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How voters feel about Trump’s first 100 days
29 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/ABio7VHT7R42v27nnvBO20A">Reuters</a> speaks to voters about their views on Trump’s second term so far.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AHcBos3-0QvyVQ_lEZ-vZzw">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Nick Timiraos discusses the state of the economy and how businesses are coping with turbulence.</p> <p>This week the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case expected to have considerable implications on both<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span> education and the separation of church and state. <a href="https://apple.news/AXI4PYRHrRxyafenBW8DARw">USA Today</a>’s Maureen Groppe has the details.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, Canada’s Liberal party <a href="https://apple.news/AoNqQ_q3ERdGSUGSnQxiOjw">won</a> national elections, why lawyers are <a href="https://apple.news/Aamt_-EeSQhCvURVnditJsw">departing</a> the DOJ’s civil-rights division en masse, and a massive <a href="https://apple.news/AmiSpWo1NTrCpG-9vWn9kAw">power outage</a> hit Spain and Portugal.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How public opinion has shifted in Trump’s first 100 days
28 квіт. 2025 р.15 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AF7CqfEuiSPyZ-V1YZnomwA">CNN</a> chief data analyst Harry Enten joins to discuss recent polling and why Trump’s honeymoon period didn’t last long.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AcHoU45K_TF-HTqR8PI6r-g">NPR</a> reports that 114 immigrants were arrested in a raid at a Colorado nightclub on Sunday. Meanwhile, a judge in Milwaukee was <a href="https://apple.news/A8PLAfowoQjyh8ClW7QmaQQ">arrested</a> for allegedly helping a man evade immigration authorities at a courthouse.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Any0sPmWNSd2u_I0tdj9bVw">Toronto Star</a> columnist Althia Raj breaks down what’s at stake as Canadians head to the polls for federal elections today.</p> <p>Plus, an SUV rammed into crowds at a Filipino heritage festival in <a href="https://apple.news/AA_2gjEBvQqqBmc7SKN_zXg">Vancouver</a>, Trump and Zelenskyy <a href="https://apple.news/AQeX7flgcRFmuYEg3OLo2lg">met</a> at the Vatican before Pope Francis’s funeral, and Wrexham AFC moved one step <a href="https://apple.news/AnJzz3DZ5SnuMIYDlcY4IGw">closer</a> to the Premier League.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
An alarm bell for American democracy
25 квіт. 2025 р.15 min<p>In a recent pulse-check on the health of our democracy by <a href="https://brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-transgressions-in-the-second-trump-presidency/">Bright Line Watch</a>, hundreds of scholars warned that the U.S. is heading swiftly toward authoritarianism. <a href="https://ruthbenghiat.com">Ruth Ben-Ghiat,</a> a professor of history at New York University who specializes in the subject, explains how we got here.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/AUaDlQje-RKqVTCnTIRqnbg">setbacks</a> for Trump in court, pregnant people in states with abortion bans are almost <a href="https://apple.news/A4kVqQPsGT_yW_rs6gq5cMQ">twice as likely to die</a> during pregnancy or soon after giving birth, and the <a href="https://apple.news/A8LUDpuxfThOFZMELOVzgrg">hidden costs</a> of being polite to a chatbot.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Their travel generates billions for the U.S. They’re rethinking their plans.
