Introduction

Over the weekend millions celebrated Father’s Day in the U.S. But, when it comes to giving dads paid time off to care for their new children, America lags behind.

• Plus, the U.S. and China say they’ll stabilize relations.
• And, new summer reading recommendations.

Guests: Axios' Erica Pandey and The New York Times' Jessica Grose.

Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

Go deeper:

• America’s paternity leave patchwork
• Majority of countries guarantee paid paternity leave — but not the U.S.
• Blinken has "robust conversation" with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing

Summer reading recommendations from Jessica Grose:

• The Forgotten Girls, A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America
• Big Swiss
• Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood