A.B. Stoddard, Avik Roy, Kristen McQueary, and Alexis Simendinger talk about President Trump’s fued with the Media, the status of the GOP healthcare bill, the continued budget issues in Illinois and Trump’s election panel.
Caitlin Huey Burns, Alexis Simendinger, Kyle Trygstad and Carl Cannon join the show to talk about the shooting at the Congressional Baseball Team practice, President Trump tweeting about the investigation, James Comey and Jeff Sessions’ testimonies, the political races in Georgia and Virginia and Father’s Day.
Toby Harnden, Carl Cannon and Joel Kotkin join the show to talk about the terror attack in London, President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord, Kathy Griffin and the on going Civil War in the Democratic Party.
James Arkin, Charles Lipson, John Kass and Carl Cannon join the show to talk about Trump’s return to Washington after his foreign trip, the latest report about Jared Kushner, Chicago’s shrinking size and Memorial Day.
Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns talk about the President’s trip to the Middle East and the reaction to former FBI Director Robert Mueller being named Special Counsel on the Russia Investigation.
Rebecca Berg, A.B. Stoddard, Emily Goodin and David Byler talk about President Trump firing FBI Director James Comey and who will replace him as well as the reaction from the Democrats.
James Arkin, Charles Lipson, Joel Weickgenant and Carl Cannon talk about Obamacare repeal, the French election and how President Trump is doing compared to previous presidents.
Kori Schake, Emily Goodin, Kyle Trygstad and Carl Cannon give their opinions on the strike on Syria and Neil Gorsuch being confirmed after Senator Mitch Mcconnell used the “nuclear option” to change the Senate rules.
Carl Cannon talks Trump’s wiretap claims and Rachel Maddow’s tax show. Bill Scher joins the show to talk about the upcoming week for Neil Gorsuch and Lanhee Chen discusses the healthcare plan.
James Arkin, Carl Cannon and Peter Berkowitz discuss the first two weeks of Trump’s presidency and the impact of the judicial actions against Trump’s travel ban.
Kaitlin Burns talks about the crowds and the speech President Trump gave at the inauguration. Professor Charles Lipson about our democracy and the Democrats that boycotted inauguration. Carl Cannon talks about the media and “alternative facts.”
Lynn Sweet, the Washington Bureau Chief for Chicago Sun-Times, talks Obama’s upcoming speech in Chicago and a column she wrote saying he is “Chicago’s President.” James Arkin and Carl Cannon also join the show!
This weeks guests include: Alexis Simendinger, A.B. Stoddard, George Condon and Craig Shirley. Trump’s recent cabinet rumors and news about Russia’s involvement in the election.
This weeks guests include: John Kass, Josh Kraushaar and David Craig. What will President Obama’s legacy look like. How will President Trump work with Congress to pass his agenda. The impact of his phone call with the President of Taiwan.
This week’s guests weigh in on a variety of topics: the election results over the last few weeks, rumors regarding Mitt Romney, recounting ballots in Wisconsin (an Hillary’s support of this effort), and how the White House will react to the death of Fidel Castro.
Charles Lipson discusses Donald Trump’s ‘killer mistake’; Sean Trende talks about what the latest polls are revealing; Mollie Hemingway questions if the media has tarnished its reputation with coverage of the Presidential election.
Chicago Tribune’s John Kass talks about Hillary and the possibility that she might skip that final debate. Sharyl Attkisson, host of the public affairs program Full Measure covers the leaked John Podesta e-mails about Hillary’s private e-mail ‘scheme’. Carl Cannon covers the most recent polls showing a ‘Trump Slump” and Carl’s suggestions for Trump And Hillary on what they need to do in the debate to win the votes of independents.
Charles Lipson (Professor of political science at the University of Chicago), Emily Goodin (Managing Editor of Real Clear Politics), James Arkin, (Congressional Reporter for Real Clear Politics) join Tom to review the first Presidential debate and discuss the aftermath in the days after.