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Child care is incredibly expensive. This state just made it free.
10 set 202514 min<p>New Mexico will become the first state in the country to offer its residents free universal childcare. <a href="https://apple.news/ARR5iS42dSpOTS4P1NjYyeQ">Source New Mexico</a> reports the move could save some families in the state $12,000 a year.</p> <p>Israel carried out air strikes aimed at Hamas leaders in Qatar. <a href="https://apple.news/A3oJTo7fFTpyTqc6X5KJ_ZQ">Bloomberg</a> reports that the attack could upend Gaza ceasefire talks, with Qatar suspending its role as mediator.</p> <p>More people are using beta blockers, typically prescribed for cardiovascular disease, to treat anxiety. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0sS786tpQ-a0cd8wukWypQ">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Sara O’Brien discusses how the drugs got so popular and the risks associated with taking them outside of their intended purpose.</p> <p>Plus, a federal judge temporarily <a href="https://apple.news/Af3WhPu0eR5GvnqsrfragTQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blocked</a> Trump’s attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, violent <a href="https://apple.news/ArLcfjpr6RSKcgmmaQJoKFg">protests</a> in Nepal forced the prime minister to resign, why the U.S. <a href="https://apple.news/AbJ8mCrCfRiy7yASXGftQ6Q">jobs</a> market is getting bleaker, and why <a href="https://apple.news/AOW9EgiVlTCqj4mLupg58PA">scoring</a> a World Cup ticket might be tougher than expected.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
ICE is escalating operations in Chicago. What to know.
9 set 202515 min<p>Federal authorities began increased immigration-enforcement operations in Chicago, targeting people with criminal records. <a href="https://apple.news/AQ4f9AfKCTwqCAXcVBNhHeA">Time</a> reports. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court ruled that immigration stops in Los Angeles can continue. The <a href="https://apple.news/Am0ZZlUXFTKe2PVOaN7nVtw">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Jess Bravin tells us how the decision is part of a bigger pattern.</p> <p>A key piece of Trump’s law-enforcement takeover in Washington, D.C., is clearing homeless encampments. Marissa Lang, an enterprise reporter at the <a href="https://apple.news/A6MUiplGFQv-VpDEIN8-pTg">Washington Post</a>, explains why the administration’s promise of shelter and services to affected people is going largely unfulfilled.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AjBY6I7LdSF-YsHcTDJ9l1Q">KFF Health News</a> reporter Arielle Zionts joins to discuss how rural hospitals are pooling their resources to save money and provide better care.</p> <p>Plus, a birthday <a href="https://apple.news/AtTujtQqUS12jJG1VSjC7eA">letter</a> to Jeffrey Epstein with what appears to be Trump’s signature on it was handed over to Congress, Lachlan Murdoch <a href="https://apple.news/AvA4EkBj9TTWcyJ3wM7EBdQ">won</a> his family’s succession battle, and how <a href="https://apple.news/AQ4f9AfKCTwqCAXcVBNhHeA">tossing</a> baby puffins off of a cliff can be a good thing.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why ICE raided a company that invests billions in the U.S.
8 set 202515 min<p>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, <a href="https://apple.news/Ano_fErdvRXS814XU0csk2A">Business Insider</a> says. Meanwhile, <a href="https://apple.news/A_Z9j5l1_TzCQhkWLrpgo4Q">Reuters</a> reports that the Trump administration is planning more workplace enforcement operations.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Au0IfJneyQw2UR2ZUejWueQ">Axios</a> economics reporter Courtenay Brown joins to discuss what a recent disappointing jobs report tells us about the U.S. economy.</p> <p>A patchwork legal group is standing up to Trump in court and winning. <a href="https://apple.news/AKIv6ntCsQBuZnQdEvMEBLg">The Atlantic</a>’s Michael Scherer explains their strategy and why it’s working.</p> <p>Plus, Russia <a href="https://apple.news/AUkGvR4dOQR2MjKiZ-3_v3Q">struck</a> a government building in Kyiv, <a href="https://apple.news/AE61UGMCQRg-f9fmVwKWKtQ">thousands</a> marched in D.C. and Chicago in protest against Trump’s use of federal agents for state law enforcement, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AglKmJMANSBiyCU1Ka0Uu4g">men’s</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AfnXv3D8kSNCvVpRSnPOKag">women’s</a> winners from the U.S. Open.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Was Trump’s strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat legal?
