Congressman Todd Rokita, Vice Chairman of the House Budget Committee and others meet with President Trump
Washington Post reporter, Dan Balz, describes the challenges of covering the President Trump and what his low approval ratings may mean for 2018 congressional races, and then, a conversation with linguist Deborah Tannen on the kinds of words supportive friends use to help one another.
In “From the Archives”, we saw that historian David Blight was quoted quite extensively this week about Donald Trump’s remarks that Andrew Jackson could have prevented the Civil War. We listen back to Diane’s interview with Blight and a panel of experts on the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
The case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Reaction from the Trump White House to the alleged murder and what the incident is teaching us about America’s critical ally in the Middle East.
A conversation with former Secretary of State John Kerry. He weighs in on the upcoming midterms, the state of the Democratic party and why he sees hope for America's democracy.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson has studied every presidential election since 1976 to see exactly what influenced voter opinion: How much of it was the ads? The debates? The media coverage? When looking at the presidential election of 2016, she decided to ask a different question: Just how much did Russian interference affect the outcome?
What the Brett Kavanaugh nomination says about the health of our democracy. The Atlantic’s David Frum says Kavanaugh’s confirmation would jeopardize the independence of the Supreme Court.
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