Agree to Disagree: Debating Today's Biggest Political Stories
President Trump is ramping up his attacks on the media. Did the White House time his latest barrage against the press to match up with the Senate election in Alabama? Nick Givas, Media Reporter at The Daily Caller, and Francis Maxwell, Host at The Young Turks, weigh in on the latest out of the Trump administration.
The people of Alabama finally head to the polls to vote on the state's next Senator. Will Roy Moore win despite all of the allegations of sexual misconduct against him? Givas and Maxwell both say that Moore is likely to squeak out a win.
On Capitol Hill, tax reform is still the policy priority. The House and Senate are reconciling their tax bills. Maine Senator Susan Collins has expressed concern over the negotiated bills. Givas and Maxwell discuss whether Senator Collins will flip her vote on tax reform to a no.
The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by colleagues.
A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he continually disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial.
Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and prevent public health crises like the ones in Flint, Michigan and Washington, D.C.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100.
