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May 15, 2025•9 min
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Wednesday briefing: Trump visits Qatar; ‘forever chemicals’; Menendez brothers; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial; Cannes fashion; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 14, 2025•10 min
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Tuesday briefing: Trump’s Middle East trip; U.S. economy; White South Africans; Diddy trial; Kim Kardashian; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 13, 2025•10 min
Monday, May 12, 2025
Monday briefing: Qatar’s plan to give Trump a plane; U.S.-China trade talks; drug price executive order; Pope Leo XIV; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 12, 2025•10 min
Friday, May 9, 2025
Friday briefing: Pope Leo XIV; Trump budget bill; Jeanine Pirro; India and Pakistan; El Salvador travel; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 09, 2025•10 min
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Thursday briefing: Trump’s U.K. trade deal; Libya deportations; Vatican conclave votes; Tyre Nichols; Columbia protests; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 08, 2025•10 min
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Wednesday briefing: India strikes Pakistan; conclave to choose a new pope; DOGE database; transgender troops; Real ID; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 07, 2025•10 min
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Tuesday briefing: Trump’s deportation offer; Hollywood tariff; Gaza occupation plans; Pence interview; best Met Gala looks; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 06, 2025•10 min
Monday, May 5, 2025
Monday briefing: Trump’s constitutional question and Alcatraz prison plan; Australia election results; cosmic gold source; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 05, 2025•10 min
Friday, May 2, 2025
Friday briefing: Michael Waltz and Marco Rubio; Kilmar Abrego García video; Elon Musk’s unpopularity; Austin Tice; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 02, 2025•11 min
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Thursday briefing: Ukraine minerals deal; Kamala Harris speech; vaccine testing change; Israel fires; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
May 01, 2025•11 min
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Wednesday briefing: Trump’s first 100 days in office; Kamala Harris speech; GDP report; fluoride in drinking water; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 30, 2025•9 min
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Tuesday briefing: Canada election results; Illinois car crash; revenge porn bill passes Congress; Spain power outage; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 29, 2025•9 min
Monday, April 28, 2025
Monday briefing: Elon Musk poll; Vancouver attack suspect; Scott Pelley on ‘60 Minutes’; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 28, 2025•10 min
Friday, April 25, 2025
Friday briefing: Trump’s approval ratings; Pete Hegseth; Pope Francis’s funeral; measles warning; NFL draft; cicadas; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 25, 2025•11 min
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Thursday briefing: Pete Hegseth’s defiant speech; Elon Musk; Russia strikes Ukraine; wildfire smoke; NFL draft; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 24, 2025•10 min
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Wednesday briefing: Pete Hegseth’s Signal chats; Elon Musk, DOGE and Tesla; measles vaccine poll; Sarah Palin; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 23, 2025•10 min
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Tuesday briefing: Next pope contenders; Pete Hegseth controversy; Harvard lawsuit; food dyes; meteor shower; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 22, 2025•10 min
Monday, April 21, 2025
Monday briefing: Pope Francis has died; Pete Hegseth; Elon Musk; Trump protests; Kilmar Abrego García; Supreme Court; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 21, 2025•9 min
Friday, April 18, 2025
Friday briefing: Kilmar Abrego García meeting; Florida State University shooting; Ukraine peace talks; Fyre Festival 2; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 18, 2025•10 min
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Thursday briefing: Trump’s health cuts; Chris Van Hollen; Harvard’s tax-exempt status; Puerto Rico; sign of alien life; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 17, 2025•11 min
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Wednesday briefing: Kilmar Abrego García decision; Trump’s tariffs; Joe Biden’s speech; colossal squid video; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 16, 2025•10 min
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Tuesday briefing: Kilmar Abrego García; Harvard funding freeze; JD Vance drops trophy; severe weather; Katy Perry; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 15, 2025•11 min
Monday, April 14, 2025
Monday briefing: Tariff confusion; Josh Shapiro arson attack; Rumeysa Ozturk; home price changes; Rory McIlroy; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 14, 2025•11 min
Friday, April 11, 2025
Friday briefing: Trump’s trade war; Supreme Court deportation ruling; Hudson River helicopter crash; extreme heat; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 11, 2025•10 min
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Thursday briefing: Trump’s tariff pause; Republican infighting; Ksenia Karelina; Victor Perez shooting; Masters tee times; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 10, 2025•10 min
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Wednesday briefing: Trump’s new tariffs take effect; Supreme Court; National Recording Registry; dire wolves, debunked; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 09, 2025•11 min
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Tuesday briefing: Trump tariff backlash; stock market; Supreme Court; fluoride in drinking water; Florida basketball; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 08, 2025•10 min
Monday, April 7, 2025
This episode of The 7 covers a range of topics including the struggling stock market due to Trump's tariffs, nationwide protests against the president, a measles outbreak and controversy surrounding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s response, Israeli military actions in Gaza, and the impact of severe storms in the Mid-South. The episode also touches on sports, highlighting the women's NCAA basketball championship and Alex Ovechkin's historic hockey record.
Apr 07, 2025•10 min
Friday, April 4, 2025
Friday briefing: Backlash to Trump’s tariffs; Laura Loomer; storm forecast; South Korea; Bruce Springsteen; and more Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start....
Apr 04, 2025•10 min
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