On today’s show: TikTok faces a U.S. ban in one month, and the Supreme Court just decided to hear its case. Lauren Feiner of the Verge talks about what is next. More colleges are offering free tuition to middle-class families. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel of the Washington Post explains how that could open the door to more diverse applicants. The New Yorker ’s Jennifer Wilson took a personal journey through the new business of breakups. Plus, Dominque Pelicot sentenced to 20 years...
Dec 19, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: A verdict is imminent for dozens of men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot in France. Alexandra English, for Marie Claire , told us Pelicot’s story. President-elect Trump has pledged to relocate 100,000 federal jobs out of D.C. The last time he tried such a move, it didn’t go very well. The Washington Post ’s Todd Frankel explains why. Lightly regulated home insurance is on the rise — quietly. Bloomberg ’s Leslie Kaufman unpacks the trend. &nbs...
Dec 18, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has the latest on a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin. The Wall Street Journal ’s Jesse Newman breaks down Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to reform food systems in the U.S. Scientists are measuring the burps and farts of livestock. Vox ’s Benji Jones explains how that could help mitigate climate change. Plus, Trump felony convictions are upheld , TikTok’s last-ditch effort to avoid being banned , and Italy&rs...
Dec 17, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: The long list of pardons and commutations announced by President Biden last week includes some controversial choices, such as a former judge who was found guilty of accepting millions in kickbacks for sending kids to juvenile detention. A ProPublica investigation analyzes the dangers of formaldehyde, a toxic chemical that causes cancer and can be found in your home and workplace. Doctors in Boston are prescribing solar power to patients who can’t afford t...
Dec 16, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Vox ’s Dylan Scott reports on the deep roots of Americans’ hatred of their health-care system. Jacob Soboroff and Errol Morris discuss whether Trump could revive his family-separations policy during his second term, in this week’s episode of Apple News In Conversation . The National Labor Relations Board says contestants on Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind’ are employees. Deadline has more. And the New Yorker’s Emily Nussbaum...
Dec 13, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: NPR’s David Folkenflik explains why Rupert Murdoch’s bid to consolidate control of his media empire failed . Nancy Youssef with the Wall Street Journal describes what we know about Austin Tice, an American journalist and Marine veteran who’s been held captive in Syria for more than a decade. Bobby Brier with NJ Spotlight News reports on a New Jersey bill that would offer paid time off after the loss of a child. Plus, Presiden...
Dec 12, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: ABC News reports new details on the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. CNN ’s Clarissa Ward takes us inside a notorious Syrian prison where some of Bashar al-Assad’s critics disappeared. Sahil Kapur of NBC News details how younger Democrats are challenging elders in the House for powerful positions. Plus, a wildfire rips through Malibu , damaging homes and spurring mass evacuations. Why the federal government wants to protect monarch bu...
Dec 11, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: A suspect was charged in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. CNN has the latest. Jay-Z was accused of sexually assaulting a minor alongside Sean “Diddy“ Combs in 2000. NBC has the details. The Washington Post ’s Tim Carman explains why it feels like food recalls are happening more frequently. Plus, Haaretz reports on Netanyahu’s corruption trial, The Hill examines a Supreme Court case that will test environmental law, and Va...
Dec 10, 2024•12 min
On today’s show: Trump advisers have renewed a push for a pardon of Edward Snowden. The Washington Post ’s Michael Scherer explains why. Rebels in Syria overtook the capital , Damascus, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee and bringing an abrupt end to more than a decade of civil war. Mensah M. Dean of The Trace investigates the intergenerational fallout of gun violence in the U.S. Plus, the College Football Playoff is set , Trump gives his first televised interview since t...
Dec 09, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: Marianna Sotomayor of the Washington Post explains how the GOP’s razor-thin House majority could complicate Trump’s policy plans. Bitcoin hit $100,000, lifted by hopes of a crypto-friendly new administration. The Wall Street Journal ’s Alexander Osipovich explains what that means for you, even if you don’t invest in digital currency. Rob Sheffield, contributing editor at Rolling Stone, joins Apple News In Conversation to talk about how Taylor Swift ...
Dec 05, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: There is mounting concern about Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of defense after the New Yorker ’s Jane Mayer dropped more bombshell allegations about the former Fox News host. Here’s everything we know. Karen DeYoung with the Washington Post explains why the U.S. is closely watching South Korea’s political chaos. And one country’s sweeping plan to stop kids from using social media — will it work? Plus, the killing o...
Dec 05, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: The Supreme Court hears a major case on transgender health care that could have sweeping implications for all Americans. The 19th ’s Orion Rummler breaks it down. Elizabeth Findell of the Wall Street Journal explains why homebuilders are worried about Trump’s next term. Palestinians in Gaza are braced for a harsh winter. CNN reports. Plus, the Department of Labor announces new rules that could impact Americans with disabilities, Biden visits Angola , and ...
Dec 04, 2024•12 min
On today’s show: A look at just how far to the right the country has shifted since Trump’s first term in office. New York magazine focuses on one surprising place: New York City. Under Tennessee’s school-threats law, kids with disabilities have been arrested for rumors and jokes. ProPublica ’s Aliyya Swaby and Nashville Public Radio’s Paige Pfleger investigated the pattern. NPR explains a surprise attack in Syria by rebel groups. Plus, how to ma...
Dec 03, 2024•14 min
On today’s show: President Biden pardons his son . President-elect Trump picks a new FBI director . The Washington Post details how an urgently needed global agreement on plastic fell apart. Health experts say more men should get tested for the BRCA cancer gene. The Atlantic ’s Kristen Brown explains why. Plus, the Bills “mafia” grabs their shovels again , the L.A. Times breaks down how much food Americans waste at Thanksgiving, and what to know about online shopping this...
Dec 02, 2024•15 min
On today’s show: The International Criminal Court issued war-crime arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leader of Hamas. What happens now? The Guardian has more. There’s a question stumping world leaders at the COP29 climate conference: Who’s rich enough to pay for climate change? Grist ’s Jake Bittle explains why it’s so complicated. More people are cutting ties with family. Estrangement therapist Joshua Coleman spoke with Apple...
Nov 22, 2024•13 min
On today’s show: The Washington Post ’s Dan Lamothe explains how the military could change under Trump. CNN ’s Omar Jimenez has been visiting Springfield, Ohio, in the months since Trump attacked its Haitian community. They’re weighing their future as he threatens mass deportations. Jessica Roy reports for the San Francisco Chronicle on new research about dangerous levels of flame retardants found in spatulas, spoons, and other common household items made with black plast...
Nov 21, 2024•13 min
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
