On most days, you can bank on the news being brought to a grinding halt by a tweet from the President. Today we discuss all of the problems we aren’t solving because we are fixated on his 140 character musings. 

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The Pearls

Sean Spicer is out, and communications-scaramucci-sanders.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur&_r=0"> Anthony Scaramucci is in. We struggle to care about that, but we do get a little fired up about "the Mooch" making sexist comments about new Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. 

Surprise! There's more stuff that Jared Kushner left out of required disclosures. We try to put the constant barrage of information in perspective. 

We'd love to offer a nuanced analysis of the healthcare bill that will be voted on this week. If only we knew what's in it. 

Listener Leslie compliments harris-and-rand-paul-lets-reform-bail.html"> Senators Rand Paul and Kamala Harris.

The Suit 

We're as guilty as anyone of focusing too much on the President's tweets. But there's a giant world of problems that we aren't solving because of this obsession. We start making that list. 

We think that the country's opiate crisis requires all hands on deck. Sarah recommends The House We All Live In. We also talk about our

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