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Political correspondent covering the presidential election for National Journal
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Adam Wollner
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FROM Adam Wollner
To the Point
Post Conventions: A Tale of Two Americas Between now and November, voters will be inundated with dramatically different visions of America and what it needs. There's enough hyperbole on both sides to keep fact-checkers busy but, in a polarized nation, facts may matter less than emotion. Violent images in both news and entertainment may exaggerate voters' fears. We hear what's revealed by the early polling.
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To the Point
Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.
To the Point
Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.
Left, Right & Center
How was the trip? President Trump's travels got less fun as he went from the Middle East to Europe.
To the Point
Janesville and the American Dream Janesville, Wisconsin is the hometown of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. But he couldn’t prevent the closing of the General Motors factory after 100 years. On this Memorial Day rebroadcast of To the Point, we hear what’s happened to what once was a model of American middle-class unity.