And we have another contender.  South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has officially announced that he is running for president in 2020 adding to the nearly 20 Democratic hopefuls running.  He is young, he is gay, and is rising in the polls but can he last?  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for that and what we are expecting to be some big news, the release of the redacted Mueller report.

Next, Facebook has long wanted to be the place for your most important life events, whether it’s getting married or having kids, anything big, but what happens to a person’s Facebook when they pass away?  Last week Facebook announced some new features on handling a loved ones profile, such as giving your legacy contact more control over your profile and creating a tributes page.  Louise Matsakis, security and online platform reporter for Wired, joins us for how it all works.

Finally, when Brett Kavanaugh was elevated to the Supreme Court, many thought that a conservative takeover of the court was imminent, but in early decisions so far, that hasn’t happened.  It has been stalled by a bromance between Chief Justice John Roberts and Kavanaugh who have so far sided with the liberal justices more than the conservatives.  Richard Wolf, reporter for USA Today, tells us about this Supreme Court bromance.

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