Loud & Clear

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and Walter Smolarek are joined by Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of “The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War,” and Jim Kavanagh, the editor of ThePolemicist.net.Despite Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley’s announcement there would be additional sanctions on Russia, Trump pulled back yesterday. Whether a misstep by Haley or indecision by Trump, the office is clearly unorganized. Tuesday’s weekly series continues, looking at the top economic issues of the day, focusing on banks being the biggest beneficiary of Trump’s tax bill, with Bank of America noting this week that its effective tax rate is now nine points lower. Financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey joins the show. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting Trump at Mar-a-Lago today. Both leaders are dealing with scandals, and Abe’s approval ratings are in the 30s and even 20s according to one poll. How will this visit affect the Trans Pacific Partnership, high