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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Emmy Nominations: What Made the Cut? One former Vice President is having a great day today. The fictional Selina Meyer, of the HBO comedy Veep. The show’s up for 17 Emmys. The full list of Emmy nominations dropped this morning. Voting members of the television academy were also all about “The People vs OJ Simpson,” “Game of Thrones” and “Mr. Robot.” Not so much on some other critically-acclaimed shows. What made the cut and what didn’t?
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.
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Gov. Jerry Brown: California and China will fight climate change together President Donald Trump reportedly wants the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, and he’s expected to announce a decision soon. California Governor Jerry Brown heads to China to strengthen climate and clean energy ties.