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Mo News

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A daily breakdown of the biggest news headlines from around the world -- from the essential to the entertaining -- with reliable analysis you can trust. Episodes feature Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) and Jill Wagner reporting the top news of the day, conducting interviews with newsmakers and answering listener questions.
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Episodes

Trump Calls Putin “Crazy”; TX Looks To Ban Social Media For Teens; EU-US Trade War Latest; French First Lady Pushes Macron In Face; ChatGPT Makeovers

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: -Welcome to Mo News (02:00) -Trump Delays European Union Tariffs After 50% Threat (09:30) -Putin Launches Largest Russian Bombardment Of Ukraine War After Trump Calls Him “Crazy” (22:20) -Some Senate Republicans Take Issue With Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” (28:40) -American Charged In Plot To Firebomb U.S. Embassy Complex In Tel Aviv (32:40) -Texas Set To Enact Social Media Ban For Minors (35...

May 27, 202550 min

Mo News x Money Rehab: Ray Dalio on Markets, Money, and What Matters Most

In this special crossover episode with the Money Rehab podcast, we feature journalist Nicole Lapin’s latest wide-ranging conversation with legendary investor Ray Dalio—founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund. Dalio shares his take on navigating today’s economic chaos—rising inflation, interest rate shifts, and global instability—and why these moments, while stressful, follow patterns we can learn from. He breaks down the principles that have guided his investing success...

May 26, 202552 min

The Interview: Why Nothing Works In America - Marc Dunkelman On How Democrats Lost The Ability To Do Things

With Republicans in power across all branches of the federal government, Democrats are looking for ways to regain trust and learn how to build things. One book they’re looking toward is Marc Dunkelman’s: ⁠⁠Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back⁠⁠ . In this episode, Marc joins Mosheh to discuss how the Democratic distrust of power since the 1960s has led to stagnation and public distrust, paving the way for Donald Trump’s election as someone who promises to make things ac...

May 24, 202556 min

Suspect Charged In Antisemitic Shooting; MAHA Report Released; Budget Passes House; 2025 Hurricane Predictions; 10 Top US Beaches

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – Memorial Day Travel Numbers (03:00) – Suspect Charged With Murder in Killing of Embassy Aides (07:50) – Sweeping Budget Package Passes House After Weeks of Arm Twisting (16:15) – Harvard Blocked by Trump Administration From Enrolling International Students (23:50) – Supreme Court Deadlocks, Bocking Creation of First Religious Public School (26:30) – MAHA Report T...

May 23, 202543 min

Trump Confronts South African President; No Tax On Tips Passes; Israel Prepping Iran Strike; Our Shrinking Attention Spans

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – Trump Confronts South African President, Pushing Claims Of Genocide (05:50) – Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: His Last Screening (11:15) – Jake Tapper Admits to Megyn Kelly He Didn't Press Biden on Health (15:45) – Senate Passed Trump’s No Tax on Tips Act. Here’s What It Could Mean (24:40) – U.S. Formally Accepts Luxury Jet From Qatar for Trump (27:50) – I...

May 22, 202544 min

Trump Pushes Republicans On Tax Cut Bill; Israel Faces New Condemnation; Spain vs. AirBnb; Americans’ Views On Their Neighbors

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – Trump Pressures House GOP To Fall In Line On Tax Cut Bill (06:00) – Israel’s Allies Condemn Expansion of Gaza War (16:45) – Trump To Announce $25B Funding for Golden Dome Project (25:20) – New Orleans Jail Employee Arrested, Accused Of Helping Mass Escape of Inmates (27:20)– Home Depot CFO Says Retailer Doesn’t Plan To Raise Prices Due To Tariffs (29:40) – Spain ...

May 21, 202538 min

Tornado Aftermath; Questions About Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis; Is The Minivan Cool Again?; How To Stop Interruptions At Work

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – Hard-Hit Areas Brace For More Severe Weather This Week (07:30)– President Trump Says Russia & Ukraine to Begin Ceasefire Negotiations (16:00) – President Biden Speaks Out As Questions Swirl About His Cancer Diagnosis (22:40) – Supreme Court Revokes Protections for Venezuelans (29:30) – President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Advances, Highlighting Divisions I...

May 20, 202548 min

President Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Cancer; Kentucky Slammed By Tornadoes; Car Bombing At California Fertility Clinic; Mexican Navy Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – President Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer That Has Spread to His Bones (04:00) – Severe Weather Outbreak Kills At Least 27 People (06:30)– Car Bombing at California Fertility Clinic Kills One, Injures 4 (11:45) – NTSB Investigating After Mexican Navy Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge (16:50) – Manhunt Continues After New Orleans Jailbreak (19:00) – Former...

