On today’s show: Matt Gaetz, the nominee for attorney general, has been accused of sexual misconduct, including sex with a minor. He denies all wrongdoing. Washington Post congressional reporter Liz Goodwin explains everything to know about the allegations. European officials are worried about what a negotiated peace deal for the Russia-Ukraine war could look like under Trump. Laurence Norman with the Wall Street Journal has more. Texas is poised to pass a new curriculum infused with Chris...
Nov 20, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: President-elect Trump has suggested he’ll use recess appointments to get some of his Cabinet nominees through. How would that work? NBC ’s Sahil Kapur explains. Four women are challenging Idaho’s strict abortion ban in court. The Idaho Capital Sun has been following the trial. Rafael Nadal says he’ll retire from professional tennis after the Davis Cup this week. Matthew Futterman from The Athletic reflects on his legacy. Plus, Hong Kong sentences 45...
Nov 19, 2024•12 min
On today’s show: Trump pledged to close the Education Department. The Washington Post ’s Laura Meckler examines what that would mean. Reuters has what to know as the Biden administration approves Ukraine’s use of American long-range missiles. What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? NPR looks at the impact of such a move in Florida. Plus, Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon , Democrats in Pennsylvania defy a court order in a Senate...
Nov 18, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: Stat lays out what the science says about claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s been tapped by Trump to be the next head of Health and Human Services. Abortion opponents are preparing to undermine just-passed ballot measures. Politico ’s Alice Miranda Ollstein tells us more. A former Pentagon official said “we are not alone” in a recent UFO hearing. The Wall Street Journal has the story. Plus, Politico reports that two judges have delayed Jan....
Nov 15, 2024•12 min
On today’s show: After winning the House, Republicans will start 2025 in control of Congress and the White House. USA Today has more. Ben Jacobs reports for POLITICO on the newly-elected leader of the Senate. After many progressive ballot measures failed, California's political identity is being questioned. Los Angeles Times reporter Mackenzie Mays has more. And CNN investigates how political fundraisers misled hundreds of elderly Americans into donating millions of dollars. Plus, R...
Nov 14, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: A federal jury awarded $12 million to a Michigan woman who was fired after refusing the COVID vaccines for religious reasons. The Lansing State Journal has the story. The U.S. gave Israel a 30-day deadline to ramp up aid to Gaza or lose some American military support. But the Washington Post says little has changed since the deadline passed. Jack Herrera reports for Politico about how Trump made major gains with Latino voters in the 2024 election. Plus, Trump’s lates...
Nov 13, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: The Wall Street Journal ’s Vivian Salama shares what we know so far about who will be in Trump’s Cabinet. Jake Bittle of Grist outlines five important issues to track at the COP29 climate conference this year. CNN ’s Betsy Klein explains how President Biden is racing to Trump-proof his legacy. Plus, a New York judge is set to decide today whether the president-elect’s 34-count conviction for falsifying business records can stand. Maryl...
Nov 12, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: What Trump supporters say they want on Day 1 — and what he can actually get done. The Wall Street Journal and NPR break it down. Vox ’s Zack Beauchamp explains how Trump’s win fits into a wider global trend of voters rejecting incumbents. After Dearborn, Michigan, went for Trump, NBC asks whether the Democratic Party has lost the support of Muslim and Arab Americans. Meanwhile, the Washington Post lays out how Trump might approach the Israel-Hamas w...
Nov 11, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: Politico ’s Elena Schneider has been talking with Democratic women who worry that this election proved the country is “not ready for a woman president.” The Atlantic ’s George Packer, our guest this week on Apple News In Conversation , explains why Americans bet on Trump again. Plus, Biden addresses the nation after his party suffered major losses. ABC News has more. Vox examines a striking pattern hidden in the election results. And the Chicago Sun-Times has t...
Nov 08, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Washington Post politics reporter Isaac Arnsdorf explains how Trump crafted his winning message. NOTUS reporter Jasmine Wright examines what went wrong for Harris, and the Wall Street Journal reports on how Democrats are trying to regroup. CBS looks at how world leaders are reacting to Trump’s reelection. Plus, ABC reports on how sources expect an end to Trump’s federal cases. NPR looks at how ballot measures to boost benefits for workers performed on El...