5 set 202515 min<p>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 <a href="https://apple.news/Anjp6EcVqSz6ZQvKCgNoK2Q">Reuters</a>, has been exploring whether the administration’s moves are legal.</p> <p>HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparred with Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill yesterday in a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. <a href="https://apple.news/ADbGh2qzSQXuR5WNQj7Y5mw">Stat</a> has the key takeaways.</p> <p>Democrats are looking to regroup and make a plan for the midterms as Congress returns. The <a href="https://apple.news/ArOvfELcHRPe88htX2nFmmQ">Washington Post</a>’s Marianna Sotomayor details the party’s efforts to redefine itself.</p> <p>Plus, Portugal is in <a href="https://apple.news/A7Fjw2I-hQJGm9NAwF0ellA">mourning</a> after 16 people died in a cable-car tragedy, Trump’s nominee for a role on the Federal Reserve board <a href="https://apple.news/AiGBrOEB9SN6RpeXmwVhiGA">pledged</a> to be independent, and how to buy Darth Vader’s <a href="https://apple.news/Ap9OSUdrFSq-O_NOcCKViow">lightsaber</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
RFK Jr. tore up vaccine policy. Now for a Senate showdown.
4 set 202515 min<p>Vaccine policy is changing at a rapid rate as Florida and some Western states take drastically different paths on access and recommendations. <a href="https://apple.news/ATehkS02TSPeN9Zd3pXCiCg">Bloomberg</a>’s Jessica Nix joins to discuss how the situation has become so confusing.</p> <p>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. <a href="https://apple.news/A3elB6Av5SD6_Lmv1ZEA7yQ">NBC News</a> interviews one of the victims.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AFtyUs4ACQCq_8ZjdW_JtmA">CNN</a> reporter Holmes Lybrand breaks down why courts in Washington, D.C., are struggling with increased caseloads as a result of Trump’s crime crackdown.</p> <p>Plus, a court ordered Trump to <a href="https://apple.news/AuTictFndTi6rUaLQWWI6VQ">unfreeze</a> grants for Harvard, what presidents Xi and Putin talk about when they think <a href="https://apple.news/AiW_IUEpxSe-X3LWy9IJj9g">no one is listening</a>, and the 2025 <a href="https://apple.news/ABbH451dNQkixxBWLWoUBJA">NFL</a> season is about to kick off.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The new Epstein files don’t reveal much. What’s next in the case?
3 set 202514 min<p>Congress is back from summer recess with a list of big priorities — and some come with tight deadlines. <a href="https://apple.news/AQyjhlsOSRyuJVvRMdy8Bag">NBC</a>’s Sahil Kapur tells us more.</p> <p>The landmark trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is approaching its conclusion. Manuela Andreoni, chief correspondent for <a href="https://apple.news/AppMbBVqlQIqVdMS6M99R7Q">Reuters</a> in Brazil, speaks with us about the stakes of the case.</p> <p>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. <a href="https://apple.news/Ays_uwa4KTTCTbe-LDySJIg">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Jack Morphet has the story.</p> <p>Plus, the <a href="https://apple.news/AKimypS3lSxe_59oNI0l0jA">world’s leading professional association of genocide scholars</a> said Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime, a <a href="https://apple.news/AqFr2vvxQTjiul72JwEhMOw">federal judge</a> ruled that Trump’s deployment of troops to L.A. was illegal, and the <a href="https://apple.news/A45Jiz7ZSRiGNWIRQ5zGDdw">White House policy</a> threatening fall’s favorite flavor.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
How an earthquake devastated Afghanistan
2 set 202515 min<p>The latest from Afghanistan after a catastrophic earthquake struck the eastern part of the country. The <a href="https://apple.news/AGbnLBbK7Ra-7THYdaalhpw">BBC</a> reports on the worst-hit areas, and the Taliban’s plea for help.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AXS_P6AJkRYC5tqiESQ9DuA">ProPublica</a>’s Bob Garrett tells us how the fight over gerrymandering in Texas became the battleground for Trump’s latest legal strategy.</p> <p>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. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/chinas-xi-welcomes-putin-modi-trump-roils-global-relations/">Politico</a>’s Phelim Kine breaks down why the photo op isn’t all that it seems.</p> <p>Plus, Rudy Giuliani is to be <a href="https://apple.news/AB7pHySXoStWxX-EnVgNhhg">awarded</a> the Presidential Medal of Freedom as he leaves the hospital following a car crash, 1.2 million immigrants <a href="https://apple.news/A5mbltzGaS-yx60Z8uUMlXQ">disappear</a> from the U.S. workforce, and the millionaire who <a href="https://apple.news/AnRS8kUMkQQSm7lcNV4Iskg">snatched</a> a hat at the U.S. Open.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Hurricane forecasting improved after Katrina. That could change.
