Health care reform didn't make it out of the Senate, the military said it won't be taking action yet on the President's tweets about transgender service members and Congress passed a set of sanctions against Russia despite what President Trump has said about sanctioning Russia. So just how powerful is the president?
And Tuesday is election day in Washington and the mayor's race in Seattle will go down to two. We ask the panel for predictions.
And should you be able to take a "mental health day" from work?
Get caught up on the news:
- New York Times:Transgender people can still serve for now, U.S. military says
- Seattle Times:Man who sued Seattle Mayor Ed Murray over alleged sex abuse wants millions from the city
- New York Times: Microchip implants for employees? One company says yes
Our panel this week:
Bill Radke @kuowradke, host
Jim Brunner @Jim_Brunner, is a political reporter for The Seattle Times
Sydney Brownstone @sydbrownstone, is a political reporter for The Stranger
Joni Balter @jbalter, is the host of Civic Cocktail on The Seattle Channel