Debt Dilemma, Debate Deepen
After cutting short his trip to Asia, President Biden returned to Washington to meet with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to try and hash out terms over increasing the country's debt li...
22 Mai 202314min
Our Interview With GOP Presidential Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy is a 37 year-old investor and pharmaceutical entrepreneur who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination. A self-described nationalist, he says he can expand Donald Trump's Amer...
19 Mai 202322min
Return Of Nuclear Fears Shapes World Leaders' Summit In Japan
As world leaders convene in Japan for the G7 summit, contemporary concerns including climate change and Russia's invasion of Ukraine are on the agenda alongside a resurgent worry: nuclear war.This epi...
18 Mai 202313min
Lawmakers Want To Be Proactive On Artificial Intelligence Regulation
OpenAI head Sam Altman appeared before a Senate panel this week to talk about his ChatGPT product and the future of artificial intelligence. Lawmakers acknowledge the broad upsides of the fast-moving ...
17 Mai 202315min
N.C. Legislature Poised To Overturn Governor's Veto Of Abortion Ban
Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, vetoed a bill banning abortion in North Carolina after 12 weeks. But as Republicans hold supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature, it is likely the veto wil...
16 Mai 202315min
Bipartisan Senators Try To Regulate Social Media. Will They Succeed?
Four senators — two Democrats, two Republicans — are joining forces on a bill to regulate how social media companies can interact with users under the age of 18. They're one of many groups in Congress...
15 Mai 202314min
Debt, Ohio & A Really Old Dog
Lawmakers have yet to reach a deal to avert U.S. default, which could come as soon as next month. In Ohio, Republican lawmakers are attempting to amend the state's constitution to waylay reproductive ...
12 Mai 202321min
The Dwindling Pot Of Money That Could Plunge Seniors Into Poverty
Social Security provides retirement money to U.S. workers who have paid into the system via taxes. The program could be forced to cut payments within the next decade if Congress doesn't act to shore u...
11 Mai 202316min
