25 May 2021

US correspondent Ron Elving

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 25 May 2021

Ron joins Kathryn to talk about how President Biden's agenda is hanging in the balance as Republicans mount a united front of resistance.

There's been a distraction in the form of a hot war in the Middle East with signs of a new cold war with the Russians and the Chinese.

Meanwhile the former President Donald Trump is fading away in polls and in social media, while he faces a heightened threat of criminal charges for business dealings in New York.

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.

U.S. President Joe Biden steps off Marine One on the ellipse on May 23, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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