Backroom Politics

With so many special elections, primaries and midterm elections in the news the table at Backroom Politics is taking this week to extrapolate on what the votes cast have shown and what might happen in the upcoming elections that have yet to be held. Is the blue wave coming? Will the state of the economy help Republicans maintain control of the Congress? Larry Kudlow says yes but our table may have a different understanding.The toxic nature of Trumpism has hit three people this week, how there time with the president impacted their ending in politics and why it’s important.... all of this and more on this week's episode of BACKROOM POLITICS!!!

Ohio-12 is holding a special election today and the results will be a huge indication as to what will happen in November's election. Just yesterday Trump reinstated sanctions on Iran, what it will mean for the economy and future foreign relations is yet to be seen. Manafort's trial has been going on for about a week and the jury has hear from 4 witnesses and what is going on with potential Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh? All of this and more on.... BACKROOM POLITICS!!!

Long time conservative donors, Charles and Bill Koch, have said they will financially contribute to candidates who “support policies that help all people improve their lives” whether they be Democrats or Republicans.Last Friday Trump hung his hat on another victory... the economy(GDP) grew to 4.1% one of the "biggest wins" of his administration but did Trump really have anything to do with the growth? Michael Cohen says he is ready to tell Special Prosecutor Robert Muller all the details of the meeting between Russians and members of the Trump team back in 2016 and that Trump himself was there. Confusion continues with the administrations ramblings about Russia and they will they, won’t they game Trump and his Administration are playing with a second Russian Summit only this time in Washington. And will there be a third government shutdown this year? Republican lawmakers say no, Trump says yes. All of this and more on…..BACKROOM POLITICS!!

The White House announced their contemplation of suspending security clearances of 6 former officials, Trump  threatens action in Iran with a Tweet, Federal investigators released information that they had tapes of then candidate Trump and his personal attorney Michael Cohen discussing making payments for a Playboy centerfold. Paul Manafort’s trial is scheduled to start on July 31st and Putin might come to the White House…. All of this and more on BACKROOM POLITICS!!!

Trump, this week, sat down with foreign leaders from multiple countries including a second NATO summit, Theresea May from the UK and Vladimir Putin from Russia. Also, last friday we saw 12 Russian indictments be handed down from the Mueller investigation. Is that investigation over... or is it just beginning? All of this and more in this weeks episode of BACKROOM POLITICS!!!

Last night, Trump officially nominated Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court Justice of the United States, pending Senate approval. As trade in the United States struggles, Trump's business booms. There will be a summit with Russia in Helsinki and Pruitt was officially "pushed out"....All of this and more on this week's episode of BACKROOM POLITICS!!!

Thursday June 28th, Jarrod Ramos entered the Capital Gazette, a newspaper in Annapolis Maryland. Ramos opened fire and shot and killed four journalists and a sales assistant. What was Ramos's motivation and should his actions be treated as a result of the verbal attacks made on "fake news" media outlets?...All of this and more on BACKROOM POLITICS!

All three branches of the United States government have been busy talking about immigration this week; the White House put issued an executive order, the House of Representatives debated bills, and the Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding the President's travel ban. What is happening with James Mattis, is he at all involved in the decision making of the President or the DOD?? and more tariffs as trump holds a rally in South Carolina..... All of this and more on this week's episode of BACKROOM POLITICS!

The Office of the Inspector Gerneal issued a report last Thuesday looking into the actions of James Comey and his handling of the Clinton investigation. Are children being seperated from their families at the border and used as a bargening tool for the wall OR are we being tough on immigration as the president promised in his campaign? Paul Manafort was sent to jail on Friday and Trump levied more tariffs....All this and more on this week's episode of BACKROOM POLITICS!!

Trump claims he has not slept for the past 25 hours, but what exactly has he accomplished in that time. From Canada to Singapore Trump has meet with global leaders to talk, trade, tariffs and peace but will his negotiations prove to be successful or will his personal opinion of leaders inhibit US international partnership ....All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS!

Last week Trump took to Twitter to express his frustrations with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, claiming he wished he had picked a different attorney for the job. This past Sunday legal counsel to the president Rudy Giuliani stated that Trump without a doubt had the authority to issue a pardon to himself, but not worry he would not be utilizing such power... not yet. The Supreme Court handed down an opinion yesterday that has many confused and some thinking they cannot have their cake and eat it too. And Trump plans to play the "national anthem & more great music" today at 3pm where there will be no NFL players around to take a knee....All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS!

