The Brian Lehrer Show

Allison Jaslow, Iraq war veteran, former army captain and former CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) talks about the veterans who were elected in the blue wave in the midterms, and the issues important to vets that they may choose to focus on once they are in office.

Photo: Wounded combat veteran and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) addresses fellow veterans, active duty members of the military and their supporters during the Unite For Veterans, Unite for America Rally on the National Mall. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society and co-founder of the Health Care for All New York Campaign talks about the jumps in price for ACA insurance and other health insurance premiums.

Photo: Participant seen holding a sign at the protest. New York patients, union members, and health workers gathered across from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Voters sent several NYC Democratic Socialists of America members to Congress, and sixteen up to Albany. Grace Mausser, NYC-DSA co-chair, and Gustavo Gordillo, NYC-DSA co-chair, reflect on their wins, and talk about what their policy priorities will be on both the state and federal level.

Photo: Democratic Socialists of America at rally in Columbus Circle. (Photo by Andy Katz/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Internet culture reporter Jessica Lucas talks about the phenomenon of "iPad parents," adults whose adult children are fighting their screen addictions and battling feeds full of AI slop.

Photo: This picture shows an elderly woman using a smartphone. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

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Matt Viser, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about the Democrats' plans for congressional investigations in the upcoming term, as well as Pres. Trump's response.
Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump shouts back a response to the media on the South Lawn of the White House after landing aboard Marine One on November 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump was returning to Washington after spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. (Tasos Katopodis via Getty Images)





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