The Leslie Marshall Show

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. Here are the guests Michele interviewed along with the topics they discussed. 1. Jillian Murphy, Associate Director for Climate Communications at Center for American Progress Action Fund, Timothy Ballos, Staff Attorney at Earth Justice...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old man who died was shot dead by a Baton Rouge police officer after being pinned to the ground by two other officers.

I'm joined by callers as we discuss the recommendation today by FBI Director James Comey that no charges be filed against Hillary Clinton for her mishandling of emails when she was Secretary of State. We also discuss the political fallout from the news.

Leslie is rejoined by Nicholas Wapshott, the Opinion Editor of Newsweek and an author. The two discuss the recommendation today by FBI Director James Comey that no charges be filed against Hillary Clinton for her mishandling of emails when she was Secretary of State. They also discuss the political fallout from the news. Nicholas's newest book is titled "The Sphinx: Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolati...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss transgender Americans being allowed to openly serve in the military after the Pentagon ended their ban today. (Image Credit: america.aljazeera.com)

Leslie is joined by Anila Ali, a Pakistani-American philanthropist, author, activist, and lifelong educator. Anila has taught at the middle and high school levels for more than 20 years and is currently running for a seat on the Irvine City Council in Orange County, California. Raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Anila is a proud American citizen and has made Orange County her home community for almost t...

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. Here are the guests Michele interviewed along with the topics they discussed. 1. Michael Madowitz, Economist at the Center for American Progress. His Twitter handle is @MikeMadowitz. Michele and Mike discuss the child care cost calcula...

Leslie is joined by Khalil Jahshan, who serves currently as Executive Director of the Arab Center Washington DC, a new progressive American think tank focusing on U.S, foreign policy in the Middle East. They discuss how a majority of the people killed during the terror attack at the Istanbul airport were Muslim, and how Muslims are targeted by terrorism more than any other group. Khalil's organiza...

Leslie is joined by Ambassador Gary A. Grappo, who served numerous assignments at the State Department in Washington, D.C. as well as postings in Nicaragua, Portugal, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman (twice), Iraq and Jerusalem. The two discuss various aspects of the terror attack at the Istanbul airport in Turkey that killed 42 people and injured 239. Grappo held a number of senior positions in the Sta...

Leslie is rejoined by Dr. Robert Shapiro, the Chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm and a Senior Fellow of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. The two discuss his new article entitled "The Vast Economic Costs of Trump’s Plan to Bar Muslims from the United States." ( http://tinyurl.com/hj5htdv) Dr. Shapiro is an internationally-known economist who has advised, among...

Mark Grimaldi, Executive Producer of The Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts for Leslie during this interview. He's joined by Political Strategist Brad Bannon. The two discuss a number of different topics surrounding the 2016 Presidential race including: -Why Hillary Clinton has a 12-point lead in one recent National poll, but just a 2-point lead in another -Analysis of the most important Battlegrou...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss a new ad by Hillary Clinton that criticizes Donald Trump's gleeful response to Brexit and his tone deafness on how bad it's hurt American retirement accounts. They also discuss a new study by the 'Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget' showing that Trump's budget and tax plan would cost $10 Trillion dollars over the next decade, compared to Hillary...

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. Here are the main items the two discussed: -As Walmart kicks off its annual U.S. Manufacturing Summit in Arkansas on Tuesday, how is it doing in its 10-year commitment to purchase $250 billion in Ame...

Leslie is joined by Political Strategist Brad Bannon. They discuss a number of issues effecting the Presidential race moving forward. The conversation includes: - Why Bernie Sanders Plans to Vote for Hillary Clinton but remains a candidate in the 2016 race. - Campaign finance woes for Donald Trump - The significance of the Brexit vote - Defining gun control Brad runs Bannon Communications Research...

Leslie discusses all the implications the Brexit vote will have on not only Britain and the EU, but also the US with David O'Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States. The UK voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum that triggered the resignation of British Prime Minister David Cameron and wreaked havoc on global markets. Leslie and Ambassador O'Sullivan cha...

Leslie is joined by Ian Millhiser, a Senior Constitutional Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice. Leslie, Ian and callers discuss today's 4-4 tie in the Supreme Court regarding President Obama's Executive Action on immigration, and the fallout for millions of immigrant families thanks to today's decision. The website for Think Progress is www. T...

Leslie is joined by Lydia Tomkiw, a reporter for International Business Times. Lydia is a journalist focused on international affairs with a regional specialization in Eastern Europe. The two discuss the Brexit vote in England, and how it would affect the United States economically if England was to leave the European Union. Lydia's Twitter handle is @LydiaTomkiw and the website for International...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss Donald Trump's speech today attacking Hillary Clinton's credibility, and Clinton's speech yesterday where she highlighted the negative consequences of implementing Trump's economic policies. ("Donald Trump’s presidency would “significantly” weaken the country, driving the U.S. into a “lengthy recession” with nearly 3.5 million job losses and a 7 percent...

Leslie is rejoined by Ladd Everitt, the Director of Communications of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. The two discuss the sit-in led by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) in the House today. They also discuss how, despite the four failed gun reform votes in the Senate this week, the tide may finally be turning on enacting common sense gun reforms in America. The CGSV seeks to secure freedom from gun viole...

Leslie is joined by Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Springfield, and the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the state’s senior senator, and the convener of Illinois’ bipartisan congressional delegation. The two discuss common sense measures Congress can make to end gun violence in American communities. They also discuss the votes this week in the Senate on expanding background chec...

Leslie is joined by Bob Ney, a political analyst for Talk Media News. From 1995-2006 Bob was Congressman of the 18th District of Ohio. Corey Lewandowski was Bob's Campaign Manager in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Leslie and Bob discuss what Corey Lewandowski was like when he worked for Bob, and why Donald Trump likely fired Lewandowski. Bob is the author of "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit...

Leslie is joined by Patriotic Millionaire Arthur “Art” Lipson, who has been managing private investment partnerships since 1995. They discuss how the 'carried interest loophole' is making the super rich even richer, and why the Patriotic Millionaires are asking Congress to close the loophole. Art has been the sole managing member of Western Investment, which has acted as the general partner, manag...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss Donald Trump firing Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski, saying he'd be open to profiling American citizens based on their religion, and a new push by some Republicans to unbind delegates at the Republican National Convention so they can block Trump's nomination.

Leslie is rejoined by Fred Redmond, International Vice President of Human Affairs for the United Steelworkers Union (USW). They discuss why the USW and AFL-CIO endorsed Hillary Clinton for President over Donald Trump. The USW's website is www. USW.org and their Twitter handle is @SteelWorkers. USW President Leo Gerard's handle is @USWblogger. (Image Credit: Flickr/Gage Skidmore)

Leslie is joined by John Leboutillier, a conservative pundit and former U.S. Congressman from New York. They discuss a piece John wrote for The Hill titled "30 ways Trump is committing political suicide." They also elaborate on the lack of qualifications Trump has for the Presidency and compare his experience to that of Hillary Clinton's.