Today on AirTalk, our 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. Larry also sits down with author Jason Turbow to discuss his latest book on the remarkable and unlikely 1981 Dodgers season; and more.
Week In Politics: The CA State Democratic Party Convention, President Trump’s Mexican Tariff And More
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:
The California State Democratic Party Convention wrapped up over the weekend
The race for the next leader of the California Democratic Party
Biden was absent from the California Democratic State Convention over the weekend, but his presence was still felt
Dem presidential candidate John Hickenlooper condemned socialism and got booed. What’s the status of socialism in the democratic party?
While discussing her plan to address the gender wage gap, an animal rights protester grabbed the microphone from Senator Kamala Harris during a forum. The protester was not charged
In an unprecedented tweet exchange, Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez agreed to co-author a bill to ban lawmakers from lobbying
Trump is visiting the U.K. today, amidst Brexit tensions and the announcement of Prime Minister Theresa May’s resignation
Trump said that he will impose a 5 percent tariff on all imported goods from Mexico, starting June 10, to pressure Mexico to crack down on immigration. Mexico sent an envoy to D.C. in response
Meanwhile, Trump has also been pushing a NAFTA replacement
Mueller broke his silence on the Russian probe
2020 Check-in:
Kamala Harris started out with a bang, but is she being overshadowed?
Warren said she wants to change a DOJ policy that bars the indictment of a sitting president
Supply-side economist Arthur Laffer, known for his Laffer curve, will be receiving a Presidential honor
Guests:
Ben Adler, capitol bureau chief at Capital Public Radio in Sacramento, he tweets
Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College; he tweets
Amanda Renteria, chair of Emerge America, a national organization that works to identify and train Democratic women who want to run for political office; she is the former national political director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and has been a staffer for Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); she tweets
Trump Announces State Dinner At Buckingham Palace Just Two Weeks Before Visit, Prompting Reactions From Anti-Trump Brits
President Trump finally has a date on the calendar for a state dinner at Buckingham Palace — a visit more than two years in the making.
The mere announcement of his June visit as the guest of Queen Elizabeth II stirred up fresh anti-Trump sentiment Tuesday among Brits who want to deny him a seat at the table.
Trump and his wife, Melania, have accepted the queen’s invitation to visit June 3-5, the White House and the palace announced.
Many American presidents have visited the monarch, but just two — George W. Bush and Barack Obama — were honored with a state visit and its accompanying pomp and pageantry, including a horse-drawn carriage ride and a royal banquet at Buckingham Palace.
Rarer still is the announcement of a state visit just weeks before it takes place.
But talk of the visit has been contentious ever since Prime Minister Theresa May invited Trump just days after he took office in January 2017.
The trip has been delayed amid concerns about Trump’s reception in the U.K. and Britain’s extended crisis over Brexit, which has consumed most of the government’s political energy.
With files from the Associated Press.
Guest:
Rich Preston, London-based senior broadcast journalist for the BBC World Service; he tweets
Throwback to 1981: The Dodgers’ Surprising World Series Win
In “They Bled Blue: Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers,” sportswriter Jason Turbow takes readers back to the remarkable and unlikely 1981 Dodgers season.
While the season culminates in a surprising World Series victory in the midst of the longest player strike in baseball history, the real story Turbow tells is about Fernando Valenzuela.
As the title of the book suggests, the rookie left-handed pitcher swept fans with “Fernandomania,” becoming the first prominent Mexican player for the Dodgers. He was also the first pitcher to win rookie of the year and the Cy Young Award in the same year.
With a historical and biographical take, Turbow traces the rise of the Dodgers from the disappointing late 1970s to their chaotic but shining victory in 1981 against the New York Yankees.
Larry sits down with Turbow to discuss the significance of this period in baseball and sports history.
Jason Turbow will be at Diesel bookstore in Brentwood tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4 at 6:30pm to talk about “They Bled Blue” And he will join fellow sportswriter Ron Rapoport to talk about “Fernandomania” on Thursday, June 6 at the South Pasadena Library. The free event starts at 7:00pm.
Guest:
Jason Turbow, sportswriter and author of “They Bled Blue” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019); he tweets