Jack and Rachel sit down with Edward Nelson, a Navy veteran running for State House in Tennessee's 19th district. They tackle gun reform, education, the opioid crisis, youth engagement, and more.

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Kaile joins Jack from California again to break down the horrific domestic abuse allegations against two White House staffers, the bipartisan budget deal, and an underreported story on consumer protection.

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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/7/16987122/congress-massive-budget-deal-explained

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-equifax-cfpb/exclusive-u-s-consumer-protection-official-puts-equifax-probe-on-ice-sources-idUSKBN1FP0IZ

Jack and Rachel discuss the State of the Union and the RFK-esque Democratic response.

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-state-union-address/

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/30/full-text-joe-kennedy-state-of-the-union-rebuttal-speech-transcript-379368

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/state-of-the-union-response-2018

https://www.vox.com/2018/1/30/16953716/fact-checks-trump-state-of-the-union

Jack introduces a new co-host, Kaile, who is filling in for Rachel while she is out of town. They discuss the Robert Mueller investigation and Democrats' grassroots energy.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/us/politics/trump-mueller-special-counsel-russia.html

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/26/mueller-trump-obstruction-of-justice-russia-216532

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/politics/donald-trump-rod-rosenstein-frustration/index.html

Jack and Rachel examine Trump's first year in office, the government shutdown, and the Women's March. They also introduce a new Republican character.

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Jack and Rachel play a game with Trump's tweets, discuss Democratic health care proposals, call a Senator, and more.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/08/trump-bob-corker-mend-fences-328239

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/middleeast/iran-nuclear-deal-analysis-intl/index.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-health-care-democrats-are-shifting-to-offense/2018/01/08/0e6ae864-f43e-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html

Jack and Rachel discuss the latest in news from the White House and 2018 election prospects.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/01/10/trump-vs-trump-again-judge-cites-presidential-tweets-as-he-blocks-daca-phaseout/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/11/trump-just-torpedoed-his-own-administrations-position-on-fisa/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/01/10/early-election-forecast-republicans-could-lose-38-seats-and-house-majority/

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/a-federal-court-just-struck-down-north-carolinas-congressional-map/

Jack and Rachel introduce their new podcast, Progressive U., a show hosted by high-school/college-aged progressives about the latest in current events.

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