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Inside the White House’s detention strategy
11/06/202515 min<p>An L.A. curfew was implemented amid protests against ICE raids there. Elizabeth Findell from the <a href="https://apple.news/AB0BBJgv9SaqSeKW7dmeHTA">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at the marching orders from the White House that started the migrant crackdown.</p> <p>Reporting from <a href="https://apple.news/ArpdB8pd6S6CU75T3bYrjTA">NPR</a>’s Jasmine Garsd details the unsanitary conditions migrants are facing in an overcrowded ICE facility in Florida.</p> <p>‘Les Misérables’ is a story of the downtrodden. It’s also a musical loved by Trump. <a href="https://apple.news/AuEOHSejRTDyJpvwY9yJhNw">The Atlantic</a> looks at its appeal for him.</p> <p>Plus, the Smithsonian agreed to <a href="https://apple.news/ANF5b_z3BTGqrgEWwI20OeQ">review all of its museums</a> for bias, some <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/10/nx-s1-5414476/fentanyl-gen-z-drug-overdose-deaths">promising news</a> on fentanyl use, and the many <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/06/10/music-brain-mental-health">benefits of singing</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>
RFK Jr. ousts his entire vaccine advisory group
10/06/202515 min<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent Marines into Los Angeles, and California’s governor sued Trump. <a href="https://apple.news/AvZQHX4xPRYWaKAnqZyrTKA">CalMatters</a>’s Nigel Duara has been following events in the city.</p> <p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the CDC’s entire panel of vaccine advisers. <a href="https://apple.news/AvGqZ592LQQi1YgNdvkbwQw">Stat</a> reports.</p> <p>Amid the public feuding between Musk and Trump, the federal government is attempting to rehire people that DOGE summarily cut from roles. Hannah Natanson from the <a href="https://apple.news/AZW3QVojQSfSppuuCkCRqAQ">Washington Post</a> has the story.</p> <p>Plus, Ukraine and Russia’s <a href="https://apple.news/Ato0gAeoJSgSutF8mzefPqw">prisoner swap</a> began, Justin Baldoni’s claims against Blake Lively were <a href="https://apple.news/APZNttMdVTXOYzwiXTenRcw">thrown out</a>, and how Iranian authorities are <a href="https://apple.news/Ard8VJyXgRrO-si9lkfl1SA">targeting dog walkers.</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</span></p>
What to know about the L.A. protests over immigration raids
9/06/202513 min<p>It was a weekend of unrest in L.A. as protesters demonstrating against immigration raids and ICE agents collided. President Trump sent in the National Guard, defying the California governor’s wishes. The <a href="https://apple.news/A2O-SDxgwTOqHAkoIf9p0lQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times </a>has been covering the scenes. </p><p>How could Trump and Musk hurt each other in their spectacular breakup? We speak to <a href="https://apple.news/AqBfi5B4CSKiwBI_pGODVLg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a>’s Ted Mann.</p><p>Some families are moving from the U.S. due to policies aimed at transgender people. <a href="https://apple.news/A1taFppjeQfmHgeDHnf7ScA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NBC News</a>’s Jo Yurcaba tells us some of their stories.</p><p>Plus, Israel <a href="https://apple.news/A7NWbnbI3S6yDwYuD_9jkhA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship</a>, Kilmar Ábrego García returned from wrongful El Salvador deportation to <a href="https://apple.news/AsAUE09zaQMSiK87TX7bp0A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">face U.S. charges</a>, and <a href="https://apple.news/AhMuXSAm8R6WTJObWeD-RZQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a thrilling end</a> to the French Open.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>
What to know about Trump and Musk’s epic breakup
6/06/202515 min<p>Trump and Elon Musk attacked each other on social media in an extraordinary public fight. <a href="https://apple.news/Adkx4AbahSeuSV_13pthvxw">Politico</a> has the blow-by-blow.</p> <p>Afghanistan has a complex set of migration exemptions owing to the war. The travel ban could complicate that. The <a href="https://apple.news/AIFLfvjhnRVqVq_BO1AfzkQ">Washington Post</a>’s Kabul bureau chief, Rick Noack, joins to explain.</p> <p>The deported Venezuelan migrants were said by Trump aides to be the “worst of the worst.” <a href="https://apple.news/AB8baY8O2SWOHcUkEE-Kx1A">ProPublica</a>’s Melissa Sanchez and colleagues have been digging to reveal a more complicated picture. </p> <p>Plus, Trump and Xi Jinping spoke <a href="https://apple.news/A8s0krUGVRh-iENyb5RzXoA">for the first time</a>, and we saw two significant Supreme Court rulings: a consequential judgement in <a href="https://apple.news/AionJ8sE3Rb6j-Dpvdmz6Bw">a woman’s “reverse discrimination” case</a>, and one regarding a move by Mexico to <a href="https://apple.news/AijKH0dc5QUap3CDbwbGIrQ">take gun companies to task</a> for arming gangs.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</span><br style="font-weight: 400;" /><br /></p>
