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On the show today... Hasan Piker is the youngest of the Young Turks. He's one of the most influential progressive commentators in all of social media. His commentaries are shared and seen by millions. Piker started his popular commentaries in a supply closet & grew them into a viral sensation. Conservative talk show host Larry Elder grew up hating his father. He was beaten by him, and never given much affection. After a verbal argument, they stopped talking. That lasted for ten years. At 25 years old, Larry sat down to have a quick conversation with his dad for the first time in a decade. It lasted for 8 hours. That conversation is at the heart of his book, "A Lot Like Me: A Father & Son's Journey to Reconciliation." Elder recently debated The Young Turks' Hasan Piker on "The Issue Is:" Watch "The Issue Is: with Elex Michaelson" on TV every Friday at 10:30pm on FOX 11 Los Angeles & Saturdays at 6:30am on KTVU FOX 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the fastest rising star in the Democratic presidential race. He's looking to make history as the first President who is a millennial, gay man, Afghanistan veteran.

President Trump & top Republicans in the House are calling on Congressman Adam Schiff to resign following the partial release of the Mueller Report. The Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee became the face of the House's investigation into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Schiff joins us to make his case for "collusion in plain sight". He says it may not have risen to a level of a criminal conspiracy, but there's certainly corruption. Then, a debate about that & more with Ann Coulter & Stephanie Miller, among the most prominent conservative & progressive voices, respectively. They talk about the Mueller report, Impeachment calls, border politics, and Jussie Smollett. Then, a look at a documentary about Steve Bannon. We talk with Alison Klayman, who followed Bannon around for more than a year. "The Issue Is:" airs on FOX 11 in Southern California Fridays at 10:30 pm & at 6:30 am Saturday mornings on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area.

This week on "The Issue Is:" Elex Michaelson speaks with Gloria Allred, featuring panelists Caroline Heldman and John Thomas. "The Issue Is:" with Elex Michaelson airs every Friday at 10:30 p.m. on FOX 11 Los Angeles.

In the same week that Orange County high school students create a swastika at a party, the House votes on an anti-hate bill directed at comments by Rep. Ilan Omar. We speak with Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat from California's 45th district. She talks about the spat of Anti-Semitism, why she's opposed to the Green New Deal, and why she's undecided in the presidential race. Our interview includes a cameo by Rep. Katie Hill, who is often confused for Rep. Katie Porter. Then, our panel on 2020, the census, and Michael Jackson's legacy. Joining us. "Stuttering" John Melendez, Jessica Levinson, Peter Van Voorhis are on "The Issue Is:" with Elex Michaelson

In the same week that Orange County high school students create a swastika at a party, the House votes on an anti-hate bill directed at comments by Rep. Ilan Omar. We speak with Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat from California's 45th district. She talks about the spat of Anti-Semitism, why she's opposed to the Green New Deal, and why she's undecided in the presidential race. Our interview includes a cameo by Rep. Katie Hill, who is often confused for Rep. Katie Porter. Then, our panel on 2020, the census, and Michael Jackson's legacy. Joining us. "Stuttering" John Melendez, Jessica Levinson, Peter Van Voorhis are on "The Issue Is:" with Elex Michaelson

This week ? political earthquake! An extraordinary national spectacle announcing a sitting president is a liar and more on live TV by a disbarred lawyer whose testimony triggered furious reaction. Was Michael Cohen?s testimony before congress the first hearing of the impeachment process? And what about that summit with North Korea? Congressman Ted Lieu, member of the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committee, gives his input. Also, this week?s panel ? radio star Heidi Hamilton, former L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and broadcaster and media professor Pete Weitzner. Plus, the husband and wife power couple who manage to keep romance alive despite completely different political views. Elex sits down with Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of ?The Nation,? and Stephen Cohen who has written columns for ?The Nation? about and putting his work together in a new book. "The Issue Is:" with Elex Michaelson airs every Friday at 10:30 p.m. on FOX 11 Los Angeles.