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Inside the IRS’s plans to share highly confidential taxpayer data with ICE
29/07/202514 min<p>According to a <a href="https://apple.news/Aekf9gG-ySE2UdlPd6cCT4A">ProPublica</a> report, the IRS is building a system that would share taxpayer data with ICE. Investigative reporter William Turton explains his findings. <p>This week we’ll get a slew of new economic data that could indicate some of the impact of Trump’s tariff strategy. <a href="https://apple.news/AoIxRhAGBReilbGkpK1LJJg">Bloomberg News</a>’s Shawn Donnan joins to discuss what to watch and how the global economy has already changed.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ad_cb66NORuqcjAFXWdxuzQ">Washington Post</a> uncovered allegations of forced labor in the Brazilian Amazon some decades ago. Rio de Janeiro bureau chief Terry McCoy joins to talk about his reporting and how this story came to light.</p> <p>Plus, a gunman <a href="https://apple.news/AVmXKNjSQTDmM2WGkkn5TgQ">killed multiple victims</a> in Manhattan including a police officer, Trump contradicted Israel and <a href="https://apple.news/AqQIJq3J1QvOJ1CXvAuDf2A">acknowledged starvation</a> in Gaza, and Minnesota is bringing in <a href="https://apple.news/ASvB3gcvuQ_yKNCl5u6_a9Q">health warnings </a>for social-media apps.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What millions of student-loan borrowers need to know this week
28/07/202514 min<p>Photos of emaciated, starving Palestinians have drawn international condemnation of Israel’s blockade of aid to Gaza. <a href="https://apple.news/Aiuoukfj2RWC_pvzuyRv7nA">NBC</a> reports. Over the weekend, Israel said it would begin allowing more supplies into the enclave. The <a href="https://apple.news/AcMHH05R2Tzi9oPDpNnXyjQ">Washington Post</a> has the details.</p> <p>Cory Turner with <a href="https://apple.news/AQds-S_yDQIGbNoudR1cY4Q">NPR</a> explains what <a href="https://apple.news/Aa-L339BxSuu4NqU0-4KNQg">SAVE</a>-plan borrowers need to know about their other repayment options as interest starts accruing on their loans this week.</p> <p>Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration say they were tortured during their four months in CECOT. Gisela Salim-Peyer spoke with four of them for <a href="https://apple.news/AH1uY3HFVT0SBd0vIXOWVqA">The Atlantic</a>.</p> <p>Plus, what we’ve learned about a mass stabbing in <a href="https://apple.news/AC-hX0sbjT2OZejx7z7VU-Q">Michigan</a>, the U.S. and E.U. made a <a href="https://apple.news/AlG-yqQ0sS2WLU0L0mx4krg">deal on trade,</a> and why there’s no song of the <a href="https://apple.news/A5JVDNwc2TzetwSInrZHs7A">summer</a> for 2025.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What the numbers reveal about Trump’s mass-deportation plan
25/07/202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/A7OTqGM7CTs-d5rA2oHxbsw">The Guardian</a> looks at how Trump’s goal to deport 1 million people in his first year in office stands, six months into his term. The paper’s Will Craft has the details.</p> <p>There has been n a spike in executions in the U.S. After being a witness to some and getting to know death-row inmates, <a href="https://apple.news/Av9jDG-vZTamozsbIhEqRXQ">The Atlantic</a>’s Elizabeth Bruenig speaks to <a href="https://apple.news/AbRoEwZv-THiXi1XqgqmYTQ">In Conversation</a>, and argues that the death penalty should be abolished.</p> <p>Matthew Dalton with the <a href="https://apple.news/AaJGM_bH7SOOu86vuOOSCRg">Wall Street Journal</a> describes how extreme heat is causing European attitudes on air conditioning to shift.</p> <p>Plus, France will become the first G7 country to <a href="https://apple.news/A1Uolh7pVScGjiitOMT6H-Q">recognize the Palestinian state</a> as starvation looms in Gaza, why the Trump administration <a href="https://apple.news/AmGamNmjFRhO1AVymAyjQhg">decided to incinerate</a> millions of contraceptives destined for poorer countries, and how sharks <a href="http://www.apple.com">detect hurricanes</a>. </p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Three new developments in the Epstein saga to know about