29 ago 202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/A4xcrc0t6RAiokRflVYCQCw">NPR’s</a> Alejandra Borunda joins to talk about scientific advances in hurricane forecasting since Katrina, and how that progress might now be at risk.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>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. <a href="https://apple.news/AAdlspqzyR1WjgsSrey1NVQ">New Yorker</a> writer Susan B. Glasser discusses the latest, and how Trump is acting on his own perception of executive power in new ways.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The ICE detention center in Florida known as “Alligator Alcatraz” could be completely empty in just a few days after a judge ordered its closure. Amy Green, Florida correspondent at <a href="https://apple.news/AAuP6C2CsQlOvrbi4TcVOhw">Inside Climate News</a>, breaks down how a Native American tribe was crucial in shutting it down.</p> <p>Plus, more <a href="https://apple.news/ALobttOZfSdym9BNNHeGSQw">fallout</a> from the firing of CDC director Susan Monarez, an NFL legend makes his college coaching <a href="https://apple.news/AsDP5yf-BQjC-pZfywq_zBQ">debut</a>, and ‘The Wizard of Oz’ has a <a href="https://apple.news/AsZuvR_bbRTyQuv0c9S2f8g">unique</a> premiere in Las Vegas.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Inside the CDC’s night of chaos as its director is fired
28 ago 202515 min<p>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 <a href="https://apple.news/AjjA6QYr2Si2HzkbKIdjHYA">Washington Post</a> breaks down what happened.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AkKtySpSbSDaBxPAHqJUNwg">Minnesota Star Tribune</a> has the latest on the shooting in Minneapolis that left two children dead.</p> <p>Jack Dolan, an investigative reporter for the <a href="https://apple.news/AeHn9tF1oRGWOy7uQjmzr1w">Los Angeles Times</a>, tells us how a blaze that has been burning in the Grand Canyon complicates the rationale behind letting so-called “good fires” burn.</p> <p>Plus, the divisions in the Democratic Party on show at a <a href="https://apple.news/AynJFak_WQ2qwyTMmyRK9wA">leadership meeting</a>, Denmark summons a top U.S. official over <a href="https://apple.news/A6PFpVpoUSoSvrysd6JYoYw">a covert operations claim</a>, and researchers <a href="https://apple.news/A14URI7DYSL61ug8tqdGI5A">discover</a> an ancient tropical paradise in the Midwest.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The tariff on cheap packages all online shoppers should know about
27 ago 202514 min<p>The little-known de minimis tariff exemption is ending. <a href="https://apple.news/A0NUwl_ZiQBSk5enSBTnLXw">Bloomberg</a> unpacks the effect it could have on shopping habits.</p> <p>The Trump administration is using obscure tactics around mortgages to pursue political outcomes. Rachel Siegel at the <a href="https://apple.news/Ai-VQJxVWQxiXBWTVogTWjg">Washington Post</a> has the details.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. <a href="https://apple.news/A_gIiApczRVinvC9p-jI_oA">USA Today</a> looks at their relationship timeline.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, a whistleblower claims DOGE put millions of Americans’ personal data at <a href="https://apple.news/AekJ1hp1ISdCZFo5AyzaM4A">risk</a>, a new <a href="https://apple.news/AQUn12kLfSUawYdoU2ML32A">study</a> suggests AI is taking more jobs from younger people, and why letting your kids have a “<a href="https://apple.news/AjTnZEEP1RBKl6B3FNusYsw">feral-child summer</a>” is a good thing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Trump has flipped the meaning of civil rights
26 ago 202514 min<p>Laura Meckler, national education reporter with the <a href="https://apple.news/Av6Bq-EmESn-Gk7G00_IjMA">Washington Post</a>, joins to break down how the Department of Education has dramatically reshaped civil rights in schools under Trump.</p> <p>In Gaza, an airstrike killed 22 people, including five journalists, on Monday. <a href="https://apple.news/AH25ZOoJPSU-swTUfsK6L2A">NPR</a> has the story. <a href="https://apple.news/A8GS18xOBRcSku6EGNEBUrQ">The Guardian</a> also reports that data shows five out of six Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in Gaza have been civilians.</p> <p>A massive swing in immigration is affecting the U.S. labor market. Paul Kiernan from the <a href="https://apple.news/Amz3IMvYORAG3rVIZAly0UA">Wall Street Journal</a> explains.</p> <p>Plus, Trump says he has <a href="https://apple.news/A7KTSPNa2QfaUObhZM-I0_w">fired</a> a Federal Reserve governor, FEMA <a href="https://apple.news/AyDL5bQvEQUipA1U4y5oHVA">warns</a> about the risks of another Hurricane Katrina, and a successful pig-to-human lung transplant is <a href="https://apple.news/Acc7UkFMsRJqsZZCGc5bi2g">performed</a> in China.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
It’s been two weeks of federal control in D.C. Here’s what’s changed in the city.
