Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy came into office promising to lower the state's huge budget deficit by cutting spending without raising taxes. After doing just that, he now faces a recall effort by Democrats angry that he's followed through with his campaign promises. Gov. Dunleavy joins us to discuss the recall effort as well as how DC environmental and immigration policies affect Americans in our 49th state. Todd McMurtry is the defamation lawyer for Nick Sandmann, the Covington High School student who was lied about by major media outlets including NBC News, Washington Post, and CNN. Sandmann is suing those outlets for defamation and yesterday, a federal judge ruled the suit can proceed. McMurtry joins the podcast to discuss the case and the next steps in Sandmann's legal proceedings.