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Week in politics: President Trump threatens Iran on Twitter, Vladimir Putin’s surprise invite to the White House and more

US President Donald Trump prepares to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on July 22, 2018. - Trump is returning to the White House in Washington after spending the weekend at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)        (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump prepares to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on July 22, 2018.
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Week in politics: President Trump threatens Iran on Twitter, Vladimir Putin’s surprise invite to the White House and more

AirTalk’s political analysts round up the headlines you might have missed this weekend and what to watch for in the week to come.

Here’s what’s on tap today:

  • President Trump’s all-caps threat via Twitter to Iran

  • Is there going to be any lasting damage from the Helsinki summit?

    • Lawmakers calling for notes from translator at Trump-Putin summit

    • Unbeknownst to his Director of National intelligence, Trump invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to DC

  • Carter Page FISA application

  • Paul Manafort on trial

  • Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen allegedly taped a conversation he had with the president on paying a Playboy model

  • Trump's criticism of the Federal Reserve and China

  • Updates on tariffs and trade – will there be a tax on European cars?

  • McConnell issues Supreme Court ultimatum saying he’ll force a vote before midterms if Dems don’t back down on demand for documents

With guest host Libby Denkmann.

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

Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College; he tweets