Daybreak

In the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riots, Democrats began citing the slow response by the D.C. National Guard as a new argument for D.C. Statehood. Earlier this month, Daybreak's Jack Anderson sat down with Princeton politics professor Paul Frymer to discuss the D.C. statehood movement – why it’s important, what precedent it has, and what chance it stands in Congress.

Episode by Jack Anderson and photo via Ridwan Meah / Unsplash.

It may feel like years ago, but just two weeks ago Democrats took control of the Senate with Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff winning runoff elections in Georgia. In a previous episode, we gave our best interpretation of the state of the races; in this episode, we’ll break down what happened. We’ll also speak with Politics Prof. LaFleur Stephens-Dougan about the consequences of this race for southern and Black politics.

Hear our previous Georgia coverage here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cFhogv1m1ktdce6s27Mye?si=0GU68coaRh-RNKQA5Xsgcg

Episode by Francesca Block, Wilson Conn, and Hope Perry and photo courtesy of LaFleur Stephens-Dougan

Yesterday, President Trump became the first President in U.S. history to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives. Before that historic moment, more than 300 historians and constitutional scholars, including seven Princeton faculty members, signed a joint statement in support of impeachment. Daybreak sat down with three of those scholars, Professor of History Sean Wilentz, Researcher at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Meg Jacobs, and Professor of History Emeritus Daniel Rodgers, to learn more about this action and to discuss its implications.

You can read the full signed statement referenced in this episode here: https://legalscholarsonimpeachment.medium.com/historians-and-constitutional-scholars-statement-on-the-second-impeachment-of-president-donald-51a9a8dab61e

Episode by Francesca Block, Hope Perry, and Jack Anderson. Photo via The White House / Flickr

In what will likely become one of the most notorious days in U.S. history, pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building during a special joint session of Congress yesterday. We take you through the events of the day and discuss implications of what's to come with Professors Keith Whittington and Sean Wilentz.

Episode by Mark Dodici, Francesca Block, Hope Perry, and Jack Anderson.

Photo: "File:Capitol Hill Building.jpg" by Lars Di Scenza / CC BY-SA 4.0

We chat with history professor Kevin Kruse about the presidential transition. Episode by Francesca Block and Hope Perry.

Photo: "Kevin Kruse, One Nation Under God, 9/16/15, millercenter.org" by Miller Center / CC BY 2.0