25 ago 202515 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AITKwZBJcRFCvR5MkBKYOdg">Washington Post</a>’s Jenny Gathright joins to discuss the latest on Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., and what could come next.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A7ZTMIEnFRxaSvkwzkPPj_A">ProPublica</a>’s Annie Waldman details how cuts at federal health agencies went much further than initially promised.</p> <p>Texas’s abortion ban is jeopardizing care and spreading fear across the state for providers and patients. The <a href="https://apple.news/AwayWecXARmuZ3fqGtUtklw">Dallas Morning News</a> investigates the impacts.</p> <p>Plus, a man-made famine is officially <a href="https://apple.news/AbQAi_6JkQYuAptd_G4SSJw">declared</a> in Gaza City, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador and then returned to the U.S. faces a new <a href="https://apple.news/Anrj-s2ySR42X0T3K2mXevA">deportation</a> threat, and a record-breaking win for Chinese Taipei at the <a href="https://apple.news/AMvHWWNpMQGSfQHyYZPpixQ">Little League World Series</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The surprising reason many fossil-fuel companies support EPA rules
22 ago 202513 min<p>The federal government might give up its ability to regulate climate law — and businesses are concerned. <a href="https://apple.news/AdkUPou3HSeyorK7u_MxS5g">NPR</a>’s Michael Copley explains why.</p> <p>Israel is launching two controversial plans in what it calls the “next phase” of its war in Gaza. <a href="https://apple.news/AtJiNWbMdRe-a_IOhafXfow">CNN</a>’s Oren Liebermann details the country’s latest moves.</p> <p>Sudan’s civil war is reaching a breaking point. <a href="https://apple.news/AaZefClF6SGa579nvHDuVcg">The Atlantic</a>’s Anne Applebaum joins <a href="https://apple.news/AhnJ2uPT-TR2tO5QEYWVKmw">Apple News In Conversation</a> to discuss the conditions she’s seen on the ground — and why American aid is fading away.</p> <p>Plus, the battle over <a href="https://apple.news/AdFiBr9wTRlWyShd6ywukqg">gerrymandering</a> heats up, a <a href="https://apple.news/ALf1wB2nuSDK3_f1ODJ_wkA">tumultuous</a> week in Ukraine, and why some <a href="https://apple.news/A70OXpHx4QzO9HCmBLKII9A">birds</a> are staying up later at night.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Stuck in their homes, stuck in their jobs: why Americans feel frozen
21 ago 202514 min<p>Nobody is buying homes. Nobody is changing jobs. <a href="https://apple.news/AART7_LIrRPaOE8mZROmBgw">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Konrad Putzier explores why so many Americans are feeling stuck — and the economic consequences for everyone.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Los Angeles–area students returned to school amid ongoing ICE raids. <a href="https://apple.news/Al_WSiK22Rpywf-qbRN-40g">Los Angeles Times</a> reporter Howard Blume tells us how schools are trying to keep them safe.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ApEupABNfTAWN93edFPAo-g">Bloomberg</a>’s Jessica Nix explains what to know about vaccine recommendations and availability this fall.</p> <p>Plus, why the DOJ <a href="https://apple.news/AOKY6l91BRg60Yyz13vaYDQ">issued</a> subpoenas for the personal medical records of young transgender patients, a federal judge <a href="https://apple.news/Azm9bcQpLT-yuytyDPoI7QA">halts</a> Texas’s Ten Commandments law, and the year’s biggest global <a href="https://apple.news/A1YjpqNW5QdywCU-kEm4Mbg">blockbuster</a> makes its way to U.S. screens.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How much money is Trump making off the presidency?