How Trump’s travel ban expands on his first-term efforts
5/06/202514 min<p>Trump announced a new travel ban. <a href="https://apple.news/AHkmc9npQTOWqopRQd1jVvA">The Wall Street Journal</a> breaks it down.</p> <p>As Canada’s wildfires continue to rage, dangerous air is sweeping across the U.S. <a href="https://apple.news/AbA9jDpvDTwyDmbfOtgNt_g">PBS</a> explores conditions in the worst-hit states.</p> <p>The NBA Finals begin tonight between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers. <a href="https://apple.news/Aini7cz6rSfua6gLpWMe1Kw">The Ringer</a>’s Michael Pina tells us what to watch for.</p> <p>Plus, how Columbia University could <a href="https://apple.news/A4PuW9ZEgRnKmKJJFcuALlQ">lose its accreditation</a>, the small Republican town that <a href="https://apple.news/A7F5KUu0kTD2b4zXfkhYqJA">rallied to help an ICE detainee</a>, and a mass evacuation after unexploded <a href="https://apple.news/AH9w-5LjXTw-ZoVTAdaw4MQ">World War II bombs were found</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Musk rages at GOP as he returns to an uncertain business empire
4/06/202515 min<p>Elon Musk attacks “abomination” GOP bill. As he leaves government, he returns to an uncertain future for Tesla, as the <a href="https://apple.news/APsj-D2qvQDysKK5QOo-YqA">Wall Street Journal’s</a> Becky Peterson explains.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Israel announces its controversial aid center will be closed for the day, as death and chaos continues to surround the distribution sites. Amidst the confusion, the <a href="https://apple.news/A6i7XWi79SY63IqYfI8F4Yg">BBC</a> explores what we know and don’t know.</p> <p>The White House grapples with deporting migrants when the home country won’t accept them. <a href="https://apple.news/An3hm691kSsmR49ykwpUkFw">NPR</a>’s Ximena Bustillo joins to discuss the administration's new strategy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, Saudi Arabia balances safety with tourism as the mass <a href="https://apple.news/AfaG1ZlKeTz2iBLF7fYLnzw">pilgrimage to Mecca begins,</a> ICE officials <a href="https://apple.news/A7VutLD3wSjKOUFYSXvhrlA">detain the family</a> of the man charged with the Colorado attacks, and. Canada hopes to end a <a href="https://apple.news/AzlmVjTFcQyKyu7FBXd63EQ">32 year Stanley Cup drought</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><em>Correction: An earlier version of this episode misstated the valuation of SpaceX. The episode has been updated to remove that detail.</em></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Inside the unlikely alliance to make childbirth free in the U.S.
3/06/202514 min<p>There is unlikely bipartisan support in Congress around an effort to make childbirth free in America. <a href="https://apple.news/A9ivtbSlsRNOIiMDSxplryg">Vox</a>’s Rachel Cohen discusses the plan and how it would work.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is in its fourth week. <a href="https://apple.news/AKQH6kDS3SBOj5aRck-0aPg">CNN</a>’s Elizabeth Wagmeister, who’s been reporting from the courtroom, tells us the latest.</p> <p>There’s been an international series of brazen, violent crimes against crypto executives and their families. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkG_5z8K2Qk6Pf7MXDqakUQ">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Sam Schechner explains what’s been happening.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, what we know about the man charged with <a href="https://apple.news/AS0gxyvarTK-Z8EN3SNb4Rg">the Colorado attack</a>, a <a href="https://apple.news/AwCOLntDwSmCkxvLYNDODAQ">reparations package</a> for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was announced, and confusion at FEMA after the acting head said he had <a href="https://apple.news/AWOTEevSIQxC_zsCqMML2XQ">no idea</a> the U.S. has a hurricane season.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Marchers for Israeli hostages attacked in Colorado. Here’s what to know.
