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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 <i>River to River</i>.
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.