Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Wednesday briefing: Trump’s tax bill heads to the House; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial; Lia Thomas; Jimmy Swaggart; Wimbledon; and more Read today's briefing.
Jul 02, 2025•9 min
The 7
Every minute of your morning counts. Host Hannah Jewell takes you through the seven most important and interesting stories of the day, with the reporting and insight of The Washington Post. Get caught up in just a few minutes every weekday at 7 a.m.
Episodes
One Big Beautiful Bill vote; ‘Alligator Alcatraz’; Sean Combs trial; Disney cruise rescue; and more
Tuesday, July 1. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jul 01, 2025•8 min
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill; ambush of Idaho firefighters; lab-grown salmon, and more
Monday, June 30. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 30, 2025•10 min
Supreme Court rulings; Diddy trial; another heat wave; fireball sighting; and more
Friday, June 27. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 27, 2025•10 min
Iran intelligence briefing; RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel; Zohran Mamdani; heat wave; and more
Thursday, June 26. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 26, 2025•9 min
Iran’s nuclear program; New York’s Zohran Mamdani; Bezos wedding; and more
Wednesday, June 25. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 25, 2025•10 min
A shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire; Supreme Court; New York mayoral primary; humidity map; and more
Tuesday, June 24. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 24, 2025•10 min
U.S. strikes in Iran; Minnesota shooting suspect; heat forecast; NBA Finals; and more
Monday, June 23. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 23, 2025•10 min
Trump’s Iran decision; National Guard; Dodger Stadium; ‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary; and more
Friday, June 20. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you’re not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 20, 2025•8 min
Post Reports: He's dying of cancer. They chose to start their family.
The 7 is off today but we're sharing a moving recent episode of "Post Reports." Since 2000, the rate of new cancer diagnoses for people ages 15 to 49 has climbed by 10 percent. This year, more than 200,000 people in that age group will be newly diagnosed with cancer. They will join more than 2.1 million Americans who were also diagnosed as young adults and are living with the disease. In today’s episode, Post video journalist Drea Cornejo sits down with host Elahe Izadi to talk about how Drea’s ...
Jun 19, 2025•40 min
Trump considers strikes on Iran; Kristi Noem; immigration raids; Anne Burrell; and more
Wednesday, June 18. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you’re not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 18, 2025•10 min
G-7 summit; Russia strikes Ukraine; overtourism protests; and more
Tuesday, June 17. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 17, 2025•9 min
Minnesota shooting suspect captured; Trump’s travel ban; West Virginia flooding; and more
Monday, June 16. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 16, 2025•11 min
Israel attacks Iran; Alex Padilla; Air India crash survivor; Antonio Brown; and more
Friday, June 13. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 13, 2025•10 min
Nationwide protests; Trump at ‘Les Mis’; Air India crash; Brian Wilson’s essential songs; and more
Thursday, June 12. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 12, 2025•10 min
Spreading protests against immigration raids; Guantánamo Bay; inflation; 23andMe data; and more
Wednesday, June 11. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 11, 2025•10 min
Los Angeles protests; RFK Jr. and vaccines; Austria school shooting; Sly Stone; and more
Tuesday, June 10. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 10, 2025•10 min
Los Angeles protests; Elon Musk; Greta Thunberg; Carlos Alcaraz; Tony Award winners; and more
Monday, June 9. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 09, 2025•11 min
Elon Musk’s fight with Donald Trump; travel ban; Russia strikes Ukraine; Supreme Court; and more
Friday, June 6. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 06, 2025•10 min
Trump’s travel ban; Biden investigation order; Travis Decker manhunt; NBA Finals; and more
Thursday, June 5. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 05, 2025•10 min
Elon Musk’s break with Trump; Boulder suspect’s family; steel and aluminum tariffs; and more
Wednesday, June 4. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 04, 2025•10 min
Boulder attack suspect; FEMA’s David Richardson; Jonathan Joss killed; Mount Etna; and more
Tuesday, June 3. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 03, 2025•10 min
Boulder attack; Ukraine drone strikes; Joni Ernst; northern lights; and more
Monday, June 2. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Jun 02, 2025•10 min
Trump’s tariffs; Harvard University; Canadian wildfire smoke; Spelling Bee winner; and more
Friday, May 30. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 30, 2025•10 min
Trump’s tariffs and pardons; Chinese student visas; Elon Musk; and more
Thursday, May 29. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 29, 2025•10 min
Trump blasts Putin; foreign student visas; coronavirus vaccines; SpaceX; and more
Wednesday, May 28. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 28, 2025•10 min
Trump’s Memorial Day speech; Liverpool car incident; summer weather forecast; and more
Tuesday, May 27. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 27, 2025•9 min
Tara Brach on dealing with fear and uncertainty
The 7 team is off for Memorial Day so we're bringing you a conversation our colleague Elahe Izadi had recently that we've been thinking about a lot. It digs into how to manage what we can't control as the world can feel increasingly uncertain. Elahe sat down with Tara Brach, a therapist with a PhD in clinical psychology who has also spent years studying Buddhism and mindfulness. Tara teaches meditation, and she’s written several books including one called “Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life...
May 26, 2025•36 min
Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’; D.C. shooting suspect; Supreme Court; and more
Friday, May 23. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 23, 2025•11 min
D.C. shooting; Trump and South Africa’s White farmers; budget bill; nor’easter forecast; and more
Thursday, May 22. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 22, 2025•9 min
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