John O'Connor, WNYC Washington correspondent, talks about the House Democrats' leadership votes and Governor Cuomo's lunch with the president and Gabby Orr, Politico White House reporter, talks about the latest news from the White House, including a look at the negotiations over The Gateway Tunnel and the border wall with the United States and Mexico.

Thursday Morning Politics: Trump's Infrastructure Plans

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The Federal Education Department rolled out a new FAFSA form that was supposed to make things easier for students, but instead it has been plagued with problems. Erica Meltzer, national editor at Chalkbeat, talks about how the "bungled" rollout of the form has derailed some students' college plans. 
 

How the FAFSA Debacle is Affecting Students' College Plans

Toni Lyn Morelli, research ecologist at the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts, explains how milder winters in the Northeast are contributing to an explosion of deer populations, which can cause car accidents and increase Lyme disease.

How Climate Change Drives Deer Populations

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) talks about her work in Washington, including what may happen next after Iran's strike on Israel, her bill for child care for police officers and more.

Call Your Senator: Sen Gillibrand on Child Care for Police, Israel's Response to Iran and More

George Takei, actor, activist and writer, discusses his debut picture book, My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024).


My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story
(Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024)


EVENT: George Takei and BD Wong will be in conversation at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th St. in Manhattan) TONIGHT (April 16, 2024) at 8 p.m. Details and ticketing information here.

George Takei on 'My Lost Freedom'

Zohran K. Mamdani, New York State assemblymember (D, D-36, Queens), comments on the sticking points preventing New York State from passing its annual budget as well as his initiative to expand the fare-free bus proposal in light of congestion pricing.

Thursday Morning Politics: Trump's Infrastructure Plans

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