Congress in the Hot Seat; TPS for Haitians Ends; Where Are You #GivingTuesday?; Saudi Arabia and the US
The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 28, 2017
Coming up on today's show:
- Reporters, including Seung Min Kim, assistant editor who covers Congress for POLITICO, and Yamiche Alcindor, national reporter for The New York Times covering politics and social justice issues, discuss the latest news from Congress, including the current state of the GOP tax bill and how members from both sides of the aisle are responding to sexual misconduct allegations.
- Brooklyn City Councilman Jumaane Williams (District 45) talks about the Trump administration's decision to end temporary protected status, or TPS, for Haitians, and how it will affect the many Haitians in his district, plus discusses his run for speaker of the New York City Council.
- On Giving Tuesday, listeners call in with the charitable causes (beyond political causes or cultural institutions) getting their support this holiday season and Asha Curran, chief innovation officer and director of the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact at 92Y, drops in to talk about the idea behind the day.
- Bruce Riedel, a senior fellow and director of the Brookings Intelligence Project and the author of Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States since FDR (Brookings Institution Press, 2017), talks about the new Saudi leadership and whether its modernization effort brings excessive volatility to the region.
