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Friday News Roundup - Domestic

Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional members in the Cabinet Room of the White House in February, 2018. Cohn resigned several weeks later.
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Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional members in the Cabinet Room of the White House in February, 2018. Cohn resigned several weeks later.

It’s been a stormy week for the White House.

The president’s tough talk tough on trade has not gone down well with many in his own party, including his own economic adviser, Gary Cohn. Meanwhile, a former aide’s stance on subpoenas became prime time entertainment.

In West Virginia, teachers and students went back to school.

And across the country, the opioid crisis is getting worse — deaths have risen by nearly a third and the drugs are spreading in cities.

GUESTS

Juana Summers, Editor, CNN Politics; @jmsummers

Eliana Johnson, White House reporter, Politico; @elianayjohnson

Abby Livingston, Washington bureau chief, The Texas Tribune; @TexasTribAbby

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