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May 27, 2017
• "The Washington Post": Kushner Proposed Secret Line to Kremlin; Leaks from Government Officials Reaching their Limit; Congressman Body Slam; Media Bias is Negativity. Aired 9-10a ET


May 20, 2017
• My Legal Advice for Trump; NYT Reporter on Latest Comey Firing Revelations; How Presidents Prepare and What can go Wrong; The Navy SEAL Who Shot Bin Laden; What Cosby Revealed to Me. Aired 9-10a ET


May 13, 2017
• Letters That Played Significant Roles in FBI Director Comey's Termination Were Strangely Dated On The Same Day; When Donald Trump Suddenly Fired Fbi Director James Comey This Week, Did He Harm The Credibility Of His Presidency Or Firm Up His Base?; Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Upset That White House Made It Sound Like Comey's Termination Was All On His Recommendation; Former Senior Advisor To President Nixon Comments About White House Tapes; Interview with Senator Gary Peters of Michigan. Aired 9-10a ET


May 06, 2017
• Eight Frat Brothers Charged with Manslaughter; France's Centrist Candidate Claims He was Hacked; GOP Could Lose 20 House Seats in Midterms; Did Comey Letter Lose Election for Clinton?; Will Trump Allow Release of JFK Files?. Aired 9-10a ET


April 29, 2017
• Trump Admits Missing His Old Life; Interview with Sen. Chris Coons; The Effect of Trump's Tax Cuts; Interview with Rep. Lou Barletta. Aired 9-10a ET


April 22, 2017
• Interview with Carter Page; Infowars Host a Performance Artist?; How Hillary Clinton Lost; Mega-Brewers Chugging Craft Beer Brands. Aired 9-10a ET


April 15, 2017
• MOAB a Message to North Korea?; Should American Foreign Policy Be Consistent?; Is It Good or Bad That the Trump White House is Run Like A Family Business?; Should United CEO Lose His Job?; PR Nightmares for United, Spicer, O'Reilly. Aired 9-10a ET


April 08, 2017
• Did Dems Filibuster on Gorsuch Backfire?; Advertisers Flee O'Reilly Over Sex Harassment Claims. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview with Senator Rand Paul; Where Does Trump Stand on China? Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 01, 2017
• Flynn: Good Dirt Or Good Lawyer?; Is Internet Privacy Dead?; Corby's Fly Problem; President Takes On Freedom Caucus; Nunes Denies WH Gave Him Intel; Prosecutor: Use Cosby Joke, Memoir As Evidence; Need Some Privacy?; Rachel Dolezal's Journey to "Trans-Black"Ness. Aired 9-10a ET


March 25, 2017
• Republicans Pull the American Health Care Act Before it Goes to Vote; Rep. Devin Nunes Says Some of President Trump's Campaign Staff May have been wiretapped as part of incidental collection; How the GOP Changed the Shape of America; Going to 11 with Harry Shearer. Aired 9-10a ET


March 18, 2017
• Legendary Investor Bogle on the Economy; Passing Basketballs or Passing Grades?; What "Socially Conscious" NCAA Brackets Look Like. Aired 9-10a ET


March 11, 2017
• Interview with Glenn Greenwald; Trump 's Modus Operandi, Changing the Subject; Pope Open to Married Men Becoming Priests; Pope: Always Give to Panhandlers; Schwarzenegger Viral Video Criticizes Congress. Aired 9-10a ET


March 04, 2017
• Interview with Senator Ben Cardin; Interview with Nicholas Burns; Interview with Thomas Friedman; What Was Russia's Involvement in U.S. Election?; Farewell, Coach Pettine. Aired 9-10a ET


February 25, 2017
• Democratic Party Brand New Leadership; Tom Perez Named As New Democratic Party Chairman; Trump Won't Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner; America's Public High Schools Dragged Into Polarized National Politics; Racial Equality Should Not Be Left Or Right; Oscar Weekend; Oscars All Awards Season; Rush Limbaugh criticize CNN's Smerconish Statement. Aired 6-7p ET
• What's Fair Media to Trump?; Can Democrats Unite Versus Trump?; High School Civil Rights Seminar Stirs Controversy; The Politics of Oscar Night. Aired 9-10a ET


