Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi on 1/17/18.

Latest in National Politics Including Immigration, Mueller Investigation & Rep. Frelinghuysen to Retire

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 29, 2018

Edward-Isaac Dovere, chief Washington correspondent for POLITICO, reports on the latest political news from inside the Beltway, including the latest on the immigration showdown between the Trump administration and Congress, the Mueller investigation and a preview of President Trump's first State of the Union. Plus: New Jersey Public Radio's managing editor Nancy Solomon joins us to discuss the breaking news that New Jersey Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11) is retiring. 

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