AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the weekend headlines you might have missed and previews the week to come in political news. On tap this week:
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President Trump to announce his pick for SCOTUS at 6p PT — what would each pick mean for the upcoming midterms and what will the confirmation process look like?
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Scott Pruitt out as EPA chief — what’s next for the department?
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Trump admin wants more time to reunite migrant families (and probably something on this poll on Americans’ feelings toward current immigration policies)
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Trump admin says it will temporarily suspend some ACA disbursements
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Latest developments in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war
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What came out of Mike Pompeo’s latest North Korea trip
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President Trump to visit London this week, reportedly looks to improve relations with U.K.
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U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials
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Republicans and Democrats Face Leadership Struggles as House Returns
Guests:
Lanhee Chen, research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University; he was an adviser for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign and served as policy director for the Romney-Ryan 2012 presidential campaign; he tweets @lanheechen
John Iadarola, creator and host of the YouTube TV political talk show ‘The Damage Report’ on The Young Turks Network and a co-host of The Young Turks weekly live show on YouTube; he tweets @johniadarola