Ben Dreyfuss, senior editor at Mother Jones, discusses the surprise resignation of Hope Hicks, making her the 4th White House communications director to leave the Trump Administration.
Dreyfuss also digs into reports that special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating what President Trump knew about Russia's hacking of the Democratic National Committee.
Another topic of interest in the investigation is Trump's relationship with Jeff Sessions after reports emerged last summer that the president was trying to push Sessions out as Attorney General.
We also talk about the recent revelations that Jared Kushner's retail firm Kushner Companies received large loans from two financial firms after meetings with the White House senior advisor. This information was released one day after Kushner lost his top secret security clearance.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to force a vote Tuesday on the far-right effort to oust him from his leadership position and insists he will not cut a deal with Democrats to remain in power, setting the stage for an extraordinary and unpredictable showdown on the House floor.
Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after a plea deal imploded, putting the case on track toward a possible trial as the 2024 election looms.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his leadership of the House after Rep. Matt Gaetz, a longtime critic, moved to launch a vote to oust him from the helm.
The office of Montana’s Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that said state agencies aren't doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming.
