Former Defense Secretary Hagel Responds To Special Counsel Mueller’s Press Conference; Human Rights Under Threat At U.S. Border; Global Notes: Gogol Bordello

Ukranian-born singer Eugene Hütz of the US Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello performs during their concert on the seventh day of the 26th Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, northern Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The Sziget Festival is reputed to be one of the biggest cultural events of Europe.
Ukranian-born singer Eugene Hütz of the US Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello performs during their concert on the seventh day of the 26th Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, northern Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The Sziget Festival is reputed to be one of the biggest cultural events of Europe. Marton Monus / MTI via AP
Ukranian-born singer Eugene Hütz of the US Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello performs during their concert on the seventh day of the 26th Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, northern Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The Sziget Festival is reputed to be one of the biggest cultural events of Europe.
Ukranian-born singer Eugene Hütz of the US Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello performs during their concert on the seventh day of the 26th Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, northern Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The Sziget Festival is reputed to be one of the biggest cultural events of Europe. Marton Monus / MTI via AP

Former Defense Secretary Hagel Responds To Special Counsel Mueller’s Press Conference; Human Rights Under Threat At U.S. Border; Global Notes: Gogol Bordello

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On today’s show: 

  • Chuck Hagel on the Mueller report
  • Another child dies in ICE custody
  • Gogol Bordello offers “Gypsy Punk” sounds