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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President Trump was in California last week visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, after threatening to have it closed; said during roundtable border that the country was “full”
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DHS Secretary Nielsen to step down
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Lack of women & lots of acting heads in Cabinet
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Herman Cain nominated to Fed Reserve Board position
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U.S. to name Iran National Guard as terrorist group, Iran returning favor on U.S. military
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2020 candidates check-in
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The fallout from former VP Joe Biden’s touchy-feely style continues, with follow-up jokes and apologies. What will this mean for his expected 2020 presidential bid? Is Bernie Sanders now the frontrunner?
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Kamala Harris team strategy in not campaigning in Iowa or New Hampshire
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Importance of white male voters to Dems in 2020
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Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has raised about $18.2 million so far. Beto O’Rourke, Kamala Harris and Mayor Pete Buttigieg are also raising quite a bit of cash
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U.S. Senate strategy on judges means more nominees, fewer bills
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Trump’s lawyer told the Treasury Department shouldn’t hand over his tax returns until they get the green light from the DOJ, Mulvaney says Dems will never see them
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President Trump has called for a repeal of the ACA after the 2020 elections
Guests:
Ange-Marie Hancock-Alfaro, professor of political science and chair of gender studies at USC; she tweets @AngeMarieH
Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College; he tweets @jpitney
