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President Joseph Biden has officially assumed the presidency, inheriting a deeply divided nation, a polarized Congress, and an economy severely impacted by COVID-19. While the transfer of power was seemingly peaceful, that doesn't mean supporters of Donald Trump are pledging their allegiance to the 46th President. How might that determine the landscape of politics in the US?

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Josh Rushing (@joshrushing), senior correspondent for Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines.

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Donald Trump is leaving office today as Joseph Biden assumes the presidency and command over a deeply divided nation. But the transfer of power is taking place under military presence as scores of National Guard troops patrol the U.S. Capitol and Washington, DC. In today's episode, we’ve got a roundup of Al Jazeera journalists seeking answers to the questions that will shape the next chapter of US history.

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Guest host Patty Sagba; Asia Business editor Azhar Sukri; international correspondent Hoda Abdel-Hamid; and US political editor Steve Chaggaris.

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Members of the Latinx community have perpetually remained underrepresented in front and behind Hollywood’s cameras. This past year, shows centering Latina, Latino and Latinx stories, like One Day at a Time, Vida, and Gentefied, were ignored at major awards shows. Now, creators are demanding more, as 270 producers, writers and show runners signed a letter calling for systematic change in the industry. In today’s episode, we speak to two of the letter’s signees to explore why Latinx shows are undervalued, and why these creators are pushing for diversity in entertainment.

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Gloria Calderón Kellett (@everythingloria), co-show-runner and co-creator of One Day at a Time; Marvin Lemus (@ElMarvinLemus), show-runner of Gentefied.

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In a milestone win, Argentina’s Senate voted to legalize abortion, granting millions of women access to legal elective abortions until the 14th week of pregnancy. We’re revisiting an episode we first aired in March to take a deep dive into the decades-long fight to secure abortion rights, and to understand how the green wave movement secured the decriminalization of abortion in a majority Roman Catholic country and homeland of Pope Francis.

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Teresa Bo (@TeresaBo), Al Jazeera journalist covering Latin America.

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After years of dispute, there was a breakthrough at the Gulf Cooperation Council summit. In June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt announced a blockade on Qatar. The countries released a list of 13 demands to be met for the embargo to end. The dispute remained at a virtual standstill until last week, when the blockade was finally lifted. After more than three years of embargo by land, air, and sea, why is the GCC dispute coming to an end now?

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Gregory Gause, Professor of International Relations at the Bush School of Government, Texas A&M University; and Jim Krane (@jimkrane), Energy Fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute 

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