Rick Hasen, UCI Law School professor and nationally recognized expert in election law and campaign finance regulation, weighs in on the effect of rulings from the recent Supreme Court term. He makes predictions about the US Supreme Court’s composition, and how SCOTUS nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh would affect that.

In the second segment (minute 32:27), Jack Cheevers, the public information officer for Region 9 of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, posts us on the roll-out of the new Medicare card. Pssst, it’s an improvement; no more Social Security numbers on it. Ways to find out more, download your own copy, and or report weird things happening include: 1-800-MEDICARE, 1-800-633-4227 or http://www.mymedicare.gov/. The tip line is also available at: 1-800-HHS-TIPS — or 1-800-447-8477.