Joe Biden

Mitch McConnell may well wish to wash his hands of this year's blood-letting over the debt limit and all it entails. But he knows it will not be that easy. He may know that better than anyone.

All that and more, plus your questions, for a full hour of politics on Cincinnati Edition.

No federal employee holds the title of opioid crisis accountability coordinator. The Office of National Drug Control Policy has not released public statements about the settlements in over a year. And the settlement funds are mentioned just twice in a 150-page national strategy to reduce drug trafficking and overdose deaths.

A federal judge rules that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify before a grand jury in the Justice Department’s investigation into the efforts of former President Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. What impact could it have on the Republican race for president?

The initiative could cancel thousands of dollars for an estimated 40 million student borrowers.

East Palestine, Ohio, has been devastated by a train derailment and chemical burn off that has threatened the health of residents, but it has now also become the center of political controversy.

On Cincinnati Edition, we spend the full hour with political journalist Ken Rudin.

President Biden is delivering his State of the Union address on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET. The speech is expected to highlight the strength of the economy and past legislative wins.

On Cincinnati Edition, we spend the full hour with political journalist Ken Rudin. We will take your phone calls at 513-419-7100 and emails at talk@wvxu.org. The show starts at noon.

Robert Hur is authorized to probe "possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or other records."