May 19, 202527 min

SCOTUS Hears Birthright Case; Denver Airport Issue; Florida Fluoride Ban; Walmart Raising Prices; Old Fashioned Baby Names Making Comeback

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Nationwide Injunctions In Birthright Citizenship Case (04:20)– FAA Investigating Tech Outage At Denver Airport (14:20) – Zelensky To Send Ukrainian Team To Istanbul for Russia Peace Talks (19:00) – Overdose Deaths Way Down (21:40) – Florida Just Banned Fluoride From Public Water. Here’s What to Know. (23:00) – Jamie Dimon Warns Re...

May 16, 202533 min

Air Traffic Control Crisis; Trump Meets Syria’s President; HBO Max Is Coming Back; Wild Chimps Forest “First Aid”

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – Air Traffic Control Crisis: Duffy Defends Moving Wife’s Flight From Newark – Boeing Inks Record-Breaking Deal for Qatar Airways To Buy Up To 210 Planes (09:30) – Trump Meets Syrian President, Urges Him To Establish Ties With Israel (11:20) – RFK Jr. Says People Should Not Take Medical Advice From Him, Defends HHS Cuts (15:00) – Blake Moore Dozes During Congressio...

May 15, 202525 min

Trump Drops Sanctions On Syria; Biden Book Bombshells; Menendez Brothers Eligible For Parole

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – ​​Trump In The Gulf: Says U.S. Will Remove All Sanctions On Syria (06:20) – Biden Aides Discussed Wheelchair Use If He Were Re-Elected, New Book Says (19:30) – United Air Warns Flyers of Reduced Newark Service Through Summer (27:40) – Annual Inflation Rate Hit 2.3% in April, Less Than Expected And Lowest Since 2021 (30:30) – Menendez Brothers Now Eligible For Par...

May 14, 202548 min

Trump Tries To Bring Down Drug Prices; Last American Hostage Free; China-US Tariff Deal; Diddy Trial Begins; Proposed Medicaid Cuts

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – U.S & China Temporarily Pause Tariffs Ahead Of More Negotiations (07:00) – President Trump Trying To Force Drug Companies To Lower Prices (14:00) – Last American Hostage Held In Gaza Is Free (24:00) – President Trump Says It Would Be “Stupid” To Not Accept Plane From Qatar (28:40) – Major Airlines Set to Meet This Week After More Equipment Failures (34:00) – ...

May 13, 202545 min

China Trade Deal Reached; Qatar To Gift Trump Plane; Hamas To Return US Hostage; Zelensky-Putin Talks May Start; Congressmen Face Arrest

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – White House Says A Trade Deal With China Has Been Reached (06:40) – President Trump Heads To The Middle East With An ‘America First’ Agenda (12:40) – Hamas To Return American Hostage Edan Alexander (18:20) – Russian President Putin and Ukraine’s Zelensky May Meet (23:20) – Shaky U.S.-Brokered Truce Between India And Pakistan (26:00) – Members of Congress May Be A...

May 12, 202550 min

First American Pope Elected; India vs. Pakistan Escalates; UK Trade Deal; Biden Struggles On ‘The View’

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – American Is Elected Pope: What We Know About Pope Leo XIV (04:50) – India Says Military Stations Attacked by Pakistan Drones And Missiles (18:40) – Trump Unveils United Kingdom Trade Deal, First Since ‘Reciprocal’ Tariff Pause (20:40) – FAA Announces New Air Traffic Control System In Hopes of Taming Busy Skies (23:30) – Joe Biden Defends Legacy, Tries To Answer Q...

May 09, 202535 min

Papal Conclave Breakdown; China-US Begin Talks; US Navy Jet Falls Off Aircraft Carrier…Again; Disney Abu Dhabi

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – Conclave Begins: Who Could Be The Next Pope? (06:25) – Biden Sits Down With The BBC With Some Harsh Words For President Trump (11:50) – Second U.S. Navy Jet in 2 Weeks Is Lost Off the U.S.S. Truman (21:00) – Fed Holds Rate Steady, Sees Risk of Higher Inflation (22:45) – China Says U.S. Asked For Trade Meeting in Switzerland (24:00) – Moderna's Combo Covid And Flu...

