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Topics for Friday, April 12: Abortion Politics and Johnson in Jeopardy:
The politics around reproductive rights in the U.S. came into sharper focus this week as Arizona’s highest court reinstates a 160-year-old abortion ban on Tuesday. Criticism over the decision poured in from both parties, including former President Trump, who announced this week that he opposes a national abortion ban. This has once again left Republicans, in Arizona and across the country, to publicly contend with their stance on the issue.
Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson intends to meet Trump in Florida, as he faces growing opposition from fellow right-wing lawmakers. With clashes this week over renewal of the FISA spy program and Ukraine aid, the future of Republican governing remains unclear, as they fight to be the party in power of the White House and Congress.
Joining staff writer at The Atlantic and guest moderator, Franklin Foer, to discuss this and more:
- Lisa Desjardins, Congressional Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
- Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker
- Ryan Lizza, Chief Washington Correspondent, Politico and Co-Author, “Playbook”
- Domenico Montanaro, Senior Political Editor and Correspondent, NPR
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Biden signaled a major policy shift towards Israel by warning that future military aid will come with conditions. Even Trump leveled his own criticism of Netanyahu’s handling of the war. Join Franklin Foer, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Washington Post Live, Francesca Chambers of USA Today, Nancy Yousef of Wall Street Journal and Peter Baker of the New York Times to discuss the potential policy shift.
With six months to go before early voting starts in some states and under a month before the scheduled start of the first criminal trial of an ex-president in American history, Biden and Trump are closely matched in the polls. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Adam Harris and Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic, Nia-Malika Henderson of CNN and Jeff Mason of Reuters to discuss the state of the campaign.
As President Biden and other Democrats grow more critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Republicans are eager to turn support for Israel into a presidential campaign wedge issue. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, Franklin Foer of The Atlantic, Jonathan Karl of ABC News and Nikole Killion of CBS News to discuss this and more.
Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Johnson’s changing positions on hot button wars abroad are causing rifts within their parties, as President Biden fights to salvage his foreign policy agenda. Join moderator Laura Barrón-López, Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times, Scott MacFarlane of CBS News, Todd Zillich of NPR’s 1A and Jim Sciutto of CNN to discuss this and more.
Between Super Tuesday and President Biden’s State of the Union address, the 2024 election continues to come into sharper focus. With a Biden vs. Trump matchup all but set, it’s going to be one of the strangest, and longest, general elections in history. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Eugene Daniels of Politico, Asma Khalid of NPR and Carlos Lozada of The New York Times to discuss this and more.
Mitch McConnell stepping down captures the reality that Donald Trump dominates the GOP. And ahead of the election, a look at Trump’s strengths and President Biden’s vulnerabilities. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post, Adam Harris of The Atlantic, Ed O’Keefe of CBS News and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.
It’s been two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For a while, it seemed as if Ukraine had the upper hand in its war to remain free, Russia is again on the attack. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Lara Seligman of Politico for a discussion about the state of the war.
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