How Deep Is a Deep State?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 22, 2017

Marc Ambinder, editor-at-large of TheWeek.com and the author of Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry  (Wiley, 1st Edition, 2013), talks about the deep state, the "Deep State," and what's at stake when President Donald Trump doesn't get along with the secret-keepers (hint: someone might be undercutting the executive branch).

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

Voter data shows lower turnout, but pockets of engagement boosted insurgent candidates

A total of 531,000 New Yorkers voted in this year’s primary, less than half of those who turned out for last year’s mayoral contest.
Gothamist |

Feds indict former Mayor Adams adviser Frank Carone in migrant housing bribery scheme

One of former Mayor Eric Adams' oldest and closest allies was arrested Wednesday on federal corruption charges, joining a growing roster of Adams aides facing prosecution.
Gothamist |

Primary Day Results

Brigid Bergin and Michael Lange talk about the results from New York's primary election.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Inside the Trump White House

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan talk about their new book and the inner workings of the Trump White House.
The Brian Lehrer Show |
YOU ARE ONLINE