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President Biden has been travelling up and down the island of Ireland, where he鈥檚 promised to 鈥渒eep the peace鈥� but has also cracked some jokes down the pub with his distant cousins. Sarah鈥檚 been following him and trying to find out why he鈥檚 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.

HOSTS:
鈥� Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
鈥� Sarah Smith, North America editor
鈥� Katty Kay, US special correspondent
鈥� Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent

GUEST:
鈥� 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.