Week In Politics: Intimidation? Bribery? Recapping Impeachment And Looking Ahead

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: 

• Impeachment Watch:

  • What have we learned from the first week of hearings?

  • The House labels Trump’s actions as bribery

  • Trump releases rough transcript of his first call with Ukrainian President Zelensky

  • Who will be testifying this week?

• 2020 Check-in:

  • The fifth Democratic debate is this Wednesday, November 20th

  • Deval Patrick and Bloomberg have entered the race

  • A Senate impeachment trial may impact senators running for president

  • California Democratic Convention

  • Obama warns candidates of veering too far left in their policies

  • New polling shows Pete Buttigieg leading in Iowa

• Roger Stone found guilty of obstruction

• Trump asks the Supreme Court to stop the release of his tax returns

• Stephen Miller’s email leak reveal ties to white nationalism
   

Guests:

Jennifer Merolla, professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside

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