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Brooks and Capehart on Trump's legislative agenda

Season 2025 Episode 143 | 10m 39s

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including House Republicans pass President Trump's budget plan, the administration’s latest move against Harvard University and Trump's meeting with South Africa's president.

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