Tom Bevan

Tom Bevan (01/14/18) Guests: A.B. Stoddard – Associate Editor at RealClearPolitics​ – TOPICS – Donald Trump and his inflammatory comments regarding foreign nations. John Kass - Columnist at the Chicago Tribune - TOPICS - Mr. Kass' views regarding President Trump's disparaging comments. James Arkin ​- Congressional Reporter for RealClearPolitics – TOPICS – The recent GOP retirements. Carl Cannon – Washington Bureau Chief of RealClearPolitics – The developing natural disaster in California.

Tom Bevan Show (12-31-2017) - Guests: Caitlin Huey-Burns – National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics – TOPICS – The release of Michael Wolff's tell all book Fire & Fury. Dr. Charles Lipson – Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and contributor to RealClearPolitics – TOPICS – ​The fallout between President Trump and Steve Bannon. Dr. Lipson also touches on the invocation of the 25th Amendment. A.B. Stoddard – Associate Editor at RealClearPolitics​ – TOPICS – ​Tom and A.B. discuss the column A.B. wrote about the Muller investigation.

Tom Bevan is joined by Carl Cannon, Washington Bureau Chief of RealClearPolitics, as they look back on the top 20 stories of 2017.

20 - The California fires

19 - Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria

18 - The mass shootings

17 - The shooting of Steve Scalise

16 - The Houston Astros winning the World Series

15 - The year in football

14 - Donald Trump's tweets

13 - Trump's innaguration followed by the women's march

12 - The Democrats' resistance

11 - Donald Trump firing James Comey

10 - Robert Mueller's investigation

9 - The war between Trump and the media

8 - Charlottesville and the "monument wars"

7 - Roy Moore

6 - Steve Bannon

5 - Neil Gorsuch's confirmation into the Supreme Court

4 - The "Me Too" movement

3 - North Korea

2 - The Defeat of ISIS

1 - Donald Trump's first year in office

Tom Bevan (12/24) Guests: A.B. Stoddard – Associate Editor at RealClearPolitics​ – TOPICS - Donald Trump and his Christmas miracle of signing into law his GOP tax reform. Caitlin Huey-Burns - National Political Reporter for RealClearPolitics - TOPICS - The Democrats unification against President Trump and the assessment of the successes and failures from a political standpoint. Reed Galen - Chief Strategist of the Serve America Movement - TOPICS - A cumulative assessment of the first year of the Trump Presidency. ​Kristen McQueary - Chicago Tribune Editorial Board - TOPICS - Kristen gives an in depth evaluation of Gov. Bruce Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emmanuel.

Tom Bevan (12/17) Guests: A.B. Stoddard – Associate Editor at RealClearPolitics​ – TOPICS - Alabama elected Democrat, Doug Jones in a tight race against scandal plagued republican candidate, Roy Moore. Dr. Charles Lipson - Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and contributor to RealClearPolitics - TOPICS - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said on Wednesday he has seen no reason to fire special prosecutor Robert Mueller thus far. James Arkin ​- Congressional Reporter for RealClearPolitics - TOPICS - The Tax Bill - Will it happen? Will it Work? What does it mean to Americans? Steve Cortes - Fox News contributor and former Trump campaign operative - TOPICS - Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel took to the Steven Colbert show this past week to launch what some have described as a "distraction" to the problems in the city of Chicago.

Tom Bevan Editor of Real Clear Politics, covers the big changes in the U.S. Senate this past week and the special election for the next senator from Alabama which happens on Tuesday. Guests include:

Segment 1:  Caitlin Huey-Burns talks about the Alabama Senate Race.

Segment 2: Sean M. Davis reviews the latest Media mistakes and errors in their coverage of the political scene.

Segment 3: Peter Berkowitz has the details on President Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Segment 4:

Carl Cannon – covers the resignation announcements from Senator, Franken and Congressman, Trent Franks.

Tom Bevan (12/03/17) - Guests:

Steve Cortes, Fox News contributor and former Trump campaign operative and spokesman for the Hispanic 100.

Tim Kane (the JP Conte Fellow in Immigration Studies at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University).

John Kass, Columnist for the Chicago Tribune.

Carl Cannon, Contributor to Real Clear Politics.

Tom Bevan (11/26) Guests: A.B. Stoddard – Associate Editor at RealClearPolitics​ – TOPICS – Nancy Pelosi's comments on John Conyers. Dr. Charles Lipson - Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and contributor to RealClearPolitics - TOPICS - President Trump's Tweets on the Roy Moore allegations. Carl Cannon - Washington Bureau Chief of RealClearPolitics – TOPICS – Conservative evangelical support of Roy Moore and Republican Party.

Tom Bevan (11/12) Guests: A.B. Stoddard – Associate Editor at RealClearPolitics​ – TOPICS – Trump's trip to Asia. Caitlin Huey-Burns - national political reporter at RealClearPolitics - TOPICS - Elections in Virginia and Missouri, and Roy Moore. Carl Cannon - Washington Bureau Chief of RealClearPolitics – TOPICS – Roy Moore, and the Democrats. David Craig - Editor at RealClearDefense - TOPICS - The recent poll that asked the public, and active and former military members their thoughts about foreign policy, military intervention and other "hot button" issues.

Tom Bevan (11/05) Guests:

SEGMENT 1 - GUEST - Congressman Peter Roskam​ TOPIC - Tax Code/Tax Reform.

James Arkin​ - congressional reporter for RealClearPolitics - TOPIC - Health Care and Tax Reform.

Charles Lipson​ - American professor of political science at the University of Chicago - TOPIC - Paul Manafort news and Donna Brazile Book.

Kori Schake​ - Fellow at the Hoover Institution - TOPIC - Trump's Trip to Asia.