2/06/202513 min<p>A man in Colorado has been arrested after setting fire to people marching for the release of Israeli hostages. The FBI are treating it as a terror attack. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ao46W1GjARDOz98KRdLP22Q">Colorado Sun</a> has the latest.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Dozens were reported dead or severely injured in southern Gaza, reportedly near the controversial U.S.-Israeli aid sites. <a href="https://apple.news/AI_DiBNLiQ-G61n2Tvx9y4w">CNN</a> has been following the conflicting reports.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> With Russia-Ukraine talks set to begin, a Ukraine drone attack took Putin by surprise. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQbjw1tt4RECakBf8gw584Q">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Thomas Grove explains how Russia revamped its economy to be focused solely on efforts to advance the war.</p> <p>Plus, an ICE raid <a href="https://apple.news/AVlGgkw6ZQzi8ftuVWAyntw">caused chaos</a> in San Diego, Canada’s wildfires continue as the Midwest <a href="https://apple.news/A3boBydxRQ6-EvpNthJu0WQ">faces air-quality warnings</a>, and beekeepers swarmed to the rescue after <a href="https://apple.news/APxoq7hSnT9W99Cj1-_tHrQ">millions of honeybees escaped</a> in Washington. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Elon Musk’s legacy on the federal workforce
30/05/202514 min<p>Elon Musk has left the government building, but DOGE remains. The <a href="https://apple.news/AwOey6foJSpSBEf5nWifRtA">Washington Post</a>’s William Wan reports on what he learned speaking to federal-government employees who lost their jobs amid cuts.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Some <a href="https://apple.news/AbTO2866yQLyx14mhGNKA0Q">Republican senators have concerns</a> about elements of the GOP megabill, such as what <a href="https://apple.news/A51MnHdK3Qj2XEqxWDIxFow">cuts to Medicaid</a> could mean for election prospects in 2026. NBC’s Sahil Kapur breaks their objections down.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>David Armstrong with ProPublica speaks to <a href="https://apple.news/ATKPlgJFmSV6qNJCo0bjbVA">In Conversation</a> about how a life-saving pill’s eye-popping price tag tells the story of prescription-drug pricing in America — and why it’s so difficult to change.</p> <p>Plus, how a glacier broke off and <a href="https://apple.news/ALumkgo0MRpu2NsppK_KDgw">engulfed an Alpine village</a>, Texas legislators <a href="https://apple.news/AbRSkzyXVS8mZhKjLtA4uFg">passed a bill </a>defining what it means to be a man or woman, and a new Scripps National Spelling Bee <a href="https://apple.news/ANL-RMhDPTkKqRpGRURDc7A">winner was crowned</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why a court just struck down Trump’s sweeping tariffs
29/05/202514 min<p>A court struck down the bulk of Trump’s tariffs, in a major setback to his economic agenda. <a href="https://apple.news/AGiG_MtVIRpKXUsSzC9sJZg">Bloomberg</a> has the latest.</p> <p>Harvard has its universitywide commencement today, as it’s facing more funding threats. Its president speaks out in <a href="https://apple.news/AXrYje-N0S6qJjI_0z_3DzQ">an interview with NPR</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Trump has recently issued a number of <a href="https://apple.news/A-FfdXqzgS0qox4FyM6ih5w">pardons</a>. Reporting from the <a href="https://apple.news/AQmyCItApQxG_DJmWQvOxRw">Wall Street Journal</a> provides a look at how politics factored into those decisions.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Plus, Elon Musk announced that he’s <a href="https://apple.news/Aj8JFgSUETwarjYWh-m6O9w">leaving government</a>, Israel said it has <a href="https://apple.news/AU4E7e6tAS86peKszc3y5Lg">killed the leader of Hamas</a>, and how an airline is <a href="https://apple.news/AAAg9XWXzSMWafFQT2b4Ynw">fighting back</a> against bad passenger etiquette.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The deals pushing the Trump family’s wealth to new heights
28/05/202514 min<p>Trump’s family empire is dramatically expanding its wealth during his presidency. <a href="https://apple.news/A2_poEEFxSNOFvB8caZYkeQ">Bloomberg News</a>’s Max Abelson joins to discuss the deals that are powering this growth and the questions they spark.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>The controversial U.S.- and Israeli-backed aid effort got off to a tumultuous start. <a href="https://apple.news/A08vXxsceSMq3udh5cZeL3A">CBS</a> reports.</p> <p>The Assad regime’s surveillance state relied on civilians to inform on their neighbors and colleagues. Now Syrians are reckoning with who among them quietly contributed to the tyranny. The <a href="https://apple.news/AzRc8vkoTTMWfGt22WT27aQ">Washington Post</a>’s Salwan Georges has more.</p> <p>Plus, Robert F. Kennedy Jr announced <a href="https://apple.news/Asf7htBekStiXTQkSUTbhgg">changes to COVID vaccine guidance</a>, Marco Rubio <a href="https://apple.news/AOXrt7jxTRDWBU_duZIBTSA">ordered a halt to student-visa interviews</a>, and why Trump <a href="https://apple.news/A7v95jFKrSkifxNuEc79f0w">pardoned a reality-TV couple</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Trump says Putin has gone “CRAZY.” What next for the war in Ukraine?
