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

2024/02/23

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

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

2024/02/16

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

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

2024/02/09

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

Brooks and Capehart on the U.S. retaliation against Iran-backed militants

2024/02/02

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

Capehart and Johnson on immigration, Trump's defamation case and the 2024 race

2024/01/26

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

Brooks and Capehart on Trump's endorsement, Biden's differences with Israel's Netanyahu

2024/01/19

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

Brooks and Capehart on Iowa expectations and Biden campaign concerns

2024/01/12

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

Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court deciding if Trump can remain on ballots

2024/01/05

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

Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from GOP primary ballot

2023/12/29

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

Brooks and Capehart on the political pressure of the overwhelmed immigration system

2023/12/22

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

Brooks and Marcus on the House's impeachment inquiry and its impact on Biden

2023/12/15

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the $148 million verdict against Rudy Giuliani, the debate in Congress over Ukraine aid and border security, the House's formal step toward impeaching President Biden and where the GOP race stand with the Iowa caucus less than 30 days away. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Brooks and Capehart on the political impact of the latest charges against Hunter Biden

2023/12/08

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the latest charges and accusations against Hunter Biden, President Biden's push for more aid to Ukraine and Trump's comments about being a dictator. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Read PBS NewsHour - Brooks and Capehart podcast reviews

4.5 out of 5

1085 reviews

matt2377 2024/01/23

amazing short snippets

Thanks for chopping the pod so we can just get this segment (clearly the best of the larger show).

Zachary Fisk 2023/12/04

Unreliable

The last upload was a month ago. I know the segment is still around … are your interns asleep at the switch, or what?

541red 2023/12/30

Jonathan 12/29/23

Really really disappointed Jonathan 12.29.23. Really really BUMMED on it. Poor form in terms of style, delivery, and content. Had to say something. N...

TeddySalad 2023/12/06

Capehart needs to go

I know this is the opinion segment of PBS Newshour but Capehart totes the progressive line on literally every issue. You know what he’s going to say ...

BE/ARE 2023/09/30

Tone it back

Jonathon is soooo opinionated/angsty at times. Not that he doesn’t ever say anything true, but he’s way too overt in his biases. Tone it back plzzz 🫶...

Baby Huey 2023/11/18

Delivery issues

I love this podcast but there are too many weeks when it never gets delivered. I’ll adjust the rating to 5 stars when they get this figured out.

Listener in New Mexico 2023/07/22

Please update with most recent episode

The show was on a day ago. Please updates PBS, why is it so hard to update?

Homechurcher 2022/09/17

The attraction of opposing viewpoints?

I have listened every week for years. The joyful banter seems to be getting lost by having only liberal & moderate voices. Where is the conservative? ...

Rockytop20162016 2023/04/11

Missing chemistry and smoothness

Capehart is a fantastic writer but his genuineness doesn’t shine through on air. Same observation when he hosts on MSNBC. I don’t know if he’s a bit ...

AlisonVT1 2022/08/20

Why so many problems getting this to play - and in a timely way?

No other podcast gives me the delays, the error messages that this one does. What gives? I love listening to it- when it works!

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