The Circus

As a Democratic majority in the House puts a check on the Trump presidency, the second half of his term has begun with total gridlock, a government shutdown, and federal workers lining up for free hot meals. Is this the new normal? Season premiere.

President Trump's increasing vulnerability has led to a bumper crop of potential 2020 challengers, all of whom are hoping to be the one to unseat him.

President Trump weighs declaring a state of emergency at the border, and the House Intelligence Committee is ramping up investigations of Trump on multiple fronts, and collaborating with Robert Mueller's team.

The 2020 election is looming large in the capital. THE CIRCUS follows declared and potential candidates Amy Klobuchar and Beto O'Rourke, and tracks ongoing news of the potential government shutdown, the border wall battle, and the Green New Deal.

What exactly constitutes a national emergency? This week THE CIRCUS compares and contrasts various perceived national emergencies-from the border wall to gun violence, opioids and climate change- and covers people on the front lines of each one.

It's an action-packed week for President Trump on two fronts, creating a split-screen effect. The President travels to Vietnam to meet with Kim Jong Un of North Korea, and the President's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, testifies before Congress.

THE CIRCUS takes a deep dive into the Democratic party. There is a movement to tack left towards more progressive policies. On the other hand, many feel that the best way to convert Trump voters in 2020 is to move towards the center.

Donald Trump is currently engaged in a three-front war over the future of his presidency: one with Congress over his border wall, another with his potential Democratic challengers in 2020, and a third on the legal front.

The leading Democratic presidential candidates are trying to get their message across, while the party is debating what it will take to beat Trump. Meanwhile, the President has an unprecedented number of Republican primary challengers to contend with.

The Circus tackles the launch of an official impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The hosts track down Democratic congressional leaders and prominent Republicans in a momentous week for both sides of the political aisle.

The Circus fans out across the country to cover the rapidly-evolving impeachment story. Meanwhile, in the capital, the hosts track breaking news developments as the White House and others react to the impeachment inquiry and findings thus far.

How are key players responding to these desperate times? The Circus examines the President, the whistleblowers, the 2020 candidates and more. Jennifer Palmieri, a veteran of the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Bill Clinton White House, joins the hosts.

Everyone in the capital seems to be in fighting mode. Democrats are pursuing the impeachment inquiry at an aggressive pace, the President defends his actions, and the Democratic 2020 contenders participated in a heated debate.

The Circus does a deep dive into the longtime federal government agencies and bureaucrats involved in Congress' ongoing impeachment inquiry, otherwise dubbed by President Trump as the "deep state."

The Circus is in Iowa for the all-important Liberty and Justice Celebration, aka Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, where past Democratic Presidential winners like Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter have broken out from tight races.

The Circus analyzes potential outcomes of the impeachment inquiry by taking the pulse of Congress members, Presidential campaigns, and Trump loyalists who are all set to be impacted by public testimony. Season finale