Huge news for the Supreme Court and the Trump administration yesterday as Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced that he will retire effective July 31.  Often seen as the swing vote, losing Kennedy offers President Trump the chance to cement the conservative tilt at the Supreme Court. Lydia Wheeler, reporter for The Hill joins us to talk about the impact of this retirement and the intense confirmation battle the next nominee will face.

In other huge political news, a newcomer has defeated the #4 Democrat in the House.  10 term incumbent Joe Crowley was defeated by 28 year old Alexandia Ocasio-Cortez in New York’s 14th district primary.  My producer Miranda will join the conversation to talk about how Ocasio-Cortez won despite being outspent 10-1 and what it means for the Democratic Party.

Finally, on the immigration front, another bill has failed to get enough votes in the House to address the immigration problems in the country. As republicans now turn their attention to a more narrow bill addressing migrant family separations, a judge has ruled that the government can’t separate families at the border and must reunite those already separated. Bill Scher, contributing editor to Politico Magazine joins us for the latest.

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