Monday Morning Politics; City Budget Deal; Supreme Court Rules on Presidential Immunity Case

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 1, 2024
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On today's show:

  • Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power (Twelve, 2021) and her latest, The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about the fallout from the debate and other national news.
  • Katie Honan, senior reporter at The City and co-host of "FAQ NYC," reports on the big news out of the city's handshake budget agreement after "contentious" negotiations between City Hall and City Council, which reportedly includes a restoration of cuts to the city's three library systems, cultural institutions and parks.
  • Aziz Huq, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School and author of the forthcoming book The Rule of Law: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2024), offers legal analysis of the Supreme Court's opinions on immunity for former President Trump and regarding social media companies regulating misinformation on their platforms.

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