This week Mark Brewer and Jeff Timmer discuss in depth three of the issues that are driving politics:

The Texas ban on virtually all abortions, 49 years after Roe v Wade
The red-blue divide on voter suppression laws
The new, organized far-right effort to control school boards through intimidation and organization

Along the way, we get their analysis of why the upcoming state Republican summit on Mackinac Island is losing speakers. Mike Pence and Nikki Haley are "out" - are others also suddenly developing "scheduling conflicts"?