Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., chair of the Senate Rules Committee, left, and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the ranking member, open a meeting on the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The looming legal battle after Election Day

Republicans have already filed more than 90 lawsuits challenging voting rules and practices – before a single ballot has been counted. What clues these lawsuits hold about a looming legal...

46:51Nov 4, 2024

Workers tabulate absentee ballots at the Huntington Place convention center, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Detroit. Since Monday, about 37,600 absentee ballots already have been counted. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

How to manage election anxiety

According to a recent poll by the American Psychological Association, more than two out of three Americans say the upcoming presidential election is causing a significant amount of stress in...

46:55Nov 1, 2024

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Santander Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Jackpod: 'Fed ... on fantasies'

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the political power of fantasy over reality and its role in Trumpian politics in the U.S.

39:00Nov 1, 2024

FILE - President Donald Trump listens to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Former Trump staffers raise alarms about a second Trump term

This month, more than a dozen former Trump staffers went on the record to say that everyone should heed the warning that Donald Trump is a fascist and would rule...

47:12Oct 31, 2024

Computer monitors and a laptop display the X, formerly known as Twitter, sign-in page, July 24, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. The secretaries of state from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter Monday, August. 5, 2024, that it has spread election misinformation. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

How social media companies are preparing for misinformation after Election Day

False claims and threats about the 2024 election are expected to get worse after Election Day. How are social media companies preparing?

47:12Oct 30, 2024

The Federal Election Commission emblem is seen at the Federal Election Commission headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Follow the money: The surprisingly legal way billionaires are shaping the 2024 election

The Federal Elections Commission has issued rules that make coordination between campaigns and big donors legal and more direct. How's that shaping the 2024 election? We explore the connection between...

47:24Oct 29, 2024

FILE - Elections workers process absentee ballots for a U.S. Senate runoff election in Atlanta, Jan. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Georgia election official Janelle King on the effort to change the state's election rules

The Georgia Supreme Court has blocked the state's Republican-led election board from enforcing new election rules introduced just weeks before Election Day. We speak to Republican Janelle King, a board...

17:08Oct 29, 2024

A message about Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris appears on a video screen before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A look at political ads in 7 swing states

2024 is set to be a record-breaking year for political advertising, with some $10.2 billion spent across the U.S. Most of those dollars are aimed at seven swing states. What...

30:04Oct 28, 2024

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at a Department of Justice office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

New details in the special counsel's case against Trump

Plans to claim victory no matter how Americans voted. Personal briefings on the fake electors scandal. The latest on special counsel Jack Smith’s case against former President Donald Trump and...

47:03Oct 25, 2024

French philosopher Rene Girard in Paris, France on February 14, 1979. (Photo by Laurent MAOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

The Jackpod: René’s world

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the influence of French historian and philosopher René Girard’s beliefs about the nature of human beings on our daily lives, social media, and...

39:05Oct 25, 2024

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump talks with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Feb. 29, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Donald Trump's plan for 'mass deportation'

Donald Trump has promised to deport millions of migrants if he's elected. He wants the largest mass deportation in U.S. history. How Trump plans to do that and its likely...

47:24Oct 24, 2024

The truth about perinatal hospice care

Donald Trump claimed that newborns are sometimes “executed." That is not true. He’s talking about perinatal palliative care. We learn the facts about the care these grieving families receive and...

46:58Oct 23, 2024

On Point live: How to guarantee a secure election in Wisconsin

Wisconsin is one of the states that will likely determine the 2024 election. On Point goes on the road to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to talk to the chair of the state...

1:04:55Oct 22, 2024

From left to right, Philippine's President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris,Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn attend the East Asia Summit at the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP)

A deep dive into Kamala Harris' foreign policy

With Election Day quickly approaching, many voters are still wondering what a potential Kamala Harris presidency would look like -- and how it would differ from the Biden administration.

47:32Oct 21, 2024

FILE - The Capitol Dome is seen as lawmakers prepare to depart for the holiday recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding to leave the chamber, a disparity that could have major ramifications in next year's elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Why so many members are leaving Congress

Some 53 U.S. Senators and representatives are leaving Congress this year. What’s driving this flood of retirements? What does it mean for the 2024 election and beyond?

47:12Oct 18, 2024

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The Jackpod: The United Stasi of America

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty outlines the details and potential consequences of Donald Trump’s plan for the mass deportation of more than ten million migrants currently in the U.S....

40:11Oct 18, 2024

People arrive before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

The battle for control of state governments

While the presidential race is getting most of the attention, control of several key state legislatures is also up for grabs, in places like Arizona and Michigan. The contests for...

46:58Oct 17, 2024

Shipping containers are stacked at a port in Tianjin, China, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Raising revenue vs. protecting industry: A deep dive into America's use of tariffs

Former President Trump wants to build a tariff wall: 60% tariff on goods from China, 20% on imports from everywhere else in the world. But what exactly are tariffs, and...

47:03Oct 16, 2024

Supporters walk past a a voter registration booth before a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Erie, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Sarah Longwell on what’s driving the Trump-to-Biden voters in 2024

For years, Republican strategist Sarah Longwell has been conducting focus groups with so-called “flippers,” voters who supported Donald Trump in 2016 then flipped to Joe Biden in 2020. Longwell’s analysis...

47:19Oct 15, 2024

Finance companies have a new customer: The wrongfully convicted

Rebroadcast: Exonerees are turning to the private sector to provide them with urgently needed cash. But with interest rates so high, it could end up being a new form of...

45:05Oct 14, 2024