Thursday's podcasts stories
"Democracy is on the ballot": Biden's warning
President Biden gave a speech on Wednesday evening unlike one we've ever seen from a president days ahead of the midterm elections. He urged voters to recognize what is at stake next Tuesday.
- Plus, the rise of the extreme right in Israel and the return of Netanyahu.
Guest: Axios' Hans Nichols and Barak Ravid.
Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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- Biden unloads on "defeated" Trump: "He has abused his power"
- Scoop: U.S. unlikely to work with Jewish supremacist expected to be made Israeli minister
- The rise of Israel's extreme right
Editor’s note: This has been corrected to reflect that Netanyahu’s win in Israel had not been official when the episode first posted.
Christian nationalism makes its mark on the campaign trail
More than 4 in 10 Americans think the U.S. should be a Christian nation. And one-third say it already is. That’s according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. But views on what that means vary. And on the campaign trail, overt Christian nationalist language is showing up more and more from right-wing candidates.
- Plus, COVID makes China’s economic woes even worse.
- And, the price of turkey is on the rise.
Guest: Council on Foreign Relations' Zoe Liu, and Calvin University's Kristin Kobes Du Mez .
Credits: Axios Today is produced by Emily Peck, Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Robin Linn, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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