24 квіт. 2025 р.15 min<p>Travel to the United States is a multibillion-dollar industry. The <a href="https://apple.news/AjzGQVeTlTSCyGUyeIv6fNw">Washington Post</a> examines how and why it is decreasing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Pope Francis kept up a routine of near daily calls to a church in Gaza throughout the Israel-Hamas war. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkKchl5iRQ56ZFg7K_sTOyw">Wall Street Journal</a> has more. And <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/22/europe/pope-francis-funeral-everything-we-know-intl/index.html">CNN</a> details what to expect at his funeral.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A38OFY7XSSHSw0TBW4qdYqQ">The Athletic</a>’s Mike Vorkunov joins to discuss an investigation into a sprawling sports-gambling scheme.</p> <p>Plus, peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are at a <a href="https://apple.news/Alg-exOKCTl6pwU428PCT4A">standstill</a>, big-box CEOs raise <a href="https://apple.news/AOTH9qp9SQZKQySwreXLY2Q">concerns</a> about tariffs, and the ultrarich have been getting <a href="https://apple.news/AsnDLFIklSZyyRIH-v6Ja7g">richer</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why it’s time to delete yourself from the internet
23 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AcQl29Qu0Tq6l_RTIcFrV3w">Wall Street Journal</a>’s personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen shares why it might be a good idea to delete certain personal data about yourself online.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on free speech and initiatives aimed at bolstering diversity, teachers are worried they might run afoul of new, vague rules around discussions of inclusivity. <a href="https://apple.news/AmlcQnGRnRR2ONZqW-o6SIA">NPR</a> has the story.</p> <p>The value of the dollar is in question as a result of Trump’s trade war. The <a href="https://apple.news/A5ds-ECHFQBmCYg7LJkkefw">Washington Post</a>’s David Lynch has the details.</p> <p>Plus, colleges <a href="https://apple.news/AN0FJRNZHTBaDda2YALJHpA">band</a> together to condemn Trump, the executive producer of ‘60 Minutes’ <a href="https://apple.news/APVsBYCQBRhi8dCmIXb8LpA">resigns</a>, Montana confirms the first measles <a href="https://apple.news/AWVKldrKeS2KSUnnVMTEd1g">infections</a> in the state in 35 years, and a woman <a href="https://apple.news/AvUCftdrESrOi--tKrwMuNA">forgives</a> and hugs the mass shooter who killed her brother.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Will the Supreme Court allow Trump to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell?
22 квіт. 2025 р.15 min<p>A number of agencies, like the Federal Reserve, operate independently from the party ruling Washington. The <a href="https://apple.news/ARoN42p8uSuOlWfTV4hAv_Q">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Greg Ip explains how a Supreme Court case could challenge that precedent.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A5jjh4w1xQBGcJrkZm8y8UA">NPR</a>’s Jasmine Garsd explains why some immigrant and mixed-status families are considering self-deportation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AcipkhWbXTIOMc4Rp3s0Eqw">Bloomberg</a>’s Josh Sisco joins to discuss a major antitrust case against Google.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, the Supreme Court <a href="https://apple.news/AEEA5rBsyQH-4z1X39HxdTA">weighs</a> in on certain books in schools, the dollar <a href="https://apple.news/AG4w_sAVjQXSraSZLg_7RMQ">falls</a> to a three-year low, and how renewable energy is <a href="https://apple.news/AeonvGNyoT-Kl4Hn-ijbh9w">winning</a> on Earth Day.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The pope’s legacy, plus a second Signal chat with war plans
21 квіт. 2025 р.16 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/A5J2NQpg4QKaTK2_gRVGvNg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pope Francis</a>, who attempted to modernize the Vatican, has died. He was 88 years old. We remember his legacy with Reuters correspondent Joshua McElwee.</p> <p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly discussed sensitive military plans with his wife, brother, and personal lawyer over the app Signal. <a href="https://apple.news/AmpgNlw3XSP2ISsOOquxP1g" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Wall Street Journal</a> reports that it’s the latest news in what’s been a chaotic time at the Pentagon.</p> <p>The Supreme Court over the weekend <a href="https://apple.news/AJKegoBHMSKikjtfy3H8DGQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">issued</a> a rare overnight ruling barring the Trump administration from deporting migrants in Texas under the Alien Enemies Act. <a href="https://apple.news/Ak3JTPKyWTFSeeqe-ecxG8Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBC News</a> reports it happened as busloads of deportees were headed to an airport for removal.</p> <p>Plus, Google’s latest <a href="https://apple.news/AcipkhWbXTIOMc4Rp3s0Eqw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">antitrust case</a>, Israel <a href="https://apple.news/ABAiwzPQFTd2lWHUXWzQzPA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">releases</a> its review on the killing of 15 emergency responders in Gaza, and it’s been 50 years since the first wheelchair competitor <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-04-16/50-years-ago-one-man-made-history-as-boston-marathons-first-official-wheelchair-athlete" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">completed</a> the Boston Marathon.</p>
The foreign leader helping Trump defy the Supreme Court
18 квіт. 2025 р.15 min<p>Vera Bergengruen, national-security reporter at the Wall Street Journal, joins to discuss Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, his plans for his country, and his relationship with Trump. Bergengruen profiled Bukele for <a href="https://apple.news/A-0jKOKwESB6M_4AkpyV65g">Time</a> last year.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, the U.S. may abandon its support to <a href="https://apple.news/AOy3_C3MxR4C1vmcTq15UCQ">Ukraine</a>, Luigi Mangione was <a href="https://apple.news/AqtGn3GgqRdOw6xIsU3idbg">indicted</a> on federal charges, a gunman killed two people on the campus of <a href="https://apple.news/AaVGu00Y7RASERnVKN3jXvQ">Florida State University</a>, the <a href="https://apple.news/AxOEQ3jLJTsOtf3wBCHwx5A">latest</a> from Gaza, and things other than eggs you can <a href="https://apple.news/AW7hOGGySTseWolsJO5tROQ">dye</a> this Easter.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What to know about RFK Jr.’s plan to research autism
17 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p>Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making research into autism one of his major initiatives. <a href="https://apple.news/AlXEzGhoyTiGRXPcc2S7t-A">NBC</a>’s Brandy Zadrozny explains how he’s reinvigorated the anti-vaccine movement in the process.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A-Grt2SseRs6iwciIg1cFDw">Los Angeles Times</a> looks at how several Democratic governors, including California’s Gavin Newsom, are responding to and contending with the Trump administration.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AfJJCT4dUTe2xC090fCVKxQ">NPR</a> explains how government bureaucracy has disrupted the reintegration of former Marine Paul Whelan, who was released from Russia last year in a prisoner swap coordinated by the Biden administration.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, a judge says there is <a href="https://apple.news/AEOOE8OZlSkK5VNOqQnAwHw">probable cause</a> to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt, the Federal Reserve chief <a href="https://apple.news/Aoo3Xq5iVSnCef9k6mqbfZA">addresses</a> tariffs, and how Paris dramatically <a href="https://apple.news/A9aQJWFxMRGWsCo2PP14Trw">improved</a> its air quality.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Why Harvard is leading the higher-ed fight against Trump
16 квіт. 2025 р.15 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/APizuMiojRSG5R2V9a6BZkQ">Bloomberg News</a> reports on Harvard University’s pushback to demands from the Trump administration and the resulting retribution. <a href="https://apple.news/A-KspeyR0Svy6fHfZHSWlLg">CNN</a> examines how other universities have responded. And Wesleyan president Michael Roth talks about his own approach.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ap__enGS7RFa0yCu5AeUulQ">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Yaroslav Trofimov joins to discuss how some U.S. allies are hedging their bets in a trade war with China.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>As the White House and El Salvador have declined to help return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, <a href="https://apple.news/A873u6T0nSLuG6aQ98zORxA">PBS Newshour</a> looks at conditions inside the prison in which he is being held. CBS’s <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-records-show-about-migrants-sent-to-salvadoran-prison-60-minutes-transcript/">60 Minutes</a> finds that a large majority of individuals deported from the U.S. to that prison do not have criminal records.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, Trump looks to <a href="https://apple.news/AbZqQRPFtTB2XiIM91G7R6g">rescind</a> public-media funding, another Columbia student is <a href="https://apple.news/A8rAg_3MbQkyDSPlKaLqoRg">detained</a> by ICE, and how some Californians knew an earthquake was <a href="https://apple.news/AP6-7pUoSSZiLPUsyLQCT4w">coming</a> seconds before it hit.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Trump is considering sending U.S. citizens to El Salvador
15 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p>El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said he will not help return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. after Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. <a href="https://apple.news/AMHDqIFcpRxiVIJOmS13Tlg">NBC News</a> has more. And <a href="https://apple.news/AHbtH4cHFQoOU3i2WYG0kxg">Rolling Stone</a> reports on private White House considerations about sending U.S. citizens there as well.</p> <p>Joseph Walker from the <a href="https://apple.news/AwnSCGxMCSkGL-nGFoKaHog">Wall Street Journal</a> joins to talk about a possible way that Republicans could cut Medicaid funding.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Anil Oza, Sharon Begley fellow at <a href="https://apple.news/ABTwn1M34QcOb_pF9tGh0bA">Stat News</a>, discusses the rise in U.S. maternal mortality rates.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, Harvey Weinstein goes <a href="https://apple.news/Ax4Mlte9fTWeq73hKw0JVQA">back</a> on trial, an internal government memo <a href="https://apple.news/A0N6AQs6pS-m90Pc14gohsg">refutes</a> the narrative behind the detainment of a Tufts University student, UConn star Paige Bueckers was <a href="https://apple.news/AYQjSHIvSRcmQffh2Ac3-vw">selected</a> first in the WNBA draft, and why the IRS is <a href="https://apple.news/A7GdRbKbgSHe7t2m2qmA7Cw">extending</a> the tax-filing deadline for certain states.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The legal fight that could reshape social media
14 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p>The government says Meta broke the law when it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp. The trial starts today. <a href="https://apple.news/Abwu87kFOR7aX-5lsaqs6tA">The Verge</a>’s Lauren Feiner details the case.</p> <p>The Trump administration has purposely classified thousands of living immigrants as dead. Lisa Rein from the <a href="https://apple.news/AW70I7s-uRfW6ywjN5KnOdA">Washington Post</a> explains why.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Universities are coming off a pandemic that closed campuses and reduced enrollment numbers. These days, they’re contending with the Trump administration’s disruptive cuts to research. <a href="https://apple.news/APg6kf8TWRGq5ZTY62yjozw">Bloomberg</a>’s Elizabeth Rembert discusses what affected researchers have told her.</p> <p>Plus, Trump said <a href="https://apple.news/A8XY7DFvGQJa4l28nJZeZ7A">tariffs</a> are coming for smartphones and other electronics,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Gaza’s last functioning hospital was <a href="https://apple.news/A8hmA-Sk3QEWjZVq86FesQw">attacked</a>, and police made an <a href="https://apple.news/AnfqNkveQSxuv8CtZJvtmkg">arrest</a> after a man allegedly set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What is the market mayhem all for?
11 квіт. 2025 р.15 min<p>At the end of a chaotic week for the markets, we ask <a href="https://apple.news/Af56R0uGGQwmchqAua7Fkgw">Bloomberg</a> reporter Shawn Donnan what it’s all been for.</p> <p>Plus, the Supreme Court says the Trump administration must facilitate the <a href="https://apple.news/AHN2qtLVpSRmznha55U89kA">return</a> of a man who was erroneously deported, six people died in a helicopter <a href="https://apple.news/AFElhrvPRTZmMH61LDQIk8A">crash</a> in the Hudson River, and why politics and high visa costs have some international music artists <a href="https://apple.news/A3DUaZr-1R5yCN0clTexLpg">rethinking</a> big events in the U.S.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
China hits back at U.S. tariffs
10 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p>A look at China’s targeted response to Trump’s tariffs. Lingling Wei with the <a href="https://apple.news/A3hoE1j4ySpOPyYTqYEXflA">Wall Street Journal</a> has the details.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The IRS and the DHS have finalized an agreement to share taxpayer data with federal immigration authorities as part of Trump’s deportation crackdown. Shannon Najmabadi with the <a href="https://apple.news/AYU8pm69YRi2JDKEbpkyxbQ">Washington Post</a> breaks down what the policy change could mean for immigrants without legal status.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>International students are seeing their visas revoked without warning or reason. <a href="https://apple.news/AX-KEvhJ1Q_-G9pgtbNn4tQ">Axios</a> reports.</p> <p>Plus, the U.S. government will <a href="https://apple.news/AiW2dLQ9dRCGq3KQufRSABg">screen</a> immigrants’ social-media accounts for content it considers antisemitic, funding was <a href="https://apple.news/Azv4hD-TmTYWcPou4fqu4fQ">cut</a> for climate research at Princeton University, and the Masters is marking a historic <a href="https://apple.news/ANHQtaO6aRWCRjRzYXfB8Wg">anniversary</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The infighting inside the White House over tariffs
