Journalist | PBS NewsHour Co-Anchor | Author of "Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms" (March 24, 2026)https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mwo2y4rs5b27WATCH: Jack Smith says he would prosecute Trump again for 'serious crimes against our nation' https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-jack-smith-says-he-would-prosecute-trump-again-for-serious-crimes-against-our-nation29 Sep 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwo2y4rs5b27https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mwbnz2qzse2uNYT: The average rate on a 30-year mortgage jumped to 7.03% for the first time since January 2025. The squeeze comes as many Americans are grappling with economic uncertainty brought on by the war with Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/business/mortgage-rates-7-percent.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/business/mortgage-rates-7-percent.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260924&instance_id=182481&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=319765482&segment_id=227009&user_id=65fa0039914f75c59ca0e9f20a21849424 Sep 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbnz2qzse2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mw6t63gnoc2uNew PBS News/NPR/Marist poll: More than half of registered voters – 53% – say they would vote for Democratic candidates if the election were today, while 41% prefer Republicans. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-lead-in-new-poll-as-trump-looms-over-midterms23 Sep 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6t63gnoc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mvsvhfns6x2lWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from White House over their coverage, in latest test to 1st Amendment.18 Sep 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsvhfns6x2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3muh2qkfrra2uI spoke with the descendants of Dave the Potter -- the first family in America to have artwork created by an enslaved ancestor returned to them. Their story raises larger questions about who has a rightful claim to the cultural treasures of the past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iaDbJnDKMQ01 Sep 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh2qkfrra2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mu66p2epbu24WASHINGTON (AP) — National Park Service report backs Trump's arch, despite its adverse effects to sightlines between DC's iconic landmarks.28 Aug 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu66p2epbu24https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mtyxdr2f3s27NYT: The deadly flood in Nepal may have started when a massive chunk of ice snapped off a glacier high in the Himalayas, unleashing a devastating cascade into the valley below. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/asia/nepal-flood-glacier-ice-avalanche.html26 Aug 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyxdr2f3s27https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mttgso7vrq24TORONTO (AP) — Ontario Premier Doug Ford tells AP that Ronald Reagan would be 'throwing up' over Trump’s trade policies.24 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttgso7vrq24https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3msqqzsagcs22NEW YORK (AP) — Trump to sign executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots among other changes to vaccine recommendations.10 Aug 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqqzsagcs22https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mrt7bvoa4n22WASHINGTON (AP) — Committee delays vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general as key Republicans withhold support.30 Jul 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrt7bvoa4n22https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mrrzze2y762gNBC: Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions at Covid hearing, calls Sen. Rand Paul ‘unhinged’ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/anthony-fauci-5th-amendment-testify-covid-hearing-rand-paul-rcna58979329 Jul 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrzze2y762ghttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mrq5fmqvlu22SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting that killed 3 had an untraceable ghost gun.28 Jul 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq5fmqvlu22https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mrg2p4acon2aNYT: Trump administration admits canceling grants to states that did not vote for him https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/trump-state-grants-canceled.html24 Jul 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg2p4acon2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mracy36a3b2dEvery president since the dawn of the nuclear age has held one line with Saudi Arabia: no uranium enrichment. Trump just crossed it. My latest Substack: Why this is bigger than one facility in one kingdom — and why Congress probably can’t stop it. https://geoffrbennett.substack.com/p/trumps-saudi-nuclear-deal-crosses22 Jul 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mracy36a3b2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mr6v2kwmxo2sWSJ Exclusive: Trump White House to redirect billions in research funds toward AI and away from colleges https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-to-redirect-billions-in-research-funds-toward-ai-away-from-colleges-942dacb821 Jul 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6v2kwmxo2shttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mr6mh2tajr2gWASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells Congress that the latest estimate of the cost of the Iran war is $37.5 billion.21 Jul 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6mh2tajr2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mqpmaihvol22At 39 years old, on this stage, Lionel Messi is still showing us why he's the best player in the world. Just extraordinary.15 Jul 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpmaihvol22https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mqotgcflrz2lMy latest on Substack --> ICE has historic funding and a congressional mandate for body cameras. What it doesn't have is footage of the deaths in Biddeford and Houston. https://open.substack.com/pub/geoffrbennett/p/two-fatal-ice-shootings-in-a-week?r=kmv8k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true15 Jul 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqotgcflrz2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mqmiy7appq2gWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump backs away from Strait of Hormuz tolls and instead calls for trade deals with Gulf countries.14 Jul 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmiy7appq2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mqkmimslpb2iAs was the case in Houston with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo --> BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Homeland Security secretary said man killed by ICE in Maine was not the target of warrant, Maine Sen. Angus King says.13 Jul 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkmimslpb2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mqkhvnrtea23ICE shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine. This is the 2nd time in a week the agency used deadly force https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/ice-shot-and-killed-a-colombian-man-in-maine-this-is-the-2nd-time-in-a-week-the-agency-used-deadly-force13 Jul 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkhvnrtea23https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mp4nilb6hk2aWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians, Syrians.25 Jun 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4nilb6hk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mksywqjfek25(Reuters) US court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs, for now01 May 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksywqjfek25https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mkrya5cemg22WaPo: Trump’s border wall expansion has bulldozed an ancient tribal site in the Arizona desert—damaging a massive Indigenous ground etching that is believed to be at least 1,000 years old. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/04/30/border-wall-damage-indigenous-arizona/01 May 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrya5cemg22https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mkncdfpuj22rWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances.29 Apr 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkncdfpuj22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mkleex4j3k25WASHINGTON (AP) — King Charles III urges 'unyielding resolve' in backing Ukraine against Russia and heralds NATO in address to Congress.28 Apr 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkleex4j3k25https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mjztaflhic2jVirginia votes today on gerrymandering. But the bigger fight isn't on tonight's ballot — it's at the Supreme Court. If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act gets overturned, Southern states could redraw their maps before 2028 and give Republicans up to a dozen seats. https://substack.com/home/post/p-19490556921 Apr 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjztaflhic2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mjzssc4av224WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says US extending ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request as he waits for unified proposal from Islamic Republic.21 Apr 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzssc4av224https://bsky.app/profile/geoffrbennett.bsky.social/post/3mjf26bmoh42hI responded to a review of Black Out Loud in The Atlantic -- on fearlessness, creative freedom, what the book got right, and what it left out. This kind of conversation is exactly what I hoped the book would spark. Gift link: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/most-important-thing-dave-chappelle-ever-did/686779/?gift=YTkyHqEHCSy6nOtGA-nlS7S2OiC0scUm66B5C3fit7s&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share13 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:chtnycl2mikd54poxevcdsnl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf26bmoh42h