20 ago 202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AFjJTj7w0Qk2E5yjhW6Jg2w">New Yorker</a> staff writer David D. Kirkpatrick spent months tallying up the dizzying amount of cash Trump has made off the presidency. He joins to talk about it.</p> <p>Rachel Siegel, housing reporter at the <a href="https://apple.news/Ac32yPr0EQHyfGTEBmfeWoA">Washington Post</a>, describes how Dallas has become a national model for how to move the needle on homelessness.</p> <p>California passed a law in 2020 to boost wildfire protections for homes, but its implementation was delayed. <a href="https://apple.news/AAO95tiWfThCFiONODhRnpw">Bloomberg</a> reporter Todd Woody examines why — and how the delay affected victims of the L.A. wildfires.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, the measles outbreak in Texas is officially <a href="https://apple.news/AkFJVVOwWSuGl3Db0DAot-Q">over</a>, a <a href="https://apple.news/AtT3W1sAeTrmrUrfg6WEa7w">clash</a> over COVID vaccine recommendations, and the new <a href="https://apple.news/Ab_d_OoShSxueoSufGQopmg">mixed-doubles</a> format at this year’s U.S. Open.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Inside sports’ escalating stalking problem
19 ago 202515 min<p>Stalking has become an unsettling part of the elite-sports landscape. <a href="https://apple.news/ATNqHPHOxQPalqwnoUm9y9Q">The Athletic</a>’s Carson Kessler investigates why cases are climbing.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AkUAkx_jKTt-MN0Wr5KDEEg">Washington Post</a> reporter Michael Birnbaum unpacks the key takeaways from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s high-stakes meeting at the White House yesterday.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ax8UD6YuGRdGi_EiJGs37jA">Politico</a> reporter Melanie Mason explains California’s plan to redraw election maps in response to Texas.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, members of Congress will <a href="https://apple.news/ADIfR-3hLQ1ytjP_G_0GwNQ">soon</a> get their hands on some of the Epstein files, why a vaccine advisory board at the CDC might have been <a href="https://apple.news/Aull4DF6gR5ixiMBEa23V2w">wrongly</a> dismissed, and the transformative power of just sitting and <a href="https://apple.news/ANRSjvDFsRBqJWEBx3cp0gw">spacing out</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why Zelenskyy is bringing backup to the White House
18 ago 202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/Ax_mXTv8LTKOcOnDFT5hveA">Politico</a>’s Paul McLeary joins to talk about what’s next as President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, D.C., today. Trump failed to secure a peace agreement after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. High-profile European leaders are also traveling to Washington in support of Zelenskyy.</p> <p>Several Republican states over the weekend said they will deploy additional National Guard troops to D.C. to join Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness. <a href="https://apple.news/AxmJ6MZ04QJe4BQ4APfoVMQ">NPR</a>’s Brian Mann explains why the government’s efforts are at odds with day-to-day life in the city, and how D.C.’s unhoused population is being harshly targeted.</p> <p>Cassandra Jaramillo, a reproductive-health reporter with <a href="https://apple.news/AEWygrxyTR6OdSu0cdvZrGw">ProPublica</a>, details why a federal program to improve health systems to better support people who are pregnant might disappear.</p> <p>Plus, why the U.S. <a href="https://apple.news/A9MAaxv88RYmEpTvu9mCudQ">halted</a> all visitor visas for people from Gaza, what fueled Hurricane Erin’s rapid <a href="https://apple.news/AFHcgU7z9TOmSJdJ_Bjpf2w">intensification</a>, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AFHcgU7z9TOmSJdJ_Bjpf2w">story</a> behind Oreo and Reese’s supersecret collaboration.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The three leaders who will decide Ukraine’s fate
15 ago 202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AH5grBpnRQ3uBE0lq_7o36w">Reuters</a> White House correspondent Steve Holland discusses the high-stakes meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska — and what it could mean for President Zelenskyy’s Ukraine.</p> <p>Dan Frosch with the <a href="https://apple.news/AhY-zcTIyRoukaVVhrKdCzA">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down why so many American children live in, or precariously close to, poverty.</p> <p>The largest tech companies in the U.S. are ramping up AI spending. The<a href="https://apple.news/A0iCDOrOMSByyuy7PFx07YA"> Washington Post</a>’s Gerrit De Vynck details the staggering amount of cash being spent.</p> <p>Plus, the battle over <a href="https://apple.news/A_drU13hnQLCstFyfzcfU0w">gerrymandering</a> in Texas and California moves ahead, how DOGE <a href="https://apple.news/AzEDOoX49QrSviexkip818w">exaggerated</a> its cost-cutting figures, and NASA explains why the summer feels extra <a href="https://apple.news/AqL0tLIG0QU2JxDM4KtLLZg">sticky</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why economists are worried about Trump’s pick to oversee jobs data
14 ago 202515 min<p>Three out of 10 people have trouble falling and staying asleep. Jennifer Senior, staff writer for <a href="https://apple.news/AKzoi70KbSCKzpEcuH2CjOQ">The Atlantic</a>, explains why many commonly recommended solutions can only go so far.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ApW8BJ_JaSDSqmX0CE1v39w">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Matt Grossman lays out why some economists are concerned about Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p> <p>Rachel Uranga with the <a href="https://apple.news/AnRL1IHwfSJGomVa47DiqOg">Los Angeles Times</a> discusses the administration’s aggressive immigration raids in L.A., and how they may have violated the Fourth Amendment.</p> <p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AMX4AKDObTvqPsUFYCtuuxQ">prepares</a> for his meeting with Putin, why Americans are <a href="https://apple.news/AD6pZuSdHSxS-7nM1ZruvUg">drinking</a> less, and Taylor Swift <a href="https://apple.news/As6FUn1csSxi2DaGpWm1BZg">releases</a> details of her upcoming album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl.’</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Trump’s use of the military breaks with past presidents
13 ago 202514 min<p>The National Guard was deployed into Washington, D.C. Vera Bergengruen from the <a href="https://apple.news/AWlGn86YpSoWUHX2Cn31lPg">Wall Street Journal</a> explains the unprecedented ways the Trump administration is using the military on domestic soil.</p> <p>The U.S. loosened its restrictions for what chips Nvidia can sell to China, in exchange for a percentage of the revenue. Lisa Eadicicco from <a href="https://apple.news/A5ds80Yr_SgSEr7R7TNl2nA">CNN</a> tells us why it’s such an unusual deal.</p> <p>Israel has faced international condemnation after it killed several journalists in Gaza. The <a href="https://apple.news/A1upd8-3ETwmzh0Zjablg-w">BBC</a> profiles them.</p> <p>Plus, Ukraine’s leader <a href="https://apple.news/Aj3lXPiY4Th2fg8KIn6hbPg"> said he refuses to give up</a> the eastern part of the country, the State Department toned down criticism of allies in its <a href="https://apple.news/AuTnNwcmeTSyMahfKdaVU3A">human-rights report</a>, and why AMC Theatres is <a href="https://apple.news/AI8J5C7hsTv6Mrs2CYdhmgQ">embracing commercials</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Trump seizes control of D.C. police. Here’s what that means.
