Monday at 9 a.m., two physicians join MPR News host Kerri Miller for a conversation about the structural issues that exacerbate racial disparities in medicine as well as solutions for closing those gaps.

Friday at 9 a.m., host Kerri Miller talks with two experts about how the pandemic changed routines and how we can take advantage of the disruption to shape new habits for the better. 

The majority of the U.S. House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time — making him the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.

The vote was affirmed by every Democratic member and 10 Republicans. There were 197 Republicans who voted against impeachment, including all four of Minnesota’s GOP members.

This unprecedented vote came exactly one week after lawmakers were forced to evacuate their proceedings to affirm the votes of the November election when a throng of armed pro-Trump rioters descended on the Capitol.

Five people died as a result of the attack. Thousands of troops have already arrived in Washington and the National Guard says they’ll have 20,000 troops in D.C. for President-elect Biden’s inauguration. 

Outgoing Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has hinted that he might vote in favor of impeaching the President, but has said that a trial in the Senate won’t start until after inauguration.

Thursday, a historian and a politician spoke with MPR News host Kerri Miller about the events leading up to this moment and what is likely to happen next.

Guests:

A pandemic of disinformation overwhelmed America in 2020, some of it culminating in armed, pro-Trump extremists taking over the U.S. Capitol. How did we get here? And what can we do about it? Tuesday, MPR News host Kerri Miller began a two-part series taking a hard look at the disinformation deluge and its consequences. Up first — a dissection of how disinformation spreads so easily. Coming soon — how to talk to a loved one caught in the web of conspiracy theories.

Every Monday, MPR Host Kerri Miller talks about pandemic science and policy. Coming up this Monday at 9 a.m. she’ll talk to two public health experts and take listener calls about the bumpy vaccination rollout and what can be done to ensure the next phase of vaccinations to the broader public will go more smoothly. 

A growing number of lawmakers are calling for Vice President Mike Pence to remove President Donald Trump from office by using the powers granted in the 25th Amendment. Two lawyers discuss how that legal process would work if invoked.

Violent protesters loyal to President Trump broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to halt the counting of electoral votes. At 9 a.m. Thursday, MPR News host Kerri Miller will talk with political observers about what brought America to this moment. 

Two election victories in Georgia delivered the state’s first Black U.S. senator and gave Democrats the majority in the Senate. Host Kerri Miller talked to a political scientist about what led to the historic win and shift in power.

In the wake of another police shooting in Minneapolis, host Kerri Miller talked to law enforcement experts about whether policing has changed as a result of George Floyd’s death. 

Tuesday at 9 a.m., two physicians join host Kerri Miller to answer questions about the safety of the vaccine and discuss what we currently know about the long-term effects of contracting COVID-19.