Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., who was in the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 attack two years ago, speaks at a rally in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Abortion Results on the Ballot; Romney's Republicanism; Stories From Hart Island

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 8, 2023

On today's show: 

  • U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11) talks about new federal funding for the new tunnel under the Hudson River that will speed up work on the Gateway Project, more new funding for Amtrak, humanitarian aid to Israel and Gaza and more news.

  • Shefali Luthra, health reporter covering the intersection of gender and healthcare at the 19th, talks about the results of abortion-related votes in places like Ohio and Virginia, and what it signals about 2024. 

  • McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Romney: A Reckoning (Simon & Schuster, 2023), talks about his biography of Mitt Romney and the state of the GOP.

  • While Hart Island has a reputation for being the burial grounds of New York's unwanted, those laid to rest on the island each have stories and loved ones. Joe Richman, founder and executive producer of Radio Diaries, discusses the Radio Diaries series "The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island" and Susan Hurlburt shares stories of her son Neil Harris Jr., also known as Steven, who was buried on the island.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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