Issues in the News moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA White House bureau chief, Steve Herman and columnist for Newsday, Dan Raviv about the status of COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible adults in the United States, new mask recommendations from the CDC and the latest efforts by the Biden administration to get vaccines to more countries; why both Democrat and Republican politicians find aspects of the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure proposal frustrating; increasing pressure on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after an investigation by the state's attorney general concluded he had sexually harassed almost a dozen women; and why people inside and outside of Afghanistan worry about the country's future.
Episodes
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February 07, 2025
The debate over US foreign aid
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February 01, 2025
Escalating crisis in Congo and collision in the skY
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January 24, 2025
Trump begins installing America first policies
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January 18, 2025
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban and the ERA debate
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January 17, 2025
President Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment law of the land
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January 10, 2025
Trump sentencing and the Earth records its hottest year ever