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b"We unpack a lot of long cons today: Donald Trump warns Russia he is preparing to go to war in Syria, despite mercilessly criticizing previous Presidents for revealing their intentions before taking military action, and despite still-unanswered questions about who was actually behind a recent reported chemical attack in the war-torn nation, the failure of Congress to authorize any such military action, and the threat that both Russia and Iran plan to respond to efforts by the U.S. and its allies in the region, including Israel. U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan decides to call it quits rather than risk losing a re-election bid this November, after a new report from the Congressional Budget Office projects trillion dollar budget deficits as far as the eye can see, thanks to the GOP/Trump tax cuts and their spending bill -- so much for the long-time "budget hawk" that Ryan (and Trump) pretended to be, while spending his political career attempting to gut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Then we're joined by CARROLL MUFFETT of the Center for International Environmental Law to discuss a remarkable trove of internal documents revealing that oil giant Royal Dutch Shell, just like Exxon and Mobil Oil, knew for decades about the dangerous consequences of global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels, but ultimately joined other oil companies in casting doubt on man-made climate change. According to Muffett, an expert in the newly emerging field of legal responses to global climate change, Shell now faces legal exposure for its contribution to the climate crisis. Plus: a renewed bi-partisan effort emerges in the U.S. Senate to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by the President, even as Trump continues to fume -- and lie -- about the ongoing probe."