On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke with WCPT’s Joan Esposito and guest contributor Chris Bury to give first-hand updates on how many National Guard troops President Donald Trump might send into Chicago and where they would stay.
On Monday, Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder spoke with WCPT’s Joan Esposito to discuss the ongoing effort of Democratic Texas state legislators to block passage of an extreme Republican redistricting plan.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) joined Joan Esposito on Wednesday to talk about the bill he introduced last week, the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act.
On Monday, WCPT’s Joan Esposito talked to Rep. Jonathan Jackson, who has represented the 1st Congressional District of Illinois since 2023, when he replaced retiring Congressman Bobby Rush.
On Tuesday, WCPT’s Joan Esposito spoke to Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an OB/GYN physician and candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, which covers northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay and Appleton.
Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen, a TV weatherman turned first-term congressman, talked to WCPT’s Joan Esposito last Thursday about the battleground district he will be defending in November’s election.
On Tuesday, WCPT's Joan Esposito talked to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who began a second term in office last year after winning reelection in November 2022.
On Monday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined WCPT's Joan Esposito for his first interview on the station since becoming mayor in 2023.
On this episode of "Live, Local & Progressive", Joan talks to Eric Sorensen, candidate for Congress in Illinois' 17th District.
