NYS Primary Results; January 6th Surprise Hearing Recap; Sen. Gillibrand on Abortion Rights, Guns & More; Summer Travel

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 29, 2022

Coming up on today's show:

  • Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast FAQNYC, and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), joins to discuss the results of New York's primary election.

  • Michael Kranish, national political investigative reporter for The Washington Post, co-author of Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power (Scribner, 2016), recaps Tuesday's January 6th hearing.
  • U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about her work in Washington and last week's momentous Supreme Court decisions.

  • Listeners share how the ongoing pandemic, stories of flight delays and cancellations, and higher costs at the gas pump and elsewhere are influencing their summer travel plans.

     

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.

 

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