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Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 08/07/2020.

A new Cato national survey finds that self- censorship is on the rise in the United States. Nearly two-thirds-62%-of Americans say the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive. The share of Americans who self- censor has risen several points since 2017 when 58% of Americans agreed with this statement. We talk with Aaron Holt a labor and employment attorney with Cozen O’Connor.

Matt Langston a political strategist with Big Dog Strategies calls in to talk a little Biden.
The presumptive Democratic nominee is unlikely to have a running mate announcement before next week. Joe Biden spent the past weekend out of the public eye, changing scenery with a trip to his Rehoboth Beach getaway as he prepares to narrow his vice presidential short list ahead of one-on-one meetings with the finalists expected this week.

Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 08/06/2020.

We must learn from the shutdown mistakes. A new report from the Heritage Foundation that looked at 10 different nations shows that full lockdowns of society by governments don’t result in better health outcomes in this pandemic than more targeted approaches. Dr. Vance Ginn, chief economist for the Texas Public Policy Foundation calls in to talk about this recent finding.

We talk with political strategist Robert Gonzalez about the Trump campaign relaunch with ads that focus on critical early voting states. The re-launch comes after new campaign manager Bill Stepien conducted a review. The Trump campaign resumed airing national ads on Monday with what officials called a "smarter, more strategic" approach focused on early voting states, after hitting pause in order to review their tactics.

Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 08/05/2020.

We talk with Michael Smith of Houston’s STA Wealth Management about why this is the right age to take Social Security. No matter when you decide to take benefits, Social Security is for the rest of your life.

‘A devastating reality’: A poll on which industries have gained or lost public trust during coronavirus pandemic hits the media right between the eyes. Joining us to break this down is Media critic Jeff McCall of DePauw University (IN).

Joe Biden should not debate President Trump, Clinton’s ex-WH spokesman says. Here to discuss this revelation is Political insider Chris Begala.