Randolph "Tex" Alles has been fired as the Director of Secret Service. This follows Kirstjen Nielsen who resigned as the Secretary of Homeland Security. To discuss, we FEATURE Lisa Graves. Graves, Executive Director of the Center for Media and Democracy, has served as a senior advisor in all three branches of the federal government and other posts. She has also worked as a leading strategist on civil liberties advocacy in the area of national security and as an adjunct law professor at one of the top law schools in the country. Media includes: CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNBC, BBC, C-SPAN.

President Trump has introduced new changes to immigration policy that will more aggressively restrict immigration at the border. To discuss, we FEATURE Amanda Baran. Baran is an attorney who engages in policy analysis and advocacy for immigrant and women's rights. She worked at the Department of Homeland Security for almost ten years where she held a number of significant positions including Chief of Public Engagement at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and most recently, Principal Director of Immigration Policy for the Department's Office of Policy. Media includes: The Hill, Los Angeles Times, Rewire.News, Voice of America Noticias. 

The Trump administration has pulled federal funding for conservation research centers, which have been tackling issues such as land conservation, climate change, and species extinction. To discuss, we FEATURE Simone N. Sneed. Sneed is the Board Liaison for the Environmental Defense Fund where she ensures the effective governance, engagement and strategic relationship management of the c3 and c4 boards. In addition, she is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Media includes: Blavity, The Huffington Post, CNN, Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Journal of Governmental Finance and Public Policy. Levo League, Policy Mic, Cosmopolitan Latina.

Three black churches in Louisiana have been destroyed by fires in the past ten days. Investigators are still looking to see if the incidents are related. To discuss, we FEATURE Koritha Mitchell. Mitchell is an associate professor of English at Ohio State University. Her research centers on African American literature, racial violence in United States history and contemporary culture, and black drama and performance. She is author of the award-winning book Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890 - 1930. Media includes: ColorLines, The Feminist Wire, Feministing, Vox.

Google has shut down its ethics board that was to oversee their artificial intelligence efforts. To discuss, we FEATURE Soraya Chemaly. Chemaly is the director of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project and organizer of the Safety and Free Speech Coalition, an international civil society network dedicated to expanding women’s civic and political participation. Prior to 2010, Chemaly spent more than fifteen years as a market development executive and consultant in the media and data technology industries. Media includes: Huffington Post, The Guardian, Salon, CNN, The Atlantic. 

Bank of America has estimated that production delays for the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft will last six to nine months, causing Boeing shares to fall. To discuss, we FEATURE Kathryn Denise Rucker Krepp. Krepp is a homeland security, transportation, and sexual assault expert who began her career as an active duty Coast Guard officer in 1998. After September 11, 2001, Krepp was a member of the team that created the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, MSNBC.  

The Israeli elections are today. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will either continue his role or be replaced by Benny Gantz. To discuss, we FEATURE Naomi Chazan. Chazan is Dean of the School of Government and Society at the Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo and spent the year 2004-2005 as the Wilhelm Fellow at the Center for International Studies at MIT. She is Professor Emerita of Political Science and African Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she served as Chair of the Harry S Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace. Media includes: The Jerusalem Post, Israel Broadcasting Authority Radio & TV.

The measles outbreak continues to spread with a record number of cases and almost 100 just last week alone. To discuss, we FEATURE Amy Finan. Finan was appointed as the chief executive officer of the Sabin Vaccine Institute on April 18, 2016. In her time as CEO, Amy has led the development and implementation of a strategic plan focusing Sabin on a mission to make vaccines more accessible, enable innovation and expand immunization across the globe. Extensive media experience. 

Brunei has implemented laws that would allow anal sex and adultery to be punishable by stoning to death. To discuss, we FEATURE Tarah Demant. Demant is the Director of the Gender, Sexuality, and Identity Program at Amnesty International USA. She leads the organization’s work on women’s rights, LGBTI rights, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and sexual and reproductive rights. Media includes: The New York Times, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, Time, USA Today, PRI, The Nation.