Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

The Senate confirms Loretta Lynch to be the first black woman to head the Justice Department. She comes on board as the agency investigates the death of a black man in Baltimore after being taken into police custody. Retired four-star general David Petraeus gets probation for leaking secrets to his mistress, who was also his biographer. President Barack Obama defends major trade deals being negotiated with the European Union and Pacific nations as “vital” to the middle class; many of his fellow Democrats disagree. And top House Republicans want Hillary Clinton to testify at a Benghazi hearing next month. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top national news stories.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-04-24/friday-news-roundup-domestic