About this episode

This episode covers the trade war between the U.S. and Canada, the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington, and a Supreme Court ruling on mail-in voting.

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: The U.S. and Canada are in the throes of an all-out trade war that started with an announcement of new tariffs at the beginning of week – and ended with the President renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America." We speak with White House trade adviser Peter Navarro to hear what the tiff is all about. Then: This Friday marks the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington. We spoke with the Reverend Al Sharpton about THIS YEAR's March that he's leading – and why voting rights is the focus. And speaking of voting – the Supreme Court issued an emergency opinion this week – siding with President Trump on mail-in voting restrictions. We spoke with election law expert Michael Morley from Florida State University – about what it all means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Peter Navarro, Al Sharpton, Michael Morley

Topics covered

• trade war
• March on Washington
• voting rights
• Supreme Court
• mail-in voting

Keywords

• trade war
• Lake Ontario
• March on Washington
• voting rights
• Supreme Court
• mail-in voting
• Peter Navarro
• Al Sharpton
• Michael Morley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House, Florida State University

Places: U.S., Canada

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