Tara talks about the tough week that saw Brett Kavanaugh elevated to the Supreme Court. Her guest is Tom Nichols, professor at the Naval War College and Harvard Extension. His most recent book is The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters.

Tara talks about the emotionally exhausting Kavanaugh/Ford testimony, the aftermath, and this week's FBI investigation and discusses what the investigation might look like with Asha Rangappa. Asha is a Senior Lecturer at the Yale University, served as an FBI Special Agent, and is a legal and national security analyst for CNN.

The Kavanaugh accusers continue to appear. What will Christine Blasey Ford say when she testifies this week? Tara dives into the topic and interviews Phil Mudd about his days at the CIA, his thoughts about the Trump administration, and the deep-breathing techniques he uses after cable TV news confrontations. Mudd is a CNN counterterrorism analyst. Mudd joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1985 as an analyst specializing in South Asia and then the Middle East.

Tara kicks off Honestly Speaking with news of Bob Woodward's new White House book, Donald Trump's falling poll numbers, the NFL controversy over the national anthem, and an interview with former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who was in office on September 11th, 2001. His new book is The Grave Above the Grave. 

Tara Setmayer - CNN Political Commentator, ABC News Political Contributor and former GOP communications director on Capitol Hill - delivers a common sense perspective on everything from news of the day and politics to culture and sports. Guests include newsmakers, entertainers, and provocateurs.