Let's start this news day with a debt ceiling update. We cover Biden and Putin's two hour video chat, the end of an era following the end of Germany’s first female chancellor's tenure, and why a Georgie federal judge blocked the COVID vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors. Earlier this week, the Justice Department closed the investigation into the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till. Finally, Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows says he will no longer cooperate with the House committee that’s investing the January 6th insurrection.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

Washington Post: "Debt ceiling deal reached in Congress, party leaders say"

NY Times: "Biden Delivers a Warning to Putin Over Ukraine"

AP News: "End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years"

AP News: "Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors"

NPR: "The Justice Department closes its investigation into the lynching of Emmett Till"

Axios: "Mark Meadows will stop cooperating with Jan. 6 panel"