Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week in politics, including whether Republicans are on the defensive, normal negotiations vs. "towers of ego," Michael Cohen's upcoming congressional testimony and the news that Paul Manafort may have shared polling data with a Russian associate.

Shields and Brooks on border wall negotiations, Mueller updates

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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including protests against the war in Gaza growing on college campuses and Donald Trump gives the clearest vision yet for what he would do with a second term.   PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Brooks and Capehart on campus protests and Trump's vision for a 2nd term

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including legal cases involving former Donald Trump and associates playing out in state courts, the Supreme Court and the court of public opinion, as foreign aid begins to arrive in Ukraine and the Middle East, protests boil over on campuses across the U.S. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court arguments over immunity for Trump

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including Democrats helping Speaker Johnson get a foreign aid package through the House as he faces backlash from far-right members of his caucus and President Biden's role in easing tensions between Israel and Iran. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Brooks and Capehart on if Democrats will save Johnson's speakership

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Ruth Marcus join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including a major abortion decision out of Arizona weighs on the minds of voters and Republicans on Capitol Hill navigate their agenda with influence from Donald Trump. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Brooks and Marcus on how abortion restrictions could motivate voters in November

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a recent poll that found many American adults are ready to accept violence in the U.S. political system.  PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Shields and Brooks on border wall negotiations, Mueller updates

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