Nov 07, 2024•15 min
On today’s show: America reelects Donald Trump, making him the first convicted felon to lead the country and the oldest president in history. Apple News Editor Gideon Resnick explains his stunning comeback, and ABC is tracking live election results as states continue to count votes. Plus, NBC looks at what could happen to Trump’s various legal cases. CNN reports on hoax bomb threats made to a number of polling sites. And a look at the historymakers of the 2024 election. Today&...
Nov 06, 2024•16 min
On this Election Day episode: When will we know who won the White House? We asked David Scott, editor of the Associated Press Decision Desk. And he pulls back the curtain on its intricate process of monitoring and calling races. Votebeat’s Jessica Huseman, a recent Apple News In Conversation guest, explains one of the important upcoming deadlines in the election-certification process, and how lawsuits could disrupt that process. The 2024 election is shaping up to be the most heavily...
Nov 05, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: Gideon Resnick breaks down what the latest polling says, including a surprising poll from Iowa. Plus, why Trump and Harris are both a normal polling error away from a blowout, according to 538 . CNN explains how this became the most expensive election in U.S. history. NBC has your state-by-state guide on how to vote in the 2024 election. Plus, the Washington Post reports on how local officials are beefing up security ahead of Election Day, NPR explains why voters are visit...
Nov 04, 2024•15 min
On today’s show: A woman in Texas died after being told by the hospital that it would be a “crime” to intervene in her miscarriage. ProPublica has her story. No matter who wins the presidency, they will be leading a divided America. The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser and New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker explain why on this week’s episode of Apple News In Conversation . The Arizona Republic ’s Sasha Hupka takes us inside Arizona&rsq...
Nov 01, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Susan Glasser and Peter Baker joined Apple News In Conversation to explain how a second Trump term would change America. NPR reports on the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Virginia to remove hundreds of voters from its registration rolls — including U.S. citizens. The Wall Street Journal ’s Harriet Torry examines whether American taxpayers are ready to foot the bill for child care. Plus, Spain is battling its deadliest flooding in decades . Hospitals na...
Oct 31, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: taking stock of Kamala Harris’s campaign with the New Yorker ’s Evan Osnos. What election issues matter most to young voters? Caroline Bauman from Chalkbeat explains. Plus, the San Francisco Chronicle has details on the sentence given to Paul Pelosi’s attacker, the Taliban strips more rights away from women in Afghanistan, and why you might need to rethink your Halloween costume . Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu....
Oct 30, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: America is having a panic attack over the election, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Washington Post examines why some Republicans are calling to abolish the Department of Education. CNN says Boeing workers are on strike because they want their pensions back. Plus, Axios found that Israel has banned the U.N. agency responsible for providing essentials to Palestinians, the Washington Post reports on the political fallout following derogatory remarks about Puerto ...
Oct 29, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: The Wall Street Journal ’s Thomas Grove has the exclusive story behind Elon Musk’s secret phones calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Jessica Huseman, the editorial director of Votebeat, explains on Apple News In Conversation how baseless claims of election fraud are having a real impact on parts of the voting process. Three years after the NCAA started allowing college athletes to make money off their personal brands, the Washington Post obtained r...
Oct 28, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: NPR ’s Tom Dreisbach found that Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish his enemies since 2022. Jessica Huseman with VoteBeat spoke to In Conversation about the systems in place that make voting in the U.S. safe and reliable. Eggs, waffles, and the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder are among the many foods have been affected by the recalls recently. Vox looks at what’s going on with our food supply. The Washington Post reports that Beyoncé; will join Kamala H...
Oct 25, 2024•15 min
On today’s show: The Wall Street Journal on how the gender gap became a defining feature of the Harris-Trump race. And Politico reports on why that gap is growing. Washington Post reporter Evan Halper explains how oil lobbyists are preparing for — and pouring money into — a possible Trump victory so they can dismantle landmark Biden-era climate rules. Plus: The Guardian reports on how it could take Gaza’s economy an estimated 350 years to return to its prewa...
