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Hosts Lynn Sweet and Laura Washington were joined by New York Times reporters and best-selling authors Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, Sun-Times political reporter Tina Sfondeles and WBEZ politics reporter Dave McKinney on May 19, 2022.

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On the latest At the Table, hosts Laura Washington and Lynn Sweet were joined by New York Times National Political Correspondents, Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, to discuss their best-selling book, “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future.” 

Sun-Times Chief Political Reporter Tina Sfondeles and WBEZ State Politics Reporter Dave McKinney also joined to analyze the state of the GOP in the Illinois gubernatorial primary.

Re-watch their conversation, broadcast live on May 19, 2022, and stay tuned for next month’s show.

Learn more about ‘This Will Not Pass’ in New book: Sen. Duckworth pushed back after Biden rejected her for VP over concerns about Thailand birth by our co-host, Lynn Sweet.

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