February 18, 2017
• President Trump addresses what he calls a campaign rally in Melbourne, Florida. Aired 6-7p ET
• President Holding Rally Four Weeks Into Term; Insider Leaks Versus Russian Ties; Mother Forced to Take Refuge in Denver Church; Roommate Ads Include "No Trump" Clause. Aired 9-10a ET


February 17, 2017
• Fixing the Divide; Trump: "I Didn't Divide this Country"; The Role of Polarized Media; The Role of "Dark Money" in Politics; How New Voting Maps Twist Democracy; Two Americans: Cracker Barrel Vs. Whole Foods; Can the Future Be De-Polarized?; Can Millennials Break the Political "Gridlock"? Aired 9-10p ET


February 11, 2017
• Can Trump Salvage Travel ban; Both Parties Sinking in Partisan Swamp; Interview with Thomas Perez; Interview with Joe Piscopo; Essay Contest on White Privilege Sparks Controversy. Aired 9-10a ET


February 04, 2017
• President Trump Tweets Federal Judge Halting Travel Ban Means "Big Trouble"; 48 College Heads Write President Trump a Protest Letter and Eight Institutions Have Joined a Lawsuit to End It; Is President Trump Throwing a Bone to Evangelicals by Vowing to Destroy the Johnson Amendment Because Ivanka and Jared Kushner Dialed Him Back on Anti- LGBT Stance?; Is the Super Bowl Getting Political. Aired 9-10a ET


January 28, 2017
• Trump Bans Refugees For 120 Days; Opposing Views on Trump's Presidency; Accuracy of Campus Rape Statistics; Doomsday Bunkers For The Super Rich; Headline Change For Calling Melania Sexy. Aired 6-7p ET


January 21, 2017
• Trump Prays, Visits CIA, Counts Heads; Spicer Claims Biggest Inauguration Audience Ever; Massive Rallies Against Trump; Trump Still Campaigning; Arquette and Moore on Anti-Trump Marches; Massive Crowds March Against Trump; Interview with David Axelrod; Trump Tells CIA He's Behind Them, Then Turns Political. Aired 6-7p ET


January 14, 2017
• Widow of Poisoned Russian Spy on Life Under Putin; Ex-Spy Who Prepared Dossier on Trump and Russia in Hiding?; Interview with Michael Mukasey; Interview with Lanny Davis; DOJ Report Rips Chicago PD for Excessive Force, Bad Training; How White House Turns Over in Six Hours on Inauguration Day. Aired 9-10a ET


January 07, 2017
• Interview with Michael Hayden; Intel Blames Putin on Hacking; More Murders in Chicago in 2016 Than New York and California Combined; Interview with Delaware Senator Chris Coons; Interview with Vicente Fox. Aired 9-10a ET


December 17, 2016
• FBI, CIA Agree: Russia Aimed to Help Trump; Obama to Putin: Knock It Off; RNC's Spicer Returns!; Electoral College Vote Monday; Back to Waterboarding? Aired 9-10a ET


December 10, 2016
• Trump's Troubling Response to Russia Hack; Has the American Dream Ended?; Trump Team Slams CIA for Russia Hack Intel; Interview with Sean Spicer; Pistachio Girl Fired for White Nationalist Views. Aired 9-10a ET


December 03, 2016
• Trump Already Disrupting U.S. Foreign Relations; Interview with Nigel Farage; Interview with Senator Chris Coons; City Lawyer Involved in Anti-Trump Vandalism; Interview with Stephen A. Smith; Interview with Jeff Greenfield; Aired 9-10a ET


November 19, 2016
• Trump Meets with Mitt Romney; A Plea for Balance and Diversity; Trump Picks Senator Sessions for Attorney General; Trump's Potential Conflicts of Interest; Trump Shuts Out with Press Corps; "Hamilton" Cast Addressed Pence After Show; Aired 9-10a ET


November 12, 2016
• The Swamp Drainers; "Not My President"; Democratic Autopsy; Inside Trump's Victory and Administration Picks; Which Trump Will Be President?; Did Bridgegate Hurt Christie's Chances?; Is Electoral College System Fair?; How Did Pollsters Get it Wrong?; Why Trump Won Over Swing State Voters; Autopsy For The Democratic Party. Aired 9-10a ET


November 05, 2016
• Race For The White House; Death Penalty, Pot and Condoms; Does 2008 Video Show Philly Voter Intimidation? Aired 6-7p ET


October 29, 2016
• Interview with Vice President Joe Biden; Interview with Sean Spicer; Weiner Sexting Probe Leads FBI to Review Clinton Case; Will FOX News Change After Election Day?. Aired 9-10a ET


October 22, 2016
• Talking about Early Voting; WikiLeaks: Fact-Finding or Threat to Democracy?; What Happens After Election Day?; Review of Final Debate. Aired 9-10a ET


October 15, 2016
• Latest Election News; Interview with Rep. Ted Yoho; Examining Allegations Against Bill Clinton; Would Corporate America Hire Trump, Given Accusations?; Can Polls Be Trusted?; Trump Revealed by Howard Stern. Aired 9-10a ET


October 08, 2016
• What Will Trump's Debate Strategy Be?; Was Hillary's Gender Q&A Scripted? Aired 9-10a ET


October 01, 2016
• Clinton Gets High Profile Newspaper Endorsements; Trump's Problems with Women Continue; Interview with Libertarian VP Candidate Bill Weld; Reporter: Trump Called Me The C-Word; Will Electoral College Pick a Different President? Aired 9-10a ET


September 24, 2016
• Interview with Frank Fahrenkopf; Interview with Carole Simpson; Family Release Wife's Cell Phone Video of Police Shooting; Obama Vetoes 9/11 Victims Bill; Interview with Don King. Aired 9-10a ET


September 17, 2016
• Interview with Mike McCurry; Interview with Maureen Dowd; Interview with Dan Abrams; Should Live Voting Results Leaked on Election Day? Aired 9-10a ET


September 10, 2016
• Basket of Deplorables; Why Is Trump Rising?; Moderators In The Spotlight; 9/11 Victims Can Now Sue Saudis; Debates Should Include Libertarian Candidates; Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson's "Aleppo Gaffe"; Clinton: No Ground Troops To Iraq Or Syria; Debate Moderators In The Hot Seat; Interview with Gary Johnson and Bill Weld; Clinton: Half of Trump Supporters "Deplorables". Aired 9-10a ET


August 27, 2016
• Who Should Moderate Presidential Debates?; Clinton's SoS Schedule Won't be Available Until after Election; New Trump Bio Looks at Biz Record; The Real Art of Trump's Deals; College Pushes Back Versus Political Correctness. Aired 9-10a ET


August 20, 2016
• Trump's New Team, Triumph of Right-Wing Media?; Interview with Mark Cuban; Campus Controversy: Roommate Ad Seeks "Person of Color Only"; U.S. Swimmers in Hot Water. Aired 9-10a ET


August 13, 2016
• Trump Claims If He Loses Pennsylvania Clinton Cheated; Clinton's Blurred Lines Between Foundation and State Department; Is Trump in Trouble with the GOP? Aired 9-10a ET


July 30, 2016
• Will There Be An October Surprise From The DNC-Hacked Info?; Do Debates Have Any Actual Debating?; Most Important Moments of the Conventions. Aired 9-10a ET


July 23, 2016
• Trump's Grand New Party; Can Clinton's Veep Pick Boost Her Chances? Roger Ailes Resigns as CEO of FOX News; The "Law & Order" Election; Interview with Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania. Aired 9- 10a ET