27/05/202515 min<p>Trump said in a social-media post that Putin has “gone absolutely CRAZY,” after Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine. Reuters <a href="https://apple.news/A_B49H_47Q4WAm0f5ywhTOQ">reports</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Police in New Orleans relied for years upon a live-facial-recognition program, an unprecedented surveillance method in the United States. The <a href="https://apple.news/ARSUkSWxqQSG-y44Ho4q3DA">Washington Post</a>’s Doug MacMillan explains how it worked and the controversy around it.</p> <p>For some 2025 grads, commencement ceremonies have become a place to protest the war in Gaza. <a href="https://apple.news/ABO0fgFezSo6sccGr8R0Whw">CNN</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/Ahm8MHSpKTES6MMLQ94WG6Q">The Guardian</a> have the story.</p> <p>Plus, a car <a href="https://apple.news/AdPNbYAvVSCe6JB1ql00lgg">drove into a parade</a> marking Liverpool’s Premier League soccer title, why the head of a U.S.-supported Gaza aid program <a href="https://apple.news/ACvDCl3RATo6scu6l2iWkyQ">resigned</a>, and the older film titles <a href="https://apple.news/AC6xFgnRoQ4yMfrKH_-SszQ">breaking new holiday records</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Explaining Trump’s latest move against Harvard
23/05/202515 min<p>The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. <a href="https://apple.news/A9abylu9eQUm8aX8BAen35A">Reuters</a> breaks down the impact of the move.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Trump held a behind-closed-doors gala for top investors of his cryptocurrency coin. Declan Harty from <a href="https://apple.news/AFPjkNg2bRKy5aiD_jhVogA">Politico</a> discusses the ethical ramifications.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>It’s nearly five years since the murder of George Floyd. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0u27NDhKT92_u71qnHnifQ">Marshall Project</a>’s Jamiles Lartey joins to assess where police reform is in the country.</p> <p>Plus, the <a href="https://apple.news/AGTvxtEmUQ4SEc8lG15iZ2w">Supreme Court</a> in a split decision blocked an effort to establish the first taxpayer-funded religious charter school, another major ruling against Trump’s efforts to dismantle the <a href="https://apple.news/AnCG5a3i6QRy9-w-7SYQGyA">Department of Education</a>, more details emerged about the suspect in the <a href="https://apple.news/AOAQua0r7QfmQYf-pWhhMYw">Israeli Embassy staffer shootings</a>, and the U.S. is getting rid of the <a href="https://apple.news/Awq3upZm7Sk-yaURHi8RnAQ">penny</a>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Update: Two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed in D.C. What to know.
22/05/202515 min<p>Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy were shot and killed outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., last night. The man and woman — a couple — had been attending a reception for young diplomats. <a href="https://apple.news/AXb9uTtZQTXiIWBqpWtVfRA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBS</a> has the latest.</p><p>The FDA announced a change in its framework for approving new COVID vaccines for healthy individuals under 65. Usha Lee McFarling, a national science correspondent with <a href="https://apple.news/ASzpYSB0YQkyae1iIkrieiw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stat</a>, discusses the impact of the move, while <a href="https://apple.news/AB9cLi14HSJS8tmQCRDU-rw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NPR</a> reports on how some of the CDC’s main channels for communicating health information to the public have gone silent.</p><p>Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson join this week’s <a href="https://apple.news/ASJ2Bd7rlTYmpAeOhWLZ3eg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple News In Conversation</a> to talk about their book ‘Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.’</p><p>Plus, the <a href="https://apple.news/AeKkfUDeNQqOs6aWu7gF_-A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">House passed</a> Trump’s massive tax-and-spending-bill, what to know about his <a href="https://apple.news/AkyDbtz5LSu-Dix3RYbJucQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">contentious meeting</a> with South Africa’s president, and the Defense Department <a href="https://apple.news/AHx07Bq-1TDWWs23TpVjiJA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">officially accepted a Qatari jet</a> to serve as Air Force One. Also, how the <a href="https://apple.news/A6zRkYkzvQRGooFPJwXaTvw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10 richest Americans</a> got significantly richer in the past year — and how they stand to gain more from the GOP tax bill.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p> <p>Correction: A previous version of this episode cited comments the U.N. humanitarian chief made to the BBC that 14,000 babies in Gaza would die in the next 48 hours if they do not receive aid. The BBC has since <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk2264nrn2o">updated</a> that reporting to reflect that a report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification estimates that 14,100 severe cases of acute malnutrition could occur among children in Gaza ages 6 to 59 months between April 2025 and March 2026.</p>
A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions
