Health officials nationwide are pleading for people to get vaccinated and wear masks as hospitals hit capacity and the risk from Covid to kids due to the Delta variant starts to be better understood. Plus, senators may actually be nearing a deal on infrastructure as Texas Democrats keep pressuring lawmakers in Washington to pass voting rights legislation. Joining the program are Lisa Lerer, Neal Katyal, Dr. Kavita Patel, Don Calloway, Stuart Stevens, and Andrew Sullivan.

All week long, Florida Governor. Ron DeSantis has been battling with the Biden White House over Covid policy as a Delta variant-fueled surge largely among unvaccinated Floridians is making that state the pandemic's new American epicenter. Plus, Biden says more measures and incentives could come to encourage vaccinations. Jonathan Lemire, Dr. Kavita Patel, Cynthia Alksne, Dr. Ebony Hilton, Juanita Tolliver, and Bill Kristol all join the program.

With pharmaceutical companies putting out information about potential booster shots, we talk to our medical experts about who will and who will not need a Covid vaccine booster shot before 2022. Plus, the latest on the fight for voting rights in Texas and much more with Susan Page, Sam Stein, Dr. Vin Gupta, Dr. Mark Laperouse, Don Calloway, and Mark McKinnon.

With Covid cases spiking among the unvaccinated in multiple states, the politics of the pandemic are heating up again - particularly in Florida as that state's governor battles with the White House over Covid mask mandates and more. Plus, health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, are worried about future variants that could be even worse. Eugene Daniels, Julie Pace, Susan Del Percio, Neal Katyal, Eugene Robinson, A.B. Stoddard, and Dr. Céline Gounder.

Pres. Biden has joined the long list of public officials calling on NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo after a damning new report from the state's attorney general detailed sexual harassment allegations made by 11 different women. We discuss that, plus all the latest news on the Covid pandemic, with Philip Rucker, Cynthia Alksne, Yamiche Alcindor, Dr. Phyllis Mason, David Plouffe, and Tim Miller.

Health officials say that five states, California, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas, account for 46% of all new Covid cases as hospitalizations rate surge among unvaccinated Americans. We're joined by Ashley Parker, Michael Osterholm, Frank Figliuzzi, Dr. Bernard Ashby, Cornell Belcher, and Stuart Stevens.

The Biden administration is ramping up its efforts and considering all options to deal with the renewed spread of the Covid due to the Delta variant. Plus, new details are emerging on how far Trump was willing to go to try and stay in power leading up to the January 6th Capitol insurrection. We discuss that and more with Eugene Daniels, Barbara McQuade, Dr. Kavita Patel, Dr. Murtaza Akhter, Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, and Bill Kristol.

The Washington Post is reporting on the details of an internal CDC document it obtained that warns the Covid Delta variant spreads as easily as chickenpox and causes more several illness than previous variants. Meanwhile, Trump loyalists on the Hill want Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger out of the House GOP Caucus. Plus, House Republicans staged a protest over mask mandates on the Hill. Shannon Pettypiece, Julie Pace, Dr. Vin Gupta, Juanita Tolliver, Michael Steele, and Dr. Samer Fahmy all join the program.

On Wednesday, the president tweeted 'It's infrastructure week.' Hours later, the Senate advanced a bipartisan infrastructure bill which is a key pillar of the Biden agenda. Meanwhile, Republicans are blasting Democrats and health officials over updates to Covid guidance. We discuss that and much more with Philip Rucker, Lisa Lerer, Dr. Kavita Patel, Dr. Luis Medina-Garcia, Eugene Robinson, and Matthew Dowd.

Four police officers who faced the pro-Trump riot on January 6 testified to the Jan. 6 House Select Committee about the violence, psychological abuse, and racist attacks they suffered from insurrectionists on that day. Plus, we look at the latest news on the spread of Covid, largely among the unvaccinated, due to the Delta variant of the virus. Jacqueline Alemany, Jeremy Bash, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Don Calloway, and Mark McKinnon all join.