May 08, 202536 min

Canada US Kumbaya; Newark Air Traffic Control Latest; India-Pakistan Escalation; Man Bitten By Snake 200 Times For Science

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Conclave To Select New Pope Starts Today (02:00) – Carney, Meeting Trump, Says Canada Isn’t for Sale (06:30) – Newark Delays: ATC Screens Went Dark For 60-90 Seconds at Newark Airport (13:50) – Travelers Without Real ID "Will Be Allowed To Fly" Noem Says (18:00) – Trump Says Truce Reached With Houthis After They Promise to Stop Targeting Ships (21:15) – India Launches Military Operation Agai...

May 07, 202536 min

Newark Airport Radar Went Out; Diddy Trial Starts; Student Loan Relief Over; Barstool’s Dave Portnoy Fights Antisemitism

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – New Revelations About Newark Flight Delays, Real ID Requirements Go Into Effect (06:45) – Israeli Military Expands Operations in Gaza (16:00) – Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Sex Trafficking Trial Begins (24:40) – Trump Calls For Tariffs Foreign-Made Films (27:40) – Will Alcatraz Reopen As A Prison? (30:20) – Pandemic-Era Student Loan Relief Officially Over (33:10) – Barsto...

May 06, 202545 min

Trump & Constitutional Question; Warren Buffett Retires; Newark Airport Safety Concerns; Defunding NPR/PBS; Lady Gaga Bomb Plot

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – Trump Asked About Upholding Constitutional Due Process, Says 'I Don’t Know’ (05:40) – Warren Buffett Retires At 94 (16:30) – Newark Airport Delays Continue; FAA Cites Air Traffic Control Staffing Issues (23:00) – More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine (27:00) – Brazilian Police Arrest 2 People Over Alleged Plot Targeting Lady Gaga Concert (29:00)...

May 05, 202546 min

The Interview: “A Fog of Delusion and Denial”: How Democrats Hid Biden’s Decline

In this episode, Mosh sits down with Chris Whipple, author of the new book ⁠ Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History ⁠ for a behind-the-scenes look at the tight-lipped four years of the Biden Administration. Whipple interviewed several former White House staffers–including Biden’s former Chief of Staff, Ron Klain–about Biden’s decline before and during his presidency, and what he calls a “fog of delusion and denial” in the President’s inner circle...

May 02, 202558 min

Trump Fires NSA Mike Waltz; Recession Hits Fast Food; Newark Airport Delays; Tony Noms; ‘Desperate Housewives’ Reboot

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (02:00) – Trump Ousts Mike Waltz As NSA: The Backstory and What’s Next (05:45) – Apple’s Warning On China Tariffs (21:30)– Senate Republicans Block Rebuke of Trump’s Tariffs (22:30) – Newark Airport Hit With Delays In Part Because Of Staffing Shortages (25:00) – The McRecession Hits Fast Food Chains (27:40) – In-N-Out Coming To New States (29:20) – Tony Nominations: Lots O...

May 02, 202541 min

China Tariff Fallout: Product Shortage Concerns; Elon Says Goodbye; NY School Phone Ban; Fart Walks

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Welcome To Mo News (and May) (02:00) – GDP Drops In First Quarter, Meaning We’re Halfway To A Recession (06:30)– Tariff Fallout: Empty Shelves Could Be Coming (09:30) – Pakistan and India Hint At Imminent Military Action Over Kashmir (15:30) – Supreme Court Appears Open To Approving State-Funded Religious Schools (21:40) – Elon Musk Bids Farewell — Sort Of — to Trump Cabinet (25:30) – Wiscon...

May 01, 202538 min

Amazon vs. White House; Lead In Milwaukee Schools; Harvard Antisemitism Study; Starbucks Making Drinks Faster

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – First Trade Deal Close To Being Signed, Potentially With India (05:20) – White House Attacks Amazon Over Idea of Showing Tariffs’ Cost (11:20) – Harvard Promises Changes After Reports on Antisemitism and Islamophobia (16:30) – CDC Denies Help For Lead Poisoning In Milwaukee Schools Due To Layoffs (22:00) – Putin Making More Ukraine Land Demands Despite US Pressure (24:50) – Breaking Down Can...

Apr 30, 202542 min

Canada Elects Liberal PM; 60 Minutes Reporter vs. CBS; Trump’s First 100 Days; Meta’s AI Sex Chat Issue

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Canada Elects Mark Carney As Next PM As He Says He Will Fight Back Against Trump (06:40)– Trump’s First 100 Days: What He’s Done, Not Done, And How It’s Being Received (12:30) – Widespread Power Outages Cause Blackouts, Disruptions In Spain, France, and Portugal (30:15) – Putin Announces 3-day Ceasefire In May (32:45) – US Fighter Jet Falls Off Aircraft Carrier, Sinks Into Ocean (35:00) – ‘6...

