The Leslie Marshall Show

In Michele's final show of 2016 she is joined by 2 great panels. Topics covered include the effect of the 2016 election on minority groups as well as a 2016 wrap-up. Michele's Twitter handle is @MicheleJawando.

In the wake of Politifact choosing fake news as the lie of the year for 2016, Leslie and callers discuss its implications on our elections, society, and media outlets.

Leslie is joined by Edina Lekovic, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC's) Public Affairs Consultant. She and Leslie discuss an open letter written by American Muslim leaders to President-elect Trump voicing their concerns over a proposed Muslim registry as well as the hate speech that has been perpetuated by Trump's campaign, his followers, and his incoming administration. MPAC's website is www.mp...

Leslie is joined by Chief Investigative Correspondent for Yahoo News Michael Isikoff. Michael and Leslie chat about a piece he wrote for Yahoo News titled "Suspected Russian cyberattack waged on Clinton campaign just days before vote." He also discusses how the appointment of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State plays into this intelligence investigation. Michael's Twitter handle is @Isikoff. (Imag...

Leslie is joined by Ian Millhiser, a Senior Constitutional Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice. The two discuss the options Donald Trump has for a Supreme Court justice nominee as well as the potential for major Supreme Court decisions to be overturned should Trump get the option of choosing more than one justice during his term. Ian's Twitter...

Leslie is joined by Morris Pearl, Chairman of the Board of the Patriotic Millionaires. They discuss Donald Trump's appointment of Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labor in the upcoming administration. The website for Patriotic Millionaires is www.patrioticmillionaires.org and their Twitter handle is @PatrioticMills.

Leslie and callers discuss the federal investigation into Russia's involvement in our 2016 election. President-elect Trump says he doesn't believe American intel assessments that Russia had intervened to help his candidacy, casting blame for the reports on Democrats. "I think it's ridiculous. I think it's just another excuse," Trump said. The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia in...

Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the American Alliance for Manufacturing (AAM). They cover the Carrier aftermath (what happened and did the tactic work). They also discuss how Scott believes Trump can create manufacturing jobs here is the U.S. (using Trump's tough talk to create real jobs and the importance of using renewable energy). The website for the AAM is americanmanufacturing.or...

Leslie is joined for 2 hours by co-host Brad Bannon, who runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development, and media firm. He and Leslie cover all the recent nominations President-elect Donald Trump has made for his cabinet including controversial picks like Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education and climate denier Scott Pruitt for head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Ma...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss a new nonpartisan study, which finds that repealing the Affordable Care Act without replacement risks making 30 million Americans uninsured. (Image Credit: REUTERS/Nate Chute)

Leslie is joined by Julian Zelizer, a political historian at Princeton University and a New America Foundation fellow. The two discuss Julian's recent piece for CNN entitled "Should Democrats cooperate with Trump?" ( http://tinyurl.com/j59p77v) Julian has published over five hundred op-eds, including his weekly column on CNN.com. He's also the co-host of the podcast, Politics & Polls. He has recei...

Leslie is joined by Bob Fisher, an International Representative with the Teamsters Airline Division. The two discuss Teamster mechanics at United Airlines ratifying their national six-year agreement, which puts Teamsers at the top of the industry. The website for Teamsters is www. Teamster.org and their Twitter handle is @Teamsters. Bob's handle is @RCFisher7.

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss presidential election recounts in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and why half of Detroit's votes may be ineligible for recount. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Leslie is joined by Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.6 million member American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The two discuss why, in the words of Ms. Weingarten, "the president-elect, in his selection of Betsy DeVos, has chosen the most ideological, anti-public education nominee put forward since President Carter created a Cabinet-level Department of Education. In nominating DeVos, Trump makes...

Mark Grimaldi, Executive Producer of The Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts for Leslie during today's show. He's joined joined by Political Strategist Brad Bannon and callers as they discuss the following subjects: -How a fake news story/conspiracy theory nearly cost innocent people their lives in Washington D.C. this past Sunday -The role played by President-Elect Trump’s national security adviser...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss what options Senate Democrats have in slowing, or stopping, any of President-Elect Trump's cabinet picks. (Image Credit: BostonGlobe.com)

Leslie is joined by Allan Lichtman, Professor of History at American University in Washington D.C. His book, White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction. His prediction system, the Keys to the White House, has correctly predicted the outcomes of all US presidential elections since 1984. The two disc...

Our guest host during this hour is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @GenProgress, @maggiekthompson) Here are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 4:06pm-4:16pm est. – Trump’s choices of people who have been accused...

Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show during this hour, as well as each Thursday from 3-4pm est. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress. From 3:06pm-3:28pm est. Michele is joined by the following guests as they discuss President-Elect Trump's transition team: Guest 1: Noah Bookbinder, Executive Director, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Tweets: @no...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss the threats to a free and open internet from the incoming Trump administration. This includes potentially ending net neutrality, the policy that says internet service providers must treat all data equally.

Leslie is joined by Colonel Cedric Leighton, Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations. The two discuss how President-Elect Trump's foreign policy views will affect U.S. relations with Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine. Colonel Leighton founded his company in 2010, after serving in...

Leslie is joined by Dr. Cindy Cooke, the president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She is an experienced nurse and nurse practitioner with national board certification as a family nurse practitioner. The two discuss a rule-change that's in bureaucratic limbo---and should be enacted. It would give Nurse Practioners the ability to practice up to their full training and qua...

Leslie is joined by Ellen Ratner, the White House Correspondent and Bureau Chief for Talk Media News, who covers the White House and provides exclusive reports to over 400 national and regional talk radio stations from the halls of Congress and government agencies. The two discuss Ellen's charity, "The G.E.M.S. Development Foundation." The G.E.M.S. (Goats. Education. Medicine. Sustainability) Deve...

Leslie is joined by Laura Huizar, Staff Attorney at the National Employment Law Project (NELP). The two discuss the nationwide protests taking place in 340 cities across the United States today in the 'Fight For 15.' The protests for higher pay, union rights and immigration reform are FightFor15's first major action since Donald Trump was elected president. Prior to joining NELP, Laura was a Marvi...

Leslie is rejoined by Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two are joined by callers as they discuss the following topics: -A new AAM poll entitled "Working Class Voters Determined This Election. Now What Do Voters Want from Washington?" ( http://tinyurl...