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PBS News Hour

Brooks and Capehart on the busy first week for Trump

Season 2025 Episode 24 | 10m 53s

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the busy first week for the Trump administration, what President Trump has prioritized since reentering the White House and his pardon of Jan. 6 rioters.

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