Moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA White House Correspondent Anita Powell and Moment Magazine Contributor Dan Raviv about President Joe Biden’s plan to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine on the heels of Berlin’s decision to send its Leopard tanks, top US, Russian and Chinese officials traveling to and vying for influence in Africa, new revelations that former Vice President Mike Pence mishandled classified documents and the reintroduction of gun control legislation by the White House in the aftermath of a spate of mass shootings in California affecting the Asian-American community. These topics and more on Issues in the News.

Moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine and Executive Producer Steve Redisch about the question of sending German tanks to Ukraine, the significance of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s three-nation tour of Africa, issues addressed at the World Economic Forum, including the global economic effect of Russia’s war on Ukraine, and the politics and worldwide repercussions of the debt limit debate in the United States. These topics and more on Issues in the News.

Moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara and Christian Science Monitor Washington Bureau Chief Linda Feldmann, about highlights from the annual North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City, the attack on Brazil’s government buildings by supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro and its resemblance to the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, and calls for an investigation into the discovery of classified documents found in possession of President Joe Biden. These topics and more on Issues in the News.

Moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson and Marketplace Correspondent Nancy Marshall-Genzer about the significance of the US Congress not having a House Speaker elected on the first ballot in 100 years, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s public show of bipartisan support for President Joe Biden’s economic plan, the second anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol and reflections on the work of the select committee’s hearings and final report on the implications of the assault and lots more.

Guest moderator Steve Redisch talks with VOA senior national correspondent Steve Herman and Moment Magazine contributor, Dan Raviv, about Moscow’s brutal verbal and military assaults against Ukraine, a surge of coronavirus infections in China that has prompted Washington to require travelers from China to present negative Covid-19 tests before entering the United States, the recommendations from the final report of the congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and a preview of 2023!

Moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara and VOA Executive Producer Steve Redisch about the surprise visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Belarus, a COVID-19 surge in China and other countries, international reaction to the Taliban banning women from universities in Afghanistan, and lots more.

Kim Lewis talks with Marketplace Correspondent Nancy Marshall-Genzer and VOA Executive Producer Steve Redisch about the highlights of the US-Africa Leaders' Summit in Washington, the significance of the Respect for Marriage Act recently signed into law by President Joe Biden, the Federal Reserve's ongoing efforts to curb inflation, the collapse of crypto giant FTX and the arrest of its founder Sam Bankman-Fried, and lots more.

Moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell and Moment Magazine contributor Dan Raviv about the freeing of WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison, the significance of Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock’s victory in a Georgia Senate run-off election, the tax fraud conviction of former President Donald Trump’s organization, and lots more.

Guest moderator, Steve Redisch talks with VOA chief diplomatic correspondent Cindy Saine and congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson, about the implications of widespread protests against China’s Zero-Covid policy, NATO’s stepped-up support for Kyiv as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy and water infrastructure, major issues facing the “lame duck” session of Congress before Republicans take over the lower chamber, or House of Representatives, in January 2023, and much more.

Moderator Kim Lewis talks with Washington Bureau Chief for the Christian Science Monitor, Linda Feldmann, and VOA Executive Producer Steve Redisch, about US Vice-President Kamala Harris' visit to the Philippines, Ukraine's food and energy crisis created by Russia's ongoing attacks, the latest mass shootings in the US, the DOJ's appointment of a special counsel to head up their investigations involving former President Donald Trump, and the legacy of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.