Terry Gross

Film maker Tamara Jenkins wrote and directed the comedies 'Slums of Beverly Hills' and 'The Savages,' and the new film 'Private Life.'

Lewis' new book, The Fifth Risk, examines three federal departments under Trump: energy, agriculture and commerce. He warns that half of the top 700 positions in the administration remain unfilled.

These are highly charged times for politics reporters. Just ask Greg Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist who has broken a number of stories related to the Trump administration's ties to Russia.