Michigan's Democratic Primary

About this episode

The episode discusses a federal judge's decision regarding an illegal alien, the Michigan Democratic primary, a shooting incident, and new Senate rules.

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss a decision by a federal judge in Rhode Island to release an illegal alien from ICE custody despite the fact that he was charged with assault in Massachusetts and wanted in his home country of the Dominican Republic in connection with a murder. They also a look at the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan. Then, Fox News contributor Mary Katherine Hamm joins the guys to discuss the latest on last Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, and President Trump’s new choice for U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Nicole Saphier, the director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Monmouth and a contributor at Fox News. Next, they talk about a new rule passed by the Senate that bans members from betting in prediction markets. And finally the guys dish up their “You Cannot Be Serious” stories for the week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon

Guest: Mary Katherine Hamm

Topics covered

• Michigan Democratic primary
• ICE custody
• assault charges
• shooting at White House Correspondents Dinner
• U.S. Surgeon General
• Senate prediction markets
• You Cannot Be Serious stories

Keywords

• Michigan primary
• ICE custody
• assault
• shooting
• Surgeon General
• prediction markets
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Monmouth, Fox News, Senate

Places: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Dominican Republic

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