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The President in the Pub

Published: April 13, 2023, 10:41 p.m.

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President Biden has been travelling up and down the island of Ireland, where he\\u2019s promised to \\u201ckeep the peace\\u201d but has also cracked some jokes down the pub with his distant cousins. Sarah\\u2019s been following him and trying to find out why he\\u2019s actually there.

And a ruling from a Texas judge seeking to ban an abortion pill across America is being batted between various courts. Joyce Vance, who was a US attorney under Barack Obama, explains what can happen when the legal system gets personal and why it could go as far as the Supreme Court.

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GUEST:\\n\\u2022 Joyce Vance, former US attorney

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Alix Pickles and Natasha Fernandes. The technical producer was Daffyd Evans. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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