i'm thuy vu. we begin with politics. there's continuingsi con over what was said during president trump's private meeting with russian president vladimir putin on monday in helsinki. after initially saying he did not believe russia had nterfered in american elections, president trump later told cbs news he had been firm with mr. putin about not putting up with such interference. the shifting statements from th presideew condemnation from top democrats and some republicans and then on thursday the white house said president trump will invite ovladimir putin for a s meeting in washington, dc this fall. meanwhile, in california, the state democratic party snubbed senator dianne feinstein by endorsing r rival, kevin deleon. feinsin prepares to take a leading role over confirming supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. joining me now to discuss this, kqed political reporter maurieso and political consultant sean walsh. thank you. >> good to be heree, >> there's been a lot of criticism over the helsinki meeting and what preside

i'm thuy vu.ustice anthony kennedy announced his retirement this we the sacramento nativeast the swing vote on many momentous rulings. as the court ended thes term thi week, kennedy sided with conservatives on two big cases affecting immigration and labor. iting for the majority, chief justice roberts rejected the otivated the ban was m by religious bias. also, the decision could have a big impact on california where fmore than half o union members where first responders and teachers work in the public seco sector. melissa murray is joining me now. welcome to you both. >> thanks for having us. >> thank you. >> professormurray let's begin with you. who was at the top of the list of potential nominees to replace jus kennedy. >> there's a list of about 25 potential nominees vetted by two conservative groups. fthe key words with allhese potential nominees is they're reliably conservative. at the top of the list are amy kony barrett, a judge from the seventh circuit and brett kavanaugh. these are the f

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i'm thuy vu. welcome ed a special edition of "ewsroom" about arts and culture.this program, we're revisiting stories from our archives with innovative and influential figures in film, the performing arts, and visual culture. we begin with the role of comedy in today's political climate. from immigration policy to health care to the economy, there's a lot going on in politics. that means plenty of material for comedians like roy wood jr. he's a correspondent on comedy central's "the daily show." kqed's sheraz sadiq caught up with him while he was in town for the comedy festival cossal clusterfest. they met at an interactive exhibit showcasing president trump's love of twitter. -so, where are we today? -this is the donald j. trump al presidentiwitter library. everybody s "the daily show," we around, and we started looking in closer at the president's tweets over the last couple years. everyone in our digital department started looking at ones, and you start noticing certain patterns. thers a lot of tweets where's. there's a lot of tweetse wh's trying to end people

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i'm thuy vu. we beginpo with tics. there's continuing confusion over what was said during president trump private meeting with russian president vladimir putin on monday in helsinkly after initisaying he did not believe russia had interfered in american s, electi president trump later told cbs news he had been firm with mr. putin about notpuing up with such interference. the shifting statements from the president dr c

i'm thuy vu. welcome to a special edition of "kqed newsroom" about arts and culture.this program, we're revisiting stories from our archives with innovative and influential figures in film, the performing arts, and visual culture.it

i'm thuy vu. we begin with politics.re's continuingsi con over what was said during president trump's private meeting with russian president vladimir putin on monday in helsinki. after initially saying he did not believe russia had nterfered in american elections, president trump later told cbs news he had been firm with mr. putin about not putting up with such interference. the shifting statements from thr preside

i'm thuy vu. welcome ed a special edition of "ewsroom" about arts and culture.this program, we're revisiting stories from our archives with innovative and influential figures in film, the performing arts, and visual culture. we begin with the role of comedy in today's political climate.