The government shutdown continues, the President and Nancy Pelosi continue to fight about where the State of the Union address will be held next week, but let’s take a moment to talk about the president’s lawyer, former mayor Rudy Giuliani. Reports are that after a series of gaffes in what should have been a victory lap in light of the latest Buzzfeed News report, he has drawn the ire of Trump.  Darren Samuelsohn, reporter for Politico, joins us for the latest internal drama.

Next, after falling to record lows, the supply of homes on the market is rising, the problem now is the affordability of those homes for the average American. Home builders have been faced with higher costs for land, labor and materials, but have also trended to making luxury homes and less starter homes.  Diana Olick, real estate correspondent for CNBC, joins us to talk about the lack of affordable homes,

Finally, have smart phones become boring? Well get ready for a lot of weird phone tech this year.  You will start seeing more about foldable screens, pop-up cameras, and even the possible return of the Motorola Razr with a foldable display.  Lauren Goode, senior writer at Wired, joins us to talk about how smartphone makers are trying to make them exciting again.

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