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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
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    'Poorly trained, overwhelmed and inexperienced': Who are the newest ICE agents?

    1/27/2026 | 33 mins.
    The number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has doubled over the past year -- driven by a massive recruitments campaign. Who the new recruits are and how they’re being trained.

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    Is American architecture destined to be boring?

    1/26/2026 | 32 mins.
    Frank Gehry’s legacy can be seen around the world in the curvaceous and dramatic buildings he designed. How Frank Gehry put awe in American architecture and what we lose without him.

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    The Jackpod: America as a dual state

    1/24/2026 | 33 mins.
    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the division between the normative state and the prerogative state and the role that could be playing in the U.S. today.

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    Lauren Southern was an alt-right influencer. Now she's finding her 'way back to reality'

    1/23/2026 | 33 mins.
    A former right-wing influencer and tradwife tells all in her new memoir, "This is Not Real Life." From meeting with terrorists, neo-Nazis, political crime rings, to arrests, psychotic breaks and addiction, Lauren Southern shares how the life she thought she wanted ended up almost killing her.

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    Has Trump's erratic behavior gone too far?

    1/22/2026 | 33 mins.
    President Donald Trump's fixation on Greenland is alienating some Congressional Republicans and American allies. Has Trump's erratic behavior crossed a line?

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About On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

Get ready for your aha moment: Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No topic is too complicated or off the table. It’s all On Point.
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