An upcoming election, pay requirement, and holiday, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Times mental health reporter Esmy Jimenez, Publicola police accountability reporter Paul Keifer, and Crosscut editor at large and host of the Mossback's Northwest, Knute Berger. Alec Cowan
Low turnout among young voters in Japan may mean the ruling party stays in power Japan heads to the polls soon, and the ruling party is counting on low turnout from apathetic young voters and independents in order to hang onto its parliamentary majority. Anthony Kuhn
President Biden unveiled a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan. Here's what's in it President Biden unveiled a slimmed down spending framework to House Democrats. He discussed the transformative nature of the package, but some major priorities Democrats hoped to include were dropped. Deirdre Walsh
Biden meets with world leaders ahead of G20 summit President Biden has arrived in Rome for the G20 summit. Ahead of the summit, Biden meets with several world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Francis. Franco Ordoñez
Democrats disagree over Biden's $1.75 trillion spending framework NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri, a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about President Biden's revised spending proposal.
Biden continues the tradition of U.S. presidents meeting with the pope President Biden is beginning his European trip by meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. These two leaders know each other quite well, and share many of the same concerns. A Martinez
Rep. Adam Schiff chronicles his search for small-d democratic sanity during the Trump presidency ‘Most people got to know me over the last four years and have one impression of me as this ardent partisan. Prior to Trump, most of the criticism I got was for working too much across the aisle, and I don’t consider myself a partisan.’ John O'Brien
Former NY governor Andrew Cuomo faces a misdemeanor sex charge Cuomo was forced from office after nearly a dozen women accused him of sexual harassment. He now faces a criminal complaint alleging he forcibly touched a female staff member. Brian Mann
House climate crisis chair says spending plan is 'transformative,' despite cuts NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., who chairs the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26. Ari Shapiro
Starbucks and Costco raising wages in the nationwide competition for workers Costco pays $17 an hour after a second raise this year. Starbucks is raising hourly pay to $15 amid a union effort. Major chains are pushing to draw workers, who have shunned a million retail jobs. Alina Selyukh
