Hosted by Jane Pauley Seth Doane reports on the heartbreaking ordeal of Alsu Kurmasheva a journalist detained in Russia while Lesley Stahl investigates efforts to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who has spent nearly a year in a Moscow prison Also Tracy Smith sits down with comedian Steve Martin who is now the subject of an Apple TV documentary Robert Costa profiles historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Martha Teichner talks with author Percival Everett about his new novel James Kelefa Sanneh interviews Fareed Zakaria host of CNN's GPS and Nancy Giles meets Christopher Cooper the Extraordinary Birder To learn [... more]

The discussion revolves around national security, immigration, and border control, with a focus on the US-Mexico border and the impact of the Biden administration's policies. The conversation also touches on the controversy surrounding Fareed Zakaria's recent comments on Harvard University's handling of plagiarism cases, as well as the investigation into Media Matters for allegedly engaging in market manipulation and defamation. [... more]