Political Rewind

Today on “Political Rewind,” the end of the 2017 session of the Georgia General Assembly is coming at us. What issues are still alive and will this session go out like a lion or a lamb?

Today on “Political Rewind,” remember the guy spinning plates on Ed Sullivan? We figured that’s what Washington must have felt like today with the GOP health care bill up for a vote but in the midst of our discussion on whether the bill would pass or fail, news broke that it had been pulled from consideration!

Today on “Political Rewind,” Georgians didn't approve Governor Deal's Opportunity School District measure last November, so what education reform bills will come out of the Gold Dome this session? The AJC's "Get Schooled" writer Maureen Downey joins us to take a look at some of the key efforts.

Today on “Political Rewind” we spend the full hour with terrorism expert Peter Bergen. The author of "The United States of Jihad," Bergen is an authority on the topic. In addition to being CNN's Terror Analyst, Bergen is one of the few Western journalists to have interviewed Osama bin Laden in 1997. In the era of travel bans targeting mostly Muslim nations, Bergen says his research shows that the terrorists are already among us, like the Tsarnaev brothers who masterminded the Boston Marathon

Today on “Political Rewind,” we first discuss a late-breaking report that recently fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara was investigating stock trades made by HHS Secretary (and former Georgia congressman) Tom Price. The report appeared on the website ProPublica .

Today on “Political Rewind,” it's the Ides of March. Should FBI Director James Comey keep an eye on his back? Comey is meeting with a Senate subcommittee to discuss rumors of Russian tampering and allegations of Obama wiretapping during the last election. And what about Trumpcare? As the president goes on the road to stump for the plan, are the CBO and OMB reports cause for major concern? Can the Republican Party come to some kind of agreement on the plan?

Today on “Political Rewind,” is your microwave watching you? On Sunday, Kellyanne Conway, Counselor to the President, suggested some unusual ways that the Obama administration might have surveilled Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Sen. John McCain says Trump needs to put up or shut up about his claims of illegal wiretapping. Where will this investigation go?

Today on “Political Rewind,” repeal and replace ... with what? The Republicans have rolled out their healthcare plan but it's a hard sell even within the party. We take a deep dive into the perplexing problems that a national health care plan means with Andy Miller of Georgia Health News.

Today on “Political Rewind,” we put some listeners in the hot seat. Our Citizens Panel (including one green card resident from Germany), joined us at GPB studios to tell us about their reactions to the first few weeks of the Donald Trump presidency.

Today on “Political Rewind,” another weekend, another POTUS tweetstorm. As Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping him in the waning days of the 2016 campaign, partisan battles get even uglier. Where did this story originate and is there any proof these claims could be accurate? Our panel has much to say.