July 16, 2016
• Security Concerns as GOP Convention Begins; Did Trump Have Second Thoughts on Pence?; The Crucial Swing State Vote; Trump's "Showbiz" Un-Convention; GOP Platform Veers Hard Right. Aired 9-10a ET


July 09, 2016
• U.S. Reeling Over Shootings, Police Massacre; Impact of Shootings on Black Lives Matter; 2016 Candidates Respond to This Week's Shootings; Clinton Emails: "An Unacceptable Lack of Transparency"; Could Clinton's Candidacy Bring Anti-Woman Backlash? Aired 9-10a ET


July 02, 2016
• Should Atty. Gen. Lynch Have Met with Bill Clinton?; Who Will Support Trump at the GOP Convention?; Are Polls Missing "Hidden Vote" for Trump?; Should Elizabeth Warren Apologize to Native Americans?; New Silent Majority: "Complacent Voters". Aired 9-10a ET


June 25, 2016
• How England's EU Vote Parallels US Election; Ex-Secret Service Agent Book Attacks Clintons; Fired for Being White? TV Anchor Sues Station; Did Led Zep Steal "Stairway to Heaven"?; How Immigration Policy Threatens to Tear Families Apart. Aired 9-10a ET


June 18, 2016
• Gun Control & the 2016 Race; Bad Week to Declare Support for Trump; Orlando Massacre: Inside the Mind of a Madman; What Trump's Golf Games Reveals; Philadelphia Passes Soda Tax to Fund Pre-K. Aired 9-10a ET


June 11, 2016
• Trump Plans Speech Attacking Clinton Finances; Jeffrey Lord on Trump-Reagan Comparison; Psychology of Trump U Sales Pitch. Aired 9- 10a ET


June 04, 2016
• "Bayonne Bleeder" on Muhammad Ali; Trump Under Media Microscope; Trump and Role of Conservative Talk Radio; Did Clinton's Trump Attack Work? Aired 9-10a ET


May 28, 2016
• Libertarians Front and Center; Can White Vote Win White House?; State Department Slams Clinton Use of Private Email; Trump Digs Up Old Charges Vs. Clinton. Aired 9-10a ET


May 21, 2016
• EgyptAir Crashed; Sanders Still in the Race; Shocker: Republicans Unite Behind Trump. Aired 9:30-10a ET


May 14, 2016
• Trump Plays Own Publicist; Allies Frightened by Trump Presidency; The War Over Transgender Bathrooms. Aired 9-10a ET


May 07, 2016
• Will Paul Ryan Fix Trump?; Fox Demands Trump Apology; Sanders Goes for Brokered; Alternative to Trump?. Aired 9-10a


April 30, 2016
• Trump Hits 1000; Anti-Trump Protests in California; Interview with John Kasich; Who Should Be the VP Nominees Be?; America's Most Powerful Voters; Was Hastert Conviction Unfair? Aired 9-10a ET


April 23, 2016
• Can Loyal Delegates Control the Convention?; Interview with Tom Ridge; The Trump Factor: PA Dems Voting in GOP Primary; Can Trump Get to 1,237 Delegates? Aired 9-10a ET


April 16, 2016
• Saudis Threaten to Sell U.S. Assets if Blamed for 9/11; Cruz Campaign Scrambles for Delegates; Will GOP Change Delegate Rules?; Anger and the Economy: Who's to Blame?; The Battle for New York. Aired 9-10a ET


April 09, 2016
• GOP Establishment on the Brink; The Shaming of Students for Trump; State of Disunion 100 Days Before Conventions; How NY Rule Change Could Derail Trump. Aired 9-10a ET


April 02, 2016
• Will Wisconsin Be A Game Changer?; 2016 Race: A Criminal Act?; Heroin Epidemic: A Radical Fix. Aired 9-10a ET


March 26, 2016
• Trump vs. Cruz Goes Tabloid; Brothers In Arms; Surge in Party Switching in Pennsylvania. Aired 9-10a ET


