As healthcare premiums rise, Trump touts $500 checks and a $5,000 election-year dividend. His Dallas rally turns cultish while Hillary Clinton rejects Democratic ideological purges.
KPFT Shows
LIVE! Neil Aquino on Houston, Mark Kelly on Young Voters, and Trump’s Mail-Ballot Attack
Neil Aquino tackles Houston politics and voter turnout as Mark Kelly highlights young Americans’ economic anxiety and young voters confront Trump’s attack on mail voting.
LIVE! Freeland Warns on U.S. Democracy, No Kings Pushes Early Voting, Medicare for All Debate Grows
Chrystia Freeland warns U.S. democracy is under strain as Canada diversifies trade; No Kings plans an Oct. 17 early-vote action; and Medicare for All advocates argue for expanded coverage.
LIVE! Mamdani Backs Workers, AfD Rises With Musk, GOP Red Scare Returns, Trump Controls Venezuela Oil
LIVE! Mamdani Backs Workers, AfD Rises With Musk, GOP Red Scare Returns, Trump Controls Venezuela Oil
LIVE! Social Security, Special Ed, HART & RISE: Invest in People, Not Punishment
Why cut Social Security when the rich got tax breaks? Plus Nick Tuell fights for special ed, Rodney Ellis backs HART/RISE, and Harris County interrupters prove prevention works.
LIVE! Prevention Beats Jail: Rodney Ellis Backs HART/RISE, Pentagon Eyes NIH, Dems Target BDS
Harris County shows how prevention can reduce police and jail pressure as the Pentagon seeks NIH funds and 33 House Democrats join Republicans on a bill punishing Israel boycotts.
LIVE! Houston’s Woodlands Deal, Iran War Escalation, Trump Voter Hunt & Water Deception
Neil Aquino joins us on Houston’s Woodlands deal as the Iran war drags on, Trump targets voter rolls, and the administration denies data centers’ massive water demands.
LIVE!! Markey Wins, Pearson Organizes, Emanuel Attacks DSA: Democrats Face a Reckoning
Texas politics meets global and economic reality: Dolly, Talarico, settler violence, data-center power demand, a $1,200 Iran-war household hit, and nearly 2.5M kids losing Medicaid and CHIP.
LIVE! Trump Mail-Ballot Threat, CBS Islamophobia, MAGA Delusion & Massachusetts Primary
Trump’s mail-voting push faces a whistleblower warning and court fight, CBS draws fire over Abdul El-Sayed, Robert Reich dissects MAGA unreality, and Massachusetts Democrats vote.
LIVE! Cruz Defends Trump’s Failed Agenda, Smears Talarico & El-Sayed as Trump Targets Venezuela Oil
Polls undercut Cruz’s claim that voters want more Trump economics. He smears Talarico and El-Sayed as Trump touts a Venezuelan oil deal to refill U.S. reserves.