Oct 24, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Washington Post reporter Abha Bhattarai on how rising housing costs are weighing heavily on the most-sought-after voters. What we’re learning about Trump’s relationship with Putin from Bob Woodward’s latest book. PBS NewsHour spoke to the veteran journalist. Reporter Robin Buller writes for The Guardian about why mass-shooting survivors are turning to an unlikely place for justice: U.S. copyright law. Plus, in northern Gaza, medical s...
Oct 23, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: NBC ’s Sahil Kapur reports on how the Harris campaign is using Republican supporters to reach undecided voters. Jack Herrera reports for Texas Monthly on why the border crisis won’t be solved at the border. Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Gillers explores how storms are testing Florida’s home-insurance market. The Journal also looks at why Florida continues to allow new properties to be built in high-risk areas. Plus: CNN looks at resea...
Oct 22, 2024•13 min
On today’s episode: Apple News editor Gideon Resnick explains what early voting can and can’t tell us about who will actually win the White House. Bloomberg rounds up the latest news out of the Middle East as Israel prepares to attack Iran. The Atlantic ’s Jamie Thompson explains the sharp rise in carjackings in the D.C. area and the factors that have made punishment and deterrence tougher to carry out. Plus, NPR explains why Cuba keeps losing power, Paul Whelan tells CBS News about life ...
Oct 21, 2024•16 min
On today’s episode: Will the death of Hamas’s leader bring an end to the war? The Economist on what comes next. Nebraskans will choose between historic, dueling abortion questions. Washington Post reporter Annie Gowen lays out the stakes. Author and journalist Porter Fox is the latest guest on Apple News In Conversation . He explains why hurricanes are only getting deadlier — and why we shouldn’t be surprised if they show up in unexpected places. NBC News reports on the a...
Oct 18, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Texas is set to execute a man even as the lead detective on his case is convinced he got it wrong. USA Today reports. In-person early voting starts in North Carolina today, weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged the state. Sarah Michels, elections reporter for Carolina Public Press , spoke to voters and election officials in the battleground state. A federal judge has temporarily blocked an effort by Alabama’s secretary of state to purge people from v...
Oct 17, 2024•13 min
On today’s episode: Unpacking Trump’s bizarre town hall with the Washington Post ’s Maeve Reston. The Wall Street Journal ’s Michelle Hackman walks us through Vice President Harris’s track record on immigration. The Atlantic ’s Kristen V. Brown explains what 23andMe’s uncertain future means for the DNA of its millions of customers. Georgia’s first-day early-voting turnout smashes record. The Georgia Recorder has t...
Oct 16, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Could this year flip the Electoral College on its head? Apple News editor Gideon Resnick explains a surprising trend poll watchers are seeing. And the Miami Herald has more. The New Yorker ’s Charles Duhigg reports on how big crypto companies are influencing our elections. CNN reports on the threats against FEMA. Were women snubbed by the Nobel Prize committee? Stat breaks down the gender bias in the sciences. And New York magazine explains why 18-month gaps between TV seasons a...
Oct 15, 2024•14 min
Trump’s messaging against immigrants is getting darker, according to a Politico analysis of more than 20 of his recent rallies and campaign events. Meanwhile, Harris has been meeting with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan. Yasmeen Abutaleb of the Washington Post talks about where the race stands. TikTok executives have long known about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege, according to NPR . We saw some unusual political campaign messaging over the weekend, writ...
Oct 14, 2024•14 min
USA Today has live updates on how Florida is starting to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Milton. And USA Today explores the phenomenon that largely spared Tampa Bay from a feared catastrophic storm surge. Journalist Paola Ramos joins Apple News In Conversation to explain the recent shift to the right among Latino voters. ProPublica ’s Ava Kofman investigates the pair of billionaire preachers who built the most powerful political machine in Texas. The BBC is following the I...
Oct 11, 2024•13 min
ABC reports on how FEMA prepared for Hurricane Milton’s landfall. And the Wall Street Journal explains how FEMA is fighting lies about its response to Hurricane Helene. Reuters reporter Jarrett Renshaw goes inside the fight between Harris and Trump for a Pennsylvania county that’s known for picking presidents. Sarah Blaskey, an investigative reporter at the Washington Post , looks at the missed warnings ahead of the school shooting in September at Apalachee High School in Georgia. ...
Oct 10, 2024•14 min
