Why Congress might claw back money it already approved
À propos de cet épisode
<p>The Senate voted to advance legislation that would claw back over $9 billion dollars for foreign aid and public media that both chambers of Congress, and President Trump himself had previously approved. <a href="https://apple.news/AXYOU5jB5T3ObdB-mG5TopQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reuters</a>’s Bo Erickson explains how it's part of a broader effort by the administration to assert more authority over the federal budget. </p><p>The executive director of Camp Mystic, the all-girls camp in Texas, received a severe flood warning on his phone in the early-morning hours of July 4. According to an investigation by Annie Gowen and her colleagues at the <a href="https://apple.news/AVFzZyVmbQ5G5KKJlTgAe8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>, it took more than an hour after that for a frantic evacuation to begin.<br></p><p>For years, women told medical providers that IUD procedures were painful. <a href="https://apple.news/ARQSiy9TdT9S06h4qD5ztdg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vox</a>’s Allie Volpe joins to discuss why their voices are finally being taken seriously.</p><p>Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth <a href="https://apple.news/Ai762qfUIQ0C9Nk9X_uTQYw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is pulling</a> some National Guard troops from L.A., unreleased music was <a href="https://apple.news/AKQO9sMk4TZeBhzE41veTiA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stolen from Beyoncé</a>, and a <a href="https://apple.news/AHqlhZgjjR1y3w6JRd7WvIA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chunk of Mars</a> is going to auction.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Écoute cet épisode en anglais pour apprendre l'anglais
Les épisodes de podcast sont l'un des moyens les plus denses d'absorber l'anglais au rythme natif. Why Congress might claw back money it already approved de Apple News Today t'offre des dialogues naturels, une parole non scriptée et du vocabulaire qui apparaît vraiment dans les conversations réelles.
Dans Clue, chaque mot de la transcription est touchable. Touche un mot inconnu, vois la traduction dans ta langue instantanément, et continue d'écouter sans casser le rythme.
Épisodes pour apprendre l'anglais
- Trump and Iran trade strikes — and throw the peace deal into doubt 9 juil. 2026
- How a must-win race for Democrats imploded 8 juil. 2026
- The Trump phone call that preceded the U.S. World Cup loss 7 juil. 2026
- America could be headed for a future of ghost towns 6 juil. 2026
- Why the Constitution is making our politics worse (From the archives) 3 juil. 2026
- How Trump quietly got $2 billion richer in his second term 2 juil. 2026
- Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs — but there’s a catch 1 juil. 2026
- The Supreme Court blocks Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship 30 juin 2026
- The president just got more powerful. What to know. 29 juin 2026
- The little-known forces quietly killing the college degree 27 juin 2026
- The Supreme Court clears the way for mass deportations 26 juin 2026
- Back-to-back earthquakes devastate Venezuela 25 juin 2026
- Housing is historically expensive. Congress finally did something about it. 24 juin 2026
- JD Vance leads talks with Iran — and makes a big bet on his future 23 juin 2026
- Trump renovated the Reflecting Pool. Now it’s plagued with algae. 22 juin 2026
- The U.S. is turning 250. These songs unexpectedly changed American history. 20 juin 2026
- The story we’ve been told about Juneteenth is wrong 19 juin 2026
- Trump unveils his Iran deal. Some Republicans are already attacking it. 18 juin 2026
- Millions in free college money is coming. Most Americans don’t know about it. 17 juin 2026
- These Social Security benefits are at risk. What that means for you. 16 juin 2026
- The U.S. and Iran finally reach a deal. What comes next. 15 juin 2026
- TV’s most beloved assistant coach says the World Cup is about to change America. Here’s how. 13 juin 2026
- Trump once again says an Iran deal is close. What’s changed? 12 juin 2026
- Inflation hit a three-year high. What it means for you. 11 juin 2026
- Rescue and retaliation after a U.S. chopper is downed in the Strait 10 juin 2026
- Why Trump is bringing a cage fight to the White House 9 juin 2026
- How Elon Musk’s space race could shake up your 401(k) 8 juin 2026
- How the Texas floods forever changed one family 6 juin 2026
- How Trump is remaking D.C. in his own image 5 juin 2026
- Strikes, a truce, and a GOP revolt: inside a big day for the Iran war 4 juin 2026