Apr 29, 202551 min

FBI Arrests Judge; Explosion In Iran; Pope Francis’ Funeral; Reporter Calls Out Media For Coverage Of Biden’s Decline

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – FBI Arrests Wisconsin Judge For Helping Undocumented Migrant Evade ICE Deportation (06:50) – Iran Port Explosion: What We Know (14:30)– Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks & Trump Admin Planning For Potential North Korea Talks (16:25) – Deadly Vancouver Car-Ramming Attack (26:30) – George Santos Gets 7+ Years In Prison For Fraud, Identity Theft (30:00) – Pope Francis Laid To Rest After 250,000 Atten...

Apr 28, 202544 min

The Interview: Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) on Battling The Far Left, Challenging Trump, Israel and His Potential Plans to Run For NY Governor

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), joins Mo News for a wide-ranging conversation, starting with how his experience growing up in poverty and housing insecurity influences his leadership and how he got to Congress. We discuss Torres’s criticisms that the Democratic Party lost touch with the working class, as well as how Democrats are trying to fight the Trump administration. Torres talks tariffs, deportations and Israel–as one of the most prominent pro-Israel members of Congress. Plus, New York state po...

Apr 27, 202539 min

Home Sales Plunge; Trump Criticizes Russia; Canadian Election Preview; More Couples Living as “Apartners”

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Home Sales Struggles; What It Means For Home Buyers (07:00) – Russia Pummels Kyiv, Prompting Rare Rebuke From Trump (12:40) – Iran Raised Possible Interim Nuclear Deal With U.S. (21:00) – What To Know About Canada's Election And Its Stakes (23:45) – Highland Park Gunman Sentenced To Life For July 4th Shooting (27:20) – More Couples Are Living Separately: They’re Called “Apart-Ners” (29:00) –...

Apr 25, 202538 min

Trump U-Turn On Powell, China; Zelensky Given Ultimatum; India Terror Attack; ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ On Broadway

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – White House Considers Slashing China Tariffs to De-Escalate Trade War (06:10) – Trump Gives Zelensky Warning On Russia-Ukraine War (13:10) – Government Will Seize Wages, Pensions, Tax Refunds To Repay Student Loans (19:30) – India Takes Aim at Pakistan After Slaughter of Civilians in Kashmir (22:30) – New Jersey Wildfire Continues To Burn As Thousands Are Evacuated (25:50) – Google Is Forcin...

Apr 24, 202533 min

RFK Jr. Phasing 8 Food Dyes; Head of ‘60 Minutes’ Resigns; Tesla Profit Down 71%; André Agassi Goes Pro For Pickleball

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – Kennedy Wants To Phase Out 8 Commonly Used Food Dyes (05:10) – Supreme Court Poised to Back Faith Opt-Outs on LGBTQ Schoolbooks (12:40) – Pope Francis' Final Hours (15:10) – Head of ‘60 Minutes’ Exits After Saying He Is Losing Independence (19:10) – Tesla’s 71% Drop in Profit May Pressure Elon Musk to Return to Day Job (27:30) – Tina Knowles Reveals Breast Cancer Battle After Missed Mammogra...

Apr 23, 202536 min

Pope Francis Dies & How They Select Next Pope; New Hegseth Scandal; White House Baby Incentives; Boston Marathon Winners

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – The Legacy of Pope Francis & Who Could Be The Next Pope (06:50) – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Could Be On Chopping Block After Another Signal Scandal (23:20) – Wall Street Sell Off Continues Over Concern Over Fed and Tariffs (29:50) – Walmart, Target Executives Meet Trump as Tariff Fear Spreads (34:00) – Florida's Dwindling Transplant Appeal (35:00) – White House Assesses Ways To Pers...

Apr 22, 202545 min

U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks; Supreme Court Blocks Trump Deportations; American Hijacks Plane; Astronaut Definition Debate

A daily non-partisan, conversational breakdown of today’s top news and breaking news stories Headlines: – U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Held As Trump Backs Diplomacy Over Strikes (05:10) – Ukraine And Moscow Accuse Each Other Of Breaking Easter Ceasefire (13:30) – Supreme Court Blocks New Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act, For Now (18:00) – Pope Greets Crowds, Meets With VP JD Vance (31:30) – American Citizen Hijacks Small Plane In Belize (34:00) – Tariffs Are Likely To Make Having A Baby Cost More...

Apr 21, 202551 min
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