Congress wants answers on Niger, Fox News defends O’Reilly, and Trump pushes a $6 trillion tax cut for the wealthy. Then Alabama Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones talks to Jon, Jon, and Tommy about his race against Roy Moore, and DeRay McKesson joins to discuss his conversation about the EPA with Christine Todd Whitman.

SHOW NOTES

WaPo: Everything we know about the Niger attack that left 4 U.S. soldiers dead

Slate: This Is Not Trump’s Benghazi

NYT: Bill O’Reilly Settled New Harassment Claim, Then Fox Renewed His Contract

Crooked: The Seeds of Media Self-Sabotage

ThinkProgress: These wealthy institutions are quietly financing white nationalism

Vox: President Trump still thinks tax reform will pay for itself

NYT: Why Has the E.P.A. Shifted on Toxic Chemicals? An Industry Insider Helps Call the Shots

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