Youth Pipeline to Politics, Senate GOP Goes 'Nuclear' For Gorsuch with guest host Maggie Thompson

Published: April 6, 2017, 7:03 p.m.

Our guest host during this hour is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @maggiekthompson)

Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by.

1. “Building Tomorrow: The Need For Sustained Investment In America’s Progressive Youth” (a new Generation Progress Report - https://tinyurl.com/mdp7nto)

Guest 1: Hannah Finnie, Senior Policy and Communications Associate for Generation Progress
Tweets: @hfinz

Guest 2: Andrea Sosa, Policy and Civic Engagement Associate at Young People For, where she supports the organization’s civic engagement programs and campaigns
Tweets: @andreasosa

Guest 3: Christin “Cici” Battle, Young People For's first alum to serve as Director.
Tweets: @THECiciBattle

2. Senate Republicans use ‘Nuclear Option’ for SCOTUS nominee for first time in American history

Guest 1: Sharita Gruberg, Associate Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at American Progress
Tweets: @Shugruberg

Guest 2: Billy Corriher, Deputy Director of Legal Progress at American Progress, where his work focuses on courts, the law, and the influence of judicial elections and campaign contributions on judges
Tweets: @BillyCorriher

The website for 'Generation Progress' is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress.

(AP Photo/ J. Scott Applewhite)