Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

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WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Trump's claim that he was never briefed on Russia's collusion with the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 

Dr. Chartock also examines a video retweeted by Trump Sunday, in which a man chants "white power." Also in the headlines: Mississippi lawmakers have voted to retire the state's flag, the last in the country to feature the Confederate battle emblem. 

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Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.