1 big thing

No solution in sight for child care

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Almost 40% of our workforce is made up of working parents. It's been a huge struggle to juggle homeschooling and work in the middle of a pandemic — and it's likely going to get worse. Though many workplaces could reopen this fall, many K-12 schools aren’t.

  • Plus, China secretly passed a new law on Tuesday that gives it broad power over Hong Kong and and democratic freedoms that citizens have fought Beijing to maintain.
  • And, conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices have sided with their liberal counterparts on three important cases for Trump's agenda.


    • Guests: Axios' Erica Pandey, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian and Mike Allen.


    Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Naomi Shavin, Nuria Marquez Martinez and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].


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    • The coming childcare crisis
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    • Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion law
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