Major speaks with history professor Stephen Knott about his latest book, "Conspirator in Chief: The Long Tradition of Conspiracy Theories in the American Presidency." In it, he argues that many U.S. presidents before Trump promoted conspiracy theories they didn't believe were true to boost public opinion. Knott explains it all, covering figures from Jefferson and Jackson to Woodrow Wilson and Trump. It's a conversation you won't want to miss!

Weijia Jiang is at the White House to recap the three-day summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Former U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, provides his analysis of the state visit. Margaret Brennan joins Major on-set to preview her network exclusive interview with the Iranian President about the state of the war. Zachary Donnini, head of Data Science at VoteHub, is at the touchscreen discussing the races he has his eye on, with just 38 days before the midterm elections. Plus, Matt Calkins, CEO & Co-Founder of Appian, will break down the important developments in artificial intelligence this week. Listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.

President Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to the White House for a state dinner, providing the pomp and circumstance. Weijia Jiang is at the White House covering that, in addition to the reinstatement of badge access for fellow outlets POLITICO, MSNOW and CNN. Steve Yates, a Senior Fellow for China and National Security Policy at the Heritage Foundation, joins to discuss the Trump-Xi summit. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, where some people walked out during his speech. Aaron David Miller from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers his perspective. Plus, former CBS Miami anchor Elliott Rodriguez is running against former journalist turned Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar. He reacts to the recent direct-to-camera ad Salazar released about Trump's immigration policy, and explains his reasoning for entering the race. Join us here for the full episode.