Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including reaction to the Democratic National Convention and Joe Biden’s acceptance speech, what to expect from President Trump at the Republican National Convention next week and concerns about delays in U.S. mail service ahead of the election.
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Morning News Podcast: Joe Biden DNC Speech, Iran Sanctions, NYC Students
NPR News Now reports: Joe Biden accepts Democratic nomination for President, U.S. attempts to rally support for renewed sanctions on Iran and NYC students prepare to return to classrooms.
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Morning News Podcast: Kamala Harris At DNC, Post Office, Stimulus Bill Talks
This Morning With Gordon Deal: DNC nominates Kamala Harris in a historic selection for VP, U.S. House to vote on $25 billion postal infusion, and the surprising way to tell you’ve had too much to drink.
Morning News Podcast: Post Office Changes Halted, Joe Biden Boosted
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has announced he will suspend the controversial changes he instituted to the U.S. Postal Service until after the November election. Also, on the second night of the Democratic National Convention that party officially nominated Joe Biden for president. And, the European Council is holding an emergency summit on the civil unrest in Belarus.
Morning News Podcast: Michelle Obama Speaks At Convention, Extreme Heat Advisories In The West
NPR News Now reports: Day 1 at Democratic Convention featured speech by Michele Obama, weather advisory for excessive heat in the West, and other top news.
Politics Monday: Tamara Keith And Amy Walter On The 2020 Election (pBS)
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, President Trump’s counter-programming during a big week for former Vice President Joe Biden, Trump’s efforts to undermine the U.S. Postal Service and how Congress might intervene in response.
Morning News Podcast: The Democrats Virtual Convention Begins, Covid-19, Sheryl Sandberg
Axios Today reports: Democrats are going ahead with a mostly virtual convention, starting tonight. But how TV networks will cover the event, and how the millions of American voters watching it will react is still up in the air.
- Plus, the Trump administration is eyeing another unproven coronavirus treatment.
- And, Sheryl Sandberg shares some key takeaways from Lean In’s new report on Black women in the workplace.
Guests: Axios’ Margaret Talev, Jonathan Swan, and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.
Infographics: “Inside Race for A Covid-19 Vaccine”
WASHINGTON POST (AUG 16, 2020): Researchers in the United States set an audacious goal in January to develop a coronavirus vaccine within 12 to 18 months. This would be a world record. The mumps vaccine is considered to be the fastest to move, in four years, from scientific concept to approval in 1967. The quest for an HIV vaccine continues, 36 years and counting.
Global News Podcast: China’s New Economy, Belarus’s Sham Election & Fading Office Romance
The Economist Magazine presents a selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, Xi Jinping is reinventing state capitalism (10:20), Belarus’s sham election (14:25), and the decline of the office romance.
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