21/05/202515 min<p>A pregnant woman in Georgia is being kept alive as a hospital navigates the state’s abortion laws. The family is speaking out. <a href="https://apple.news/Az2hx75TnRlyhysqXhLmiqA">The Guardian</a> has the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Kentucky is still grappling with the aftermath of intense tornadoes, as well as dealing with more storm systems. <a href="https://apple.news/AOmEWVr5lTuGv8OPF0C1Opg">USA Today</a> reports on how cuts to the National Weather Service have led to scrambles to cover important shifts. And <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-staffing-shortages-at-the-national-weather-service-could-put-lives-at-risk">PBS Newshour</a> also highlights the impact of cuts on the service.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>New Oklahoma school standards include a requirement to teach students misinformation about the 2020 presidential election. Beth Wallis, education reporter with <a href="https://apple.news/AF-tTOM_bRxGW5d9bl9PA8Q">StateImpact Oklahoma</a>, joins to discuss how and why this happened.</p> <p>Plus, France, the U.K., and Canada united to <a href="https://apple.news/AoRCjtOx-SuO9gS7bRQvonw">condemn Israel</a>, lawyers accused Trump administration of defying courts to <a href="https://apple.news/AxdBKOlF_TUy5M0pU4Ec7mw">send migrants to South Sudan</a>, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AVwZWr9wRQmCn9sBahrhDUA">NBA conference finals</a> are set to begin.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p> <p><i>Correction: A previous version of this episode cited comments the U.N. humanitarian chief made to the BBC that 14,000 babies in Gaza would die in the next 48 hours if they do not receive aid. The BBC has since </i><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk2264nrn2o" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i>updated</i></a><i> that reporting to reflect that a report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification estimates that 14,100 severe cases of acute malnutrition could occur among children in Gaza ages 6 to 59 months between April 2025 and March 2026.</i></p>
The GOP’s tug-of-war over spending cuts
20/05/202515 min<p>Mark Chiusano writes for <a href="https://apple.news/AUPBt1L_tSCCZZRJXawZ4DA">New York</a> magazine about a mother who took her sons to a routine ICE check-in. They were scheduled for deportation and she hasn’t seen them since.</p> <p>House Republicans want to extend tax cuts and lower the deficit. The <a href="https://apple.news/AzqsFaNTlR-OAyp4GBL1rqg">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Richard Rubin describes why doing both at the same time might be impossible.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Are incidents involving air-traffic-controller communications happening more frequently? <a href="https://apple.news/ATMyFQeuVRVyTDnJdtlS9SA">USA Today</a>’s Zach Wichter explains what might be causing them and how we should contextualize the issue.</p> <p>Plus,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AMVTfkyYqQhK-6Mlmt96vxA">spoke to Putin</a> and claims peace talks will begin “immediately,” another news executive <a href="https://apple.news/AjIXIAvGvQVKTEfG97luU-w">quit CBS News</a>, and what to know about the <a href="https://apple.news/A0Y-2dHrlR3uMzUcZCsIQCQ">new Take It Down Act.</a></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Joe Biden has prostate cancer. Here is what we know.
19/05/202514 min<p>Former President Joe Biden announced that he has prostate cancer. <a href="https://apple.news/Ai-QLq9onRNWMX8oinuEosA">CNN</a> has the latest news and reaction.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Israel agreed to allow a basic amount of aid into Gaza, as it launches a new ground offensive. Meanwhile, the <a href="https://apple.news/AYHeCx3zaTSyNqRgjDdNX_Q">New Yorker</a>’s Ruth Margalit reports that fewer Israeli reservists are showing up for service, because they are exhausted and increasingly skeptical of the government’s claims for continuing the war.</p> <p>There are nearly half a million open manufacturing jobs right now. Greg Rosalsky with <a href="https://apple.news/AVWq1eb3aT0y4n3tL4Tctow">NPR</a> explains why the industry is having a hard time filling them.</p> <p>Plus, a tornado <a href="https://apple.news/AkhlGfGsLQTO5FmFJdFgCAg">devastated Kentucky</a>, what we know about <a href="https://apple.news/An2lSTqVRTdCSvgacUkwpag">a fertility-clinic bombing</a> in Palm Springs, and how a Mexican navy ship <a href="https://apple.news/ARsIOij6-ROOcU21Rrh7JqA">crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The winners and losers of the GOP tax bill
16/05/202515 min<p>A look at where things are on the GOP’s tax bill, and who stands to benefit and lose. Tax-policy reporter Richard Rubin with the <a href="https://apple.news/AZKWc7iyhShq55Wybr7ls7A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> has the details.</p><p>After oral arguments, the Supreme Court appeared divided over how much power lower courts should have to issue nationwide injunctions. The <a href="https://apple.news/AdpT07HxUT7CwfdMgZu_QqQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> unpacks the issue.</p><p>The Trump administration is rolling back some protections against forever chemicals. Mariah Blake tells <a href="https://apple.news/AejdJGBQWQNCqOau-z6xT5Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple News In Conversation</a> why there’s still optimism on the state level, and suggests some ways to protect yourself.</p><p>Plus, a Milwaukee judge pleaded not guilty to attempting to block <a href="https://apple.news/AHE59oUuVTRC0DQA6iPJBJA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">immigration arrest</a>, a landmark moment in <a href="https://apple.news/AtoPUdyHTQhC7OdxRweCfQg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gene editing</a>, and what to know about the <a href="https://apple.news/AJfZRC5YtTYOOq9miVk9Bbg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WNBA’s</a> new team.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What the Supreme Court's birthright-citizenship case is really about
15/05/202514 min<p>A case before the Supreme Court about birthright citizenship could have larger ramifications for the limits of judicial power. Maureen Groppe with <a href="https://apple.news/AH8BOjGIRR4KrET6lp_44Ew" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USA Today</a> has the story.</p><p>Trump says he’s getting a free luxury <a href="https://apple.news/AOSh4mIKJRbODjhrmuBYOag" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aircraft </a>from Qatar’s royal family — but it's actually far from it. And the announcement has prompted <a href="https://apple.news/AJ2J4FBspT9-iRYRdzE1U8A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">political</a> backlash from both sides of the aisle.</p><p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AfuzPGMABSMygZZX6s59ODA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>’s Hannah Knowles unpacks how a Pennsylvania manufacturing hub is responding to Trump’s tariff policy.</p><p>Plus, highly anticipated Russia-Ukraine talks are happening today but Putin is <a href="https://apple.news/AHKDcydmiT_eIhidW09_i6Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nowhere to be seen</a>. Healthy and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. <a href="https://apple.news/ALATpDOJqRAWt9AzLQn8GOw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">told Congress</a> "I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me." And how alcohol <a href="https://apple.news/AN28qNT2wSZqrvzF3z7AY7g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">can harm</a> women’s bodies.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why “self-defense” insurance is becoming big business
14/05/202515 min<p>The Trump administration is resettling white South Africans in the U.S. The <a href="https://apple.news/A3uDbC6mtReObTNWipsYjtQ">Washington Post</a>’s Teo Armus has the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>With ceasefire talks set to begin, Netanyahu resolved to use “full force” in Gaza until Hamas is destroyed. <a href="https://apple.news/AXA01qz18S7yth0ytQ8WoUA">Bloomberg News</a> has more.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AjVrPNJTaQ_CyJrn6BFa-ew">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Mark Maremont explains how a nationwide rise in gun ownerships and stand-your-ground laws contributed to an increase in self-defense insurance policies.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Plus, a former girlfriend of Sean Combs <a href="https://apple.news/AuW5Iq-r-S1eYZpQqTQ4kYQ">gave evidence</a> at his criminal trial, the Menendez brothers were resentenced and <a href="https://apple.news/AndfNo2c8Q7SltQ6Xot7uyg">could get parole</a>, and why Pete Rose’s baseball Hall of Fame ban <a href="https://apple.news/A674u4w5pR1eEtIShR6_NiQ">has been lifted</a>.</p>
Property, golf, and crypto: the Trump family strikes deals in the Middle East
13/05/202513 min<p>President Trump is making the first extended foreign trip of his term in the Middle East. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ala2TJbdYQL27jPUGUsWoSQ">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Eliot Brown discusses how parts of his personal business empire are also striking deals in the region.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AHQZs5LG-RjqvyR2w0gRlXw">USA Today</a> looks at opening statements in the criminal trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs, and the legal arguments expected from the defense and the prosecution.</p> <p>Using batteries for grid-scale energy storage will improve how Americans get their power. <a href="https://apple.news/A1jWfR7G3QR6GkxhIOuslpg">Vox</a>’s Umair Irfan tells us about the benefits.</p> <p>Plus, what to know about Republicans’ <a href="https://stocks.apple.com/Aal4VTxVZSva7cvhUBSmuBg">proposed Medicaid cuts</a>, Trump’s <a href="https://apple.news/AOxztmeqHR7y5I6pkIGvtIA">executive order</a> instructing drug companies to lower<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>prices, and the unlikely winner of the <a href="https://apple.news/AcoT6VFKXTSi4JxpcMljrRg">NBA draft</a> lottery.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The U.S. and China agree to cut tariffs for 90 days. What to know.
12/05/202514 min<p>The U.S. and China reached an agreement to<a href="https://apple.news/AxZMFuZOCTiS0JIXJBAtlxg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> temporarily lower tariffs</a> on each other’s products. </p> <p>After another radar outage affecting Newark airport, the secretary transportation warned that flight disruptions could spread to other U.S. airports. <a href="https://apple.news/AXr2IZbmpT1K938CgJKIIBQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NBC News</a> reports.</p> <p>Also, a roundup of recent immigration news, as the Trump administration welcomes a group of <a href="https://apple.news/Ajn_tT1DNRWOQdKpVXRGRnA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">white South Africans to the U.S</a>.</p> <p>Plus, Hamas <a href="https://apple.news/A6IB7PlJoQ1mQ5eJFWcxehQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is releasing</a> its last living American hostage, Trump is planning to accept a <a href="https://apple.news/As-uIlmloQqSjQE5FmHU9kw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">$400 million jet from Qatar</a>, and what the pope said in <a href="https://apple.news/AquJ5-eMqRTGagZM2Av6ZbQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his first Sunday sermon</a> as pontiff.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Any day now, an old Soviet spacecraft will crash-land on Earth
9/05/202514 min<p>It’s a busy month for college graduations. <a href="https://apple.news/AwpKXW0OCR3ib3D0MynvrQg">USA Today</a>’s Rachel Barber joins to discuss what graduates are looking for in the job market and how they’re feeling about it.</p> <p>Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope yesterday, becoming the first American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Joshua McElwee, Vatican correspondent for <a href="https://apple.news/A3Pl8FpyJR4C5elhV4OJAcg">Reuters</a>, discusses the new Pope Leo XIV’s biography and positions.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>A decades-old Soviet-era spacecraft is set to crash-land on Earth any day now. <a href="https://apple.news/AWAdbz23iQke3SgC6bz3waQ">ABC News</a> has more. Eric Roston, sustainability editor for <a href="https://apple.news/AvuchSfR1Rc6HTuNOO2_tiw">Bloomberg News</a>, talks about the potential environmental impacts of decommissioned satellites that burn up in the atmosphere.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, why the head of <a href="https://apple.news/At5IS1hxiSlKkad4u0EQM7g">FEMA was fired</a>, major U.S. cities are <a href="https://apple.news/AMEp_bj6DQ9KdNEM9awo-yg">sinking</a>, and a mom and her son who plan to <a href="https://www.fox4news.com/news/mom-son-graduate-from-tcu-mothers-day-weekend">graduate together</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
People are noticing “recession signs” everywhere. What does the data say?
