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How Do Candidates Stand Out In A Field of 23?

This week Chris Lu, former Deputy Secretary of Labor and Obama transition director, joins Kyle to discuss what goes into the transition process between administrations, the role unions play in the race, and how to stand out among 23 candidates for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

Chris Lu

As Dems Probe Whether Census Is Being Rigged Against Minorities, Trump Claims Executive Privilege Over Commerce Department Docs

But one executive privilege expert — University of Virginia law professor Saikrishna Prakash — cautioned that the Nixon ruling does not apply to a Congressional subpoena. “[The] Nixon [case]…was…an actual prosecution as opposed to Congress being involved, and the court…set aside the question of whether [executive] privilege ought to apply or how it would apply to Congress,” said Prakash, a Senior Fellow at UVA’s Miller Center. “The [Supreme] Court has never said how the executive privilege applies to Congress if it does apply to Congress, but the lower courts seem to think that it does.”

Saikrishna Prakash

Chris Lu on Trump's Willingness to Accept Foreign Help

Senior Fellow Chris Lu is interviewed on MSNBC

Chris Lu

Senior Statesmen of Va. Hears from UVA Professor on Charlottesville Statues

Members of the Senior Statesmen of Virginia are now a little more knowledgeable about why Charlottesville became a hot spot for white supremacists in August of 2017. They’re taking a closer look at Charlottesville's history, thanks to a woman who studies the history of American politics and media. Nicole Hemmer covered the events of August 11 and 12 for Vox, where she’s a columnist, and she’s also an assistant professor of presidential studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

Nicole Hemmer

Chao corruption shocking even for scandal-plagued Trump cabinet

Rachel Maddow looks at how Donald Trump's cabinet has been rife with scandal from the beginning of his term, and rounds up recent reports of brazen corruption by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Chris Lu, former Obama cabinet secretary, joins to share his insights.

Chris Lu

Voices of Vietnam documentary: A Lost Homeland

With help from the Nixon White House tapes, Marc Selverstone, of the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs, discloses the president's true intentions in ending the war in Vietnam, and Admiral Pete Bondi recalls the chaos on the ground as North Vietnamese troops systematically overtook the southern provinces almost three years later.

Marc Selverstone