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The End of Donald Trump's Presidency? Mar 19, 2018

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If Donald Trump tries to fire Robert Mueller, would it be "the end of his presidency," as Lindsey Graham argues? We may find out soon. The ousting of McCabe might have been just the beginning to Trump cleaning house in the intelligence community. We talk to The Hill's Ben Kamisar, Michael Eggman, candidate in CA's 10th District and Sara Fischer from Axios.

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BONUS: Bill Reads An Excerpt From His New Book Mar 17, 2018

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Bill's new book will be available soon, but in the meantime, here he is reading from his chapter about how he worked with the Bernie Sanders campaign for President. The campaign was launched in Bill's house and he tells the behind-the-scenes story of how it all came to be.

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Mueller is Closing in on TrumpWorld Mar 16, 2018

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Robert Mueller is coming after the records from the Trump Organization. That should concern Donald Trump and entire family.

We talk about the latest efforts to impeach with John Bonifaz, the REAL story on the GOP Tax Cut with Andy Friendman from Washington Update and Rep. Dan Kildee from Michigan talks guns, tariffs and Betsy DeVos!

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Centrist Democrats Are Selling Out Their Party Mar 15, 2018

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In a move that betrays their party, 17 centrist Democrats voted with Republicans to roll back regulations on the banking industry. It's a move that could bring about another financial collapse. Shame on all of them.

Guest host Peter Ogburn talks about the open graft and corruption from the Trump Cabinet with Rebekah Entralgo and Adam Smith. We examine Conor Lamb's win in PA with Politico's Elena Schneider and Rep. Pramila Jayapal talks about Congress's inaction on guns!

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Democrats Get Another Win. The Blue Wave Is Real Mar 14, 2018

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Conor Lamb won a squeaker in Pennsylvania! A bright red district turns blue! It's another blow against Donald Trump for Democrats.

Plus, Rex Tillerson is out. What does that mean for Trump's cabinet? We talk to CNN's Jeremy Herb, Former Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu and HuffPost's Jen Bendery.

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Trump Finally Gives Rex Tillerson The Boot Mar 13, 2018

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After months of speculation, Donald Trump has fired Rex Tillerson. We have an in-depth conversation with Zack Beauchamp from Vox about Tillerson's legacy and how he's survived up to this point.

The Republicans on the House Intel Committee have ended their investigation into Russia's meddling into the 2016 election. It was a sham from the get go, so no surprises there! We dig into it with WaPo's Eugene Scott and Andrew Desiderio from The Daily Beast!

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The WH Flip Flops on Gun Safety Measures Mar 12, 2018

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Just hours after reiterating their support for raising the age limit for assault weapons, the Trump administration flip flopped. Their new gun safety measures are flimsy and completely contradict the public statements made by Donald Trump. Plus, when he went to PA to campaign for Connor Lamb, he turned the event into a rally.... for himself.

We talk to the International Legal Counsel for Human Rights First Rita Siemion, Senior Political Correspondent for Talking Points Memo Cameron Joseph and Campaigns Reporter for Politico Kevin Robillard.

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A Historic Meeting with North Korea (If It Actually Happens) Mar 09, 2018

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The Trump Administration let South Korea announce that Donald Trump will meet with Kim Jon-Un. If it actually happens, it could be a groundbreaking moment. But do we trust Trump and his people to actually handle this correctly??

Plus, we got a look at what the promised tariffs would look like. Melanie Zanona from The Hill gives us all the details.

And all the latest on Congressional gun control measures and the Russia investigation with Matt Fuller from HuffPost and Emma Loop from Buzzfeed.

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The Stormy Daniels Scandal That The White House Can't Escape Mar 08, 2018

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders admitted that the Stormy Daniels scandal is real. She said that Trump dealt with it in arbitration, which means this story is real. So what happens next? We talk to Hunter Walker from Yahoo News about that and the general chaos in the White House.

Adam Parkhomenko gives us the latest on the midterms and how much the Mueller investigation will impact them.

Plus, The Justice Department is suing the state of California over sanctuary cities. Dara Lind from Vox explains what's happening!

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More Administration Officials Leave the White House Mar 07, 2018

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With Gary Cohn's departure, the WH has a real problem with personnel. What happens next? Donald Trump says people won't to work in the Oval Office, but that's not exactly the case. Guest host Peter Ogburn welcomes Graham Vyse from the New Republic, Addy Baird from ThinkProgress and Roll Call's John T Bennett.

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