The government is officially shut down after Congress failed to pass a spending agreement before last night’s midnight deadline. PBS News reports on how government services could change during this period. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed an unusual gathering of hundreds of U.S. military leaders in Virginia. Idrees Ali, Pentagon reporter for Reuters , joins to talk about what Trump and Hegseth said and some key policy changes coming out of the meeting. Many TV and radio station...
Oct 01, 2025•15 min
Trump and Netanyahu presented a proposal to end the war in Gaza. The Washington Post ’s Michael Birnbaum discusses what’s in the plan — and the significant obstacles to peace that remain. The Supreme Court is preparing to start its new term next week. Lawrence Hurley of NBC News joins to break down how the Trump administration has been emboldened by a string of wins at the court. A new women’s baseball league is slated to start next year. Reporter Sabreen Dawud, who profiled the league for The 1...
Sep 30, 2025•14 min
Congressional leaders on both sides say they won’t budge as a government shutdown looms. Politico ’s Sophia Cai joins to discuss what’s next — and how a shutdown could lead to mass firings across federal agencies. A shooter opened fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan, then set the building on fire. The Detroit Free Press has the latest. Health experts are trying to clear up misconceptions caused by the Trump administration’s autism announcement last week. Corinne Pur...
Sep 29, 2025•14 min
From Apple News In Conversation : Earlier this month, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University. The public response has amplified political divisions, leaving many people feeling anxious about the state of the country. Sean Westwood , director of Dartmouth’s Polarization Research Lab , explains that while a few voices are stoking tensions, most Americans reject violence and want calmer politics. Westwood spoke with Apple News In Conversation h...
Sep 27, 2025•27 min
Former FBI Director James Comey faces federal charges of obstruction and making a false statement. NBC News reports that the charges stem from testimony Comey gave to Congress related to the Russia investigation. Trump signed an executive order paving the way for TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. Amrith Ramkumar, tech-policy reporter for the Wall Street Journal , breaks down the deal and how the new TikTok will work. High-profile attacks have fueled fears about political violence in the U...
Sep 26, 2025•15 min
A gunman killed a detainee and wounded two others at an ICE detention facility in Dallas. The Dallas Morning News spoke to eyewitnesses about the incident. Noah Robertson, national-security reporter covering Congress for the Washington Post , breaks down how Trump plans to shift $2 billion designated for foreign aid to priorities that fit the White House agenda. Protests led by Gen Z in Nepal over corruption and a social-media crackdown turned deadly, costing 74 people their lives and the prime ...
Sep 25, 2025•14 min
Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves almost a week after ABC suspended him for comments about the death of Charlie Kirk. USA Today describes what happened. The Washington Post reports on how Trump took aim at the U.N. in his speech at the organization’s General Assembly. Iowa has some of the most polluted water in the U.S. Peter Waldman, senior investigative reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek , joins to discuss why there’s no easy fix to the problem, and the role played by big agricultural comp...
Sep 24, 2025•16 min
Trump announced two significant regulatory changes surrounding autism. The Washington Post ’s Dan Diamond joins to weigh the evidence being used to justify the move. The president wants to charge $100,000 for H-1B visas. Andrew Kreighbaum, immigration reporter at Bloomberg Law , discusses how the changes could affect the skilled foreign workers the U.S. relies on. KFF Health News reporter Cara Anthony tells the story of a man who was pulled off an operating table moments before his organs were t...
Sep 23, 2025•15 min
Over the weekend Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute some of his political enemies, in a social-media post. The order came days after the U.S. attorney tasked with doing the same thing resigned under pressure. NBC News reports. The CDC’s advisory panel on vaccines gathered last week for a chaotic two-day meeting. Stat reporter Elaine Chen joins to discuss the changes that were made and how the board is moving away from its traditional science-backed approach. The Washington Post ...
Sep 22, 2025•15 min
The Wall Street Journal goes inside Disney’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel. Congress faces another tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Sahil Kapur, senior political correspondent for NBC News , joins to discuss the tensions between Democrats and Republicans this time around. Some parents of children who died by suicide say AI chatbots played a role in losing their kids, and they’re calling for stronger protections from lawmakers. Washington Post reporter Nitasha Tiku told us their ...
