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The Roger Stone Saga: Are We Closer to Collusion? With Guest Asha Rangappa Jan 29, 2019

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Tara conducts a post-mortem on the shutdown, gets personal about the CNN documentary Three Identical Strangers, and delves into the latest on the role of Roger Stone and Wikileaks in the campaign collusion effort and Stone’s controversial arrest. Asha Rangappa returns to the show - she's is a former FBI Special Agent, Senior Lecturer at the Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, a former Associate Dean at Yale Law School, and a legal and national security analyst for CNN.

Did Trump Suborn Perjury? With Guests Josh Campbell and Jason Johnson Jan 22, 2019

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Tara is on the road from North Dakota and talks about the latest in the ongoing Mueller investigation and the possible misdeeds of Donald Trump. She's joined by Josh Campbell, CNN Law Enforcement Analyst. Tara also speaks Dr. Jason Johnson on this MLK Jr. Day about where America stands today on civil rights. Dr. Johnson is a professor of Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, political analyst, author of the book “Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell”, and Politics Editor at TheRoot.com.

Counterintelligence Investigations & National Emergencies Jan 14, 2019

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Is President Trump and his family compromised by the Russians? Will we ever know what was discussed between Trump & Putin? Is the Shutdown hurting our national security? This week Tara discuss those issues and more with her guest, CNN National Security Analyst, former DHS official, Harvard professor and author of Security Moms, Juliette Kayyem.

The Trouble With R. Kelly - with guests Touré, Jawn Murray, and Michael D'Antonio Jan 08, 2019

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Tara is back! And already 2019 has a new Democratic House of Representatives, a continuing government shutdown, and a renewed scandal over accusations against R. Kelly over the sexual abuse of young women and underage girls. Tara gives her take and talks with music journalist Touré, TV pop-culture commentator Jawn Murray, and CNN commentator and author of Shadow President, Michael D'Antonio.

Final Report From The Chaos Chronicles: 2018 - with guests David Corn and Van Jones Dec 18, 2018

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Tara talks Christmas parties, Karaoke songs, holiday movies, and the staff changes in the Trump Administration. David Corn, author of Russian Roulette joins Tara to talk Trump's relationship with Putin. CNN commentator Van Jones joins the show to talk criminal justice reform, one of the few positives coming out of Washington these days. Tara will be back with a new episode on January 8th.

Catching Up With The Crazy Dec 11, 2018

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Tara returns from her trip to Israel and recaps the week in insanity, courtesy of the Trump White House.

The Corrosion Of Conservatism with guest Max Boot Dec 04, 2018

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Tara is in Israel this week, but before she left, spoke with Max Boot about the insanity of the Trump administration. Boot is a historian, best-selling author, foreign-policy analyst, and columnist for the Washington Post. His latest book is The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right .

Trouble At The Border with guest Brandon Judd Nov 27, 2018

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Tara talks about the Senate runoff election in Mississippi and the refugee confrontation at the border with Mexico. Her guest is Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), the exclusive labor representative of approximately 16,000 Border Patrol agents.

Coward-In-Chief with guest David Priess Nov 20, 2018

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Tara calls out Trump for his cowardly attack on the military, his ignorance about the California fires, and talks with David Priess about the history of removing presidents. Priess' new book is How To Get Rid of a President: History’s Guide to Removing Unpopular, Unable, or Unfit Chief Executives.

Veterans, Recounts, and the New AG - with guest Gen. Mark Hertling Nov 13, 2018

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Who is Matt Whitaker, out new acting Attorney General? What's the state of our veterans? And how's the recount in Florida going? Tara talks about it all and chats with Lt. General Mark Hertling. Hertling retired after serving almost four decades in the US Army and now serves as a military analyst for CNN.

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