AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the major headlines you might’ve missed in politics news over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come. Here are the headlines what we’re following this week:
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Border news:
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The new director of national intelligence has been chosen, and it’s Texas Representative John Ratcliffe
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2020 check-in:
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According to a new South Carolina Democratic primary poll, Biden is still well ahead of the pack, with Harris, Sanders and Warren tightly grouped behind him
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Democratic presidential candidates are prepping for the second debates, coming up July 30 and July 31. What is the line-up like this time?And what does each candidate need to do after their performance in the last debates? And what has been the public’s response (or lack of response) to the debates?
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Sen. Harris pledged to invest in HBUs, if she becomes president
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Healthcare in 2020
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In a tweet, President Trump said he’s considering declaring ANTIFA a terrorist organization. Can he do that? What’s the criteria for identifying a terrorist organization?
Guests:
Pete Peterson, dean of the School of Public Policy and senior fellow at The Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University; he tweets @Pete4CA
Jennifer Merolla, professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside