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"This project is important to understanding the Trump phenomenon." May 27, 2017

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Daniel Allott, deputy commentary editor for the Washington Examiner, is heading up a four-year reporting project called 'Trump's America' that will do deep, personal, long-form reporting in nine key counties around the country that helped Trump win the presidency. Daniel joined Michael Steele to discuss the ambitious new project.

"Turning every election into a referendum on Trump is a strategy that Democrats are wary of." May 26, 2017

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Kevin Robillard, campaign reporter for Politico Pro, joins us to talk about the special House race in Montana and GOP candidate Greg Gianforte allegedly assaulting a reporter from The Guardian. Ron Reagan, MSNBC contributor and son of President Ronald Reagan, joins Ron Christie to discuss what the Democrats' election strategy should be for the 2018 midterms.

"The way we're dealing with veterans will not only heal veterans, I think it can heal the country." May 25, 2017

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Congressmen Dr. Phil Roe (R-TN 1), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Tim Walz (D-MN 1), the committee's ranking member, discuss some of their recent initiatives and successes as we approach Memorial Day. Rick and Michael review the most recent CBO score for the American Health Care Act.

"The administration is not going to be able to wish this away." May 24, 2017

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Career counterintelligence and counterterrorism officer Malcolm Nance joins us to recap the major points from today's congressional hearings with former CIA Director John Brennan, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers. Dave Weigel of the Washington Post talks about how some media outlets turned the tragic death of Seth Rich into "fake news".

After last week, can the GOP regain its footing in time for the 2018 midterms? May 24, 2017

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RedState.com's Joe Cunningham joins Rick and Michael to talk about whether or not Republicans will be able to recover from last week's deluge of bad news in time for the 2018 midterms.

"It starts with people, not with numbers." May 23, 2017

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Rick and Michael discuss President's Trump proposed budget plan and whether cuts to programs like Medicaid and food stamps will come back to haunt the GOP.

"This [foreign] trip is doomed to succeed." May 20, 2017

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Ambassador Dennis Ross, the point man for the Middle East peace process under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, joins Rick and guest co-host Ned Ryun to talk about what we can expect to see on President Trump's first foreign trip.

"The FBI is going to face pressure to charge someone for something." May 19, 2017

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Ken Vogel, POLITICO's chief investigative reporter, joins the show to update Rick and guest co-host Robert Traynham on the Trump-Russia probe investigating potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy gives us a comprehensive introduction to Robert Mueller, the new special counsel who will be leading the investigation.

"These are heavy, heavy days. The American people deserve answers." May 18, 2017

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Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY 14), Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, gives us his thoughts on the breaking news that former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been appointed as special counsel for the Trump-Russia investigation. Jim Robenalt, an expert on the legal ethics and history of Watergate, says President Trump's decision to fire FBI Director Comey could be the beginning of the end for his presidency.

"We are at a place where we have never been before." May 17, 2017

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Career counterintelligence officer Malcolm Nance joins us to describe how the intelligence community is reacting to the news that President Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats. Former U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein gives us the perspective of the diplomatic community and what it thinks about Trump disclosing sensitive and highly classified information with the Russians.

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