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The White House says it is committed to working with Congress to pass bold legislation that advances racial equity. But activists say they want to see more action than words from the Biden administration.

President Joe Biden has directed his administration to tackle #racism, inequality and discrimination in what the White House is calling: the racial equity agenda.

Biden signed four executive orders seeking to redress racially discriminatory federal housing policies that have fueled wealth inequality; to end the Department of Justice’s use of private prisons; to respect the sovereignty of Native American tribes and combat violence and #xenophobia against Asian Americans and Pacific islanders.

So, will Biden succeed where other presidents failed in closing the racial equity gaps?

Guests:

Danny Davis

US Representative from Illinois (D)

Kimberly Jones

Author of "I'm Not Dying with You Tonight"

Henry Cisneros

Former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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Do Senate Republicans risk losing their seats in Congress if they vote to convict Trump? Inside America host Ghida Fakhry gives us her take in this week’s In Short.

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It’s the first full week of Joe Biden’s presidency and already his call for bipartisan unity to tackle the country’s crises is facing significant political obstacles.

With a devastating death toll from the coronavirus pandemic-- and the economic and social fallout-- Biden signed 10 executive orders aimed at getting the pandemic under control. But major policy changes will require legislative action. And bipartisan agreement on Biden’s $2 trillion COVID relief package will be a challenge, as top Republicans have dismissed the plan as too costly.

Meanwhile, the House has delivered an article of impeachment to the Senate —charging Donald Trump with “incitement of insurrection”. This has triggered a trial in the Senate, which Democrats have agreed to delay until the week of February 8th.

So will Congress act fast on Biden’s agenda before all focus in the Senate turns to the impeachment hearings? Or will it be constrained by political gridlock and infighting? And what are the political costs of convicting Donald Trump?

Guests:

Rep. Jared Huffman- Democratic Congressman from California’s 2nd District

Byron Dorgan- Former Democratic Senator from North Dakota

Vernon Jones- Former Georgia State Representative who recently joined the Republican party & Founder of Waking Up America

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Joe Biden has been sworn in as America’s 46th President on the steps of the U.S. Capitol under extraordinary circumstances. The #inauguration, which was already scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic, took place under heavy security exactly two weeks after pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building.

Many here in the US are wondering whether President Biden will be able to unify all Americans, not just the 81 million Americans who voted for him but the 74 million who voted for Trump, as he tries to restore trust in the country’s democratic institutions.

So will Biden be able to bring Americans together behind his presidency, in a climate of growing distrust and conspiracy theories? And how will Biden address some of the other challenges facing the US domestically and abroad?

Guests:

Luis Gutierrez

Former Democratic Congressman from Illinois

Joe Grogan

Former Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council and Former assistant to then-President Donald Trump

Alan Lichtman

Distinguished Professor of History at the American University

Imani Perri

Professor of African-American studies at Princeton University

Michael Zeldin

Former US Justice Department Official and Legal Analyst

Thomas Shannon

Former Acting Secretary of State under President Trump in 2017

Trita Paris

Executive Vice President at The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

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The Capitol insurrection has sealed the political fate of Donald Trump but will Trumpism linger? Inside America host Ghida Fakhry gives us her take in this week’s In Short.

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‘We have no doubt that the bodies would have piled up.’

Georgetown Professor Michael Eric Dyson says the police response to the US Capitol rioters would have been very different if they were Black. #CapitolHill

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With the swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden just days away, the United States is on high alert, amid growing fears of more bloodshed in the nation’s capital—and across the country.

The FBI is warning of armed protests in Washington DC and across 50 state capitals between now and January 20.

Meanwhile, Congress moves ahead with impeachment proceedings, with Democrats accusing President Trump of “willfully inciting violence against the government of the United States”. And lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the security failures that led to the breach of the US Capitol.

The extraordinary scenes from the mayhem will leave an indelible stain on America. A man walking through the halls of Congress with a confederate flag. Another wearing a sweatshirt which bore the name of a Nazi concentration camp. And a violent mob at the doors of the nation’s Capitol were met with a police response that the Biden administration says represents an unequal system of justice.

So, has the police handling of the pro-Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol building last week changed perceptions among Americans about the double standards within law enforcement? Was there an intentional lack of security coordination on Capitol Hill? And could the lack of planning and preparedness lead to a breakdown in law enforcement ahead of Inauguration Day?

Guests:

Lt. Gen. Russell Honore (Ret.)- Former Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina

Michael Eric Dyson- Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University and Author of “ Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America”

Carlos Gutierrez- Former Secretary of Commerce under President George W. Bush

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A small group of Republican Senators, led by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, have objected to President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college victory during a joint session of Congress to certify the result of the 2020 election. They argue Congress should establish an Electoral Commission to audit #election results and address claims of fraud.

As many as 140 Republican House members also challenged Biden’s victory. This has sparked an open conflict among Republican lawmakers —with Senator Mitt Romney calling it ‘an egregious ploy’ that ‘dangerously threatens our democratic republic” and former House Speaker Paul Ryan saying that it is ‘difficult to conceive of a more anti-democratic and anti-conservative act’. Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger shared similar concerns saying “This will start a terrible cycle where every election must be objected to and eventually we will lose our ability to self-govern. It really is that serious.”

Meanwhile, in a letter published in the Washington Post, all 10 living former Secretaries of Defense declared the election over and warned that “efforts to involve the U.S. armed forces in resolving election disputes would take us into dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory.”

So where does this last-ditch effort by Trump’s allies on #CapitolHill to overturn the election result leave Republicans and the future of their party?

Guests:

Jack Kingston

Former Republican Congressman Representing Georgia

Seth Weathers

Former Trump Georgia State Director

Location tag: Atlanta, Georgia

Heidi Beirich

Co-Founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism

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Does the US electoral system produce results that are at odds with the true majority? Inside America host Ghida Fakhry gives us her take in this week’s In Short.

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Congress is moving closer to an agreement on a $908 billion #stimulus plan, as the coronavirus #pandemic shows no sign of slowing down and health experts warn of a long winter ahead. 12 million people could lose their unemployment benefits on December 26th if Congress doesn't act. And as many as 40 million Americans could lose their homes after December 31st, when a federal ban on evictions ends. As hungry, jobless Americans look to the federal government for urgent relief, will lawmakers reach a deal?

Meanwhile, the nation’s highest court is considering whether the Trump administration’s efforts to exclude America’s 11 million #undocumented immigrants from the 2020 census count is legal. How could the decision impact congressional representation and federal funding for states?

Guests:

Jamaal Bowman- Congressman-elect for New York’s 16th congressional district

Gray Davis- Former Governor of California

Tom Tancredo- Former Congressman from Colorado who ran for President in 2008

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