<a class="post__byline-name-unhyphenated" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/geoff-bennett" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemprop="author"> <span itemprop="name">Geoff Bennett</span> </a> <a class="post__byline-name-hyphenated" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/geoff-bennett"> Geoff Bennett </a> <br> <a class="post__byline-name-unhyphenated" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/ali-schmitz" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemprop="author"> <span itemprop="name">Ali Schmitz</span> </a> <a class="post__byline-name-hyphenated" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/ali-schmitz"> Ali Schmitz </a> <br>Leave your feedback<br>NPR’s Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's final week in office and the raging wildfires in California have become fodder for political debate. <br> <a class="post__byline-name-unhyphenated" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/geoff-bennett" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemprop="author"> <span itemprop="name">Geoff Bennett</span> </a> <a class="post__byline-name-hyphenated" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/geoff-bennett"> Geoff Bennett </a> <br>Geoff Bennett serves as co-anchor of PBS News Hour. He also serves as an NBC News and MSNBC political contributor.<br> <a class="post__byline-name-unhyphenated" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/ali-schmitz" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemprop="author"> <span itemprop="name">Ali Schmitz</span> </a> <a class="post__byline-name-hyphenated" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/ali-schmitz"> Ali Schmitz </a> <br> <span>Support Provided By:</span> <a href="https://help.pbs.org/support/solutions/articles/5000677869" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more</a> <br>Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.<br>Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.<br>© 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.<br>PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.<br>Sections<br>About<br>Stay Connected<br>Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins<br>Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.<br>Learn more about Friends of the News Hour.<br>Support for News Hour Provided By<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxON1lKaDU3d0tmTU1ReHpzRjFEcjVJY1RGTFJZWFNOU0hKaWpuQm56RzdpdWVINE9HZmRlYTJudkVGT0Y1N2ZFM2hnbmRaTGE1R2FUemFiZzVVMnFBZWNMMml4QnFVZzhqSUtxUUI3bnVta3BDanhTQ3pvMVJNaWZzV3hJSmd3bkxIX1pmM2VDcHlZREF6emtMX3VBLUlRQ1RlZzN2VUV2M2QxSGFWZEoxcnoxbmp0R25B0gG-AUFVX3lxTE5ySTFMN21oUVRQSDhKVGNUSXMxaVg4VUU3WDNPUURSNl81aTRKLXZaNVFGV1ZuUFhTZ3VGQUotUWNBdWhwR0FHVE03RWlZaXltcnBVNmtzbmVOeFlRZ1UzZVN4ZDNRQ1NGeEJWSHg4YjdmczVGMnVRMmNYeEZPcFcxRUMyYnROVUJlbHNGaXBiQkNOZzlwMGlRb1pxZ2lDemdaUVZONzRNTkhYS25XUEptdFpZOVhhUVFJQmxhYVE?oc=5">source</a>