Issues in the News - Voice of America

Moderator Kim Lewis talks with VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell and VOA executive producer, Steve Redisch about Russia's invasion of Ukraine topping President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address and his rallying bipartisan support, his announcement to go after Russian oligarchs and close U.S. airspace to Russian planes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plea for international assistance as Russian troops stepped up their offensive by bombarding residential areas, and the expected confirmation of Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson despite some Republican opposition.