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Marking the end of his first year in office with a wide-ranging formal press conference, President Joe Biden said it had been "a year of challenges, but also a year of enormous progress," citing statistics on vaccinations, job creation and cuts to child poverty.
The big picture: A conversation about the future of democracy
This week, as we step into a new year, we’re looking to the future of big issues in America. Tuesday, host Cathy Wurzer talked with anthropologist and Metropolitan State University associate professor of social science Jose Santos about truth and the future of democracy.
Walz asks lawmakers to back record $2.7 billion bonding bill
Gov. Tim Walz is asking the Legislature to back a $2.7 billion “local jobs and projects” plan that’s considerably larger than the record package that lawmakers passed two years ago. 
Biden year one takeaways: Grand ambitions, humbling defeats
After the turbulence and chaos of his predecessor, Donald Trump, Joe Biden was seen by voters as one who could restore a sense of normalcy and a reassuring tone to the White House. But Biden also found out, as all his predecessors have, that events beyond his control would shape his time in office and the public’s assessment of him.