It is Wednesday, April 3rd.

Good day from Washington.

I'm Chuck Todd and welcome to what is the inaugural edition of the Chuck Todd cast.

Yes, we're using that pun.

Dad Fumer is allowed here.

On today's show, we are going to probably the best way to look at it is consider your

midweek meet the press.

We're going to try to dip into all the big stories driving the week as it stands now.

2020, usually these days at the top of the list, followed by whatever shutdown or start

up the president is trying, whether it's border or health care, whatever it is.

And then a lot of other stuff that's on my mind that gets missed out on the television

front a little bit.

So today, we'll jump into fundraising numbers.

2020, we got the Joe Biden and the touchy-feely issues there.

We're going to take care of coming back, obviously, with me today to chew on all this or

two people who occasionally have a sense of humor, but are really good reporters.

Shana Thomas, Washington Bureau Chiefs for Vice News, and Mark Liebertsch, Chief National

correspondent, the New York Times Magazine, Shana and Mark.

I want to see the inaugural podcast.

That's right.

I wanted to know who it feels different.

It feels comfortable.

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