Ahead of President Donald Trump’s first meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is urging the president to take a tough stance on Russia’s meddling in US elections. Durbin is one of five Democratic senators to sign a letter to the president asking him to address findings of U.S intelligence that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 elections.
The Justice Department is appointing former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee to oversee the growing probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible ties between the Trump campaign.
The 2016 presidential election results defied polling and pundits alike. As a result, news organizations have been discussing how they can better cover elections going forward. NPR's Sarah McCammon covered the Donald Trump campaign, and spoke with Brian Moline about lessons reporters can learn from the campaign.
The Bandwagon team is once again Better Tate Than Never! Discussed: The effects of the election on pro sports, and the use of marijuana (as opposed to opioids) as a painkiller by athletes. Um, no relation. There's a rivalry and some social media discussion, too.
After today's 21st: We continued our conversation with Sen. Dick Durbin and talked about the future of the Democratic Party and his belief that Bernie Sanders might have been able to beat President-elect Donald Trump.
