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Betsy Woodruff is a political reporter for the Daily Beast. She is a former staff writer for Slate.
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A shutdown looms, again Will they or won't they? With no deal, Congress edges closer to the deadline to avoid a government shutdown.
To the Point
Manafort indicted, adviser pleaded guilty for lying to FBI President Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, appeared in court today on charges including money laundering to evade taxes. The President tweeted it all happened "years ago," before Manafort joined his campaign. But Democrats speculate that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is pressuring Manafort to testify about Russian meddling in last year's campaign. Democrats are worried that the President might fire Robert Mueller. At today's White House briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders denied that. Also today, one of the President's foreign advisors pled guilty to lying to the FBI about efforts to set up a meeting with Russians and the Trump campaign about "dirt" on Hillary Clinton.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Scott Walker Race Wisconsin’s Scott Walker is a political anomaly, a Republican governor in a blue state. He’s fought unions and survived a recall vote, but today’s he’s in a dead heat with his Democratic challenger. If he loses, top Republicans say the loss would be so big, it would overshadow a GOP Senate takeover. We look at what Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race means for national politics. Photo: Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, credit: Gage Skidmore
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A small legal victory for Trump, but questions remain Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit gets thrown out but not to worry, two others are filed.
To the Point
Voter Suppression, Climate Change and the President As America prepares to vote again, a question remains from 2016: are the Russians still “meddling” with US elections? Meantime, are Republican election officials in Georgia and Kansas suppressing the vote to serve their own interests? Those updates and the latest on climate change: President Trump says, maybe it’s not a hoax after all.
KCRW Features
As sidewalk gardens grow on Skid Row, homeless residents lose a sidewalk In a city with tens of thousands of people living on its streets, sidewalk space can be a hot commodity. Businesses want to keep the sidewalk clear for customers, but the city’s housing crisis means that for some people, the sidewalk is home. Some property owners have reportedly used sprinklers or private security guards to make sure no one sets up camp outside their doors. And in recent months, people living on the streets have noticed a new tactic – business owners effectively occupying a portion of the sidewalk themselves.