Week In The News: Greek Crisis, Cuban Embassy, Overtime Expansion

With guest host Jane Clayson.

Overtime pay. Diplomatic ties with Cuba. Greece defaults. Iran deadline missed. Chris Christie jumps in. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

In the news this week: Security intensifies for the July 4^th weekend. Talks for the Iran nuclear deal drag past deadline. A bankrupt Greece spars over what to do about its debt. And ISIS escalates on the Sinai Peninsula. Back home, Chris Christie and Jim Webb jump into the 2016 pool. Bernie Sanders draws crowds.  Donald Trump gets a bump in the polls but gains infamy for comments on Mexicans. Obama takes his new plan for paid overtime on the road. And the U.S.A. is heading to the women’s World Cup Finals. This hour, On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
-- Jane Clayson

David Sanger, national security correspondent for the New York Times. (@sangernyt)

Alex Isenstadt, political reporter for POLITICO. (@politicoalex)

Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst. (@JackBeattyNPR)

Guardian: IMF says Greece needs extra €50bn in funds and debt relief -- "The International Monetary Fund has electrified the referendum debate in Greece after it conceded that the crisis-ridden country needs €50bn (£35bn or $55bn) of extra funds over the next three years and large-scale debt relief to create 'a breathing space' and stabilise the economy. With three days to go before a knife-edge referendum, the IMF revealed a deep split with Europe as it warned that Greece’s debts were 'unsustainable'."

New York Times: Iran Nuclear Talks Could Stall Over Access to Scientists and Sites — "Secretary of State John Kerry suggested recently that he wanted to focus on the future, claiming with a bit more certainty than some of his aides thought wise that the United States already had 'absolute knowledge' of Iran’s weapons program. To some, that seemed to suggest that insisting on unfettered access to Iran’s scientists and their papers and laboratories could be a deal killer. The State Department denied that was his intent, saying that Mr. Kerry had frequently told the Iranians that issues of past and present work must be 'addressed' to the satisfaction of the I.A.E.A.'"

POLITICO: Chris Christie: I mean what I say, and I'm running for president — "Chris Christie formally launched his presidential campaign here on Tuesday, hoping the plain-spoken style and penchant for authenticity that once made him a rising star in the Republican Party will catapult him from long shot to contender. Speaking to about 1,000 supporters at the small high school gymnasium of his alma mater, the New Jersey governor promised a campaign in which his brash persona would be front and center, one in which he would speak his mind and offer a decisive, clear vision of leadership that he said was lacking from his many rivals in the Republican field."