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Under Pressure: Biden At One Year, Voting Rights, and Return to Office

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theSkimm

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

First up: We’ve got the latest on voting rights legislation in the Senate, 5G versus airlines, the Texas synagogue standoff, and how to get free COVID-19 tests and N95 masks. Next: We called up White House press secretary Jen Psaki to talk about President Biden’s priorities for his second year in office.  ICYMI: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in hot water for breaking lockdown rules in 2020. Rules his administration made. We’ll spill the tea in 60 seconds. Then: After months and months of postponed RTO plans, some companies are now scrapping plans to head back to the office altogether. We’ll ask one reporter if we’re past the point of no return when it comes to going back IRL. Plus: It’s review season — which means it’s your chance to ask your boss for that raise or promotion you’ve been after. We talked to one expert about how to make the ask.  Finally: Sundance Film Festival starts this week — and this year, you don’t have to go in person to watch some of indie cinema’s hottest new offerings. We’ll ask the festival’s director why making Sundance accessible is so important to the world of movie-making. P.S. Here’s where to order your free COVID-19 tests, and here’s what’s playing at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. On this episode, you’ll hear from:  Jen Psaki, White House press secretary  Rachel Feintzeig, work and life columnist, Wall Street Journal Amanda Augustine, career coach, TopResume Tabitha Jackson, director, Sundance Film Festival  Want more Skimm?  Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now  Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr and Ciara Long. Additional help from Sagine Corrielus. Engineered by Andrew Callaway. TheSkimm’s head of audio is Graelyn Brashear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to SCIM this.

0:04.2

This week is President Biden's one-year anniversary in office, and to mark the occasion he held

0:09.2

a press conference, where he gave his team an A for effort.

0:12.9

But not everyone sees Biden's report card the same way.

0:21.2

He legislation, including the Voting Rights Bill, has failed in the Senate.

0:25.2

Not to mention, Biden's also dealing with Russian aggression, a new COVID surge, and

0:29.8

inflation.

0:30.8

So, today, we caught up with White House press secretary Jen Psaki about what Biden's

0:35.3

prioritizing for year two.

0:37.2

Our number one priority is getting the pandemic under control.

0:41.3

And people should know, we are not going to live like this forever.

0:44.5

Meanwhile, with return to office dates being pushed back for millions of Americans, we asked

0:49.3

one reporter, are we going to be stuck in work from home limbo forever?

0:53.0

I heard so many people who had anxiety about not knowing what was going to happen.

0:57.9

We're having a date and I'm staring it down.

1:01.4

We've also got the latest on this week's biggest stories.

1:04.3

Why UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in hot water, the ongoing feud between airlines

1:09.2

and wireless companies, and how to get your hands on free and 95 masks in COVID tests.

1:14.1

We're here to make you smarter, and the news less overwhelming.

1:18.2

I'm Alex Carr.

1:19.8

Let's SCIM this.

1:21.8

Alright, let's start with some headlines from the week's news, and give you some

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