What to make of the jobs numbers, 40% drop in illegal border crossings, Jon Huntsman, and all you may have missed this week

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What to make of the jobs numbers, 40% drop in illegal border crossings, Jon Huntsman, and all you may have missed this week

We’re halfway through the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency and a lot has happened.

HANOVER, NH - OCTOBER 11: Former Utah governor and Republican presidential canididate Jon Huntsman looks on with his wife Mary Kaye during a town hall style meeting at the Kendal Retirement Community on October 11, 2011 in Hanover, New Hampshire. Jon Hunstman made a last minute campaign stop before a presidential debate at Dartmouth College. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

We’re halfway through the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency and a lot has happened.

Larry talks with POLITICO’s breaking news reporter about today’s job numbers, the 40% drop in illegal border crossings, Washington and Hawaii’s challenge to the new Trump EO and Jon Huntsman’s appointment at ambassador to Russia -- all the news you may have missed before heading into the weekend.