Lots to cover in Congress these days, including the moderate/progressive split among Democrats, addressing the looming eviction crisis, and the best way to balance the Supreme Court. On today's show, Rep. Mondaire Jones, a Congressional freshman, (D-NY17, Rockland County and part of Westchester County), joins to brings the latest news, politics and analysis from the Capitol.

Yesterday's AG report found that all 11 sexual assault allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo were credible. Where does he, and the state, go from here? On today's show, Gwynne Hogan, reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, and Karen DeWitt, Capitol bureau chief for New York State Public Radio, talk about what comes next for the governor and what role the state legislature plays. Plus, New York State Senator Brad Hoylman and chairman of the committee on judiciary, joins to discuss his committee's role in what's to come.

Amid rising cases of the delta variant, New York City is re-instating some COVID precautions that it had previously rolled back. What does the science have to say about the policy? On today's show, Nsikan Akpan, WNYC's health and science editor, breaks down the science behind breakthrough infections, local pols' decisions not to mandate indoor masking and more COVID news.

Between the more contagious delta variant, and the need for vaccine boosters possibly on the horizon, the COVID risk calculus has changed. How should we be thinking about safety now? On today's show, Leana Wen MD, emergency physician, professor at George Washington University, contributing columnist for The Washington Post, CNN medical analyst, and former Baltimore Health Commissioner and the author of Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health (Metropolitan Books, 2021) joins to discuss the new COVID risk calculus.

We're in the midst of long-term national conversation about policing, crime, race and justice, and we wanted to hear what a career member of the policing establishment thought about it. On today's show, Bill Bratton, former New York City police commissioner and the author (with Peter Knobler) of The Profession: A Memoir of Community, Race, and the Arc of Policing in America (Penguin Press, 2021), talks about his law enforcement career as commissioner of police in some of the biggest cities in America, and shares his views on current crime stats, including rising gun violence.

This week, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles said that she wasn't in the right headspace to compete. So what happens when trailblazers, those known for breaking glass ceilings, need a minute? On today's show, Candace Buckner, reporter focusing on the intersection of race, gender and diversity issues in the world of sports for The Washington Post, breaks down the intersectional pressures Biles is under in the Games and her influence beyond the sport. Plus, listener calls with the unique mental health challenges facing BIPOC trailblazers.

As Congress begins hearings into the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, the question of whom to hold accountable is front and center. What did we hear at the hearing, and what does it mean? On today's show, Washington Post congressional reporter Jacqueline Alemany and national security and law enforcement reporter Devlin Barrett, breaks down the first hearing of the special House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The CDC just rolled back its guidance that vaccinated people could safely go maskless indoors. COVID breakthrough infections are becoming more common as the Delta variant spreads quickly. So how should people be thinking about public health and risk management these days? On today's show, Dara Kass, MD, emergency medicine physician at the Columbia University Medical Center, explains why it's happening (and why you shouldn't panic), and what to do if you are vaccinated and become infected anyway.

Tomorrow, a congressional panel will convene to begin hearings into the Jan. 6 insurrection. What should we expect from the hearings, and just how bi-partisan is this effort? On today's show, Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for NPR, ticks through the biggest political stories from over the weekend and what to watch for in the coming days, including tomorrow's hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection and vaccination efforts around the country.

This year, we've seen flooding on the east coast, wildfires on the west coast, and a late-winter snow storms in Texas that knocked out the power grid. So what's up with the weather? On today's show, Adam Sobel, professor at Columbia University, director of Columbia's Initiative on Extreme Weather and Climate, host of the podcast "Deep Convection" and author of Storm Surge: Hurricane Sandy, Our Changing Climate, and Extreme Weather of the Past and Future (Harper-Collins, 2014)