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"Both sides have to see themselves as winners." May 17, 2017

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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) joins Rick and Michael to talk about how threats to NAFTA could damage the Iowa corn industry. Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA 33) also joined us to weigh in on Trump revealing highly classified information to the Russians.

"When these [NAFTA] negotiations take place, we need a seat at the table." May 16, 2017

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Mark Recker, Vice President of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, joined the guys to discuss how a border tax and threats to NAFTA could seriously damage the Iowa corn industry. Michael and Rick talk with North Korea expert Dr. Bruce Bechtol about the implications of North Korea's latest missile test.

"When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." May 13, 2017

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David Safavian, Deputy Director of the American Conservative Union Foundation's Center for Criminal Justice Reform, talks with Rick Ungar and guest co-host Rick Tyler about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' new drug enforcement guidelines. Washington Examiner media reporter Eddie Scarry jumps on with Rick Ungar to talk about how the media has covered former FBI Director Jim Comey's dismissal.

"This is a 'Come to Jesus' moment for the entire country." May 12, 2017

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Co-chairs of 'Building America’s Future Educational Fund', Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania, and Ray LaHood, President Obama's Secretary of Transportation, join Rick and Michael to preview "infrastructure week". The guys continue to cover the political fallout from President Trump's dismissal of former FBI Director James Comey.

"This could be the single-most serious investigation in the history of the United States." May 11, 2017

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Career counterintelligence expert Malcolm Nance joins Rick and Michael to discuss how former FBI Director Comey's dismissal will affect the investigation into potential collusion by the Trump campaign and Russia. Jim Robenalt, an attorney, author and expert on President Nixon and Watergate, addresses the Nixonian elements of President Trump firing FBI Director Comey.

"The President just went up to the bee hive and hit it." May 10, 2017

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Amber Phillips, a Washington Post reporter who writes 'The Fix', joins Michael Steele and guest co-host Robert Traynham to discuss the breaking news that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Daily Beast columnist and author Gordon Chang also stops by to talk about South Korea's presidential election and the impact of Moon Jae-in's win on diplomatic relations between the U.S., South Korea, North Korea and China.

"This was the most important election of the last two years." May 09, 2017

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Max Bergmann, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and a former State Department official, joins Michael Steele and guest co-host Steve McMahon to discuss the results of the French presidential election. The guys look at former-acting Attorney General Sally Yates' testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

"We're not going to turn our back on that mission." May 06, 2017

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Kevin Griffis, Vice President of Communications for Planned Parenthood, joins the guys to discuss the impact that the American Health Care Act would have on Planned Parenthood. California is considering implementing a single-payer health care system; Rick and Michael debate whether that's a good choice or not.

"With some deregulation and open competition, we can have a lot more infrastructure without paying more money." May 05, 2017

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Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ART), joins the program to talk about President Trump's proposed tax reform package and how he sees it as a boon to job creation. The amended American Health Care Act passed the House tonight. Rick and Michael debate the potential political implications and fallout from the bill.

"We can't just be up here as a sort of pseudo House of Lords." May 04, 2017

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Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL 17) joins the program to discuss his recent calls for a revival of earmarks so that Congress can get more done. Rick Ungar and guest co-host Ned Ryun discuss tonight's breaking news that House GOP leadership is calling for a vote on the amended American Health Care Act.

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