The Takeaway

Today, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a set of indictments in the Russian collusion probe; President Trump is in Europe this week, having first been in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday, then heading to the UK for Thursday meetings and a visit with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle, before meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday July 16; and a look at how young voters could flip congress. 

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We wrap up our policing series with a look at about how authorities watch our phones; we go across the pond as Trump’s visit gets underway; as the Men's World Cup wraps up in Russia, a look at different kind of soccer tournament — one for the workers who are building the stadiums for the 2022 Cup in Qatar; and we discuss the two films out this week that feature characters with disabilities.

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The story of one woman who self-deported and has still not been reunited with her son; a conversation about the irony of France’s relationship with immigrants in light of the team’s big win; we continue our policing series in with a look at DNA technology more broadly; and we round out the show with a look at unpaid internships.

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At the top, we look at who the people behind the Federalist Society are and what their role is in influencing the judiciary; we speak with someone who says he is included, but does not deserve to be on the NYPD "gang database"; we are joined by an NYPD chief who discusses the database's specifics; and a look at the right to literacy in light of a Michigan ruling that Detroit students do not have a constitutional right to education. 

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We talk to a cave rescue expert who explains the strategies being employed and the challenges the rescue team in Thailand is facing; at least 100 people are thought to have died after record rainfall caused flooding and landslides in western Japan; with Amazon falling under criticism for selling their face recognition technology to law enforcement, we speak with a developer who refuses to sell his technology to authorities; a look at the backstory of yet another all European World Cup semi-finals; a discussion about the landmark ruling in Tennessee; exploring how the new citizenship question will play out in upcoming weeks; and on the 150th anniversary of the ratifying of the Fourteenth Amendment, one historian says the story of the amendment is one of African American activism.

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An hour-long look on American leadership begins with a look at just how dire the leadership and trust crisis is, and the historical analogies; Jelani Cobb discusses leadership on issues of race, and how the debate on gun violence is just one example of a much broader issue of leadership that falls along racial lines; a look at the state of conservative leadership; and Katie Couric on Americans distrust in mainstream media.

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We have a discussion on the contenders for the Supreme Court vacancy; we go to Kentucky to look at how the fight over a Medicaid overhaul is playing out; a conversation about American leadership; and we talk with Alexander Heffner about the threat to Democracy in the face of huge technological changes in this country.

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American identity is shifting: from what we look like, to where we worship, to who we love. In this special hour, we seek to better understand how American identity is changing this country - and how much of that is self-imposed and how much is imposed by others.

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On Monday night, Yeni Gonzalez-Garcia completed the 2,500-mile journey from Arizona to Harlem, New York, and finally, she was reunited with her children. We have the latest on the reunification story of Yeni and her children; a conversation Halima Aden, the Hijab wearing super model turned Unicef Ambassador; a look at the situation of displaced Puerto Ricans who are still using the TSA program through FEMA to stay in hotels; and then we explore patriotism ahead of the holiday.

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A federal judge demanded all separated children be reunited with their parents but the Trump Administration and its bureaucracy does not have a solid plan or infrastructure established to accomplish this. We explore the election results in Mexico, what to expect in the upcoming months from those who won, and the projected state of the nation both nationally and internationally following this election cycle; a better understanding of the post-Maria food aid in Puerto Rico and the health effects on the people there; and a look at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new task force on denaturalization.

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