AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps what you might have missed in political headlines over the weekend and previews the week to come in California and national politics.
Today, AirTalk political analysts Lanhee Chen from Stanford’s Hoover Institution and Professor Lisa Garcia Bedolla of UC-Berkeley join guest host Libby Denkmann to discuss:
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Recap of Trump’s PA rally and looking at the PA special election
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White House announces plan for school safety (and Rick Scott signing gun bill on Friday)
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More on possible meeting between U.S. and N. Korea (here’s what the WH was saying Friday, here’s the latest)
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More on steel and aluminum tariffs, probably a mention of Gary Cohn’s departure too
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Trump visits CA for first time since becoming POTUS (here’s what our local paper’s editorial board is saying)
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Continuing coverage of CA response to Trump admin suing the state over immigration laws
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Jobs report out Friday shows signs of growing economy
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Trump lawyers want deal to speed end of Russia probe
With guest host Libby Denkmann.
Guests:
Lanhee Chen, research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and former policy director for the Romney-Ryan 2012 presidential campaign; he tweets @lanheechen
Lisa Garcia Bedolla, professor in the Graduate School of Education and director of the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley; she tweets @GarciaBedolla