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COVID-19 emergency declaration to expire this week

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

Negotiations have stalled over raising the debt ceiling as a default on U.S. debts looms. A civil trial against former President Donald Trump found him liable for defamation and sexual abuse. The COVID-19 health emergency declaration will expire this week.

On this River to River, Ben Kieffer is joined by political experts Karen Kedrowski and Wayne Moyer to dissect these latest headlines.

Guests:

  • Wayne Moyer, professor and department chair of policy studies, Grinnell College
  • Karen Kedrowski, professor of politics, director of Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Dani Gehr is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. Since 2022, Gehr has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.