24/07/202515 min<p>Trump was briefed in May that his name was among many cited in the files relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to reports from the <a href="https://apple.news/A3o_MLmPfST6rFJW_KVeJRQ">Wall Street Journal</a>. Meanwhile, a House committee subpoenaed Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell. <a href="https://apple.news/ACwAEBV4gSsez0Cdat_kPCg">NBC News</a> has the latest.</p> <p>Texas Republicans want to redraw the electoral maps in ways that could deliver more wins at next year’s midterms. Eleanor Klibanoff from the <a href="https://apple.news/AyKdvfU89So6wsdmrNngYEg">Texas Tribune</a> explains.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>A Los Angeles hospital becomes the latest hospital to withdraw certain medical-care options for transgender kids, following pressure from the federal government. Sonja Sharp from the <a href="https://apple.news/AWY7ghCOUQiynYDxsNleKaQ">L.A. Times</a> joins us to talk about it.</p> <p>Plus, Bryan Kohberger is <a href="https://apple.news/ANVCOpHhPQBOkAAJvxoNEvQ">sentenced</a> after Idaho student killings, an appeals court found Trump’s birthright-citizenship order <a href="https://apple.news/AVR_-GELwQjK9zUEGAXKRmQ">unconstitutional</a>, and the United Nations’ highest court said countries that fail to meet climate obligations could end up <a href="https://apple.news/A7Rl2gon0Sz2rCCcmrWM4MA">paying reparations</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The unspoken threat in Trump’s Wall Street Journal lawsuit
23/07/202514 min<p>Trump sued the Wall Street Journal over its report that he wrote a birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein. It’s an unprecedented move for a sitting president, and <a href="https://apple.news/AdDtf3WE7TJO1DekZebBTdA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CNN</a> chief media analyst Brian Stelter explains why it’s a warning to all media outlets. </p><p>Israel expanded its offensive into central Gaza as the malnutrition crisis gets worse. <a href="https://apple.news/Af_FuDijJR4O9kMb0aSD2YQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NBC News</a> documents the deteriorating humanitarian situation.</p><p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A1Ja_d-D6T3etvx8AUfCmUw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Andrew Tangel explains what early reports reveal about the Air India plane crash.</p><p>Plus, Barack Obama <a href="https://apple.news/AW7uzZ1FPSrG1z92swAIgqA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">strongly rejects</a> at Trump’s accusation of “treason,” Speaker Johnson <a href="https://apple.news/AuUi9uByuREe6YWsI3GY14Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is closing House business</a> early to dodge the Epstein controversy, and the mystery of our <a href="https://apple.news/AXPovRGfzTFGeyIkIRe24Nw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shrinking summers</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
They wrote Project 2025. Now they’re dictating some U.S. policy.
22/07/202514 min<p>Six months in, how have the Trump administration’s actions aligned with Project 2025’s plan? <a href="https://apple.news/At-laI3ZMSkWZyRMThvpIcA">The Atlantic</a>’s David Graham joins the show to assess.</p> <p>Lawyers representing Harvard University and the Trump administration were in court yesterday over the White House’s stripping of billions of dollars in grants. <a href="https://apple.news/AfKtI5PyNTL631wCF4BhPlA">MassLive</a> reports.</p> <p>Over a month ago, members of the National Guard were deployed to Los Angeles amid protests. Jenny Jarvie, national reporter for the <a href="https://apple.news/A08JAD0vHQyafzJN0RzMf3Q">L.A. Times</a>, says many are now bored.</p> <p>Plus, the sentencing of an officer involved in the killing of <a href="https://apple.news/AlKfZ_TQMTOiCq9DUigRfOA">Breonna Taylor</a>, why <a href="https://apple.news/AH4E2IebZT6ymlF82odKRXw">beef prices</a> are going up, and <a href="https://apple.news/AqwPfMHdcQuiPpLiUhMtJDg">a new study</a> about the odds of having a baby boy or girl.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Six months in, how do Americans grade Trump?
21/07/202514 min<p>Six months into Trump’s second term in office, a <a href="https://apple.news/AQTtccLQlRyyvhj90W1DMmQ">CNN</a> poll finds that a majority of Americans disapprove of the administration’s deportation program. Philip Bump with the <a href="https://apple.news/AnnbBAlXjTFCEAeMD-rxtmw">Washington Post</a> examines the history of Trump’s support among his base.</p> <p>The recently passed GOP tax-and-spending bill makes steep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP spending. Sarah Wire of <a href="https://apple.news/AzTRUpJCpTEKzjSRUtmQU8A">USA Today</a> reports on how states are concerned about making up the shortfall.</p> <p>The same bill created a new type of investment account for kids. The <a href="https://apple.news/AZuu9Ztd3Rpuk0qHoFjWmQQ">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Ashlea Ebeling unpacks how it works and whether it’s a good investment option.</p> <p>Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/Ag8YNDmbYS2yDRz3gEOoHNQ">Palestinians</a> seeking food aid were killed by Israeli military fire on Sunday, WNBA players are leveraging All-Star weekend to push for <a href="https://apple.news/AwQRPMfuTQySQ303lroJ3dg">fair pay</a>, and the group that’s avoided developing <a href="https://apple.news/AShyncV4ITbqpEbtdK1dcIg">allergies</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why some of Trump’s big Supreme Court wins remain a mystery
18/07/202515 min<p>The House approved Trump’s plans to claw back $8 billion in approved funding for foreign aid. Experts told <a href="https://apple.news/AolP0bRrdSkySLeH13bjOIg">NPR</a> the administration has provided little to no evidence to justify the cited claims of waste, fraud, and abuse.</p> <p>The Supreme Court is delivering wins for Trump’s agenda while often providing no explanation for its decisions. <a href="https://apple.news/Afl7UHBTCQV2SCgBnT7i7uQ">Bloomberg</a>’s Lydia Wheeler explores why.</p> <p>The administration is trying to speed up <a href="https://apple.news/AYb7HUcaHSnOOmqL2lD5Fyw">deportation</a>s by making people they detain ineligible for bond hearings. Maria Sacchetti with the <a href="https://apple.news/AV7WD5VPGTkWPOwiiDlIxvg">Washington Post</a> tells us more. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, the Department for Justice <a href="https://apple.news/AazhM5OudSD6KvEw7vx6z3A">recommended a one-day sentence</a> for a man involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor, Trump revealed that he has a <a href="https://apple.news/AjokcD3xOR72Kxn_q6PwJwA">chronic health condition</a>, and CBS <a href="https://apple.news/AQh_OHJE1TTGK1pFkp02Cgg">is bringing down the curtain</a> on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.’</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
From Elmo to emergency alerts: The impact of public media cuts
17/07/202513 min<p>The Senate just passed a bill that would cut more than $1.1 billion in previously allocated federal funds for public media. The <a href="https://apple.news/AC82-lAfPRlq6dycFPVdoGg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> reports. The president of PBS tells the <a href="https://apple.news/AKkKbzwyzTiuDPhTVNeCyVw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> the move would result in an existential crisis for member stations that depend on federal dollars. </p><p>Trump has been going back and forth on his desire to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Neil Irwin from <a href="https://apple.news/AVSTShPKsQ8GpfcyIuzgCNg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Axios</a> discusses whether the president has the power to do so, and why a recent Fed building renovation matters. </p><p>Los Angeles is struggling to rebuild after devastating wildfires earlier this year. <a href="https://apple.news/A9t3iFNMiQnS8b5Xl0J78lQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vox</a>’s Umair Irfan explains why. </p><p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AHPZuS4VNRr-F1FoYWmINAA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hit out</a> at his own supporters over the Epstein files, why Israel just <a href="https://apple.news/AYLlHL8MJQjSWnYbe6rTUSg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bombed Syria,</a> and how a major breakthrough in IVF treatment that involves using <a href="https://apple.news/A3WKWwn_4RAKzSD3RBkt-WQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the DNA of three people</a> could prevent disease.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why Congress might claw back money it already approved
16/07/202514 min<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>
Bugs, heat, broken toilets: life inside “Alligator Alcatraz”
15/07/202516 min<p>New reporting from the <a href="https://apple.news/A18NJopVqRWqVCX39fiWIhQ">Miami Herald</a> reveals that a significant portion of detainees held at an immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades do not have criminal charges. Reporter Ana Ceballos joins to discuss that story and <a href="https://apple.news/Au2VK10RoQOm28uu2yvuKfw">another</a> highlighting conditions inside.</p> <p>Some Trump supporters inside and outside of the White House are disappointed with how the administration handled the Jeffrey Epstein case. The <a href="https://apple.news/AP40fgd3dSIeAV_dVRd73vA">Washington Post</a>’s Natalie Allison reports on how the broader MAGA movement is reacting.</p> <p>Anas Baba, <a href="https://apple.news/Ag6s1QD7sTWa2lOZlW8klKg">NPR</a>’s producer in Gaza, took the harrowing journey to get food through the new Israeli- and U.S.-backed aid distribution system. He shares what the experience was like.</p> <p>Plus, the <a href="https://apple.news/A0_fevxEhRgKbtP-GKw8Qow">Supreme Court ruled</a> on Trump’s plans to dismantle the Department of Education, a new <a href="https://apple.news/AMQnXtHBYTpul9EV9yvu2LA">weapons deal</a> for Ukraine, and the strange secret to <a href="https://apple.news/AEzai6LlySYCtJIKI--BsNQ">picking the perfect watermelon.</a></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How the Secret Service failed to prevent the Trump shooting
14/07/202515 min<p>It’s one year since the assassination attempt against Trump, and a damning Senate committee report just described the event as a “preventable tragedy.” Carol Leonnig at the <a href="https://apple.news/AUwnNq0icQHO1qEXY3P4WNg">Washington Post </a>explains what went wrong and what we know about <a href="https://apple.news/ADhOFprEjRrG2MwDj1aSTOQ">the shooter’s motives</a>.</p> <p>New reporting from <a href="https://apple.news/A3Gr3TXlwQOi-jQS-SBDaTQ">CNN</a> indicates that recently implemented cost controls may have delayed FEMA’s response to the deadly floods in Texas.</p> <p>Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his wife in 2002. He always professed his innocence, and now the Innocence Project is taking on his case. Harriet Ryan at the <a href="https://apple.news/ANmB58PM6R6WR1f0GOXZ9eQ">Los Angeles Times </a>tells us why.</p> <p>Plus, more details emerged about what went wrong in the <a href="https://apple.news/AjvIc9hraRC6S6zD6Qk8PGg">India air crash</a>, and <a href="https://apple.news/At2EYP8Z0TYWgI33fMI25xw">one man died</a> amid the chaos of an immigration raid. And at the <a href="https://apple.news/AxfgGQmO8Tqq_xSBa-DBHlA">Wimbledon finals</a>, one star delivered demolition, and another was dethroned.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
ICE agents are hiding their faces during raids. Is that legal?
