This week, we look at what may shape up as a game-changing story of intrigue as Democrats wrangle with Trump's partisan intelligence chief over a whistleblower that appears to have some damaging information about the president*. 

 

Then we're joined by Vox.com Senior Correspondent Ian Millhiser to discuss the renewed controversy surrounding Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and look at how Democrats might respond to a judicial system that has been captured to a significant degree by the Republican Party. Court-packing may be an option, but it's not the only approach they should consider.