Politics Brief

WNYC reporter Fred Mogul on the secrets (and limits) to Andrew Cuomo's long-shot Republican challenger for Governor of New York, Marc Molinaro. 

Are open borders and #AbolishICE actually stances of a potential Democratic House? Rep. Adriano Espaillat discusses his party's plan for immigration policy if they win a majority. This segment is a part of The Brian Lehrer Show's series, 30 Issues in 30 Days. 

Two years ago, then-candidate Donald Trump ran for president on a series of promises to the American people: creating millions of new jobs, revitalizing manufacturing, renegotiating NAFTA, and of course, building the wall. How has he fared? Hear analysis from Politics with Amy Walter.

Two years ago, then-candidate Donald Trump ran for president on a series of promises to the American people: creating millions of new jobs, revitalizing manufacturing, renegotiating NAFTA, and of course, building the wall. How has he fared? Hear analysis from Politics with Amy Walter.

Jehmu Greene, the only black woman candidate in the 2017 race for DNC chair and founding member of VoteRunLead, joins The Takeaway to discuss why she "ghosted" the Democratic Party and some of the steps it could take to repair the relationship between the party and black women.

Juan Williams, political analyst for Fox News and the author of What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?: Trump's War on Civil Rights, and Roger Clegg, president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, debate the future of affirmative action under President Trump. This segment is a part of The Brian Lehrer Show's 30 Issues in 30 Days series.

On Trump, Inc.: a look at the relationship between President Trump and Sheldon Adelson. Adelson, a casino magnate, is one of the wealthiest people in the world, and the Trump administration has advanced his ideological and financial interests.

With the midterm elections just weeks away, campaign workers are in crunch time. But there's been a growing movement over the past few months to protect these workers from exploitation. WNYC reporter Shumita Basu takes a look at a new independent union springing out of this movement called the Campaign Workers Guild. 

Landing a year into the #MeToo movement, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger is timely. Written by the feminist journalist Rebecca Traister, the book combines an analysis of the ways in which women’s anger is discouraged, with a historical look at moments when that anger has had political implications. Traister spoke with David Remnick of The New Yorker Radio Hour.

On The Brian Lehrer Show, HuffPost Senior politics reporter Jennifer Bendery offers analysis on the Kavanaugh cloture vote.