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