Rational Radio Daily With Steele And Ungar

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) joins Rick and Michael to talk about how threats to NAFTA could damage the Iowa corn industry. Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA 33) also joined us to weigh in on Trump revealing highly classified information to the Russians.

Mark Recker, Vice President of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, joined the guys to discuss how a border tax and threats to NAFTA could seriously damage the Iowa corn industry. Michael and Rick talk with North Korea expert Dr. Bruce Bechtol about the implications of North Korea's latest missile test.

David Safavian, Deputy Director of the American Conservative Union Foundation's Center for Criminal Justice Reform, talks with Rick Ungar and guest co-host Rick Tyler about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' new drug enforcement guidelines. Washington Examiner media reporter Eddie Scarry jumps on with Rick Ungar to talk about how the media has covered former FBI Director Jim Comey's dismissal.

Co-chairs of 'Building America’s Future Educational Fund', Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania, and Ray LaHood, President Obama's Secretary of Transportation, join Rick and Michael to preview "infrastructure week". The guys continue to cover the political fallout from President Trump's dismissal of former FBI Director James Comey.

Career counterintelligence expert Malcolm Nance joins Rick and Michael to discuss how former FBI Director Comey's dismissal will affect the investigation into potential collusion by the Trump campaign and Russia. Jim Robenalt, an attorney, author and expert on President Nixon and Watergate, addresses the Nixonian elements of President Trump firing FBI Director Comey.

Amber Phillips, a Washington Post reporter who writes 'The Fix', joins Michael Steele and guest co-host Robert Traynham to discuss the breaking news that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Daily Beast columnist and author Gordon Chang also stops by to talk about South Korea's presidential election and the impact of Moon Jae-in's win on diplomatic relations between the U.S., South Korea, North Korea and China.

Max Bergmann, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and a former State Department official, joins Michael Steele and guest co-host Steve McMahon to discuss the results of the French presidential election. The guys look at former-acting Attorney General Sally Yates' testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Kevin Griffis, Vice President of Communications for Planned Parenthood, joins the guys to discuss the impact that the American Health Care Act would have on Planned Parenthood. California is considering implementing a single-payer health care system; Rick and Michael debate whether that's a good choice or not.

Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ART), joins the program to talk about President Trump's proposed tax reform package and how he sees it as a boon to job creation. The amended American Health Care Act passed the House tonight. Rick and Michael debate the potential political implications and fallout from the bill.

Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL 17) joins the program to discuss his recent calls for a revival of earmarks so that Congress can get more done. Rick Ungar and guest co-host Ned Ryun discuss tonight's breaking news that House GOP leadership is calling for a vote on the amended American Health Care Act.

Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX 33) joins Rick and Michael to talk about the Democratic Party needing to focus on expanding its electoral map and becoming known as the party of jobs. Ambassador Dennis Ross, point man for the Middle East peace process under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, discusses the dynamics within tomorrow's White House meeting between President Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Salena Zito, political reporter for the Washington Examiner and host of "Main Street Meets the Beltway" on SiriusXM POTUS, joins the guys to talk about her interview with President Trump. Matt Bai, national political columnist for Yahoo! News, also stops by to talk about his recent column in which he wonders if Trump's political opponents will allow him to evolve into a more typical president.

Michael Steele and Rick Ungar host a 100 Days town hall-style event at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Anand Parekh, the BPC's chief medical advisor, and Theresa Cardinal Brown, the BPC's director of immigration policy, join the guys.

We take a look back at President Trump's statements and actions from the campaign trail to the White House on healthcare, Neil Gorsuch's nomination and confirmation, immigration and foreign policy.

David Drucker, senior congressional correspondent for the Washington Examiner, joins the program to lay out the winners and losers under President Trump's new tax reform plan. Rick and Michael wrap up our "100 Days" series, reviewing Trump's evolving thoughts, statements and actions on foreign policy.

Politico's Gabriel Debenedetti joins us to discuss the Democrats' recent "Unity Tour" and the deep divides it revealed in the party. Rick and Michael continue our "100 Days" series, looking back at President Trump's first 100 days in office. Tonight they review the President's immigration policies, particularly the border wall and the travel ban.

Seth Stodder, former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for border, immigration and trade policy under President Obama, joins Rick Ungar and Rick Tyler to discuss the Trump administration's new tariff on Canadian softwood lumber and the possibility of a trade war. The guys continue to review President Trump's first 100 days in office by looking back at Judge Neil Gorsuch's journey to the Supreme Court from his nomination to his confirmation.

Michael Steele calls in from "The City of Lights" to talk about the first-round results in France's presidential election, the outlook on the second round and each candidate's vision for France. We review President Trump's evolving statements on health care in the first installment of our "First 100 Days" series.

Professor Allan Lichtman, a distinguished professor of history at American University aptly-dubbed "the prediction professor", predicted Donald Trump's election win back in September 2016 and also predicted that Trump would be impeached. He joins the shows to discuss his new book, "The Case for Impeachment,". Michael Steele surprises the guys on Freaky Friday by calling in from Paris. Michael gives us a report on the ground from the City of Lights, a day after the Paris shooting attack and mere days before the first round of the French presidential election.

Ambassador Chris Hill discusses Trump's foreign policy approach towards North Korea. Rick Ungar and guest co-host Rick Tyler examine the recently-unveiled MacArthur amendment to the American Health Care Act.