The Political Junkie is turning his analytical gaze west. Ken Rudin, known to NPR listeners from his many years talking all things politics with Neal Conan on "Talk of the Nation," joins Insight host Beth Ruyak for our signature segment that puts California politics in the context of the national scene.

Rudin joins us from Washington D.C. to discuss President Donald Trump's trip to Asia and his response to this weekend's mass shooting in Texas where at least 26 people were killed.