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As we are facing another potential government shutdown if no deal is reach on funding for President Trump’s border wall, border security continues to be a major topic.  One aspect of border security has to do with our border patrol agents and the struggle to recruit and keep agents.  It’s a tough job, with harsh conditions, and there is also an issue with overtime pay.  Ted Hesson, immigration rep...

Another huge week in the political world is upon us.  The ongoing crisis in Virginia continues as the top three elected officials face calls to resign amid scandals of wearing blackface and sexual assault.  Fears of another government shutdown have grown as efforts to make any type of compromise have stalled again over immigration enforcement.  Finally, the race for the Democratic presidential nom...

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The line came from President Trump during the State of the Union Address, if there is going to be peace and legislation, there cannot be war and investigation.  But that is exactly what is ramping up.  While the Mueller probe may be winding down, Democrats are starting to look into Trump’s taxes and business dealings and another investigation is looking into money that came into the president’s in...

The political crisis in Virginia has deepened.  The top three elected officials, all Democrats, are facing scandals. Governor Ralph Northam is inder pressure to resign after a picture surfaced of him wearing blackface. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is facing allegations of sexual assault, and Attonrey General Mark Herring admitted that he also once wore blackface. Stef Kight, reporter for Axios, joins u...

President Trump delivered his second State of the Union and covered a lot of ground.  He started by calling for unity in an effort to win for our country, listed some of his economic victories, made another plea for the border wall, and presented some new legislative agenda items.  There were moments of bipartisan applause, some groans, and the crowd even sang happy birthday.  Caitlin Emma, report...

Huawei, the world’s second largest maker of smartphones has been getting in trouble recently. Their CFO has been charged with fraud and violating sanction by doing business with Iran, They are also accused of stealing trade secrets from T-Mobile. Now there is a new report that the FBI conducted a sting operation on Huawei at CES. Matt Binder, tech reporter at Mashable, joins us for news of this st...

The State of the Union Address is finally happening tomorrow and it comes at a time when there are various problems on all sides. The Mueller probe could be nearing an end while it continues to indict people close to the president and the ongoing battle to avert another government shutdown or national emergency to build a border wall.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for a...

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The battle over funding for the boarder wall continues.  House Democrats have put forward a plan that would increase funding for border security, but not offer any money for a border all.  The president has said that there will be no deal without the wall, and Nancy Pelosi says there will be no wall. Stef Kight, reporter for Axios, joins us to see if any type of deal can be made. Next, health comp...

Experts are sounding the alarm on measles again as authorities in the Northwest say that there are 38 confirmed cases.  Most of the confirmed cases are children under 10, 34 of them were not immunized.  Eileen Drage O’Reilly, science writer at Axios, joins us to talk about why public health officials are concerned and why some are refusing to vaccinate their kids. Next, President Trump is once aga...

 Apple had to respond to some privacy issues caused by a bug in the Facetime app. Apple disabled the group-chat function after users said a software bug could let callers activate another user’s microphone without them knowing. Robert McMillan, reporter for the WSJ, joins us for what to do about the bug and also the story of how a 14 year old and his mom found the vulnerability and tried to bring...

The Polar Vortex is back and it is going to hit the Midwest hard. It will bring the coldest weather in a generation and in Chicago, no one under 25 will have ever experienced weather this cold.  Andrew Freedman, extreme weather expert and science editor at Axios, joins us for a look at the freezing temps and how this all fits in with global warming. Next, we are still in shutdown hangover and we a...

The government shutdown is over for now, but it is still unclear what the final outcome will be. President Trump walked away with nothing in terms of his border wall and now there is a 3 week time limit on whether it will happen again. Also developing over the weekend, Roger Stone gets indicted in the Mueller probe.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for a breakdown of all th...

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And the votes failed to re-open the government.  The Senate voted on two proposals, one backed by Republicans and one backed by Democrats, but neither gained enough support.  There are hopes however that now that we know what won’t pass, the two sides can come to a consensus on what will pass. Shannon Vavra, reporter for Axios, joins us for another failed bid to stop the longest government shutdow...

The government shutdown continues, the President and Nancy Pelosi continue to fight about where the State of the Union address will be held next week, but let’s take a moment to talk about the president’s lawyer, former mayor Rudy Giuliani. Reports are that after a series of gaffes in what should have been a victory lap in light of the latest Buzzfeed News report, he has drawn the ire of Trump.  D...

2017 marked the beginning of the end for Toys R Us, 2018 was all about Sears, and now 2019 will be all about JC Penney and whether they can avoid the same fate as Sears.  As companies struggle to keep up in the changing retail industry, Penney’s new CEO and her plan to save the company are getting some attention. Suzanne Kapner, reporter for the WSJ, joins us to discuss another former retail giant...

The Democratic field of those running for president in 2020 has just added another contender.  Kamala Harris was the former attorney general for California, San Francisco district attorney, and has been in the Senate for two years. Chris Cadelago, national political reporter for Politico, joins us to discuss her campaign launch and what could be both a strength and weakness, her prosecutorial care...

In an effort to end the partial government shutdown that has been going on now for a month, President Trump offered a compromise deal which still included $5.7 B for the wall, but also included temporary protections for DACA recipients and extension of TPS, but the plan was a nonstarter with Democrats and many in conservative circles slammed the idea as amnesty for the wall. Ginger Gibson, Politic...

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