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Issues in the News is VOA's premiere news discussion program. We take on the biggest stories of the week and discuss them in detail with those who have unparalleled expertise. Our in-depth analysis goes beyond the headlines, providing you with the inside story on both domestic and international news

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Escalating crisis in Congo and collision in the skY - February 01, 2025

A brewing crisis in Africa as Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa. Congo’s president has called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion, and his defense minister rejected calls for talks. Efforts are continuing to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a midair collision outside of Washington that killed 67 people Wednesday night. Investigators from multiple U.S. agencies recovered so-called black boxes from the American Airlines jet that broke into several pieces in the Potomac River after colliding with a U.S. military helicopter. An interview with aviation crash attorney William Angelley.

25 min
25 JANV.

Trump begins installing America first policies - January 24, 2025

In his first major address since taking office, President Donald Trump tells global business leaders at the World Economic Forum that America is open for business. He promised countries lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don’t. A conversation with economist David Kass, Clinical Professor of Finance at the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business. And on foreign policy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his tenure as the top U.S. diplomat pledging to execute what he said was President Trump's aim of promoting peace through strength. Insights from Daniel S. Hamilton nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution

25 min
18 JANV.

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban and the ERA debate - January 18, 2025

The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company. President-elect Donald Trump had called on the court to keep the ban on hold until after he takes office Monday and vows to save the app. We talk with Damian Rollison, director of market insights with SOCi, an AI marketing platform. Also on Friday, President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land." But in a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts. Congresswoman Theresa Leger Fernandez makes the case for the ERA.

25 min
17 JANV.

President Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment law of the land - January 17, 2025

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday called the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land," backing an effort to enshrine the change into the U.S. Constitution more than a century after the guarantee of gender equality was first proposed. However, in a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts. We spoke with Congresswoman Theresa Leger Fernandez, chair of the Democratic Congressional Women’s Caucus.

14 min
11 JANV.

Trump sentencing and the Earth records its hottest year ever - January 10, 2025

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment at all in his hush money case. He says the case was politically motivated and maintains his innocence. We speak with Mark Sedlander, a trial attorney and litigator whose practice consists of white-collar defense and government investigations. Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold. Experts say the trend may lead to more severe climate disasters. We spoke with Erica Fleishman, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute at Oregon State University.

25 min
4 JANV.

Steel deal hits a brick wall and new alcohol cancer warning - January 03, 2025

U.S. President Joe Biden officially blocked Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9-billion purchase of U.S. Steel Friday over national security issues, dealing a fatal blow to the contentious merger plan with the Japanese company. We speak with Scott Laing, a professor at the School of Management, University at Buffalo. The U.S. Surgeon General calls for warning labels on alcoholic beverages. We get insights with Elizabeth J. Kovacs, Director, Alcohol Research Program at the University of Colorado Denver / Anschutz Medical Campus.

25 min
28/12/2024

Chaos in South Korea and making workers come back to the office - December 27, 2024

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo. We talk with Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. And, After years of working from the comfort of home, workers are being told it’s time to return to the office full-time for the first time since the pandemic. We talk with Evan Starr a professor of management & organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

25 min
21/12/2024

U.S. economic uncertainty & China’s loss is Vietnam’s gain - December 20, 2024

Donald Trump seemed poised to inherit a relatively strong economy when he begins a second term in January, but things may be changing. And during the first Trump administration tariffs on China proved to be a boon for Vietnam. Will that happen again?

25 min

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Issues in the News is VOA's premiere news discussion program. We take on the biggest stories of the week and discuss them in detail with those who have unparalleled expertise. Our in-depth analysis goes beyond the headlines, providing you with the inside story on both domestic and international news