Sep 19, 2025•14 min
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that additional cuts could come later this year. Reuters reporter Ann Saphir joins to discuss the pressures facing the Fed as the job market weakens. Former CDC director Susan Monarez testified before the Senate about her dismissal from the agency. The Washington Post reports that Monarez said she was pressured by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to alter the nation’s childhood-vaccine schedule before being fired. Alex Ward, ...
Sep 18, 2025•15 min
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appeared in court for the first time Tuesday. NPR reports that prosecutors charged the suspect with aggravated murder and will seek the death penalty. While the national unemployment rate remains low, there are fewer jobs than expected being added to the market. The Washington Post ’s Abha Bhattarai discusses why more people are also dealing with unemployment of six months or more. Toxic fumes are leaking into airplane cabins more frequently. Ben Katz, avi...
Sep 17, 2025•15 min
The House is set to vote on bills that would impose harsher penalties on people under 18 in D.C. The Washington Post ’s Meagan Flynn discusses the widespread ramifications these proposed laws might have. ProPublica ’s Hannah Allam breaks down how the administration is attempting to use sweeping 9/11 anti-terrorism laws as a boost for its deportation efforts. Kentucky became the first state in the country to make 50-50 custody of children the default in any divorce. Rachel Wolfe, economics report...
Sep 16, 2025•15 min
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates this week. The Wall Street Journal ’s Nick Timiraos joins to discuss the challenges facing the Fed’s decision and the uncertainty over Trump’s attempts to fire one of its governors. The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk is not cooperating with authorities, Utah’s governor says. CBS has the latest. And The Atlantic ’s Ali Breland, who profiled Kirk last year, reflects on his political evolution. President Trump wants to disqualify transge...
Sep 15, 2025•16 min
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk. CBS News has more, while Politico explores the fears over political violence in the U.S. A group of common chemicals known as phthalates, used in everything from medical devices to garden hoses and food packaging, has been linked to adverse health outcomes. The Washington Post ’s Shannon Osaka joins to discuss their link to to pregnancy problems. Bad Bunny’s residency in Puerto Rico generated an estimated $196 million in econom...
Sep 12, 2025•15 min
The conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk died after being shot in the neck at an event in Utah. NBC News has live updates. Russian drones violated Poland’s airspace late on Tuesday while going after targets in Ukraine, and were shot down. The Polish military said the incident posed a real threat to citizens, the Washington Post reports. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released his anticipated chronic-disease-fighting plan this week. Stat ’s Sarah Todd explains how the report stirred backlash ...
Sep 11, 2025•15 min
New Mexico will become the first state in the country to offer its residents free universal childcare. Source New Mexico reports the move could save some families in the state $12,000 a year. Israel carried out air strikes aimed at Hamas leaders in Qatar. Bloomberg reports that the attack could upend Gaza ceasefire talks, with Qatar suspending its role as mediator. More people are using beta blockers, typically prescribed for cardiovascular disease, to treat anxiety. The Wall Street Journal ’s S...
Sep 10, 2025•14 min
Federal authorities began increased immigration-enforcement operations in Chicago, targeting people with criminal records. Time reports. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court ruled that immigration stops in Los Angeles can continue. The Wall Street Journal ’s Jess Bravin tells us how the decision is part of a bigger pattern. A key piece of Trump’s law-enforcement takeover in Washington, D.C., is clearing homeless encampments. Marissa Lang, an enterprise reporter at the Washington Post , explains why the ...
Sep 09, 2025•15 min
Hyundai has invested billions in American manufacturing. Now the immigration arrests of hundreds of workers at one of its plants in Georgia have shaken its confidence, Business Insider says. Meanwhile, Reuters reports that the Trump administration is planning more workplace enforcement operations. Axios economics reporter Courtenay Brown joins to discuss what a recent disappointing jobs report tells us about the U.S. economy. A patchwork legal group is standing up to Trump in court and winning. ...
Sep 08, 2025•15 min
U.S. warships killed 11 people on a suspected Venezuelan smuggling craft on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested they had drugs bound for the U.S., and said Trump planned to “wage war” on drug cartels. Idrees Ali, a Pentagon correspondent for Reuters , has been exploring whether the administration’s moves are legal. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparred with Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill yesterday in a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Stat has the key t...