At 10 am this morning the White House announced that there will in fact be $50 billion worth of tariffs placed on China, signaling that the Trade war is in fact underway. The Administration cannot seem to decide if it wants to conduct a summit with North Korea as last week the June 12th meeting and yesterday talks to resume the meeting began again. Starbucks stores around the country will be closed this afternoon as employees are taking more racial bias training. Harvey Weinstein, the man who was first accused of sexual harassment and kicked off the #MeToo movement was arraigned on Friday and formally charged for his crimes. And what is happening at the border? 1,500 children are missing and the a woman was shot last week in Texas....All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS!  

Another school shooting leaves ten more families questioning how and why violence is continuing in school and what can be done to prevent it. There may have been a truce reached with China and the ongoing trade wars between the two countries. Trump took to Twitter this weekend and demanded an additional investigation into the conduct of FBI and Dept. of Justice, and as our show goes live, Trump is meeting with South North Korean leader Moon at the White House.... All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS! 

The United States Emabassy was offcially relocated to Jerusalem yesterday but it was met and overshadowed by protests on the Gaza border where the violence continues. The country is transitioning in its foregin relations strengthening ties with Korea and abandoning deals with Iran. John McCain has been the target of innappropriate comments comming from the White House reguarding his heath, and Trump aims to Make China Great Again.... All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS! 

As of 2pm today President Trump officaly pulled the United States out of the Iranian Nuclear Deal. There has been some serious legal representaion question in the White House this week. Rudy Guliani joined the Presidnet's legal team on April 19th. With less than a month under his belt is he defending Trump in the way anticipated? Ty Cobb announced his retirement from the White House's legal team and Late last night, Eric Schneiderman resigned as New York's Attorney General after assult allegations were published in the New Yorker......All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS! 

As North and South Korea have started meeting to discuss peace between their two countries, President Trump is taking all the credit. At a rally on Saturday memebers of the audience chanted "No-bel, No-bel, No-bel". Is it to early for talks of awarding the Presdient a prize for making peace, or has Trump done the impossible and brough two fudeing countries together. Also what happened at the Correspondents Dinner and why did Trump choose a rally over sitting down with the rest of his administration and the press?......All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS! 

This week on BACKROOM POLITICS...  There are two confirmations before the Senate this week; Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State and RADM Jackson to lead the Department of Veterans Affiars. Neither confirmation has gone smoothly and one may be postponed. The French President, Emmanuel Macron, is in DC this week talking everything from trade to relations with Iran and the EU. Memos written by James Comey were relased to Congress on Thursday and they have an impact on the Russia invesitation.......All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS!   We will close our show out with a tribute to Barbra Bush who passed away last Tuesday, and a remeberance of a founder of our show, Congressman Al Swift who passed away this past Friday at the age of 82. 

This week on BACKROOM POLITICS... We know we missed last week but we will talk all about it. Last Monday Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen's office was raided by the F.B.I. and now Cohen and the President are asking to block the investigation before documents are reviewed... James Comey, the former F.B.I. director wrote a book on "A Higher Loyalty" and had some not so nice things to say about the man who fired him... and if that was not enough chaos the United States participated in a joint missile strike against Syria... All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS!     

This week on BACKROOM POLITICS...The President has a busy week.. now that he is his own Chief of Staff, Comms Director, Policy Czar (and everything else)...between the ouster of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (replacing him with the White House Physician)...to rising tensions between Washington and Moscow... from making nice with North Korea...to a brewing battle between the Administration and Amazon.  The Stepford Anchors...is the recent coordinated message between Sinclair Broadcasting Stations an editorial privilege or Trump supporting propaganda?  Also, our weekly dose of RUSSIA INVESTIGATION TALK!  All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS!

This week on BACKROOM POLITICS... We will discuss the March For Our Lives that happened last Saturday. Is this a new wave of politically active youth?  Is this sustainable or will the participants lose interest and let it fade away?  Has this changed the discussion on Gun laws?  The White House continues is chaotic spin... Stormy Daniels' 60 MINUTES interview, Trump's legal team continues to be a team of one, H.R. McMaster is out, John Bolton is in...and not without some concern.  Trump also announces tariffs against China, and new diplomatic actions against Russia...Trump signs a spending bill... Census question upheavals... Stock Market down and up and .... Facebook under scrutiny...we just can't keep up with all of the news happening here in Washington...but we will do our best...that is why we are the BEST POLITICAL TALK SHOW YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF....this week on Backroom Politics!