The Leslie Marshall Show

Leslie is joined by the President of the United Steelworkers Union (USW) Leo Gerard. They discuss a recent EPI study showing that the U.S.-China Trade deficit has resulted in 3.4 million lost American Jobs, the US pulling out of the TPP, Trump's trade policies, and the results of some of Trump's executive actions.

Leslie is joined by Ian Millhiser, a Senior Constitutional Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice. They discuss President Trump's upcoming Supreme Court nominee decision. Trump has the selection narrowed to 3 judges: William Pryor Jr, Thomas Hardiman, and Neil Gorsuch.

Leslie is joined by Ben Johnson, Executive Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). They discuss the legality and the backlash that has ensued since President Trump signed an executive order Friday night to keep refugees from entering the country for 120 days and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations out for three months. The countries affected are Iran, Iraq,...

In this open phones hour Victoria Jones, Chief White House correspondent with Washington DC-based Talk Media News, asks the audience a simple question - How would you grade Donald Trump's first week in office? Victoria gives Trump an "A for energy" Other things....not so much.

Michele Jawando, Vice President of Legal Progress at the Center for American Progress is joined by 2 panels of guests in this hour as she fills in for Leslie. In the first half hour, Michele and her guests discuss the Women's March on Washington D.C and the marches that took place across the country protesting Trump's inauguration. One of Michele's guests, Janaye Ingram, was the national organizer...

Michele Jawando, Vice President of Legal Progress at the Center for American Progress is joined by 2 panels of guests in this hour. They discuss the slew of executive actions taken by Donald Trump in his first week as president including orders on controversial oil pipelines, immigration, sanctuary cities, his border wall, and deportations.

Cliff Schecter, the Founder and President of public relations and political strategy firm, Libertas LLC fills in for Leslie today and together with his guests discusses Trump's first official week as President and the millions of people that poured out across the country last weekend in solidarity with the Women's March taking place in the nation's capital. The protests in cities all over America...

Leslie is joined by The Nation Magazine's John Nichols and callers this hour as they discuss the 16 minute speech given by Donald Trump as he became America's 45th president at his inauguration ceremony.

Cliff Schecter, the Founder and President of public relations and political strategy firm, Libertas LLC is joined by 2 great guests this hour as he fills in for Leslie. Cliff and his guests discuss the threat that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) faces once Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States tomorrow at his inauguration. He recently claimed his plan will give "insuranc...

Leslie is joined by Nicholas Wapshott, the Opinion Editor of Newsweek and an author. The two discuss a new report by the non partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that shows disastrous consequences if Obamacare is repealed without adequate replacement. Among the most troubling statistics of the report are: 1. 18 million lose insurance in first year 2. Premiums 20-25% higher one year after rep...

Leslie is joined by callers and Sam Fullwood, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he analyzes the influence of national politics and domestic policies on communities of color across the United States. They discuss President-Elect Trump's comments that Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights hero who suffered a fractured skull from Police during the 'Bloody Sunday' march in Alabama,...

Leslie is joined by Nuchhi Currier, president of the Women's National Democratic Club (WNDC), the meeting place for Democrats, Independents, and Progressives in the nation’s capital. The two preview the "Women's March On Washington," which will will convene on Saturday, January 21st at 10am est. The starting point is the intersection of Independence Avenue and Third Street SW, near the U.S. Capito...

Leslie is joined by callers and Michael Shure, Political Correspondent and host with "The Young Turks," the Largest Online News Show in the World. They analyze Donald Trump's first press conference as President-Elect. Michael's Twitter handle is @MichaelShure.

Leslie is joined by the President of the American Alliance for Manufacturing Scott Paul. The discussion focuses on Trump's recent appointments including Robert Lighthizer (U.S. Trade Representative) Wilbur Ross (Commerce Secretary) and Peter Navarro (White House National Trade Council) and the message Trump is trying to send with these nominations. Not only that, Scott and Leslie talk about how th...

Leslie is joined by Democratic political strategist Brad Bannon. The two discuss Brad's recent article for 'The Hill' entitled "5 things Dems must do this year to win in 2018." ( http://tinyurl.com/hfpk7kv) Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and polit...

Leslie is joined by Michael Isikoff, Chief Investigative Correspondent for Yahoo News. He specializes in national security, terrorism, and money in politics. The two discuss reports that the U.S. has ID'd Russians who gave hacked emails to WikiLeaks ( http://tinyurl.com/jls4zsh) . Michael's Twitter handle is @Isikoff. (Image Credit: Getty Images)

Leslie is joined by Jason Rabinowitz, Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer of Teamsters Local 2010, representing 14,000 administrative, clerical and skilled trades workers throughout the University of California system. The two discuss Teamsters Local 2010 members of the CX-Unit (clerical, administrative and related classifications) conducting a legal and protected one-day strike at the Unive...

Leslie is joined by a guest and callers as they discuss what would happen if Obamacare is repealed. Her guest is Craig Obey, Deputy Executive Director at Families USA, a leading national voice for health care consumers, which is dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care and improved health for all.

Leslie's first guest during this hour is Max Richtman, President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), one of the nation's most influential senior advocacy and education membership organizations. The two discuss what is likely the single most threatening situation that seniors are facing, which is what will happen to Medicare if the ACA is repealed. N...

Leslie is joined by two guests and callers as she discusses the Republican controlled House beginning the 115th Congress with a fiasco that had them first voting to gut the House Ethics Committee during a secret vote, only to reverse course the following day thanks to immense pressure from the public. Leslie's first guest during the hour was Bob Ney, a former Ohio Congressman who was directly invo...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss their political New Year's resolutions and predictions for 2017.

Leslie is joined by CNN Contributor Sally Kohn. The two chat about an exchange Sally had on CNN with Jeffrey Lord where Lord compared Trump's intelligence briefings to being told the 'sun is hot.' They go on to discuss the lack of preparation Trump has leading up to his inauguration, his lack of judgment, and a piece Sally wrote for CNN titled "Trump Cannot Keep Justice Down." ( http://tinyurl.com...