Kerri Miller Brief

This week, the Political Junkie discussed the possibility of new gun control legislation following Sunday's mass shooting at a Texas church, and the tax cut proposal recently unveiled by House Republicans.
Poet Eileen Myles recounts their life with Rosie, a dog Myles adopted in 1990. This is not an ordinary memoir of a lovable dog; the poet uses their relationship to explore spirituality, mortality, and love.
MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Political Junkie Ken Rudin about the latest from Washington, including the news Monday that Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates have been indicted by a federal grand jury.
Are college campuses still committed to that core principle of American identity - freedom of speech? And how well do students and faculty understand what the First Amendment means?