9 квіт. 2025 р.15 min<p>Tensions are rising within the White House as a result of inconsistent messaging on the policy goals for tariffs. <a href="https://apple.news/ANOVZ1tqhRJqOloNPuGSJ8w">Bloomberg</a>’s Justin Sink details the challenge in sorting out the varying disputes.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The Trump administration is using a point system to determine who is eligible to be deported. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán with <a href="https://apple.news/AZKoJQeeVRoyJW860yRvjpg">NPR</a> describes how the system is leading to critical errors.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ADuKShZ21QHq2fFD4eMRbuA">Los Angeles Times</a> looks at the administration’s attempts to strip legal funding that provides lawyers for <a href="https://apple.news/AMV69_4rNTLaoNr8oJ1nLwA">children</a> who crossed the border without a parent or legal custodian. Reporter Rachel Uranga describes the scene at the West Los Angeles Immigration Court.</p> <p>Plus, the National Weather Service <a href="https://apple.news/AeMR1h45mSbiSZ78h2RTDfw">stopped</a> translating alerts into other languages, a judge ruled that the Trump administration can proceed with <a href="https://apple.news/AgP8PCpm7SgGpvDUukIoOuQ">firing</a> thousands of federal workers, and the deadline to get a Real ID is fast <a href="https://apple.news/AB2kX1HRhQCGDMKvynrD6JA">approaching</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How tariffs could transform the auto industry
8 квіт. 2025 р.15 min<p>Michigan’s auto industry is at the forefront of the economic turmoil brought on by the Trump administration’s tariffs. The <a href="https://apple.news/A2trNCKunT3Ojf3YCj_G7qQ">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Jeanne Whalen tells us about the impact on manufacturers and workers so far.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Flight attendants who work for the airline that’s overseeing most of the federal government’s deportation flights told <a href="https://apple.news/A3bhjejdRSdCF8pBoTs3AvA">ProPublica</a>’s McKenzie Funk that they don’t feel like they can treat passengers humanely — or keep them safe.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Johnson & Johnson played a much larger role in the opioid crisis in America than many people realize. In his new book, ‘No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson’ — </em>and in our latest episode of <a href="https://apple.news/ABaQLmZTwRGaar_38fqoiUA">Apple News In Conversation</a> — Gardiner Harris reports that the company’s products have led to the deaths and injuries of millions of people.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Plus, Trump said the U.S. is in direct <a href="https://apple.news/AEJr8_8RKRYmAB7ue6YnHxg">talks</a> with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, <a href="https://apple.news/AfYyr_0YUTCGGFRNHsei8-g">major storms</a> in parts of the Midwest and South killed at least 24 people across multiple states, Chief Justice John Roberts <a href="https://apple.news/ArDEQNoBIQ12GFufznT4hWA">paused</a> a court order to bring a mistakenly deported Maryland man back to the U.S., and how a <a href="https://apple.news/A2F6ll22nR8Wh5F5obROn3Q">social-media rumor </a>led to serious stock-market whiplash yesterday.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
As Trump’s tariffs take hold, how much pain can Americans handle?
7 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p>The Trump administration is <a href="https://apple.news/A2lSO7pa8Qnus4_d2v-vxWA">defending</a> sweeping tariffs that sent markets careening. Shawn Donnan of <a href="https://apple.news/A9qx72trnTMSYUbYT3Zc19w">Bloomberg News</a> discusses what might happen next.</p> <p>Trump has attempted to revoke temporary protected status for some Venezuelans. <a href="https://apple.news/A45bCShWwT_Cis7t5jSEJuQ">KFF Health News</a> reporter Vanessa G. Sánchez tells us how the caregiving industry could be affected.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ablf9NV8ASuuGYTScQKEYiQ">Wall Street Journal</a> examines the recent killing of Palestinian paramedics and how cellphone video footage helped detail the incident.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, a <a href="https://apple.news/AVLpb0gFeQkiAk53ZxRmegA">second</a> child has died of measles in Texas, a judge <a href="https://apple.news/AP0iUCJt0QHuna-bv2BKAJQ">ordered</a> the government to return a man who was mistakenly deported, and the Connecticut Huskies won the women’s NCAA basketball <a href="https://apple.news/A-rBHl2V-RWCpozZV3FkBag">championship</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Markets plummet, a House revolt, and other big Washington news
