It is Nobel Prize time and this year the award for medicine goes to a pair of scientists for their work on cancer. The discoveries of Dr. James Allison and Dr. Tasuku Honjo led to new ways to treat cancer by targeting the body’s immune system rather than cancerous tumors themselves. Peter Loftus, Reporter for the WSJ, joins us for the latest Nobel Prize winners and the impact of their work in the fight to cure cancer.

Next, Goodbye NAFTA, hello USMCA! The US, Canada, and Mexico have just agreed to update NAFTA after more than a year of intense negotiations. The deal has a new name, new rules for auto makers, still doesn’t take care of current steel and aluminum tariffs, and sets up the next battle with figuring out our trade disputes with China. Megan Casella, trade reporter for Politico, joins us for what’s in the deal and the potential fight with Congress to get it all approved.

Finally, it has been a whirlwind of news for Elon Musk and Tesla. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Musk for tweets related to taking Tesla private. Musk caved and now he has to pay $20M, step down as chairman, and hire a lawyer to approve any tweets he sends out related to the company. Ben Geman, Energy Reporter at Axios, joins us on the Elon Musk roller coaster.

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