Astead Herndon

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I'm Asned Herndon, and this is America Actually.

I'm Astead Herndon, and this is America Actually.

We're all talking to each other to see what did we do wrong?

What did we not see?

I'm in Washington, D.C.

this week to interview Ruben Gallego.

He's a Democratic senator from Arizona, and he's been thinking openly about running for higher office.

But he's recently run into some hot water because of his connection to Congressman Eric Swalwell.

This week on America Actually, we asked Gallego about predatory behavior in Washington, his plans for immigration reform and more.

I'm Astead Herndon, and this is America Actually.

We're all talking to each other to see what did we do wrong?

What did we not see?

I'm in Washington, D.C.

this week to interview Ruben Gallego.