As various restrictive abortion bills have been enacted recently, President Trump has weighed in saying he is “strongly pro-life” but also puts himself at odds with some of the more extreme bills.  Attorney General Bill Barr is ready to investigate the investigators, one GOP Rep. is calling for impeachment, and the trade war with China continues to hurt farmers. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us to break it all down.

Next, genetic genealogy has been a great tool for law enforcement leading us to the Golden Stare Killer and closing many other cold cases, but critics fear we might be on a slippery slope where this tool is used to investigate less serious crimes.  DNA genealogy sites only let police use their info in cases of homicide or sexual assault, but for the first time, it was just used to identify a suspect in a violent assault. Peter Aldhous, reporter for Buzzfeed News, joins us for the latest use of forensic genealogy.

Finally, a conversation about the most important meal of the day… Breakfast.  But is it really? Or is it all just marketing?  Amanda Mull, writer at The Atlantic, joins us for a look at where the concept of the quick, modern American breakfast comes from, how important breakfast is, and why you shouldn’t be afraid to eat a chicken parmesan hoagie for breakfast.

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