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World Affairs: How Will ‘President Biden’ Repair America’s Reputation?
Joe Biden’s greatest challenge will be to repair America’s reputation—currently the lowest it’s been for two decades. How can the new president re-boot America’s global leadership?
Morning News Podcast: Trump’s Last Day, Senate Back In Session & Migrants
It is Donald Trump’s last full day as president. The last full day that he can use the power to pardon. Who might Trump choose? The Senate goes back to work today for the first time since the attack on the Capitol.
It will consider five of Joe Biden’s cabinet nominees, prioritizing those in national security. In Guatemala, security forces fired tear gas at Honduran migrants trying to cross Guatemala’s southern border. Why did they leave home, despite the danger?
Politics Monday: Tamara Keith And Amy Walter On Trump’s Legacy (PBS Video)
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s legacy, President-elect Biden’s first days in office, and how Biden will be received by Republicans.
Morning News Podcast: Pro-Trump Protests Quiet, Biden’s Executive Actions
Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across, U.S, Biden plans ‘roughly a dozen’ day one executive actions, and Georgia student who walked 7 miles to work each day receives new car through woman’s act of kindness.
Analysis: Donald Trump’s Reckoning, Innovation & Gorbachev’s Afterlife
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: Donald Trump’s reckoning, the new era of innovation (9:20), and Mikhail Gorbachev’s afterlife (16:45).
Sunday Morning Podcast: Latest News From Zurich, Hong Kong & London
The weekend’s biggest points of discussion are dissected by Tyler Brûlé, Solène Léger, Florian Egli and Marcus Kraft, with commentary from our editors in London and Hong Kong. Plus: Israel’s ‘Haaretz’ newspaper.
Morning News Podcast: Latest News From Around The World (Jan 16, 2021)
Monocle on Saturday discusses latest from London and headlines around the world.
Political News: ‘Brooks & Capehart’ On Trump Impeachment, D.C. Fallout
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s historic impeachment, the fallout from the Capitol insurrection and President-elect Biden’s economic relief plan.
Morning News Podcast: Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Plan, States’ Political Unrest
The incoming Biden-Harris administration has big plans. They want $1.9 trillion in new spending to help Americans. State capitals across the United States are bracing for potential unrest.
The FBI warns of scenes similar to January 6th. Are state and local law enforcement prepared? And nearly seven years after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, those responsible are now being held accountable. Nine former and current officials have been indicted.