Today, on the domestic front: a lawsuit that claims Trump may be in violation of a little-known Emoluments Clause in the Constitution. What is this clause, and what do these suits tell us about the balance of power between the White House and the judiciary?
Plus, John Bolton is back at a time when there is ramping up of conflict in the Middle East: with Trump promising to break the nuclear deal with Iran, Bolton pushing for a military hit on Iran, and the Israeli government emboldened today killing at least nine Palestinians, who according to news reports, were involved in peaceful protest.
Meanwhile, the Mueller investigation heats up, even as a soap opera-worthy stories continue to unfold "with a stripper, a payoff, and a media savvy lawyer giving Trump a run for his money.
And, the Cambridge Analytica scandal has revealed how Facebook users were fed fake news to the benefit the Trump campaign and to sway elections in several parts of the Global South, including Kenya.
On the Global Front, history is in action as the secretive leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, traveled to China to meet with the Chinese President. Plans are in place for him to travel South for a North/South Korea Summit in April. Meanwhile, there is an agreed-to meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-un later this spring. But what does all this mean? Is this a win for Trump, or simply a coming together of the two Koreas and a strengthening of their relationship with China?
Plus, China is not taking lightly Trumps moves to penalize the country through tariffs and is threatening retaliation.
And, the cold war with Russia has gotten hotter, with Russia retaliating against the expulsion of its diplomats. They have now expelled 60 U.S. diplomats from Russia and announced the closing of the all-important US Embassy in St. Petersburg Russia.
Our guests are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.