The US Secretary of State Meets With Chinese President Xi Jinping

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.

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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