4 квіт. 2025 р.13 min<p>President Trump’s tariffs have caused U.S. markets to plummet. How to <a href="https://apple.news/AFcGHXpn7QCWzBJ4H4CWBDQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prepare</a> for a potential recession, and how the tariffs might have an <a href="https://apple.news/AgBrhzF7SR9GB5jBXbtHkbg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outsized</a> impact on a small African nation.</p><p>Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/AV0B_vchjRXuMR_-851agkg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Semafor</a>’s Elana Schor joins to discuss major news from Washington this week including Sen. Cory Booker’s record-length speech, and a push for proxy voting in the House.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How an “administrative error” sent a man to a Salvadoran prison
3 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p>A Maryland father was mistakenly sent to a Salvadoran prison. The administration called it an “administrative error.” Nick Miroff of <a href="https://apple.news/AgTT7i6eVQeeiquYHWYrF8g">The Atlantic</a> joins to discuss.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Farmers, a constituency that supported Trump, are worried about the impact of tariffs. The <a href="https://apple.news/AEWyGWDFzTea4ePj1xTHJ0Q">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Kristina Peterson talks about how they’re feeling.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A5lQUpqu0Sq2riqW9H_BQeA">Politico</a>’s Alice Miranda Ollstein discusses a Planned Parenthood case that went before the Supreme Court.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Plus, why you shouldn’t <a href="https://apple.news/A5sUJymYnT4qrC6Zj6gm74Q">rush</a> to buy gold, the <a href="https://apple.news/AxRXeWzwGS5m81rRdh-ESxg">similarities</a> between the fault line that caused the Myanmar earthquake and the San Andreas Fault in California, and <a href="https://apple.news/AHOPqqsXiQpKxIh40a2AP4g">tips</a> to reduce your suffering this allergy season.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What new election results tell us about how attitudes are shifting
2 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p>Americans are feeling uneasy about the economy. <a href="https://apple.news/Ab9DNqK6cQsGPIA5__vKebA">Business Insider</a>’s Emily Stewart describes why.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>New election results from Wisconsin and Florida provide indications to how voters are thinking about Trump and Elon Musk. <a href="https://apple.news/AVePDWuoGR62VfgUlHfNC_Q">NBC News</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AQve9yAfoTqCZ74d5HWAWnA">Politico</a> have the details.</p> <p>Last week, Palestinians protested Hamas in Gaza. <a href="https://apple.news/A_1QQLD23TsasmVK4xu7GfA">NPR</a>’s Daniel Estrin explains the actions’ significance.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Plus, the Justice Department <a href="https://apple.news/ACdlvvRGRRa2KSb3_nWVmOQ">is seeking</a> the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, Cory Booker set a record for <a href="https://apple.news/Aqx2qdGA7S3-8tN6YZhO8pA">longest speech</a> on the Senate floor, and how one man was <a href="https://apple.news/AgTT7i6eVQeeiquYHWYrF8g">mistakenly</a> deported to El Salvador.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Tips to protect the data on your phone at airports
1 квіт. 2025 р.14 min<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been denying people entry into the country after searching their phones. Gaby Del Valle from <a href="https://apple.news/Ach3EEja-Sm2K4CU31rRWVA">The Verge</a> details what travelers should know about their rights.</p> <p>Andrea González-Ramírez, senior writer for <a href="https://apple.news/AcBA10djxQ7aLcBcUWgHz1A">The Cut</a>, joins to discuss her reporting on a woman who was criminally charged after suffering a miscarriage.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A9T2NFmFORdinNC7vka6VUw">Washington Post</a>’s Patrick Marley tells us what to watch in today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, the <a href="https://apple.news/AzhBh4AN6Qjmkc2zfdsdErA">worst quarter</a> for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes in years, the bodies of three U.S. soldiers were <a href="https://apple.news/AXRTSdWSvT1yIWV3V4RVGaw">recovered</a> in Lithuania, and how April Fools’ pranks can <a href="https://apple.news/AMY8vby_QRK6O4PuBl9Tr1w">backfire</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Trump’s DEI crackdown is impacting women in science
