Attorney General William Barr is defying Congress by refusing to send it the full unredacted report filed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller setting up a legal fight that could last years.  We detail the arguments and discuss the ramifications in this week’s episode.

President Trump has decided to make the 2020 election about healthcare.  We discuss the wisdom of that decision and some potential pitfalls in this week’s episode.

Robert Mueller has submitted the results of his investigation.  In today’s episode we discuss the findings and why both Republicans and Democrats should take lessons from a period in recent history.

Is there something in the President’s rhetoric that fuels extremist behavior?  We discuss in today’s episode.

President Trump released his 2020 budget this week and it’s startling in the way it slashes the nation’s safety net programs.  Onetime Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort gets sentenced and it’s less than most expected.  We discuss these and other issues in today’s episode.

Democrats say their main goal is governing but have sent document requests to 81 individuals and entities in pursuit of Donald Trump.  The line between news organizations and political operatives becomes blurred.  We discuss these stories and more on today’s episode.

President Trump’s longtime attorney and fixer Michael Cohen testified this week before Congress.  There was much coverage but what did we learn?  President Trump returns from a summit with the North Koreans with no deal in hand.  We discuss in today’s episode.

President Trump has declared a national emergency in an effort to fund a border wall.  More and more Democrats are jumping into the presidential race but will they be honest about they can accomplish once they’re in office?  We discuss in today’s episode.

A bipartisan congressional committee has reached a deal on border security that has very little in the way of President Trump’s priorities.  The President says he will sign it but then promptly declare a national emergency authorizing the building of a border wall.  We discuss in today’s episode.

Heads of the U.S. intelligence community testified before the Senate last week on threats facing America.  They involve countries following Russia’s lead.  President Trump delivers a State of the Union speech that is very Trumpian.