News Roundtable | Senator Jeff Merkley

• We're joined by Kevin Mannix, Barbara Dudley and Christopher McKnight Nichols to discuss some of the big stories of the week on our news roundtable.

• Oregon's junior Sen. Jeff Merkley, joins us to talk about his recent trip to the Korean peninsula, his take on President Trump's plans for the war in Afghanistan, and more.

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