The Brian Lehrer Show

Stephen Fowler, political reporter with NPR's Washington desk, and Lisa Lerer, national political reporter for The New York Times, talk about the politics of the midterm elections, after Republicans held a convention.
Photo: President Donald Trump greets supporters at the 2026 Republican National Convention on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Tex. (Joel Angel Juárez/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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New York State Assembly member Michaelle Solages (D - District 22, Valley Stream, North Valley Stream, Elmont, South Valley Stream, South Floral Park, Floral Park, the Village of Bellerose, Bellerose Terrace, North Woodmere, Stewart Manor, and sections of Franklin Square), discusses some constituent and community concerns around the Trump administration's decision to revoke temporary protected status for Haitians in the United States. Plus, Todd Schulte, president of the advocacy group FWD.us, discusses the real economic costs of Trump's TPS decision and why he believes TPS holders from Haiti and El Salvador "make the the U.S. stronger"
Photo: A person wears a dress about Temporary Protected Status (TPS) during the annual West Indian Day Parade on September 7, 2026 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. This year's parade was held against the backdrop of Federal immigration enforcement intensifying against Caribbean and other Black immigrant communities, as Haitians lost their Temporary Protected Status. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

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Daniel Levy, president of the U.S./Middle East Project and a former Israeli peace negotiator, talks about the United Kingdom's new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Israel's retaliation, and what the rupture means for Washington and Israel's upcoming election.
Photo: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in Parliament Square in London, United Kingdom, on September 9, 2026. Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and held banners urging the UK government to impose immediate diplomatic and economic sanctions on Israel, cut arms exports, and terminate bilateral military cooperation agreements. (Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Adrian Benepe, managing director & chief development officer, Fort Tryon Park Conservancy, talks about the unique features of Fort Tryon Park, and the value of parks in general to our collective health and happiness.
Photo: People enjoy Brooklyn's Prospect Park as trees near their peak autumn foliage on October 27, 2022 in New York City. New York's foliage, especially trees upstate, are reaching their full fall colors in the coming days. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Islamophobia, Then and Now (First) | The CDC and Measles Deaths (Starts at 24:58) | Arturo O'Farrill Brings Music to Schools (Starts at 52:10)
Photo: Children counter-protesting a rally organized by people opposed to Park51, the so-called Ground Zero mosque, Sunday, August 22, 2010. (Photo by: David Shankbone)

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