AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the big headlines you might’ve missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come in political news. Here’s what we’re watching this week:
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Mueller report watch -- DOJ says it expects to release this Thursday
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Meanwhile, Rod Rosenstein defended DOJ’s handling of the report
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Trump considering placing undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities
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Trump back and forth with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
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Calls continue for release of Trump’s tax returns
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Nancy Pelosi interview on 60 mins
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2020 check-in
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Trump campaign says it raised over $30M in Q1
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Tax day -- responses across the country to new tax law
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Buttigeig declares for 2020
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Kamala Harris releases 15 years of tax returns
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Bernie Sanders -- any chance for him to peel off any Trump ‘upset the status quo’ voters who are dissatisfied w/ president
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GOP, Dems crafting targeted messages for voters ahead of 2020
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Monmouth poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers shows Biden number 1, Buttigieg gaining steam
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Gallup poll shows rebound in Trump job approval after Mueller report
Guests:
Lisa Garcia Bedolla, professor of political science and education, and director of the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley; she tweets @GarciaBedolla
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