March 19, 2016
• Trump Winning War Vs. GOP Establishment; Wang: 90 Percent Sure Trump Will Win GOP Nomination; Does Trump Have a Jewish Problem? Aired 9-10a ET


March 12, 2016
• Trump and Anger in America; Kasich Reacts to Trump Protest Violence. Aired 9-10a ET


March 05, 2016
• Romney's Plan to Stop Trump; Will Sanders Play the Email Card?; What Would A Hillary Vs. Trump Race Look Like? Aired 9-10a ET


February 27, 2016
• GOP Smackdown; Rubio's Rumble with Trump; Interview with Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah; Judge: Hillary's Aides Must Answer Questions. Aired 9-10a ET


February 20, 2016
• GOP Rivals Battle For South Carolina Voters; Trump Calls for Boycott of Apple; Interview with Pat Buchanan; Justice's Three Decades of Influence. Aired 9-10a ET


February 13, 2016
• GOP's Immigration Problem; Can Donald Trump Ever Go Too Far?; Racially Divisive Cartoon?; Obama's Failure to Bring Parties Together. Aired 9-10a ET


February 06, 2016
• Kasich Surging in New Hampshire; Sanders Far Ahead of Clinton in New Hampshire; Judge: Cosby Can Face Criminal Charges. Aired 9-10a ET


January 30, 2016
• Fallout From Clinton's 22 Top Secret E-mails; Trump at War with Fox News; Election Expert Predicts Iowa Caucus Results; Can Cosby Testimony Be Used in Other Cases? Aired 9-10a ET


January 23, 2016
• Epic Snowstorm Hits Eastern Corridor; Gov. Cuomo Declares State of Emergency; Interview with Bob Dole; Interview with John Kasich; Interview with Art Garfunkel. Aired 9-10a ET


January 16, 2016
• Evidence Surfaced that may Jeopardize Cosby's Case; Trump and Cruz Neck and Neck in Iowa; Interview with Florida Rep. Alan Grayson; Report: W. Post's Rezaian, Others Freed by Iran. Aired 9-10a ET


January 09, 2016
• Buchanan, Voice of the Silent Majority; Ted Cruz's Citizenship in Question; Interview with Marcus Luttrell; Interview with John Kasich. Aired 9-10a ET


January 02, 2016
• Bill Cosby's Criminal Charges; The 2016 Race Heats Up; Fellowes: Season 6 Completes the Journey; Email "Porngate" In Pennsylvania. Aired 9-10a ET


December 19, 2015
• Republican Candidates for President Examined; Interview with Sarah Palin. Aired 9-10a ET


December 12, 2015
• The GOP's Year of Donald Trump; Is What Scalia Said Racist?; Interview with Senator Lindsey Graham; Joe Piscopo on Sinatra's 100th Birthday. Aired 9-10a ET


December 05, 2015
• Karl Rove on Terror Attacks; Rand Paul on Terrorism; Who Was Tashfeen Malik? Aired 9-10a ET


November 21, 2015
• What Motivates ISIS?; Kasich Wants Government to Promote Judeo- Christian Values; Belgium on High Alert; No Consensus on U.S. Terror Threat Response; Could ISIS Attack America; Colorado Keeps Door Open for Syrian Refugees. Aired 9-10a ET


November 14, 2015
• At Least 128 Dead in Paris Attacks; Interview with Mike Huckabee. Aired 9-10a ET


November 07, 2015
• Is Media Too Tough on Ben Carson?; Interview with Ray LaHood. Aired 9-10a ET


October 31, 2015
• GOP Pres. Candidate John Kasich on CNBC Debate Controversy; GOP Candidates Bash Liberal Media; Political Battle Over Not Prosecuting Cosby; Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction. Aired 9-10a ET


October 24, 2015
• Carson Ahead in Iowa; Talking GOP Candidates; Legal Marijuana: American's New Cash Crop; GOP's Gift to Hillary; Bill Clinton Back on Campaign Trail. Aired 6-7p ET
• Carson Ahead in Iowa; Talking GOP Candidates; Legal Marijuana: American's New Cash Crop; GOP's Gift to Hillary; Bill Clinton Back on Campaign Trail. Aired 9-10a ET