11/07/202515 min<p>Trump is expected to visit Texas today, amid longer-term questions over the future of FEMA. Zack Colman from <a href="https://apple.news/AVK46cenCQhCv4zT0R79FBg">Politico</a> takes us through them.</p> <p>The president has recently expressed frustration with Russia’s Putin. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQgPrWloVR2ayxMv-Ti7g_Q">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Matthew Luxmoore explains why, and explores what could come next in the war in Ukraine.</p> <p>Federal immigration agents are increasingly wearing masks. Jenny Jarvie of the <a href="https://apple.news/AOnDWQjd3Qg6EW7aoU9gWsg">Los Angeles Times</a> describes how that’s affecting targeted communities.</p> <p>Plus, student activist Mahmoud Khalil <a href="https://apple.news/A_TxiaSeaTxSPVj1eAi9qSQ">is seeking $20 million in damages</a> after being detained, and the young American Amanda Anisimova <a href="https://apple.news/AwxRdmFhMRSCECWDjrItKUw">is heading to the Wimbledon final</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Trump’s birthright citizenship ban was blocked again. What to know.
10/07/202515 min<p>A federal judge issued a new, temporary nationwide block on Trump’s birthright citizenship ban. Tom Hals of <a href="https://apple.news/AXP_ngyjfSTmBy3MDtImsFg">Reuters</a> told us about the plaintiffs’ legal strategy.</p> <p>Lily Hay Newman, a senior writer for <a href="https://apple.news/Atm1qBgNNTuWdyfIJ-k1T4w">Wired</a>, takes us behind the scenes of a group of young cybercriminals called the Scattered Spider.</p> <p>Plus, measles <a href="https://apple.news/AauFyDXCoSNOY6RVcJB3CGA">has hit record levels </a>in the U.S., Elon Musk <a href="https://apple.news/AKX6mV0i8QGqKEprbfe8EAg">lost his CEO</a> at X, and the AI music <a href="https://apple.news/A3spJ43wUTJCnrZjqU-ce3w">going viral</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Trump promised 90 tariff deals in 90 days. We’ve got two. What happened?
9/07/202513 min<p>Trump extended his deadline for countries to make tariff deals, and sent a host of letters threatening new measures. Brian Schwartz at the <a href="https://apple.news/AjAk1BjX_QMmvBqjk896P3Q">Wall Street Journal</a> brings us up to speed.</p> <p>Mary Ilyushina with the <a href="https://apple.news/AEalztbkkRD23jq8QdxdDpg">Washington Post</a> discusses Putin’s “anti-woke” visa, and how U.S. citizens are using it to migrate to Russia.</p> <p>Cuts are coming for the federal SNAP program, which provides food assistance to more than 40 million Americans. Marcia Brown with <a href="https://apple.news/AZivoisQvQ6WNNcGXxfLvEw">Politico</a> explains how the move will leave food banks scrambling to make up the difference.</p> <p>Plus, a Marco Rubio imposter has been <a href="https://apple.news/A3rP6R5-STz6H_DAssAIFng">using AI</a> to contact foreign ministers, the soccer governing body FIFA <a href="https://apple.news/AD7kdwIA8Tzahno-bX10n1w">turned to Trump Tower</a> for office space, and we say goodbye to a hated <a href="https://apple.news/AZboUWobnReSKITy9R54ugA">airport-security measure</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Stories of survival and loss after the Texas floods
8/07/202515 min<p></p> <p>The death toll from the Texas floods climbed above 100, as stories of tragedy and heroics continue to emerge. Keri Heath at the <a href="https://apple.news/AkSpjq2RnQLaPNNM70oag_w">Austin American-Statesman</a> gives us the latest from the scene.</p> <p>The Trump administration’s funding freezes are teeing up a budgetary challenge between the White House and Congress. Jeff Stein with the <a href="https://apple.news/AtN7CvRYZRuOqPYk6Iutt_Q">Washington Post</a> explains how it could reshape the balance of power between them.</p> <p>Kavitha Surana with <a href="https://apple.news/AIqBvspKNSO6wQqVSEYU6OQ">ProPublica</a> unpacks how abortion bans have made first-trimester miscarriages more life-threatening.</p> <p>Plus, the Department of Justice <a href="https://apple.news/Azj8F2KQASTaxqYi80LYKCA">delivered a conclusion</a> on the rumored “client list” of Jeffrey Epstein, a Russian minister was <a href="https://apple.news/AXvPTvV7HRqqw2Dh3GKWTNw">found dead</a> after being sacked by Putin, and <a href="https://apple.news/AbOGnAZp5TWSNmtdpjuPHWA">a near upset turned into a painful exit</a> at Wimbledon.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p> <p><em>Corrections: Keri Heath is a reporter with the Austin American-Statesman. A previous version of this episode said she was with the Texas Tribune. Also, due to an editing error, a previous version of this episode mistakenly referred to Texas Hill Country as Texas Hill County.</em></p>
