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Can Social Security Be Saved?

Can Social Security Be Saved?

A new report has extended Social Security's lifetime by one year, but the program is still on track to become insolvent in 2035.

US Companies Turn Back to Saudis Months After Khashoggi Killing

Just six months after Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was, according to U.S. intelligence agencies, assassinated by Saudi Arabia, American businesses are starting to return.

Sri Lanka Attacks Highlight Continuing Threat From ISIS-Inspired Actors

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Sri Lanka that have killed at least 300 people.

Guests:

Nancy Altman

Michael de la Merced

Rukmini Callimachi

Can Social Security Be Saved?

Burning of Three Black Churches Serves as Reminder of Racism's Continuing Legacy

Burning of Three Black Churches Serves as Reminder of Racism's Continuing Legacy

The churches were all burned in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, over the course of ten days in March.

Congress Investigates the High Cost of Insulin

The price of insulin has nearly tripled in the last decade. Congress is now investigating why.

An Uncertain Path Forward for Transgender Troops

On Friday, the Trump administration banned transgender people from openly enlisting in the military. Advocates say this marks a return to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" for transgender troops.

Guests:

Dr. Ibram X Kendi

Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks

Robin Feldman

Aaron Belkin

Blake Dremann

Burning of Three Black Churches Serves as Reminder of Racism's Continuing Legacy

Trump-Russia Summit Fallout Continues As Putin Gets Invite to D.C.

Friday host of The Takeaway Amy Walter talks with Chris Painter, the U.S’s former top cyber diplomat and General Michael Hayden, former director of the NSA and CIA, about what the implication's of this second meeting might be for the United States; Republican leaders had harsh words for Trump at the start of the week. That changed as the week wore on; and for the rest of the hour, we focus on the fight for suburban districts in the lead up to the Midterm election. Among the key districts Democrats need to win in order to win back the House of Representatives: New Jersey's 7th.

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Trump-Russia Summit Fallout Continues As Putin Gets Invite to D.C.

Mythmaking and MS-13: Americans in Fear of an Exaggerated Threat

We take a big look at MS-13 in light of new data that shows Americans fears about the street gang; a look at a new tool police departments are using that allows them to better measure resident feelings about the job they are doing; a Democratic Congressman explains why he is speaking out specifically against newsprint tariffs; 90 percent of us either hate cooking or feel lukewarm about it. What's a grocery store to do?; and a look at two big films out this summer centered on issues of race. 

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Mythmaking and MS-13: Americans in Fear of an Exaggerated Threat

Merger Mania: Corporate Consolidations Promise Lofty Returns, Can They Deliver?

The number of major wireless carriers in America may soon go from four to three. Over the weekend, T-Mobile C.E.O. John Leger and Sprint C.E.O. Marcelo Claure announced a nearly $27-billion merger between the third and fourth largest wireless carriers in the United States. The two companies will now have to convince the Trump administration not to block their merger, which it is currently trying to do in another case being argued in court: AT&T’s $85 billion dollar planned acquisition of Time Warner. The Takeaway examines what implications that case may have for the T-Mobile-Sprint deal. Plus, we review the exclusive list of questions Special Counsel Mueller has for President Trump, leaked to The New York Times; a modern-era remake of Spike Lee's classic, "He Got Game;" and a suicide bomb in Afghanistan's capital that killed nine journalists.

Merger Mania: Corporate Consolidations Promise Lofty Returns, Can They Deliver?