Margaret Tolliv

Join Jeff Mason, White House correspondent at Reuters, Margaret Tolliv, director of Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship, and Zoe Clark, political director at Michigan Public, as they unpack a whirlwind first week for President Trump. They discuss executive orders on immigration and diversity, a bishop's passionate plea for mercy toward marginalized communities, and the escalating conflict in the West Bank. The conversation dives into the implications of Trump's policies for both domestic and international landscapes.

This week, journalists Margaret Tolliv, Josh Wingrove, and Amanda Becker dive into pressing political issues. They discuss the arrest of the alleged shooter of UnitedHealthcare's CEO and the surge in violence toward healthcare executives. They tackle President Biden's historic commutation of 1,500 sentences and the collapse of Assad's regime in Syria, raising questions about geopolitical stability. The conversation also highlights media freedom challenges and the implications of the newly passed National Defense Authorization Act.