Trump’s Iraqi Christmas & shutdown panic

President Trump and congressional Democrats remain at odds over funding for his promised border wall as establishment media scrambles to find fault in Trump’s Iraq visit. Ted Harvey of the Committee to Defend the President and Democratic strategist Robin Biro join Steve Malzberg to discuss.

Following the best-performing day in its history, the Dow dropped over 800 points on Thursday only to finish the day 258 points high. Prof. Richard Wolff, founder of Democracy at Work, joins Steve Malzberg to share his expertise and help us make sense of the market tumult.

More than 10 schools in Southern China are making students wear cutting-edge “smart uniforms.” The students’ jackets have embedded microchips which will sound an alarm of the students skip class or fall asleep during a lecture. Facial recognition software keeps the students from switching jackets and will monitor students’ cashless spending purchases, which parents can control via a mobile app. Lionel of Lionel Media joins News.Views.Hughes to discuss.