Political Junkie Ken Rudin: Supreme Court Rules on Gerrymandered NC Districts Plus Trump’s Trip

WUNC News | By Laura Pellicer,

Published May 26, 2017 at 12:28 PM EDT

President Donald Trump jets around the world on his first foreign trip while back in the U.S., the G.O.P.’s American Health Care Act is under review. The Congressional Budget Office released a report this week that claimed 23 million Americans would be left uninsured under the new plan.

Ken Rudin talks politics

Plus the scandal surrounding Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn continues to bubble after a House committee announcedon Wednesdayit would subpoena Flynn. Meanwhile in state news, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled two North Carolina districts were gerrymandered along racial lines. Host Frank Stasio talks about the week in politics with the Political Junkie Ken Rudin.

Laura Pellicer

Laura Pellicer is a producer with The State of Things (hyperlink), a show that explores North Carolina through conversation. Laura was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, a city she considers arrestingly beautiful, if not a little dysfunctional. She worked as a researcher for CBC Montreal and also contributed to their programming as an investigative journalist, social media reporter, and special projects planner. Her work has been nominated for two Canadian RTDNA Awards. Laura loves looking into how cities work, pursuing stories about indigenous rights, and finding fresh voices to share with listeners. Laura is enamored with her new home in North Carolina—notably the lush forests, and the waves where she plans on moonlighting as a mediocre surfer.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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