WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the short-term solution to the partial government shutdown, and what that means for President Trump. He also comments on the arrest of longtime Republican operator and confidant of President Trump, Roger Stone, and the kickoff of Senator Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.
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.