Congressman Glenn Grothman would like to see the Department of Defense trim a couple hundred thousand employees. Why? He's hearing things from people...people are saying. Next, our soybean markets are falling apart in America, but don't worry, one man inside the Trump White House thinks it's covered and we don't need to panic. Then, Civic Media's News Director Chali Pittman joins us to go over the news we may have missed including ICE actions in Wisconsin, continued deportations during the shutdown and local leaders speaking out on what to do in such a situation.

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