Monday on The Chad Hasty Show Washington Times columnist and political analyst Matt Mackowiak joined the show to talk about the latest news and events in Texas, and on the national and global scenes.

Mackowiak and Hasty discussed the continuing negotiations with North Korea, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's future, the Texas Governor's race and voter ID law, and more.

Speaking about North Korea and the results of President Trump's aggressive stance taken with North Korea, and indications of progress in talks to end the country's nuclear weapons program, Mackowiak said,

These are all very encouraging signs. Clearly the United States' maximum pressure campaign has worked.

Listen to the entire interview with Matt Mackowiak in the video above.

Matt Mackowiak is a political analyst, a columnist for the Washington Times, and is the co-founder of the bipartisan political news blog Must Read Texas. Don't miss Mackowiak's Washington Times podcast, "Mack on Politics".

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