President Trump Shifts U.S. Policy in Israel; In Pence, Evangelicals Trust; Saving the World With Science

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 7, 2017

Coming up on today's show:

  • Nahal Toosi, foreign affairs correspondent at POLITICO, and Jane Eisner, editor-in-chief of The Forward, discuss President Trump's announcement that upended decades of U.S. foreign policy: that the United States will formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and plans to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

  • McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party's Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House (Little Brown, 2015), talks about Vice President Mike Pence's political ambitions, and how they dovetail with his evangelical Christianity.

  • Nita Lowey, U.S. Representative (D-NY) representing the Lower Hudson Valley, talks about Friday's deadline to avoid a government shutdown and other news from the Hill.

  • Bill Nye, scientist, engineer, and author of Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (St. Martin's Press, 2013), talks about season two of his Netflix series, "Bill Nye Saves the World," where he'll delve into the science of marijuana, cybersecurity, superbugs, time travel and sleep studies.

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