THE RISE OF A GOP STAR, AGAIN – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has once again emerged as a rising star of the Republican Party – and a potential VP pick for the eventual GOP nominee – after the Confederate battle flag’s removal from the South Carolina statehouse this Friday. Chuck talks to the governor about her plans to address the other concerns of minorities in the Palmetto State.
Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC)
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DEADLINE EXTENDED – No agreement has been reached in the Iran nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and other world powers with the deadline now extended to Monday. Chuck talks with Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on how a deal – or no deal – would resonate with Congress.
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
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CYBER-INSECURITY – OPM Director Katherine Archuleta resigned Friday, a day after news broke that the data of more than 22 million people had been stolen in a pair of cyberattacks against the agency. Chuck talks with the former director of operations at US Cyber Command on our state of cybersecurity.
Maj. Gen. Brett Williams (Ret.)
Former Director of Operations at U.S. Cyber Command; President of Operations and Training, IronNet Cybersecurity
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POLITICAL PANEL – As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to poll well with a white working-class following, party leaders are hesitant to condemn him in fear of a backlash from GOP voters and from the candidate himself. The panel talks the latest in Trump’s trouble for the GOP, Jeb Bush’s good month, the Confederate battle flag’s removal from South Carolina statehouse grounds and more.
Matt Bai
National Political Columnist, Yahoo! News
Arthur Brooks
President, American Enterprise Institute; Author, “The Conservative Heart”
Doris Kearns Goodwin
American Biographer; Author, “The Bully Pulpit”
Maria Hinojosa
Host, NPR’s “Latino USA”
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