About this episode
The episode discusses the current state of California politics and its implications for the upcoming midterms, featuring an interview with Marisa Lagos from KQED.
California politics is experiencing a rare moment on the national stage as wacky candidates and local scandals have become a microcosm for the country as a whole, as well as a potential preview of what November’s midterms have in store. We talk to KQED’s Marisa Lagos about what the hell is going on with California politics right now. And in headlines, primary season kicks off nationwide, Trump's Iran War negotiations hit another setback, an appeals court rules Trump's ban on transgender troops illegal, the White House temporarily pauses its slush fund for Trump's political allies, and several states extend bar and restaurant hours for the World Cup. Show Notes: Check out Marisa's work – www.kqed.org/author/mlagos Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
People in this episode
Host: What A Day
Guest: Marisa Lagos
Topics covered
- California politics
- midterm elections
- Trump
- transgender troops
- World Cup
- local scandals
- primary season
Keywords
- California politics
- midterms
- Trump
- transgender troops
- World Cup
- primary season
- local scandals
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KQED
Places: California, Iran, World Cup
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