An Open Seat on the Highest Court

The Takeaway

We have a discussion on the contenders for the Supreme Court vacancy; we go to Kentucky to look at how the fight over a Medicaid overhaul is playing out; a conversation about American leadership; and we talk with Alexander Heffner about the threat to Democracy in the face of huge technological changes in this country.

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