John Avlon

Daily Beast

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Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Beast, contributor to CNN, and author of Wing-nuts: Extremism in the Age of Obama

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Panelists discuss how President Biden is doing one year into his tenure, what the U.S. can — and should — do about Russia, and what Republicans stand for in 2022.

President Biden gets report card as he faces challenges on voting rights, Ukraine

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