WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the partial government shutdown, and a Wednesday negotiation session between President Trump and legislative leaders that resulted in the president walking out. He also comments on the Mueller investigation, and reports that U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department.
Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.