Guests include: MSNBC political analyst Rick Stengel, Vanity Fair's Emily Jane Fox, MSNBC contributor John Heilemann, NYT's Peter Baker, The Daily Beast's Besty Woodruff, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, and The Toronto Star's Daniel Dale.

Discussions on: Kamala Harris kicking off her presidential campaign and the growing list of 2020 contenders; Trump already casting doubt on the chances a deal on border security will be reached while the government is in danger of shutting down again in 3 weeks; the White House's decision to lift sanctions on Russian companies controlled by an oligarch with ties to Putin and Paul Manafort; the new WaPo and NYT reports that the Trump campaign lied dozens of times about contacts with Russians before the inauguration.

Today's discussions:

Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, former DOJ spox Matt Miller, Bustle's Alicia Menendez, and The Root's Jason Johnson on the political strategy to beat Donald Trump in 2020;

Former Republican strategist and advisor to Howard Schultz Steve Schmidt on the political newcomer, what to expect in 2020, and how Trump changed the political game;

AP's Jonathan Lemire, former DOJ spox Matt Miller, Bustle's Alicia Menendez, The Root's Jason Johnson, and former senior CIA official John Sipher on the lack of detail surrounding Trump's private conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin;

AP's Jonathan Lemire, former DOJ spox Matt Miller, Bustle's Alicia Menendez, The Root's Jason Johnson, and former senior CIA official John Sipher on the president's rebuke of his intelligence community over Russia, ISIS, and more high-level security threats.