12 ago 202515 min<p>Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. Brian Mann from <a href="https://apple.news/AjqVU0PKOTl6R5ZGZAFEr5w">NPR</a> explains how the president is using emergency powers to take control of the city’s police force.</p> <p>Elizabeth Findell from the <a href="https://apple.news/AQHBwCXC_RTyDIJ1Bwfplpg">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on the growing number of ICE detainees being flown from state to state so often that lawyers are losing them in the system.</p> <p>Mothers are leaving the workforce in greater numbers. Abha Bhattarai from the <a href="https://apple.news/ApUC6krq9S2GEXDQk2NXI9g">Washington Post</a> has been looking into why.</p> <p>Plus, Trump picked a <a href="https://apple.news/AUYThJORpRCy6EfhU92x7Aw">conservative economist</a> and Project 2025 contributor to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics, what we know about a <a href="https://apple.news/AjizGjYxoSaaQZwjv6Hzb8Q">steel-plant explosion</a> in Pennsylvania, and the towns and cities offering big checks to tempt you into <a href="https://apple.news/AlL-DMaiXQPWC6KLHaRMd6g">moving</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Billions of dollars are going to ICE. What will it do with the money?
11 ago 202515 min<p>Caitlin Dickerson with the <a href="https://apple.news/AEQQ4uAE7THW8siuuktCixg">Atlantic</a> reports on how Congress has allocated an unprecedented sum of money to immigration enforcement, and how they might spend it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>President Putin is <a href="https://apple.news/AzwTphkijT1Kz5aWLwCUE-g">set to visit</a> the U.S. for the first time in a decade to discuss Ukraine with President Trump. But critics are worried the country will be carved up without its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy present.</p> <p>Nurses are being driven from their profession by violence in the emergency room, as Kyra Breslin reports for <a href="https://apple.news/ArbEG_22XQgGHIhF8NhxGhg">Women’s Health</a> magazine.</p> <p>Plus, what we know about the shooter who <a href="https://apple.news/A58Z-eBG3QmeRyw5rTudj4g">opened fire</a> on a CDC headquarters, Israel <a href="https://apple.news/A-jMiycrnRLu0GCweeNw9kA">kills Al Jazeera journalists</a> and claims one was tied to Hamas, and the meteorite that pierced through a Georgia roof may have been <a href="https://apple.news/AtTiEFGVbS8KrQ-CXyqE7Ng">older than earth</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Israel is planning a major escalation of the war in Gaza. What to know.
8 ago 202514 min<p>Benjamin Netanyahu wants to take control of all of Gaza. Alexander Cornwell with <a href="https://apple.news/AKriujhYdQl2n7ErVZlvG1w">Reuters</a> unpacks what that means.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The Trump administration is pulling support for harm-reduction policies for addiction. David Ovalle with the <a href="https://apple.news/A6sJ5Yt8TQvauxBy0p9GNMw">Washington Post</a> describes why.</p> <p>Florida has taken the lead in advancing Trump’s immigration agenda. Jasmine Garsd spoke to <a href="https://apple.news/AgZJUtlweQPWDd3lwiCUT5Q">In Conversation</a> about what that looks like on the ground.</p> <p>Plus, universities ordered to hand over <a href="https://apple.news/AQta1eHg9T0iCO-sxYWBf4w">admissions data</a> on race, why the U.S. is <a href="https://apple.news/AFZpOZ6ijSJyBcJPlVygbgw">souring on orange juice</a>, and history is made in <a href="https://apple.news/AEwCfmj6BSV6xnetFMDzX8g">MLB</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Trump’s tariffs are raising billions. Where is that money going?
