Could the 14th Amendment Block Trump from the Presidency?
Legal analyst Kimberly Wehle on the 14th Amendment and whether it can be used to keep Donald Trump off the ballot.
A D.C. statehood mural by César Maxit, You Are Loved and BlackLove on the side of the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington D.C.
On Monday, the case for making the District of Columbia a state took center stage in front of the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee. The District’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, argued the city’s tax paying residents deserve federal representation. This comes as Congress considers a bill that would do just that.
It’s a remarkable moment for the D.C. statehood movement, which just a few years ago was considered a fringe idea. At the same time, the call for to designate Puerto Rico a state is getting a boost from advocates in the Capitol.
So what are the arguments for and against expanding the Union? And how do these efforts compare to how the country added states in the past? Diane talks to Paul Frymer, professor of politics at Princeton University and author of “Building an American Empire: The Era of Territorial and Political Expansion.”
Legal analyst Kimberly Wehle on the 14th Amendment and whether it can be used to keep Donald Trump off the ballot.
Diva Denyce Graves talks about her storied career and her new push to make opera more diverse -- and more relevant.
Another school year has begun. Diane talks to AP education reporter Bianca Vazquez Toness about the lingering effects of the pandemic on schools, students and learning.
Wildfires, storms and heat domes. Climate journalist Jeff Goodell talks about the rising temperatures fueling our extreme weather and what lessons we can learn from this record-breaking summer.