- Publication Date |
- Jun 23, 2017
- Episode Duration |
- 01:28:55
Health care is just one item Congress has to resolve before the summer recess—if the recess happens at all. Two more police officers in the Midwest are acquitted of charges related to killing black suspects. Tensions with North Korea rise after a recently released American prisoner dies. Plans to send more U-S troops to Afghanistan are taking shape. And, does anyone in the royal family even want that crown? Joining us to discuss the week's national news are Maria Hinojosa, anchor and executive producer of NPR's Latino USA; Laura Meckler, staff writer for the The Wall Street Journal; and Shawna Thomas, Washington bureau chief for Vice News. Joining us to discuss international news for the week are Tom Bowman, Pentagon correspondent for NPR; Michael Goldfarb, host of the podcast "First Rough Draft of History;" and Joyce Karam, Washington Bureau Chief for Al-Hayat Newspaper.