Confirmation Hearings, the First State Dinner, Memos, a Tribute and Remembrance

This week on BACKROOM POLITICS...  There are two confirmations before the Senate this week; Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State and RADM Jackson to lead the Department of Veterans Affiars. Neither confirmation has gone smoothly and one may be postponed. The French President, Emmanuel Macron, is in DC this week talking everything from trade to relations with Iran and the EU. Memos written by James Comey were relased to Congress on Thursday and they have an impact on the Russia invesitation.......All of this and more, this week on BACKROOM POLITICS! 

 We will close our show out with a tribute to Barbra Bush who passed away last Tuesday, and a remeberance of a founder of our show, Congressman Al Swift who passed away this past Friday at the age of 82.