall" and "The Big Deal with Errol Louis", New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast "You Decide," offers analysis of the ruling, and of the upcoming presidential debate between President Biden and former president Trump.

With the economy listed as a top priority for voters in the 2024 presidential election, we explore the candidates' records on money matters. On Today's Show:Jim Tankersley, New York Times White House correspondent with a focus on economic policy, discusses the economic policies Joe Biden and Donald Trump are pitching to voters ahead of Thursday's presidential debate.

The first debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump is set to take place next Thursday.On Today's Show:Azi Paybarah, national reporter covering campaigns and breaking politics news at The Washington Post, previews the debate and how each candidate is preparing, plus more on the national political headlines.

With the Supreme Court's ruling on gun rights and domestic violence this morning, and a new mandate in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments in public school, we discuss the Bill Of Rights in practice.On Today's Show:Aziz Huq, professor of law at the University of Chicago and author of the forthcoming The Rule of Law: A very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2024) offers legal analysis of the Supreme Court's recent opinions, and other legal news.

President Biden's latest executive action aims to help DACA recipients, and the undocumented spouses and stepchildren of American citizens.On Today's Show:Allan Wernick, senior legal advisor to CUNY Citizenship Now! - the City University of New York's free immigration law service program, explains in more detail what the orders are meant to do, and offers advice for callers in those groups.

This Juneteenth, we explore the real  human story behind the myths about Harriet Tubman, including her spirituality, her relationship with nature, and the disability she lived with while liberating so many enslaved people.On Today's Show:Tiya Miles, professor of history and former chair of the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History  at Harvard University and the National Book Award–winning author of All That She Carried, talks about her new book, Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People (‎Penguin Press, 2024), that places Harriet Tubman in the context of the natural world she inhabited and her spirituality.

After the Supreme Court ruled a ban on "bump stocks," how are lawmakers in Congress thinking about the politics of gun policy?On Today's Show:U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about her work in Washington, including recent Supreme Court decisions and President Biden's immigration policies, and more.

The Israel-Hamas War is a New York Democratic Primary issue. On today's show: Congressman (and Candidate) Jamaal Bowman (D-NY16) discusses his stance.

World leaders of the G7 are flocking to Italy for the annual G7 Summit, and so are world leaders from everywhere else. On today's show:Susan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker, where she writes a column on life in Biden's Washington and co-anchors a weekly roundtable discussion on "The Political Scene" podcast, and co-author with Peter Baker of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (Doubleday, 2022), offers political analysis of the news coming out of the G-7 Summit, including how Western countries are attempting to woo the Global South.

During today's live show, news broke that the Supreme Court upheld the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a medical abortion drug.On Today's Show:Listeners reflect on the news, and Aaron Blake, senior political reporter and author of "The Campaign Moment" newsletter for The Washington Post, shares his analysis, and discusses the latest primary results and what they might mean for November's races, and other national politics news.