Today on Boston Public Radio:
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse discussed the influence of dark money in Washington and reflected on this week’s Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Whitehouse is a U.S. senator from Rhode Island and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Then, we opened up lines to hear your thoughts on Congress’ inability to pass additional coronavirus stimulus relief.
Emily Rooney offered her impressions of Thursday’s dueling presidential town halls and discussed the suspension of C-SPAN political editor Steve Scully after he falsely claimed that his Twitter account was hacked. She also read a conspiracy-themed list of fixations and fulminations. Rooney is host of GBH’s Beat the Press, which you can watch Friday nights at 7.
Jay Wexler recounted his time honoring his former boss, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at a days-long vigil, and reflected on the expected appointment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Wexler is a professor of law at Boston University, who clerked for Justice Ginsberg in 1998. His latest book is: "Our Non-Christian Nation: How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public Life."
Corby Kummer discussed the Boston restaurants that are “hibernating” this winter in response to the coronavirus pandemic and talked about what Americans should expect Thanksgiving celebrations to look like this year. Kummer is the executive director of the food and society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
John King talked about Thursday’s town hall debates for President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. He also touched on polling indicating that the president is losing favor with women voters, and recent condemnation of Trump from Republican Sen. Ben Sasse, during a call to his constituents in Nebraska. King is CNN's chief national correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8.
Callie Crossley discussed the ramifications of the halted census count, recent reporting on U.S. postal workers falsifying data, and Vice President Mike Pence’s response to learning about the fly on his head during the debate against Sen. Kamala Harris. Crossley is host of GBH’s Under the Radar, which you can hear on Sundays at 6 p.m. on GBH radio.
