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Israel is planning a major escalation of the war in Gaza. What to know.

<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">&nbsp;</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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

Trump’s tariffs are raising billions. Where is that money going?

<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

<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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

How Trump’s Texas power grab could change voting nationwide

<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>&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

How Trump firing a data chief threatens jobs-stats credibility

<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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p> <p><em>Correction:&nbsp;President Trump&rsquo;s new tariffs will take effect on Thursday, Aug. 7.&nbsp;A previous version of this episode said&nbsp;they will&nbsp;take effect&nbsp;on&nbsp;Friday, Aug. 8.</em></p>

How Trump is using tariffs to help a political ally

<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&rsquo;s trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro.</p> <p>One of Trump&rsquo;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&rsquo;s confirmation was so controversial.</p> <p>A drug you&rsquo;ve likely never heard of that&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

Why we don’t actually know much about Trump’s trade deals

<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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Tsunami waves reach U.S. after Russian earthquake. What to know.

<p>One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia&rsquo;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>&rsquo;s Ari Natter explains why the agency is now trying to change that — and what the consequences could be.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Hearings on January&rsquo;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>&rsquo;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&rsquo;re <a href="https://apple.news/Ai5bIoeJPS9ihC64z4Aensw">cooped up inside</a> this summer.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Inside the IRS’s plans to share highly confidential taxpayer data with ICE

<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&rsquo;ll get a slew of new economic data that could indicate some of the impact of Trump&rsquo;s tariff strategy. <a href="https://apple.news/AoIxRhAGBReilbGkpK1LJJg">Bloomberg News</a>&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

What millions of student-loan borrowers need to know this week

<p>Photos of emaciated, starving Palestinians have drawn international condemnation of Israel&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s no song of the <a href="https://apple.news/A5JVDNwc2TzetwSInrZHs7A">summer</a> for 2025.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

What the numbers reveal about Trump’s mass-deportation plan

<p><a href="https://apple.news/A7OTqGM7CTs-d5rA2oHxbsw">The Guardian</a> looks at how Trump&rsquo;s goal to deport 1 million people in his first year in office stands, six months into his term. The paper&rsquo;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>&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Three new developments in the Epstein saga to know about

<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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s midterms. Eleanor Klibanoff from the <a href="https://apple.news/AyKdvfU89So6wsdmrNngYEg">Texas Tribune</a> explains.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</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&rsquo;s birthright-citizenship order <a href="https://apple.news/AVR_-GELwQjK9zUEGAXKRmQ">unconstitutional</a>, and the United Nations&rsquo; 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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

The unspoken threat in Trump’s Wall Street Journal lawsuit

<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 &nbsp;<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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

They wrote Project 2025. Now they’re dictating some U.S. policy.

<p>Six months in, how have the Trump administration’s actions aligned with Project 2025&rsquo;s plan? <a href="https://apple.news/At-laI3ZMSkWZyRMThvpIcA">The Atlantic</a>&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Six months in, how do Americans grade Trump?

<p>Six months into Trump&rsquo;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&rsquo;s deportation program. Philip Bump with the <a href="https://apple.news/AnnbBAlXjTFCEAeMD-rxtmw">Washington Post</a> examines the history of Trump&rsquo;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>&rsquo;s Ashlea Ebeling unpacks how it works and whether it&rsquo;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&rsquo;s avoided developing <a href="https://apple.news/AShyncV4ITbqpEbtdK1dcIg">allergies</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Why some of Trump’s big Supreme Court wins remain a mystery

<p>The House approved Trump&rsquo;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&rsquo;s agenda while often providing no explanation for its decisions. <a href="https://apple.news/Afl7UHBTCQV2SCgBnT7i7uQ">Bloomberg</a>&rsquo;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">&nbsp;</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 &lsquo;The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.&rsquo;</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

From Elmo to emergency alerts: The impact of public media cuts

<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.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Why Congress might claw back money it already approved

<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.&nbsp;<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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Bugs, heat, broken toilets: life inside “Alligator Alcatraz”

<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>&rsquo;s Natalie Allison reports on how the broader MAGA movement is reacting.</p> <p>Anas Baba, <a href="https://apple.news/Ag6s1QD7sTWa2lOZlW8klKg">NPR</a>&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

How the Secret Service failed to prevent the Trump shooting

<p>It&rsquo;s one year since the assassination attempt against Trump, and a damning Senate committee report just described the event as a &ldquo;preventable tragedy.&rdquo; 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

ICE agents are hiding their faces during raids. Is that legal?

<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&rsquo;s Putin. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQgPrWloVR2ayxMv-Ti7g_Q">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Trump’s birthright citizenship ban was blocked again. What to know.

<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">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Trump promised 90 tariff deals in 90 days. We’ve got two. What happened?

<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&rsquo;s &ldquo;anti-woke&rdquo; 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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Stories of survival and loss after the Texas floods

<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&rsquo;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 &ldquo;client list&rdquo; 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&rsquo;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

<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>&rsquo;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&rsquo;s largest</a> was found in Nebraska.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

What to know about the government’s new database to track citizens

<p>The Trump administration is building a national citizenship-data system. <a href="https://apple.news/AoeX4W3-MRUyPHypa5njxSA">NPR</a>&rsquo;s Jude Joffe-Block joins to discuss her exclusive reporting behind the project.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The Senate narrowly passed Trump&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Inside the GOP’s unprecedented move to claim tax-cut extensions are free

<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>&rsquo;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>&rsquo;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>&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

How Medicaid work requirements have failed before

<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.&rsquo;s assessment of <a href="https://apple.news/A7Wwx2lf8TXOgwb3WCAfeNQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran&rsquo;s nuclear capabilities</a>, and <a href="https://apple.news/AZ0Vk_ZcWTBW-wWtiSSpxBQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyoncé&rsquo;s scare</a> during her hometown Texas show.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s show was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p?

Tough, principled, and kind — the legacy of a slain Minnesota lawmaker

<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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

Why it’s been so hot in June, and when to bring the kids inside

<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&rsquo;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.&rsquo;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&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>