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Apr 17
43m 23s

Cars, Chianti and Couture

CNN
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First: Italy's prime minister arrives at the White House on a mission to scale back the Trump tariffs on European products Americans love. But can she persuade the president to reach a trade truce with the EU? 


Plus: Democrats are back in their districts for spring break, testing messages they hope can win them back the House next year. The man who wants to be speaker joins the show to discuss. 


And: We break down how President Trump's war on the Harvard is impacting life- saving research on cancer and infectious diseases. 

 

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