This Morning from CBS News, June 21, 2016
Status quo
Democrats have tried and failed repeatedly to pass significant gun reforms in the Senate in recent years. Despite multiple mass shootings across the country in that time, none of the over 100 proposals have passed. The latest dead-end legislation was beaten down just last night, with Orlando still fresh on minds.
The Vice President
In an interview with Charlie Rose, Vice President Joe Biden addresses criticism of the Obama administration's use of force -- or lack thereof -- in hot spots like Libya and Syria, and the 51 State Department diplomats who slammed the president's policy in Syria.
Way too hot
A dangerous heat wave is fuelling more than a dozen wildfires burning in the West. Two blazes north of Los Angeles have scorched more than 4,500 acres, and they are only separated by a canyon, leading to fears they could merge into a monster.
Missing a trick?
Will Rahn says Donald Trump's campaign is either inept, or deliberately misleading us. The presumptive GOP nominee blasted President Obama for playing nice with terrorists after the Orlando shooting, but then failed to seize upon an obvious opportunity to follow up that critique. Was it a simple miss, self-sabotage, or something more?
Young Americans
Some of the delegates heading to the Republican convention in Cleveland are having to balance their political work with their high school homework. We meet a few of the them, including one passionate young Tennessean who's pushing for all delegates to be unbound from their primary obligations.
Safe Games?
Just six weeks from the start of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, problems are mounting fast. With two paralympians recovering after a robbery at gunpoint, Zika virus still spreading and the government mired in political and financial crises, can Rio handle the Summer Games?
Why it matters
U.K. voters will decide this week whether their nation should leave the European Union. Although the significance of that decision might seem remote to Americans, the impact could be very real. We outline three ways a "Brexit" could ripple across the Atlantic and affect the U.S.
Office politics
The contentious presidential campaign presents a thorny challenge for employers: How to prevent any political disagreements among employees from spilling over into the workplace. Compounding the difficulty is the fact that few companies have policies in place for managing political activities.
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