Each week on The Assignment, host Audie Cornish pulls listeners out of their digital echo chambers to hear from the people whose... more
When Mike Johnson worked with Democrats to pass Ukraine war funding, he knew it would enrage the extreme right-wing and... more
Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses have been met with suspensions, expulsions, and arrests. This week, Audie talks with two people... more
Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett were speechwriters in the Obama White House who, along with Tommy Vietor, decided to venture... more
And does Country need Beyoncé? The likely answer to both of those questions is no. But the discussion Beyoncé sparked seems to... more
While the political world fixates on Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial, the Supreme Court is weighing two decisions that could... more
This week, the Supreme Court ruled that Idaho could temporarily enforce a law that would ban providing gender-affirming care to minors. That... more
When Arizona’s Supreme Court upheld an 1864 law reinstating a near-total ban on abortion, it took most of the country... more
The new movie “Civil War” asks: what could happen if the system of checks and balances that hold the United... more
Last week, “No Labels,” the centrist group seeking to field a “unity ticket” for the presidential election, announced that despite... more
What is driving the concern over online gambling? The lawyer who took on Big Tobacco, Richard Daynard, says it is... more