John McCain leaves behind a complicated legacy after a lifetime of service and sacrifice, Republicans worry that Democrats will investigate the scandals they’ve been covering up, and Democrats reform the party’s presidential nominating process. Then Democratic candidate for Governor Gavin Newsom talks to Jon and Jon about his vision for California and the future of the Democratic Party.

Show Notes:

John McCain

• New York Times: John McCain Funeral Plans: Lying in State at Capitol Rotunda
• New York Times: White House Flag Briefly Marks John McCain’s Death
• Washington Post: President Trump will not attend John McCain’s funeral, family spokesman says
• Arizona Republic: John McCain farewell letter: ‘I lived and died a proud American’
• Washington Post: John McCain spent his life serving the dignity of his fellow man – Opinion
• Slate: I Didn’t Want to Admire John McCain
• The Atlantic: The Call to Do Better
• Esquire: John McCain Was a Flawed Politician I Never Stopped Admiring
• Washington Post: The passing of John McCain also marks the passing of an era
• CNN: The political world reacts to Sen. John McCain’s death
• New York Times: John McCain Was a Committed Leader. He Was Also Really Fun. – Opinion
• Washington Post: I am grateful for John McCain – Opinion
• Washington Post: John McCain leaves the stage when we needed him most – Opinion
• Washington Post: Keeping up with John McCain – Opinion
• New York Times: Recalling the John McCain We Knew
• The New Yorker: John McCain’s American Legacy
• Vox: “He will be missed dearly”: Joe Biden and Barack Obama release statements on John McCain’s death
• Vox: We asked 11 senators what’s most misunderstood about John McCain
• Washington Post: John McCain understood that the Republican Party was selling its soul. He refused. – Opinion
• The Atlantic: John McCain’s Epiphany About Paul Manafort
• The Atlantic: John McCain’s 2000 Campaign and the Republican Road Not Taken
• Vox: Sen. John McCain’s complicated moral legacy on torture
• Slate: Why John McCain Was No Moderate Republican
• Slate: The “We Are All Georgians” Moment
• Washington Post: One moment from McCain’s 2008 run made clear his character and foretold Trump’s rise

Trump’s reaction

• Washington Post: Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising McCain
• The Atlantic: The Trump-McCaine Feud Never Ended
• Washington Post: Bad blood between McCain and Trump lingers, even as the Arizona Republican senator nears the end
• New York Times: Kelly Sadler, Aide Who Mocked McCain, Leaves White House
• CNN: Press aide who mocked McCain is out at the White House

McCain’s seat

• Washington Post: Arizona governor, a Republican, to appoint McCain successor
• New York Times: Arizona Governor Faces a Tough Choice: A Senator Made From McCain’s Mold or Trump’s
• Washington Post: The GOP will probably hold onto McCain’s seat until 2020
• Washington Post: Mike Cernovich steps into U.S. Senate race in Arizona. A ‘gonzo thing,’ he says.
• Washington Post: Arizona’s Kelli Ward is campaigning with an alt-right troll to prove her love for Trump
• Vox: McCain is hanging over Arizona’s primaries, even though his seat isn’t on the ballot
• Politico: ‘We’re going to crush it’: McSally turns to November in pivotal Arizona Senate Race
• Politico: Ward keeps up criticism of McCain after health announcement
• NBC: Kelli Ward blames the media for ‘narrative’ comments about McCain

Dem Investigations

• Axios: Scoop: Republicans secretly study their coming hell
• Vox: Here’s House Republicans’ list of all the Trump scandals they’re covering up
• Vox: We asked 8 Republican senators if they’ll investigate Trump’s role in campaign finance violations
• Wall Street Journal: Allen Weisselberg, Longtime Trump Organization CFO, Testified and Was Granted Immunity in Cohen Probe
• The New Yorker: Allen Weisselberg, the Man Who Knows Donald Trump’s Financial Secrets, Has Agreed to Become a Cooperating Witness
• Vox: Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, gets immunity deal
• Politico Magazine: Trump on Weisselberg: ‘He Did Whatever Was Necessary’
• Roll Call- Democrats Demand Oversight on Cohen Plea, Presidential Pardons
• NBC: NBC/WSJ poll: Trump approval ‘remarkably stable’ after a stormy week of bad news
• Bloomberg: Trump Allies’ Downfall Gives Democrats New Fuel for House Fight
• CBS: How much will a “culture of corruption” factor into midterm messaging for Democrats?

Superdelegates

• New York Times: Democrats Overhaul Controversial Superdelegate System
• NBC News: Democrats strip superdelegates of power and reform caucuses in ‘historic’ move
• Politico: ‘We’re going to fight it like hell’
• New York Magazine: Democrats Vote to Strip Power From Superdelegates, Reform Caucuses
• Axios: DNC votes to strip power from “superdelegates”
• Vox: Race is still the central dividing line in the Democratic Party

Gavin Newsom

• Los Angeles Times: Gavin Newsom criticized for flip-flopping on California’s most pressing issues
• Rolling Stone: Gavin Newsom’s California Dream
• Los Angeles Times: Gavin Newsom defends gas tax and high-speed rail, accuses Trump of bankrupting the nation
• Politico California Playbook: DE LEON presses FEINSTEIN to debate — NEWSOM gives TRUMP credit on emergencies — JUDGE backs BECERRA on Census challenge — AVENATTI ramping up 2020 bid — KAVANAUGH hearings a platform for KAMALA?
• Time: No One Pays Attention to Lieutenant Governors. These Democrats Want to Change That.
• Los Angeles Times: Newsom, Cox spending much of their time campaigning for other candidates and causes in California’s race for governor
• San Francisco Chronicle: Obama backs Gavin Newsom, other California Democrats — but not all of them
• Sacramento Bee: Gavin Newsom winning the money race over John Cox
• Sacramento Bee: Gavin Newsom holds huge lead over John Cox in California governor’s race, poll finds
• Los Angeles Times: Gavin Newsom says he won’t run for president, but don’t be too sure
• The Mercury News: Gavin Newsom admits he was wrong to report young immigrants to ICE as mayor
• San Francisco Chronicle: Gavin Newsom calls John Cox ‘extreme’ for opposing all abortions
• New York Times: A $100 Billion Train: The Future of California
• CNBC: As California’s homelessness grows, the crisis emerges as a major issue in the state’s gubernatorial race
• San Francisco Chronicle: Single payer will take years to implement in California, Gavin Newsom says
• New York Times: As Trump Leads a ‘War’ on California, Who Will Lead California?
• The New Yorker: Inside California’s War on Trump
• Medium: Here’s How We Grow California’s Economy for Everyone
• Medium: The California Dream Starts at Home
• New York Times: Single-Payer Health Care in California: Here’s What It Would Take
• Politico: California’s likely next governor tamps down expectations for single payer