Stories:

Mueller Empowers Grand Jury
And hires another super star Democrat lawyer. It’s possible, but it’s hard to believe that they’re not going to come back with something.
www.wsj.com/articles/special-counsel-mueller-impanels-washington-grand-jury-in-russia-probe-1501788287

McCarthy: It’s Outrageous that This Is Criminal Investigation
Outrageous is my word. And McCarthy is very careful not to sound inflamatory, but the thing is inflammatory. Mueller is impeding the President’s ability to do his job. And that, sadly, is, I believe, his intent.
www.nationalreview.com/article/450149/robert-mueller-grand-jury-appointment

Hour 3: 11:30am Sebastian Gorka

Stories:

Justice Dept Looking into Affirmative Action… against the Qualified
The internal document was obviously leaked to the NYT by someone who is appalled by the idea that discrimination in favor of race might be unfair. I only hope the Administration follows through.
www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Hour 3: Ultimate Issues Hour

Stories:

Scaramucci Out
He hoped the New Yorker interview would blow over. It didn’t. Why did he call that reporter? Did he think the guy was his friend? Did he ever read the magazine?
www.wsj.com/articles/scaramucci-removed-as-white-house-communications-director-1501526781

Hour 3: Alex Epstein, PRE-RECORDED

Stories:

GOP Blows Repeal and Replace
After 8 years of promises, they look stupid and ineffectual. Who knows what happens next?
www.wsj.com/articles/the-republican-obamacare-crack-up-1501280459

Hour 3: Open Lines

Stories:

Strassel: Who Paid for Fusion GPS?
Could everyone be looking at this Russian thing backwards?
www.wsj.com/articles/who-paid-for-the-trump-dossier-1501193386

Hour 3: 11:30 Sebastian Gorka

Stories:

Senate Votes to Debate Repeal and Replace 51-50
Pence was the tie-breaker. A few hours later, they reject a comprehensive plan to Repeal and Replace. Every Democrat and 9 Republicans vote no.
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/us/politics/senate-health-care.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

Hour 3: 11:20 Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation. (She is also Mitch McConnell”s wife).
11:30 Elaine Duke, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Stories:

President Speaks to the Boy Scouts
This is a news story. Not an editorial. Hard to tell the difference there’s so much sarcastic commentary. The scouts loved him. Clearly.
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/us/politics/trump-scouts-politics-.html

Hour 3:

Stories:

Somali-American Cop in Minneapolis Kills a White Woman
This is a very strange, very disturbing case. I suspect this was an affirmative action hire that went wrong.
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/us/minneapolis-police-shooting.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Hour 3: Open Lines

Stories:

Krauthammer on Charlie Gard
He’s always excellent on these issues.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-to-do-for-little-charlie-gard/2017/07/20/6e7916d2-6d65-11e7-96ab-5f38140b38cc_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-e%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.d7f465320cca