#AskTheMayor; The Latest on TRussia and the Health Care Bill; Silver's Corruption Conviction Overturned; Bastille Day Celebrations

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 14, 2017

Coming up on today's show:

  • Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
  • Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, talks about the latest developments in the Trump-Russia investigation and the new Senate healthcare bill.
  • A federal appeals court has overturned the corruption conviction of Sheldon Silver, former New York Assembly Speaker. Jimmy Vielkind, Politico New York's Albany bureau chief, and Todd Kaminsky, New York State Senator (D 9th Nassau County), discuss the court's decisions and its broader implications.
  • Listeners from France or any other country call in and describe their home country's national holiday and how it compares to the 4th of July.

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