What is going on between President Trump and Congressmen Elijah Cummings? Is Baltimore really a rat infested city or are the president's tweet more racially driven? Then, the panel discusses the Mueller hearing.  Did it live up to the hype or was it a flop? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics! (Please excuse our technical difficulties)

Dan Gabriel, former member of the CIA and director of the movie Mosul, joins us in studio to talk about his movie and his thoughts on the current state of the intelligence community in the U.S. Then, the panel celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch and talk about the future of space travel for America. All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

Trump took to Twitter this week to attack a group of four freshmen congresswomen he called the squad. Were his tweets racist? Why has the GOP been so reluctant to respond? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

This week the panel dicusses the ongoing immigration crisis in the US. First, the Trump administration pushing to add a question about citizenship on the census, is there a legit reason behind having this question? Next, more updates coming from the southern border as well as the UN saying the US has violated UN human rights standards at the border. Warning: Things get heated. All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

This week, the panel discusses the latest on the indictment of Jeffery Epstien and what it might me for Trump's white house, especially Labor secretary Alexander Acosta. Will his handling of the Epstien case be the cause of him leaving the White House? The panel also discusses the great Revolutionary war raids on airports and Trump's 4th of July celebrations. All that and more on Backroom Politics!

What is happening at the southern border of the US is a crisis. The panel takes a look at the latest there and what changes, if any, are coming to that area. Then, the panel takes a look at the presidents recent trip to North Korea where he became the first sitting president to cross the DMZ. What does that mean for the US in the bigger picture? And what else happened at the G20 summit? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

The panel talks about the first two democratic debates. Who were the winners and losers? What surprises came out of the deabtes? Who gained the more leaving these debates? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

What is the latest with the immigration ciris in America? What is actually going on with the border and the leadership in charge of the border? And an interview with a special guest, Iowa State Senate candidate for the 22 district Tricia Gavin! All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

What is the latest on the situation bewteen the United States and Iran? How has twitter played a role in this situation? All that and more this week on Backroom Politics!

With the first round of debates coming up, what is the latest on the 2020 Democratic canidates? who will be speaking on day 1 and who will be on day 2? We break down all that and more this week on Backroom Politics!