Today

The campus resistance

In this special feed drop of On with Kara Swisher, Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber talks about standing up to Donald Trump and what free speech on campus really looks like. This episode was produced by Cristian Castro Rossel, Kateri Jochum, Michell Eloy, Megan Burney an ... Show More

53m 47s

Yesterday

Saudi Arabia is no joke

The Riyadh Comedy Festival was billed as “two weeks of laughs in the desert” but has comics asking, “At what cost?” This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King. A poster f ... Show More

26 m

Oct 8

Trump deploys the National Guard

The president is attempting to send the National Guard into two American cities for two (seemingly) different reasons with two (for now) different results. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and K ... Show More

25m 55s

Feb 2022

New TX Voting Law Causing Problems

Early voting started today in Texas where a new voting law is being put to the test. Election officials are already running into problems, as CNN Politics Senior Writer Zachary Wolf explains. He breaks down provisions in the law that some argue make it harder for people to vote i ... Show More

7m 24s

Jul 2021

#518 Texas Dems Understood The Assignment

Alise and Amanda are back to break down why Texas Democrats have left their state for the next 27 days to prevent a vote on sweeping voting rights restrictions. They explain how the lawmakers can be arrested if they return and how they plan to troll Congress while in exile. They ... Show More

31m 38s

Apr 2022

Black Voter Suppression. Fact or Fiction?

Black Voter Suppression has been the discussion of many news outlets as of recent. The left claims that nonwhite voters in America are disenfranchised due to racially targeted barriers to voting, most famously voter ID. The right claims that voter ID is necessary to ensure public ... Show More

14m 33s

Mar 2021

The Voting Rights Fight

In the wake of the 2020 election, Republican officials across the country are pushing legislation that would curb voting access. Today, CNN reporter Kelly Mena walks through the efforts some Republican lawmakers are making in key battleground states to roll back those provisions, ... Show More

8m 34s

Mar 2021

Voter Suppression Isn’t New

Republican legislatures across the country are pushing new voter restrictions, and many of those potential changes would disproportionately affect communities of color. On today's CNN Political Briefing, CNN Race and Equality senior writer Nicquel Terry Ellis explains the effects ... Show More

10m 30s

Oct 2020

The Early Vote

Dr. Michael P. McDonald heads The United States Elections Project and discusses what we can learn so far from early vote turnout, how different states count those votes, and what overall voter turnout may be by the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a ... Show More

44m 4s

Nov 2022

Voters Weigh In On The Ohio Senate Race

On this episode, Martha is joined by the Anchor of Special Report and Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor, Bret Baier for a voter panel in Ohio, discussing the key issues that are influencing the senate race between Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Congressman Tim Ryan (O ... Show More

12m 41s

Mar 2021

The Voting Rights Battle Moves to Texas

Texas Republicans are targeting Houston's efforts to expand voting access during the 2020 election with a series of measures that would roll back voting access in the state. CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger discusses why Harris County is the newest target for Republican ... Show More

7m 54s

It’s getting harder to vote in America