AirTalk’s weekly political roundup highlights the headlines you might have missed this weekend and looks ahead at what to watch for in California and Washington, D.C. in the week to come.
Topics include:
CA GOP convention wrap-up, including:
No endorsement of a gubernatorial candidate
LA Times: Republicans at convention would rather talk about gas tax than keeping the house
CA Insurance Commissioner race check-in
CA Lieutenant Gov. race check-in
CA primary turnout: who do you think is going to turn out at the polls next month?
Giuliani continues media blitz, and suggests Trump might plead the 5th if he talks to Mueller
Gina Haspel's confirmation hearing for CIA director job is on Wednesday (she apparently floated the idea last week that she might withdraw but was convinced to stay, and CNN is reporting today that national security officials are already drawing up contingency plans)
Iran deal deadline is coming up on Saturday
U.S. and China progress in trade talks
NRA convention recap
Melania Trump is set to unveil policy goals in presser today
Guests:
Ange-Marie Hancock-Alfaro, professor of political science and chair of gender studies at USC; she tweets
Sean T. Walsh, Republican political analyst and partner at Wilson Walsh Consulting in San Francisco; he is a former adviser to California Governors Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger and a former White House staffer for Presidents Reagan and H.W. Bush