Night 2 of the Democratic debates and the front-runner Joe Biden was taking hits from all around on healthcare, immigration, and criminal justice reform.  He handled himself better than last time, but did not get out unscathed.  Sen. Kamala Harris also took a lot of heat from other candidates and was put on defense many times throughout.  Sen. Cory Booker might have won the most improved candidate award.  He needed a breakout moment and had a few good exchanges with Biden.  Julia Manchester, campaign reporter at The Hill, joins us for a breakdown of night 2.

Next, after news came to light about Operation Varsity Blues, the college admission cheating scandal, a national conversation occurred about unfairness in the admissions process.  Now a new financial aid loophole is facing scrutiny by the Education Dept.  They are looking into a tactic used by wealthy parents in the suburbs of Chicago where they transfer the legal guardianship of their college bound children so they can more easily claim financial aid.  Doug Belkin, reporter for the WSJ, joins us for how it all works.

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