2028 Heats Up: Why There's no Democratic Front-Runner, and Why Gavin Newsom is "Tier 1 by Himself"

Wednesday, 8/20/25 TODAY'S TOPICS: Will Putin agree to a meeting? Will Putin agree to robust security protections for Ukraine? Israel and Gaza. Four not-great stories for Democrats: New York Times on voter registration; Musk and Vance; LA Democrats holding a fundraiser for Susan Collins; and the most political White House ever. Newsom: alone in the first tier for ’28. TikTok White House The Morning Meeting with Mark Halperin, Sean Spicer & Dan Turrentine. Every weekday morning our hosts discuss today’s political news and take live Q&A from our Zoom participants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices