Todd Purdum

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Guest host Todd Purdum gets a rare first-hand look inside North Korea, the most isolated nation in the modern world. Is it the flash point of a new Cold War that might turn hot?

A view inside of the reclusive North Korea

Guest host Todd Purdum gets a rare first-hand look inside North Korea, the most isolated nation in the modern world. Is it the flash point of a new Cold War that might turn hot?

from To the Point

Guest host Todd Purdum discusses the Democratic Party's growing ideological – and generational – divide and its implications for the 2018 midterms and beyond.

Can Democrats ride their populist wave or will it sink the party?

Guest host Todd Purdum discusses the Democratic Party's growing ideological – and generational – divide and its implications for the 2018 midterms and beyond.

from To the Point

Guest host Todd Purdum explores Hillary Clinton's challenges in wooing younger voters.

Can Clinton close the deal with millennials?

Guest host Todd Purdum explores Hillary Clinton's challenges in wooing younger voters.

from To the Point

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