7 ago 202515 min<p>Tariffs for nearly 70 countries are implemented today. <a href="https://apple.news/A6TBEs7dcRfqhJH8HulnVYQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CNN</a>’s Elisabeth Buchwald explains where all the money is going.</p> <p>Republicans are under pressure to sell the tax-and-spending bill during summer recess. But crowds at town halls aren’t making it easy, as <a href="https://apple.news/AVYNJ0urQT7qvlCQhiI3HYA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Semafor</a>’s Eleanor Mueller tells us.</p> <p>U.S. citizens are getting caught up in the immigration crackdown. Sam Levin from <a href="https://apple.news/AfJZHhM2rQCumBGmmy26OGA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian</a> has been following some disturbing cases.</p> <p>Plus, the latest following a <a href="https://apple.news/AZ7POGL2CQpuRC2m0TA5ezA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shooting</a> at Georgia’s Fort Stewart, new studies reveal the <a href="https://apple.news/ATCP6bPF5TI6ZczsyWyIZSA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lingering effects</a> of wildfires, and the unlikely alliance <a href="https://apple.news/A1e6WyxM0TdGzI17EjYoQLQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fighting to save </a>the blue Energy Star stickers.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The hidden culprit behind your rising electricity bills
6 ago 202515 min<p>More universities are beginning to engage with the Trump administration on settlements and other agreements. Liam Knox of <a href="https://apple.news/ACrQ7eTmBQMaeY8wPtWtUzA">Bloomberg News</a> joins to discuss how the White House’s pressure campaign is building.</p> <p>The data centers used to power AI are using up a lot of electricity. Peter Whoriskey at the <a href="https://apple.news/Auf7_1nsHSCqGhcgy5v5xtg">Washington Post</a> explains what that means for your bills.</p> <p>Journalists in California have unveiled a <a href="https://clean.calmatters.org">massive database</a> documenting police use of force and misconduct, using previously unreleased documents. Sukey Lewis at <a href="https://apple.news/AsdO_X3CTS3KCN4FcwBmvqQ">KQED</a> has the details.</p> <p>Plus, Rwanda reached a <a href="https://apple.news/AMthSPJVlTXya5TBoCDOrng">deal</a> to take migrants from the U.S., why the <a href="https://apple.news/AEgXJJybdTz2xLe-5Gb9EEg">Titan submersible</a> imploded, and the surprising movie farmers are using to <a href="https://apple.news/A_drJ1vkqSaOCz_Za3hpNew">scare away predators</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Trump’s Texas power grab could change voting nationwide
5 ago 202514 min<p>The Texas governor is in a <a href="https://apple.news/A6zSGIfnOSN2z0uAtu_DqZQ">political showdown</a> with Democrats. Lawmakers have fled the state to derail a redistricting vote that would could hand the GOP more seats for the midterms.</p> <p>McKenzie Funk from <a href="https://apple.news/A9UD40v3vQiuXX83dxAW05A">ProPublica</a> talks about how ICE agents have turned to smashing through car windows to make arrests.</p> <p>The small African nation of Lesotho was hit with a significant tariff threat earlier this year. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8SOigj_LSHCYNbC2HWEdcg">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Alexandra Wexler reports on the economic impact on the country.</p> <p>Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu moved to <a href="https://apple.news/AnjuUVvIQTnitfS8mdKtZZg">fire the attorney general</a> prosecuting him for corruption, the <a href="https://apple.news/A8EUGV3mWTmW-9vx_zgK2Ag">smokey haze</a> covering parts of the U.S., and a pickpocket ring <a href="https://apple.news/AfFRun5fsRk2J15sOweWvjQ">led by monkeys</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Trump firing a data chief threatens jobs-stats credibility
4 ago 202515 min<p>Trump <a href="https://apple.news/A558t6Jf6ShGcK31irBh0Vg">fired a key official</a> after she delivered some bad news about jobs numbers. Courtenay Brown with <a href="https://apple.news/A2ghZf-QBSbiHf1qEdxA5xg">Axios</a> explains what that means for the credibility of government statistics, and unpacks what we learned about the U.S. economy from last week’s flurry of news.</p> <p>As Trump pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, many thousands of children taken from the country to Russia are still missing. Simon Shuster, a senior correspondent at <a href="https://apple.news/A-qT-mcYUQhaoZdAPEHQ50g">Time</a>, joins to discuss his reporting.</p> <p>It’s been one month since severe rain and flash floods overwhelmed Texas Hill Country and killed at least 135 people. During public hearings, state lawmakers have scrutinized the official disaster response and heard from <a href="https://apple.news/AynGkhZd1SNGBsDGy2Pbppw">survivors</a>. Emily Foxhall with the <a href="https://apple.news/AuIGDS9szR4aEIl3yFHtkUg">Texas Tribune</a> unpacks the key takeaways.</p> <p>Plus, Hamas released videos of emaciated Israeli <a href="https://apple.news/AoIrYc_IiRhCrvtlGnyRhVQ">hostages</a>, why state lawmakers in <a href="https://apple.news/Agnz6dDNSS8WgnJmufCJXBw">Texas</a> are temporarily fleeing, and the Russian region shaken by an earthquake is now <a href="https://apple.news/AHUkURQ4KSaaD4Jok7qF6Sg">contending with a volcano</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p> <p><em>Correction: President Trump’s new tariffs will take effect on Thursday, Aug. 7. A previous version of this episode said they will take effect on Friday, Aug. 8.</em></p>
