AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the headlines you might’ve missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come in national and state politics. Here are some of the stories we’re watching this week:
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Klobuchar announces presidential run
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Rep. Omar claims AIPAC financial support is reason politicians support Israel
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John Dingell dies at 92 (here’s an op-ed he wrote for the Washington Post shortly before he passed)
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Latest on the political turmoil in VA – Second accuser comes out against Lt. Gov. Fairfax. Polling shows VA voters split on governor, but African-Americans support him staying on
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Dems unveil Green New Deal
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SCOTUS blocks Louisiana abortion law
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Deadline to avoid a shutdown is Friday – what’s the latest on a deal? Magic 8-ball says outlook not so good after talks break down over the weekend
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Newsom’s State of the State tomorrow, announced Nat’l Guard border troop drawback
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Former CA Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De Leon announces for Jose Huizar’s LA City Council seat
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Acting AG Matthew Whitaker’s testimony on Friday
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2nd Trump-Kim summit to take place in Hanoi
Guests:
Matt Barreto, professor of political science and Chicano/a Studies at UCLA and co-founder of the research and polling firm Latino Decisions; he tweets @realMABarreto
Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College; he tweets @jpitney