Backroom Politics

A lot of new information has come out as part of the Democratic impeachment inquiry. But all along the way the White House has stopped cooperating with the House and the State Department has blocked many of the inquiries key witnesses from testifying. What is the latest on that front? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

The panel is joined by special guest Rahim Rashidi, dubbed Mr. Kurd by President Trump, to talk about the presidents unexpected announcement to withdraw U.S. military forces out of Syria. What does this mean for the Syrian Kurds that have spent the past few years fighting alongside American soldiers? What will happen now that Turkey is ramping up its military power to launch an attack on the area? Then, sports leagues and their athletes have been involved a lot in politics recently, and now the NBA is in a fight with China. What is going on there? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

The world economy seems to be falling apart, with manufacturing numbers falling world wide. What is the latest on that front and what is likely to come? Then, Biden is dropping in the 2020 polls with Warren close on his heels during a 2020 race update. All that and more this week on backroom politics!

A lot has been going on since the House official impeachment inquiries against the president. This week the panel discusses everything that is new in the investigation and what historical information we can use to try and guess about the investigations future. All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

What is going on with Boris Johnson and Brexit? The new prime minister has had a rough go of it in his first few months in office, what, if anything, has gone right for him? And new polls show Elizabeth Warren catching up to Joe Biden in the 2020 race. Will she surpass him? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

The President's phone call with the Ukrainian president has lead to Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling for an official impeachment inquiry into Trump. What exactly does that mean? What happened on that phone call? And what next? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

How will the GM strike affect the US economy? How will it affect the production lines here in the US? Then, the panel shares their thoughts on the latest Democratic debate. Plus a special remembrance to Emmy award winning journalism Cokie Roberts

Raising tensions in the middle east after a oil plant in Saudi Arabia was bombed over the weekend. What is the president's response to this and what kind of response should we expect in the future? Then, with John Bolton now out as National Security Advisor, we have another acting leader in this administration. Has this even happened before? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

Boris Johnson has had a rough start to his time as prime minister. He can't get a vote in parliament even if he tried to buy one. What is the latest on that, then another 2020 update with the latest debate right around the corner.

There has been a lot of back and forth over what happened with John Bolton. Was he fired or did he offer to resign? It is know that the President and his advisor did not agree on many issues, what was the final straw? Then, the affects of Dorian on the US and the Bahamas. All that and more this week on Backroom Politics.