How Trump is using tariffs to help a political ally
1 ago 202514 min<p>Trump unveiled a <a href="https://apple.news/AKBNQC5WeR8OnjXKHvKd1AQ">new set of tariffs</a> across the globe as his deadline arrived. Manuela Andreoni from <a href="https://apple.news/AqTIx3rpKSFWsXiAAq2lheQ">Reuters</a> explains why he hopes higher duties on Brazil and sanctions against a judge will derail the country’s trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro.</p> <p>One of Trump’s former personal lawyers was narrowly confirmed by Senate Republicans to a lifetime position as a federal appeals judge. <a href="https://apple.news/ANlXTyFmNTcmDtE-9vxl2eA">Washington Post</a> reporter Perry Stein explains why Emil Bove’s confirmation was so controversial.</p> <p>A drug you’ve likely never heard of that’s stronger than fentanyl is killing hundreds of people every year. <a href="https://apple.news/AvtLGjPgMTYuEok8rqbbJew">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Sune Engel Rasmussen told us about the dangers of nitazenes.</p> <p>Plus, revelations at the Texas floods <a href="https://apple.news/AuIGDS9szR4aEIl3yFHtkUg">special hearing</a>, the <a href="https://apple.news/AHmT27uIpQSGMk7FhzTI_Qw">record-breaking</a> baby born from an embryo frozen 30 years ago, and presidential <a href="https://apple.news/APbYMHU6qQfKgp7PEhjsHiA">fitness tests</a> are back.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Why we don’t actually know much about Trump’s trade deals
31 lug 202514 min<p>As President Trump touts trade deals ahead his Friday tariff deadline, <a href="https://apple.news/ApDDxykArRFOX5xNXfeYdHA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Politico</a>’s Daniel Desrochers reports that a lot of the details remain murky.</p><p><a href="https://apple.news/AoIp0nT2nS8io8qv1GeedEA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> reporter Liz Goodwin explains how an unlikely alliance formed to fix America’s housing crisis</p><p>Israel’s blockade on aid to Gaza has created famine conditions, according to a new <a href="https://apple.news/AzJMR2VeXSR2PCZF3-AZZVA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">report</a>. <a href="https://apple.news/ABnVkaU5PQGi5qvG3UIt1xg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NPR</a> spoke with doctors about the long-term health implications of starvation.</p><p>Plus, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady amid <a href="https://apple.news/A1EcdAO97T4Ko46Ax0RsTjw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historic dissent</a> among the decision-makers, the uncertainty of <a href="https://apple.news/AzJEhPqhIRM2vmr762oWNCg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">predicting tsunamis</a>, and Beyoncé just broke another <a href="https://apple.news/A8Qvce9zHTbqpjokBli9YjA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">record</a>.</p></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Tsunami waves reach U.S. after Russian earthquake. What to know.
30 lug 202513 min<p>One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s east coast, setting off tsunami warnings in the U.S., Japan, and elsewhere. <a href="https://apple.news/ATJM1lvNeR4ecqPiikyVgHg">Reuters</a> has the latest.</p> <p>For years, the EPA has regulated greenhouse-gas emissions. <a href="https://apple.news/A0v-_zvZiRfiT3jBm4cGUNg">Bloomberg News</a>’s Ari Natter explains why the agency is now trying to change that — and what the consequences could be.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Hearings on January’s deadly airline collision near D.C. are getting underway, the <a href="https://apple.news/AMNbDgF2LRgqdQP6ZEA4wKQ">Washington Post</a> reports. One of the issues is staffing: The FAA needs more staff, but the <a href="https://apple.news/A9I76zt8IRQ6g5vCBj4pr_g">Post</a>’s Ian Duncan reports that many new recruits are finding it hard to make it through training.</p> <p>Plus, what we know about the gunman and victims in the <a href="https://apple.news/AGQrNf0p4RYSnfceWa5SrUQ">New York City mass shooting</a>, Ghislaine Maxwell offered to testify but <a href="https://apple.news/AcRhdkgXTSxGBoW3RqBvAcw">wants immunity</a>, and why we’re <a href="https://apple.news/Ai5bIoeJPS9ihC64z4Aensw">cooped up inside</a> this summer.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