Tragedy in Texas: how flash flooding devastated a county
7/07/202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AijgqOfyTTs2YmxBQNS0wEQ">Catastrophic</a> flooding in Texas killed at least 80 people, and more rainfall is expected. The <a href="https://apple.news/AsyEznphFTsq09FxAnCUGhg">Texas Tribune</a> has the latest.</p> <p>Congressional Republicans passed a sprawling bill that cuts Medicaid, clean-energy funding, and taxes. <a href="https://apple.news/AXc4hjswoQUehLWj4bTFKfA">NBC</a>’s Sahil Kapur unpacks the details.</p> <p>Jobs in meatpacking plants are notorious for being dangerous and physically taxing. Scott Calvert with the <a href="https://apple.news/AGQb6nIwbT9Gp6ifaxaWcig">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how a slaughterhouse in Nebraska wants to change that.</p> <p>Plus, Israel-Hamas ceasefire <a href="https://apple.news/AVYZyYgTaSm2YjhmbiNOPxA">talks began</a> in Doha, France <a href="https://apple.news/AENBA9B_4TdaOvtcscAQgyg">ended its ban</a> on swimming in the River Seine after 102 years, and a time capsule once called the <a href="https://apple.news/AfJROXxkGQr-XgMIQon9YIA">world’s largest</a> was found in Nebraska.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What to know about the government’s new database to track citizens
2/07/202516 min<p>The Trump administration is building a national citizenship-data system. <a href="https://apple.news/AoeX4W3-MRUyPHypa5njxSA">NPR</a>’s Jude Joffe-Block joins to discuss her exclusive reporting behind the project.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The Senate narrowly passed Trump’s tax-and-spending bill. Next comes the challenge to get it through the House before July 4. <a href="https://apple.news/AORZlYvezQxSXLv4_2IEK5w">Politico</a> looks at what might happen next.</p> <p>California has rolled back a landmark environmental law. Liam Dillon from the <a href="https://apple.news/A92X-NZzpQjOvg5gEG67Trw">Los Angeles Times</a> explains.</p> <p>Plus, the University of Pennsylvania bans transgender athletes from women’s sports teams following a federal investigation, France tries to break its <a href="https://apple.news/AhiJ4FdRESNu2xMK8OcRFDA">smoking habit</a>, and a real-life Disney <a href="https://apple.news/A5MeAxZVASIORQwabSA37Dw">miracle rescue</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Inside the GOP’s unprecedented move to claim tax-cut extensions are free
1/07/202515 min<p>Senate Republicans are racing to get their sprawling bill to the House. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALCqtI_q0SVOD8gjTlhVkpA">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Richard Rubin joins to explain the financial maneuver Republicans are using to say that their tax-cut extensions will not impact the federal budget.</p> <p>As USAID is absorbed into the State Department, the <a href="https://apple.news/A80j5sxllTxy3vK0albifTw">Washington Post</a>’s Katharine Houreld tells us funding how cuts are hurting people in Sudan.</p> <p>The Trump administration has repurposed an app from the previous administration to encourage migrants to self-deport. <a href="https://apple.news/AH021w9I_R561Pw7LQiIuag">The Atlantic</a>’s Nick Miroff has more.</p> <p>Plus, a victim of the attacks in Boulder <a href="https://apple.news/ACUqvgzTYRYKcYTbchZadyQ">died</a>, why <a href="https://apple.news/AMLp1Iv5cSxuMOe1pW5tvsQ">roads buckle</a> in extreme heat, and how the <a href="https://apple.news/AolO5LsiUScuf1XgTmMz_kw">WNBA</a> is poised to expand.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Medicaid work requirements have failed before
30/06/202516 min<p>Republicans are grappling with their big tax-and-spending bill, which the independent Congressional Budget Office estimates will add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. As they debate Medicaid cuts and work requirements at the federal level, Jeanne Whalen with the <a href="https://apple.news/Ap_liaPO2Qtqb8PAqCjj-9w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why Medicaid work requirements at the state level have not worked out.</p> <p>Following the Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship, <a href="https://apple.news/A7xH7gpacQbeYCf6M0tOCSg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Politico</a> reporter and former prosecutor Ankush Khardori tells us what comes next.</p> <p>Florida is seizing Everglades land with plans to open a migrant-detention center in a swamp as soon as the first week of July. Ana Ceballos with the <a href="https://apple.news/Adchj5IZqTkC5s-kRZhmifw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miami Herald</a> has more.</p> <p>Plus, what to know about the <a href="https://apple.news/AHAdJEN2OSzGD5SuBNpg9EQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ambush attack </a>on Idaho firefighters, the U.N.’s assessment of <a href="https://apple.news/A7Wwx2lf8TXOgwb3WCAfeNQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran’s nuclear capabilities</a>, and <a href="https://apple.news/AZ0Vk_ZcWTBW-wWtiSSpxBQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyoncé’s scare</a> during her hometown Texas show.</p> <p>Today’s show was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p?
Tough, principled, and kind — the legacy of a slain Minnesota lawmaker
27/06/202516 min<p>Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman — along with her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert — will lie in the Minnesota state Capitol on Friday ahead of a private funeral on Saturday. Patrick Coolican with the <a href="https://apple.news/APkykq3PUTNCOC1rNtsOxQA">Minnesota Reformer</a> tells us about her political legacy.</p> <p>Alicia Victoria Lozano from <a href="https://apple.news/A38iFx6nYQDKOVxL68-ziiw">NBC</a> lays out what to know about the detention of Iranians in the U.S.</p> <p>Plus, how a larger turnout might have <a href="https://apple.news/ArA2JkZhHQnCLZU-_CZNShw">affected the 2024 election</a>, Anna Wintour <a href="https://apple.news/AWQWRxqeQQmy-cMwUa_xw6g">gives up the editor’s chair</a> at Vogue, and we speak to the <a href="https://apple.news/ATHCVxVFkQaisE2Wh_-K3pw">creators of ‘F1 The Movie.’</a></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why it’s been so hot in June, and when to bring the kids inside
26/06/202514 min<p>Israel tasked private contractors with distributing aid in Gaza. Nabih Bulos with the <a href="https://apple.news/AtU-C3XHSSteIxLLovyfOnA">Los Angeles Times</a> explains how those sites have descended into chaos.</p> <p>Arian Campo-Flores with the <a href="https://apple.news/AHJmGeXJQTtiKco3k16vQoA">Wall Street Journal</a> unpacks the economic implications of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policy.</p> <p>More than 100 million Americans have faced sweltering weather this week. <a href="https://apple.news/AeRkXURFqS7StfsRnFJvd2w">NPR</a> asks, how hot is too hot for kids?</p> <p>Plus, the NATO summit concluded with <a href="https://apple.news/ABo4n1StZRLSl0DUmy1OAfw">new spending targets</a>, the readout from the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06/25/rfk-jr-vaccine-panel-acip-meeting/">first meeting</a> of RFK Jr.’s new vaccine panel, and inside <a href="https://apple.news/AKf-fpwMfQc-rl6jtqeYQNw">the wedding</a> of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How a 33-year-old progressive pulled off a huge political victory in New York
25/06/202516 min<p>The Iran-Israel ceasefire is tentatively holding, as questions emerge over the scale of Iran’s nuclear setbacks. <a href="https://apple.news/AZz3zJlY5S1Kx6kO-xPe8RQ">Reuters</a> reports. Megan Messerly at <a href="https://apple.news/AaVBjIUG1QEiCSp42IxA-ZA">Politico</a> tells us how it all unfolded.</p> <p>In a shock result, 33-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is set to win the Democrat mayoral primary in New York City. <a href="https://apple.news/A1o31KNPkSyGCBEPgg8o6Kg">Axios</a> has been following the result.</p> <p>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has changed who makes <a href="https://apple.news/AJX2AAe3bTEqfxGB1cVCqTg">vaccine recommendations</a> to the CDC. Helen Branswell with <a href="https://apple.news/AFofOPCjnS2qFNlBYJZ3aQw">Stat</a> unpacks what’s at stake.</p> <p>Plus, the prosecution <a href="https://apple.news/AMoT568H4ReWjbVFzKILzLg">rested its case</a> against Sean Combs, the oppressive <a href="https://apple.news/A-OTvFneUTRC3KcbOWil9fA%20/">heat wave continues</a>, and the woman hoping to become the first to <a href="https://apple.news/AzWAzQtpvQ1e7pVb2GqOTJA">run a four-minute mile</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Trump accuses Israel and Iran of violating ceasefire
24/06/202515 min<p>Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but has now accused both countries of violating it. <a href="https://apple.news/AZz3zJlY5S1Kx6kO-xPe8RQ">Reuters</a> has the latest.</p> <p>What to know about New York City’s mayoral primary, and the unique ranked-choice voting system that will decide the next mayor. Laura Nahmias with <a href="https://apple.news/AcngZJGEKRzS3vxWo1_iqyg">Bloomberg News </a>has the details.</p> <p>Wyatt Myskow with <a href="https://apple.news/Ay0JObjXMTLKX45sJmYKKNg">Inside Climate News </a>reports that congressional Republicans’ proposed federal budget would cut millions from national parks, as part of the Trump administration’s broader attack on public land.</p> <p>Plus, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can <a href="https://apple.news/APwOP1IwQQKeOAm8ufCXosQ">resume deportations</a> to “third countries,” a study found that <a href="https://apple.news/AzTITSczzSW2Lxh44xGvWGQ">abortions are rising </a>three years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the world’s largest camera delivered<a href="https://apple.news/A05Y8wRTXQdSu6imTEt5_bg"> extraordinary new pictures</a> of space.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Three big questions after the U.S. strikes on Iran
23/06/202515 min<p>Following the U.S.’s strikes on nuclear sites in Iran, there are major questions in the days ahead. <a href="https://apple.news/AN_SpIEB8ToOJ_YHqGTmgfg">CNN</a> reports on the members of Congress who were informed beforehand. <a href="https://apple.news/AGpOPTSdjNjGCxrXDwWJhAw">Lawfare</a> examines the legality of going to war with Iran.</p> <p>A major heat wave is bearing down on much of the U.S. Eric Holthaus, meteorologist with <a href="https://apple.news/AWJmZiXcgSweR0qCXnTucFQ">The Guardian</a>, examines how Trump administration cuts could affect preparedness for summer heat.</p> <p>Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/AB9mKSKcqThSoYhl6-UcIFA">Mahmoud Khalil</a> was released from ICE custody, why visas were rejected for members of a <a href="https://apple.news/AU0QKQUVzQ8ys4yRZsqkG7w">Senegalese national basketball team</a>, and a <a href="https://apple.news/AiCx1JvWCRICtP68oQtStnA">new NBA champion</a> was crowned.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
How lawmakers are responding to rising political threats
18/06/202516 min<p>In a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, the <a href="https://apple.news/AP9M8QtimS5q5xOokEs0aIQ">Supreme Court determined</a> a Tennessee state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors is constitutional, in a major setback for trans rights</p> <p>Political violence appears to be on the rise in the U.S. Aaron Blake with <a href="https://apple.news/AKWJTAx29RBmToa3mpDbaiA">CNN</a> unpacks what that says about the state of partisanship.</p> <p>Israel says Iran was very close to getting nuclear weapons. Now Trump agrees. The <a href="https://apple.news/AwsAFCI7wR_ytM8hm8hmWAA">Washington Post</a> has been assessing Iran’s capabilities.</p> <p>Maanvi Singh with <a href="https://apple.news/AciDBAq8_S46W1Uz8of3Keg">The Guardian</a> describes the chaotic aftermath of sweeping federal raids on immigrant communities in L.A. — and what it’s been like for lawyers and families to try to communicate with people who were detained.</p> <p>Plus, the baby of a brain-dead Georgia mom <a href="https://apple.news/AeNgMP-8zQUK9Tc44B5BN7w">has been delivered</a>, ICE <a href="https://apple.news/AQaBczzrxS6-37MWJLWcUEw">arrested another elected official</a>, and the American icons getting <a href="https://apple.news/AqrG4UkAtTGCU33_F-cMing">honorary Oscars</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
What Iranians and Israelis think about their warring leaders
17/06/202516 min<p>As Iran and Israel trade missiles, <a href="https://apple.news/AH8jO0FYPR9ikvELZFeQB4A">The Economist</a> explores how citizens might respond to their leaders’ actions.</p> <p>The suspect in the Minnesota killings is alleged to have visited other homes that night. The <a href="https://apple.news/AD6gL-hwVRgKD0j5BvAYbxg">Minnesota Star Tribune</a> covers the hunt to find him.</p> <p>Katy Stech Ferek with the <a href="https://apple.news/AvbNvinLtRxujZapyP2W_8Q">Wall Street Journal</a> discusses how stock trading by lawmakers around Trump’s tariff announcements has revived calls for a ban.</p> <p>Plus, more <a href="https://apple.news/Adw03Ro76SROAdclGHHKQTw">deaths around aid centers</a> in Gaza, tension from overwhelming tourism levels <a href="https://apple.news/ApjzUS9IiSaixrpPpkNLiKA">forces shut</a> the world’s most popular museum, and why <a href="https://apple.news/AccEHfeC2S_G6ZCxn1Hin7Q">thousands of women are dressing up as Pitbull</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Suspect found as Minnesota mourns killing of “irreplaceable” politician
