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Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show this hour. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress. Previously, she served as general counsel and senior advisor to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), where she was responsible for a wide-ranging portfolio of policy issues pertaining to the federal judiciary and nominations; voting rights; women and labor issues; LGBT issues; education; telecommunications; technology; and ethics.

Here are the guests Michele interviewed along with the topics they discussed.

1. Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative

Michele and Joia discuss the 2016 New Orleans Jazz Festival.

Joia's Twitter handle is @doccrearperry.

2. Kristen Ellingboe, Senior Researcher at Center for American Progress Action Fund.

Michele and Kristen discuss the 2016 Climate Guide to States that Kristen helped create. (http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/05/04/3774746/governors-ags-climate-research/)

Kristen's Twitter handle is @Keellingboe.

3. Emily Tisch Sussman, Campaign Director for the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

Michele and Emily discuss the latest on the 2016 Presidential race, including Donald Trump becoming the presumptive Republican nominee after Ted Cruz and John Kasich dropped out of the race.

Emily's Twitter handle is @EmTSuss

Michele Jawando's Twitter handle is @MicheleJawando.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.