Biden Pushes For Foreign Aid, Russia Detains U.S. Journalist, Voter Fraud Prevention

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🗓️ 20 October 2023

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President Biden says supporting Israel and Ukraine is vital for America's national security. But will Congress agree? Russia has detained a second American journalist. Alsu Kermasheva has been charged with failing to register as a foreign agent. And why are Republican-led states leaving a bipartisan group that aims to prevent voter fraud?

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0:00.0	President Biden says supporting Israel and Ukraine is vital for America's national security.
0:07.2	We cannot and will not let terrorists like Hamas, it tyrants like Putin win.
0:11.3	But will Congress agree? I mean Martinez, that's Michelle Martin and this is up first from NPR news.
0:21.2	Russia has detained a second American journalist. Also,
0:24.7	Kermasheva has been charged with failing to register as a foreign agent.
0:28.6	She works for Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, which is funded by the U.S. government.
0:32.7	They've called for immediate release. We'll hear what she's being charged with.
0:36.1	And why are Republican-led states leaving a bipartisan group that aims to prevent voter fraud?
0:41.2	NPR's Miles Parks has been looking into the issue and the effort by right-leaning groups to
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