Sep 05, 2025•15 min
Vaccine policy is changing at a rapid rate as Florida and some Western states take drastically different paths on access and recommendations. Bloomberg ’s Jessica Nix joins to discuss how the situation has become so confusing. Victims of Jeffrey Epstein spoke at a press conference on Capitol Hill yesterday in support of a bill in the House that would require the release of documents related to the case. NBC News interviews one of the victims. CNN reporter Holmes Lybrand breaks down why courts in...
Sep 04, 2025•15 min
Congress is back from summer recess with a list of big priorities — and some come with tight deadlines. NBC ’s Sahil Kapur tells us more. The landmark trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is approaching its conclusion. Manuela Andreoni, chief correspondent for Reuters in Brazil, speaks with us about the stakes of the case. The Trump administration has issued more than $6 billion in fines to immigrants that it says have ignored deportation orders. Now it’s coming to collect. Wall St...
Sep 03, 2025•14 min
The latest from Afghanistan after a catastrophic earthquake struck the eastern part of the country. The BBC reports on the worst-hit areas, and the Taliban’s plea for help. ProPublica ’s Bob Garrett tells us how the fight over gerrymandering in Texas became the battleground for Trump’s latest legal strategy. Russian President Putin, Indian Prime Minister Modi, and Chinese President Xi met at a summit in China, signaling to the West a newfound solidarity between the countries. Politico ’s Phelim ...
Sep 02, 2025•15 min
NPR’s Alejandra Borunda joins to talk about scientific advances in hurricane forecasting since Katrina, and how that progress might now be at risk. It was a busy week in Washington that included a slew of new executive orders from President Trump and a heated battle over the firing of a Federal Reserve governor. New Yorker writer Susan B. Glasser discusses the latest, and how Trump is acting on his own perception of executive power in new ways. The ICE detention center in Florida known as “Allig...
Aug 29, 2025•15 min
The White House says it has fired the CDC director, less than a month after she was confirmed. Now other key officials are resigning. The Washington Post breaks down what happened. The Minnesota Star Tribune has the latest on the shooting in Minneapolis that left two children dead. Jack Dolan, an investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times , tells us how a blaze that has been burning in the Grand Canyon complicates the rationale behind letting so-called “good fires” burn. Plus, the division...
Aug 28, 2025•15 min
The little-known de minimis tariff exemption is ending. Bloomberg unpacks the effect it could have on shopping habits. The Trump administration is using obscure tactics around mortgages to pursue political outcomes. Rachel Siegel at the Washington Post has the details. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. USA Today looks at their relationship timeline. Plus, a whistleblower claims DOGE put millions of Americans’ personal data at risk , a new study suggests AI is taking more jobs from young...
Aug 27, 2025•14 min
Laura Meckler, national education reporter with the Washington Post , joins to break down how the Department of Education has dramatically reshaped civil rights in schools under Trump. In Gaza, an airstrike killed 22 people, including five journalists, on Monday. NPR has the story. The Guardian also reports that data shows five out of six Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in Gaza have been civilians. A massive swing in immigration is affecting the U.S. labor market. Paul Kiernan from t...
Aug 26, 2025•14 min
The Washington Post ’s Jenny Gathright joins to discuss the latest on Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., and what could come next. ProPublica ’s Annie Waldman details how cuts at federal health agencies went much further than initially promised. Texas’s abortion ban is jeopardizing care and spreading fear across the state for providers and patients. The Dallas Morning News investigates the impacts. Plus, a man-made famine is officially declared in Gaza City, the man wrongly deported to...
Aug 25, 2025•15 min
The federal government might give up its ability to regulate climate law — and businesses are concerned. NPR ’s Michael Copley explains why. Israel is launching two controversial plans in what it calls the “next phase” of its war in Gaza. CNN ’s Oren Liebermann details the country’s latest moves. Sudan’s civil war is reaching a breaking point. The Atlantic ’s Anne Applebaum joins Apple News In Conversation to discuss the conditions she’s seen on the ground — and why American aid is fading away. ...
Aug 22, 2025•13 min
Nobody is buying homes. Nobody is changing jobs. Wall Street Journal reporter Konrad Putzier explores why so many Americans are feeling stuck — and the economic consequences for everyone. Los Angeles–area students returned to school amid ongoing ICE raids. Los Angeles Times reporter Howard Blume tells us how schools are trying to keep them safe. Bloomberg ’s Jessica Nix explains what to know about vaccine recommendations and availability this fall. Plus, why the DOJ issued subpoenas for the pers...
Aug 21, 2025•14 min
