Rational Radio Daily With Steele And Ungar

"Let's stop thinking of these guys as crazy," says Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS. "Let's start thinking of them as shrewd and smart." He discusses how we should view the enigmatic nation and potential diplomatic solutions for dealing with them.

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI 05) joins Rick Ungar and guest co-host Ron Christie to discuss whether the GOP-controlled Congress will be able to pass major legislation by the end of the year. Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks shares her thoughts on the evolving Donald Trump Jr. story and the similarities to Watergate.

Darren Samuelsohn, a senior White House reporter for Politico, takes us through Donald Trump Jr.'s 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer linked to the Kremlin and discusses the legality of the meeting.

Career counterintelligence officer Malcolm Nance shares his thoughts on the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ali Watkins, a national security reporter for Politico, talked about how the Trump administration's crackdown on leaks has created an atmosphere of fear at U.S. intelligence agencies.

Rick and Michael pan the Democrats' "Better Deal" campaign strategy for the 2018 midterms. Former State Department official Max Bergmann discusses President Trump's speech in Warsaw and previews the G20 Summit as well as Trump's upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Dr. Bruce Bechtol, President of the International Council on Korean Studies, shares his thoughts on North Korea's ICBM test and how the U.S. should respond. Robert Costa, national political reporter for the Washington Post, talks about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's beachgate controversy and his fall from political grace.

Rick Ungar and guest co-host Rick Tyler wonder whether President Trump's tweets are hurting the country. The guys also debated whether the president's attempts to fulfill campaign promises could lead to a trade war.

Michael and Rick discuss President Trump's disparaging tweets about Mika Brzezinski and how his support among independents is collapsing. Theresa Cardinal Brown, director of immigration policy for the Bipartisan Policy Center, explains the rules for the newly-implemented travel ban.

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author David Cay Johnston discussed his book, 'The Making of Donald Trump', and revealed some interesting insights into how President Trump became the man he is today. Rick and guest co-host Rick Tyler looked at whether repealing the Affordable Care Act could end up killing more people per year than guns do.

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY 18) weighs in on the future of healthcare reform after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's decision to delay the vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Ambassador Marc Ginsberg breaks down the White House's recent statement against the Assad regime and discusses the evolving chess game in Syria.

Dr. Bruce Siegel, President and CEO of America's Essential Hospitals, discusses the impact that the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act could have on hospitals across America. We check in with Daniel and Jordan Allott to get an update on their immersive four-year reporting project: "The Race to 2020: 9 counties that will define a presidency".

POLITICO health care reporter Dan Diamond joins the guys to talk about the Better Care Reconciliation Act and whether Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell actually cares if the bill passes or not. Sarah Leonard, features editor of The Nation magazine, discusses her recent New York Times op-ed: "Why Are So Many Young Voters Falling for Old Socialists?"

Katherine Hayes, Director of Health Policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, talks about the potential impact of the Senate's newly-unveiled Better Care Reconciliation Act. The guys address President Trump's recent comment about how he doesn't think poor people should advise him on the economy.

Xochitl Hinojosa, the Communications Director for the DNC, talked about laying the groundwork for the 2018 midterms in the wake of losing another two special elections. Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown discussed policing in America and his new book: "Called To Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me".

Gayle Lemmon, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Rick to discuss the recent military escalation in Syria and whether we are on a potential path to war. Dr. Steve Klasko, President and CEO of Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, speculates on what we might see in the Senate's Obamacare repeal bill.

Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com, talks with Rick and Michael about the current state of free speech and civil discourse in the U.S. Phillip Smith, the head of the National African-American Gun Association, discusses the NRA's silence in the wake of the Philando Castile shooting, trial and verdict.

The guys discuss the bipartisanship that we've seen in the wake of the Steve Scalise shooting. Will it last? Can it last? What has to happen for us to have a respectful civil and political discourse again?

Axios healthcare reporter Caitlin Owens talks about the Senate's Obamacare repeal bill and explains why premiums rose under the ACA and what needs to happen in order for those rates to fall. SiriusXM POTUS Senior Producer Jennifer McLellan gives us a live update on the 108th Congressional charity baseball game at Nats Park.

Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY 14), the Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, joins us to talk about the mood on Capitol Hill today after the tragic shooting in Alexandria, Virginia that wounded Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and others. The guys examine our country's increasingly toxic civil and political discourse.

Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY 11) joins the guys to discuss his recent op-ed in The Hill that makes the case against cutting funding for foreign aid. Former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan talks about his new book "Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State".