8/05/202515 min<p>Fed Chair Jerome Powell held interest rates steady on Wednesday, and said the economic path ahead is unclear. The <a href="https://apple.news/A-GbKrK6LQPSt52W2xN6eoA">Washington Post</a> reports on how economists are trying to sort through the warning signs they’re seeing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A7RgdEnhaSEWZFXoU3MvzlQ">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Drew Hinshaw joins to discuss a complicated problem the next pope will inherit: how to handle the Vatican’s messy finances.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Yesterday Utah became the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water. The <a href="https://apple.news/AlEYWqX-sQfKsPC0x_xFvfg">Utah News Dispatch</a> has more, while the <a href="https://apple.news/ABpBeVNeHQS2yObjioAqcdQ">Tallahassee Democrat</a> details a similar ban set to take effect in Florida. <a href="https://apple.news/A1HhtVEgMQQyTOvYIDN7H7Q">Vox</a> breaks down the science about fluoride’s benefits and risks.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new <a href="https://apple.news/Aq_bbLpu_Q8KQ0m2lYBHQOw">autism database</a>, why the Trump administration is <a href="https://apple.news/A6n2LZpskSmuIbYPv1kIl1A">spying on Greenland</a>, a <a href="https://apple.news/AoLeiTnYKSuq1iWOd0JjU5w">unique use of AI</a> in the courtroom, and some cardinals are in fact <a href="https://apple.news/AwKF57GoqRhSsbibDE4lO2Q">watching</a> the movie ‘Conclave.’</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The 90 seconds that shook air-traffic controllers
7/05/202513 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AOX70RVNvRqaH67QX8Odxlg">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Andrew Tangel discusses a troubling recent communication loss for air-traffic controllers, and how it has served as a wake-up call.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>India struck sites in Pakistan, causing global concern. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8Mbz3ZlmTLu0d02bQ659Zw">Washington Post</a> has more.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today the conclave to elect a new pope begins. <a href="https://apple.news/AAD4cl87MR9WC3Z9376R79Q">NPR</a>’s Bill Chappell takes us inside the secretive process.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AiIxTu40IQCagFB96ShxrXg">administration’s ban</a> on transgender people in the military to take effect, Canada’s <a href="https://apple.news/AHeCdbNtMRYOuhXv3bu4t_A">new prime minister</a> met with Trump, and another update about <a href="https://apple.news/A32kyUwRAT9GGx8F5Ft1VLQ">Real ID</a>s.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How RFK Jr. has overhauled U.S. health care
6/05/202515 min<p>Aria Bendix, health reporter for <a href="https://apple.news/AUWkJZGoWTvWRuAwesHYRRw">NBC News</a>, discusses the impact of cuts and changes at the Department of Health and Human Services. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQap4D4mlSDep5y1IdpTuKg">Washington Post</a> examines the overall impact on public health of Trump’s first 100 days in office.</p> <p>Gerry Shih<strong>, </strong>Jerusalem bureau chief for the <a href="https://apple.news/AnNaVMCIMTiW26MdJN40fRQ">Washington Post</a>, joins to talk about Israel’s plans to occupy more of Gaza and fully control <a href="https://apple.news/AI-bM9SQLT9C6zjTbnkmEfw">distribution of aid</a> there.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Trump has threatened massive tariffs on movies produced overseas. Meg James, senior entertainment-industry reporter for the <a href="https://apple.news/AR-BdDp_VRcqFvRcEkdCslw">Los Angeles Times</a>, discusses the studios’ response.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Plus, the winners of this year’s <a href="https://apple.news/ARqHv6VkLSx23dvUNo_Vm5Q">Pulitzer Prizes</a>, the issues plaguing <a href="https://apple.news/AWrWxc3CxRdOdR9QCLbMBMQ">Newark’s airport</a>, and what to know about the <a href="https://apple.news/AnxHiE3ZrSWqZTWrvf_BE4Q">Real ID deadline</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The reason Americans aren’t having more babies
5/05/202515 min<p>The Trump administration wants a baby boom, but many of its policies are making it harder for American families to expand. <a href="https://apple.news/AWhfjq6PZQyqgcxU2LIQK5g">Vox</a>'s Rachel Cohen explains.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The trial of Sean Combs, the music mogul known as Diddy, starts today. He faces federal charges including sex trafficking and racketeering. Charles Bethea, a staff writer with the <a href="https://apple.news/AIGz6u7_JTlS4uLm0qqOnFQ">New Yorker</a>, spent several months profiling one of the lead attorneys defending him.