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On The Record #68: Michael Steele and the government shutdown

April Ryan
January 10, 2019

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Michael Steele participates in the "Making Sense of the Midterms" panel at Politicon at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) — Michael Steele participates in the “Making Sense of the Midterms” panel at Politicon at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

April to to Michael Steele about the government shutdown, the wall and the direction the country is going.

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan