• Veterans (especially women) were part of the blue wave
    Nov 11 2026

    With the new wave of incoming members of Congress, we look at the newly-electeds who are Democrats with stereotypically right-leaning backgrounds.

    On Today's Show:
    Allison Jaslow, Iraq war veteran, former army captain and former CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), talks about the veterans who were elected in the blue wave in the midterms and the issues important to vets that they may choose to focus on once they are in office.


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    24 min
  • Impeachment #1 of Trump 2.0 is now underway
    Nov 10 2026

    Articles of impeachment have been filed by a Republican House member over Pete Hegseth's role in various foreign policies.

    On Today's Show:
    Matt Viser, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about the Democrats' plans for congressional investigations in the upcoming term, as well as Pres. Trump's response.


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    22 min
  • Three state roundtable: why Democrats won in the south
    Nov 6 2026

    The midterms brought a 'blue wave' to states and districts across the country, including some southern states which don't often elect Democrats.

    On Today's Show:
    Tia Mitchell, Washington bureau chief for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and co-host of the "Politically Georgia" podcast, Blaise Gainey, Texas State Capitol reporter for The Texas Newsroom / KUT News and Maayan Schechter, reporter with South Carolina Public Radio and ETV, talk about the election results in Georgia, Texas and South Carolina respectively, including the history made by Keisha Lance Bottoms as Georgia's first Black woman to be governor, Jon Ossoff's resounding re-election, the blue turn in Texas that resulted in James Talarico's and Gina Hinojosa's wins and Dr. Annie Andrews' surprise win over Darline Graham.


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    23 min
  • Ron DeSantis: a GOP 'extinction level event?'
    Nov 5 2026

    Election Day produces a lot of numbers, which pundits use to try to understand the present electorate and what it means for future elections.

    On Today's Show:
    Ruth Igielnik, New York Times polling editor, talks about the voting trends in the election results.


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    20 min
  • Election ‘26: Choose your own hyperbole!
    Nov 4 2026

    With this year's midterm elections in the rearview mirror, a look at how we got here, and what it means for the political landscape in the coming years.

    On Today's Show:
    Clare Malone
    , writer at The New Yorker and co-host of the new podcast 'Still Counting,' digs into the results and exit polls of the midterm elections and offers analysis of the national picture.


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    23 min
  • What if Democrats do take control of Congress?
    Nov 3 2026

    Today is Election Day, marking the end of the 2026 Midterm season, as a picture of the next two years in Congress comes into focus.

    On Today's Show:
    Jonathan Lemire, co-host of "Morning Joe" on MSNOW, writer for MSNOW and contributing writer to The Atlantic, talks about what the Democrats are planning if the blue wave in Congress materializes, plus what the Trump administration has in store for the post-election time.


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    23 min
  • We may know a lot about election night results by 8 p.m.
    Nov 2 2026

    Election Day is tomorrow. After the polls close, what will it look like to keep tabs on results as they come in across the country?

    On Today's Show:
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR's senior political editor/correspondent, offers analysis of all the chatter of an expected blue wave in this year's midterm elections.


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    21 min
  • University diversity as seen by left and right
    Nov 2 2026

    "Diversity" can mean a couple of very different things in the context of higher education, where DEI policies have become a political issue.

    On Today's Show:
    Neil Gross
    , sociology professor at Colby College in Maine, and author of What Happened to College?: How Politics Broke Higher Education and What We Can Do to Fix It (Simon & Schuster, 2026), and Natasha Warikoo, professor of Sociology at Tufts University and the author of the book Is Affirmative Action Fair? The Myth of Equity in College Admissions (Polity, 2022), discuss the two distinct groups fighting for diversity -- one for a diversity of viewpoints, and the other for racial and economic diversity in the student body -- and how candidates are talking about the concept of diversity in the run-up to election day.


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    20 min