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Warren Buffet is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway as he warns of economic hardship ahead under President Trump’s tariff agenda. The <a href="https://apple.news/AMBMh08irSrCnc-EvAyivHQ">Wall Street Journal</a> has the details of his announcement and argues <a href="https://apple.news/AjblvhkMWRhWY83_IYtYhDw">there will never be another investor like him</a>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, Israel’s security cabinet approves a new ground operation that includes <a href="https://apple.news/AgkFhE3YxSRG-hRAwu800Sg">occupying</a> the Gaza Strip, the president told <a href="https://apple.news/AFwXS-DJNSAG0TqSNpMAhcw">NBC</a> "I don’t know" when asked if he’s required to uphold the Constitution, and the <a href="https://apple.news/Aud1-wc9ARoOOpFHXdMOEgw">Met Gala</a> celebrates Black dandyism.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Democrats are trying to win back voters
2/05/202514 min<p>The Democratic Party is strategizing over how to respond to Trump. Perry Bacon Jr. with the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/17/democrats-trump-resist-sanders-aoc-murphy-walz/">Washington Post</a> walks us through how that’s going.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Mike Waltz is out as national-security adviser. <a href="https://apple.news/A4QxwLAHdThS5keyq7h1eOA">ABC</a> has the story.</p> <p></p> <p>Generative AI is making nonconsensual deepfake porn incredibly easy to make and much more difficult to prevent and prosecute. Reporters Olivia Carville and Margi Murphy speak to <a href="https://apple.news/Adu0c7ddQSfWVtsEJ2IjTLA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Conversation</a> about the scale of the problem.</p> <p>Plus, a judge <a href="https://apple.news/A9d0w-fFBQqG2YahIh68NgQ">struck down</a> Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, a Haitian woman died in ICE <a href="https://apple.news/AWOFMbYJKSg6y4E9UjwQb5Q">custody</a>, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AzB9wxu9hR4O2X-l2rUAt0g">names</a> of imprisoned journalists to know for World Press Freedom Day.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why Nike is a cautionary tale when it comes to tariffs
1/05/202515 min<p>Kamala Harris delivered her first speech since leaving the White House. The <a href="https://apple.news/A1hFKOTChT92mwy-bVEQwNA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> has the details. </p><p>Trump wants to use tariffs to boost U.S. manufacturing. The <a href="https://apple.news/AsJ8I_vD-Q8arHYDBvNnX4w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Jon Emont describes what happened when Nike tried to move part of its manufacturing to North America. Plus, the Journal reports on how the <a href="https://apple.news/AiaAD_XJVQn2h2LSskbSWgA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trade war</a> is putting pressure on China’s economy.</p><p>Republicans need to agree to pass Trump’s budget bill. Will they?<a href="https://apple.news/AIcaSDjuYSPqCVouXHKlqvQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> NBC</a>’s Sahil Kapur weighs in. </p><p>Plus, what we know about the U.S.-Ukraine<a href="https://apple.news/Aa8bEiLBnTqi08YGuTgPL6A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> mineral deal</a>, the Supreme Court <a href="https://apple.news/ACG-2eg22Raym2Q6u2fbfjA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">heard</a> arguments over religious charter schools, a detained Columbia student was <a href="https://apple.news/Abbs6aXQ5TTCmFlvfjBDpUQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">freed</a>, and why one town in Mississippi can’t see one of the buzziest <a href="https://apple.news/An1yX1eRGTNmlYs3dMH5tjA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">films</a> of the year.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
DOGE set out to save trillions. Here are the results.
30/04/202515 min<p>A look at the first 100 days of DOGE.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://apple.news/AYoL6iYsJQLyqsv6CCKjUtg">Wired</a>’s Makena Kelly has the details.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Israel has prevented almost all aid from reaching Gaza for close to two months. This week, the International Court of Justice began to weigh in. The <a href="https://apple.news/A3GhbSvOlS5yEhM5nplEvVg">Washington Post</a> reports. <a href="https://apple.news/AzPGe8OgmTE2N7Wl6XOo7sw">Reuters</a> also finds that community kitchens in Gaza may close due to dwindling supplies.</p> <p>The Trump administration’s deportations and detainments have left families shattered. <a href="https://apple.news/AA5aBOtAIQHO_iOGfVsur2g">Time</a> looks at some of the more prominent cases.</p> <p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AScBAsFHpQoWP3wnfrlvhTw">scales back</a> auto tariffs, a <a href="https://apple.news/AP7XPaiioSKODlDArgstizQ">detained</a> Columbia University student speaks, and Bob Ross gets his own museum <a href="https://apple.news/AD3jrE3NCRs2yfoW9Nue5BA">exhibition</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
