The President and COVID-19; The Supreme Court is Back in Action; 30 Issues: DACA

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 5, 2020

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Jonathan Lemire, White House reporter for the Associated Press and political analyst for MSNBC/NBC News, offers analysis of the latest political news, and updates on the president's health.  
  • The Supreme Court starts its October argument session. Jami Floyd, WNYC's senior editor for race and justice, previews what cases the Court will hear, and the latest on Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation process.
  • New York Times immigration reporter Caitlin Dickerson talks about how the Trump administration has tried to cancel DACA, where it stands now, all the Trump administration has done with the wall, family separations and deportations over the past four years, and looks at how Joe Biden would approach immigrants without documents, both new arrivals and people already living here, should he win the election.
  • Krutika Kuppalli, M.D., infectious disease physician, assistant professor of medicine, division of infectious diseases, at the Medical University of South Carolina, talks about the latest news on the COVID cases in the White House, and other coronavirus-related news.

 

For transcripts, see individual segment pages.

 

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