16/06/202514 min<p>The suspect has been found in the Minnesota killings of a lawmaker and her husband. The <a href="https://apple.news/AEY9D72nRTLycvc2jkKR-4A">Minnesota Star Tribune</a> has the details.</p> <p>Israel and Iran intensified their strikes into each other’s territories. <a href="https://apple.news/AYqMKYm9tQU-O49bAIUfl5Q">The Atlantic</a>’s Isaac Stanley-Becker explains how Israel managed to take their neighbors by surprise, and looks at what comes next.</p> <p>Molly Ball with the <a href="https://apple.news/A_0Y4XBJjTyy2qhdKSky-kQ">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken center stage amid the L.A. protests, in a balancing act of state and national leadership.</p> <p>Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/AhiVCrZgLTvOdtBr4VU1WbQ">millions marched</a> in “No Kings” demonstrations on the day of the big D.C. military parade, the industries ICE may soon <a href="https://apple.news/AimyqN65dQzW55Q6b8OxjUA">stop targeting</a>, and the pope delivered a <a href="https://apple.news/AeKPwZsVaQNWJ8vV3VgRiag">message of hope</a> to White Sox fans.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
What to know about Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear program
13/06/202514 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AKsHnFVuDSXC_OfP2ap0biw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBS</a> reports on Israel’s strikes on nuclear sites in Iran. </p><p><a href="https://apple.news/ABB9wOG7pT0uIEFqytJ1eeA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a> has more details of the Air India crash — and the remarkable story of the sole person on board to survive it.</p><p>Ahead of an Army parade in D.C, <a href="https://apple.news/AU1CakJxnT3a16p8Eb9_IXQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Politico</a>’s Megan Messerly walks us through Trump’s relationship with the military and displays of force.</p><p>Plus, the House passed a bill to <a href="https://apple.news/As95PnKKlQU6vO0Sjar0fdQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">codify DOGE cuts</a>, a senator’s <a href="https://apple.news/A2CUuOEzuR1-BPOFbI1g9jg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dramatic encounter</a> with DHS, and the <a href="https://apple.news/ARjq_X-SQSv2kLSRe0Ev9jA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dentist turned golfer</a> at this year’s U.S. Open.</p></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p> <p> </p>
The damage that “less lethal” police weapons can really do
12/06/202515 min<p>What to know about a <a href="https://apple.news/AgAxEZXBVSMmQ3E7EASzUYQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fatal Boeing crash</a> in India that killed more than 200 people.</p><p>As protests continue in L.A. and elsewhere over immigration raids, <a href="https://apple.news/A7LJZihRdRne7vGKtqJ-2lw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reuters</a> has been exploring the “less lethal” tactics that police are using. </p><p><a href="https://apple.news/AZ7PwIwAeS3GM61OfwZ7Y2A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rare earth minerals</a> are at the center of U.S. and China trade talks. The <a href="https://apple.news/AcO3AGHXpSBOdK_ZKxgA8qg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Lingling Wei explains why. </p><p><a href="https://apple.news/AMgxDcUEAQgS52G-M-sDBfw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NPR</a> reports that states with stricter gun laws have fewer teen and child deaths.</p><p>Plus, an Air India flight carrying more than <a href="https://apple.news/AgAxEZXBVSMmQ3E7EASzUYQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">200 people crashed</a>, Harvey Weinstein was <a href="https://apple.news/AgDN079lcTdGJJpUg955Lrg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">found guilty </a>of sexual assault after retrial, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href="https://apple.news/AecAYM-MwTZeCH3jIyX89hA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">are rehiring staff</a> who were fired by DOGE efforts, and South Korea to stop <a href="https://apple.news/AfRHyB4_QRwSOvCh2BoBDQg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blasting propaganda and K-Pop</a> into the North. </p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-today/id1473872585?i=1000712570988" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Get a transcript of this episode here.</a></p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
