Monday Morning Politics; NJ's Congressional Race & Jersey City Mayoral Election; Holiday Travel, Then and Now; HIV Prevention Drugs

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 1, 2025
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On Today's Show:

  • Susan Glasser, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of a weekly column on life in Washington; host of the Political Scene podcast talks about the latest national political news.
  • Mike Hayes, WNYC/Gothamist reporter covering covering the New Jersey governor's race and the author of The Secret Files: Bill De Blasio, The NYPD, and the Broken Promises of Police Reform (Kingston Imperial, 2023) rounds up some of the latest political news in New Jersey, including the mayoral run-off election in Jersey City, and the race to fill Mikie Sherrill's seat in the House as she transitions to governor.
  • On World Aids Day, Pratik Pawar, Future Perfect fellow at Vox, talks about a new HIV prevention drug the U.S. is making available worldwide, except to South Africa, the country with the most people living with HIV.
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called for a return to the way we used to fly, in terms of dress and decorum. Listeners compare air travel today to when they first flew.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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