A high-stakes push for diplomacy on Ukraine
Today, Secretary of State Tony Blinken is in Kiev to meet with the president of Ukraine. Time is running out to find a way to deescalate the conflict with Russia. Plus, the U.S. government tries to f...
19 Jan 202211min
At-home covid tests from the federal government
Starting tomorrow, Americans will be able to order free rapid at-home Covid tests online at covidtests.gov. What should we expect from the Biden administration’s latest testing effort? Plus, the big ...
18 Jan 202211min
President Biden’s epic fail
President Biden hasn’t been seeing a lot of wins, lately. We’re almost a year into Biden’s presidency, and he’s in a rare position, with Republicans, moderate and liberal Democrats all at odds with hi...
14 Jan 202211min
How the inflation spike is affecting American wallets
New numbers show prices rose faster within 2021 than they have in the last 40 years. Inflation hit 7% in December. Plus, schools are trying to cope with a shortage of bus drivers. And, Omicron and a...
13 Jan 202210min
President Biden’s urgent push for voting rights
President Joe Biden yesterday made a forceful call for voting rights protections to pass Congress, and for a change to Senate rules to make it possible. Plus, tracking COVID through wastewater. And,...
12 Jan 202211min
Rethinking the value of COVID case counts
COVID case numbers have been breaking records in the last few weeks here in the U.S., but deaths and hospitalizations are largely down. So that got us thinking: how useful are case counts actually in ...
11 Jan 202211min
Chicago schools’ deadlock
This morning, students in Chicago public schools are starting their fourth day with no classes. The teachers union, the school district, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot remain in a standoff over whether or n...
10 Jan 202210min
A Colorado fire scientist on her hometown burning
In Colorado, the cleanup continues from the the devastating Marshall Fire that started last week. And as of now, the blaze that destroyed hundreds of homes is fully contained, but many residents are s...
7 Jan 202211min