October 17, 2015
• Lamar Odum's Privacy Being Violated?; The Evangelical Vote; Axelrod "Skeptical" About Biden Run. Aired 9:30-10a ET


October 03, 2015
• Group Of Senators Propose New Gun Control Bill In Wake Of Oregon College Shooting; Interview with Jack Welch. Aired 6-7p ET
• Group Of Senators Propose New Gun Control Bill In Wake Of Oregon College Shooting; Interview with Jack Welch. Aired 9-10a ET


September 19, 2015
• Beginning of the End of Trump; The Politics of the Pope's Visit to America; Reviewing Carly Fiorina's Tenure as Hewlett Packard CEO; Ronald Reagan's Advice. Aired 9-10a ET


September 12, 2015
• Prepping for CNN Debates; Michael Reagan on This Week's GOP Debate; Trump Criticizes Fiorina's Looks; Interview with Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. Aired 9-10a ET


September 05, 2015
• Trump's Political Question Stumble; Religious Liberty in Grave Danger; Dave Ramsey on the Economy; Clinton's Email Scandal and the Law; Dershowitz on Iran Nuke Deal. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump's Political Question Stumble; Religious Liberty in Grave Danger; Dave Ramsey on the Economy; Clinton's Email Scandal and the Law; Dershowitz on Iran Nuke Deal. Aired 9-10a ET


August 29, 2015
• Trump The Soundbite Candidate; The Diminishing Power of White Voters; McCaskill: Hillary A Victim of Witch Hunt; The Pope Vs. Trump: Role of Religion. Aired 9-10a ET


August 22, 2015
• Is Trump Using Buchanan's Playbook?; Barkley on Switching Political Teams; Political Fallout of Market Woes; Email Optics Hurting Hillary's Campaign; Donald Trump's Big Alabama Evening. Aired 6-7p ET
• Is Trump Using Buchanan's Playbook?; Barkley on Switching Political Teams; Political Fallout of Market Woes; Email Optics Hurting Hillary's Campaign; Donald Trump's Big Alabama Evening. Aired 9-10a ET


August 15, 2015
• Trump on Media; Clinton Servers in Hot Water; Interview with Jesse Ventura. Aired 9-10a ET


August 01, 2015
• Race for 2016: First GOP Debate Looming; Outcry Over the Death of Cecil the Lion; NTSB, Boeing Teams Heading to France; Disturbing Questions About Cincinnati Shooting. Aired 9-10a ET


July 25, 2015
• Will Trump Follow Through on Third-Party Threat?; Will Cosby Finally be Deposed?; A New Look at Video of Sandra Bland Arrest; Who Runs FOX News?; Trump on His Relationship to God. Aired 6-7p ET
• What Does Email Probe Mean For Clinton?; Time For a Third Party?; A New Look at Video of Sandra Bland Arrest; Why Isn't FOX News Criticizing Trump?; Obama Press Conference with Kenyan President. Aired 9-10a ET


July 18, 2015
• Homeland Security Chief on New Shootings; Should We Believe Trump's Net Worth Claim?; Educator Fired Over Same-Sex Marriage; Bush's Take on Americans with Disabilities Act. Aired 6-7p ET
• Homeland Security Chief on New Shootings; Should We Believe Trump's Net Worth Claim?; Educator Fired Over Same-Sex Marriage; Bush's Take on Americans with Disabilities Act. Aired 9-10a ET


July 11, 2015
• Race for 2016; Fight or Flight; Bill Cosby Saga: Should Judge Have Released Decade-Old Court Papers?; Quadriplegic Man Fired For Medical Marijuana Use. Aired 6-7p ET
• Race for 2016; Fight or Flight; Bill Cosby Saga: Should Judge Have Released Decade-Old Court Papers?; Quadriplegic Man Fired For Medical Marijuana Use. Aired 9-10a ET


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