31 бер. 2025 р.14 min<p>The Trump administration’s drive to dismantle inclusion policies is undercutting federal funding for scientific-research grants. <a href="https://apple.news/AeAH3GuQ-THyLAKL-km3BTQ">The 19th</a> looks into some of the fallout.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AYqnm843MRhSj1sH1mLlRcg">CNN</a> reports on how special elections for two House seats in Florida this week have Republican leaders worried about their razor-thin majority.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>A preliminary report from South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission acknowledges that the government failed to protect the rights of adoptees. The <a href="https://apple.news/ANLu3vvFATV-HrxNl_sYIlw">Washington Post</a> has the details. <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interactive/ap-south-korea-international-adoptions-alleged-fraud/">PBS</a> spoke to adoptees about falsified records and swapped identities. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AHJbYoJCdRIuXAnMTdMhHcQ">expressed</a> anger at Putin, <a href="https://apple.news/At6aJmx7DReGy2Zk-0FGHxg">rescue efforts</a> in Myanmar continued, and all four <a href="https://apple.news/AsUd5y2zWR_KO-w7C8ZdgmA">No. 1 seeds </a>made it to the men’s NCAA basketball Final Four.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Inside the fallout of a stunning national-security leak
28 бер. 2025 р.13 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/Ax12fXTknR5SuIPMgZeOAcw">Politico</a>’s Dasha Burns joins to discuss the political blowback after the leak of a Trump administration group chat on Signal that included war plans.</p> <p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AD52UVcx_Qr-VaX-9ozoi0g">pulled</a> the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.N. ambassador, mass <a href="https://apple.news/AruPywvO6Tlyj_Fi2wRxHBQ">layoffs</a> at HHS, and what archaeologists <a href="https://apple.news/AiZ3C-AfAQo6HrnHJaV6mug">learned</a> from ancient footprints in North America.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Social Security is changing
27 бер. 2025 р.14 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AwwLxDIjoS6GXCIH3QEricA"><i>Washington Post</i></a>’s Todd Frankel joins to talk about how Elon Musk and Trump’s claims of rampant fraud and waste at the Social Security Administration are overblown. Meanwhile, new rules on Social Security overpayments go into effect this week, <a href="https://apple.news/AvwvQG1hSQZq7sqIsaeKILg">CBS News</a> reports.</p> <p>Erin Mulvaney with the <a href="https://apple.news/AKS9d-gCYQuKQcggJPeHkog"><i>Wall Street Journal</i></a> explains why Trump is targeting law firms with executive orders.</p> <p>The leaders of NPR and PBS testified on Capitol Hill, as public media comes under attack. <a href="https://apple.news/AJmqZtlviS4GoUIZqOwWl4A">CNN’s</a> Brian Stelter discusses how Trump’s war on the media is different in his second term.</p> <p>Plus, Trump hit the auto industry with new <a href="https://apple.news/AK8mODEa7TjGyuUUBAzm1sg">tariffs</a>, another college student was <a href="https://apple.news/AfkiXsSqXSvSPIhyV5H70lA">detained</a> in the administration’s immigration crackdown, and why <a href="https://apple.news/AvUIToZYvQkiOZVSkE2Ciqw">robot umpires</a> won’t be on the field for MLB’s Opening Day.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
On the ground in El Salvador with the men deported there by the U.S.
26 бер. 2025 р.15 min<p>Earlier this month Venezuelans were designated as gang members by the U.S. with little to no due process, deported to El Salvador, and imprisoned. Photojournalist Philip Holsinger with <a href="https://apple.news/AWX3o_VptSOiqX5gs7I_zXw">Time</a>, who was on the tarmac when they arrived, describes what he observed.</p> <p>Government officials faced hard questions in a congressional hearing about how a journalist ended up in a private conversation about war plans on a commercial messaging app. The <a href="https://apple.news/AULY-PfD1SsejYeMQEPfibQ">Washington Post</a> has the details.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The Trump administration’s efforts to detain and deport students living legally in the U.S. who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses have ramped up in recent days. <a href="https://apple.news/AbltUMcNmT7e0AhlaGQYAuw">Politico</a> has the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, Trump signed an executive order seeking to <a href="https://apple.news/A3JqlOAyOS4uBjhK6bX5mNA">overhaul</a> voter registration, an Oscar-winning film director was <a href="https://apple.news/AV4GLVlwXSYSKq8V6bNaXlQ">released</a> from Israeli custody in the West Bank, and how Baltimore residents are still feeling the effects of the Key Bridge <a href="https://apple.news/ASlmeTOEoT8S29AxNPy1iBg">collapse</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Top Trump officials leaked war plans to a journalist by mistake
25 бер. 2025 р.15 min<p>Trump officials inadvertently added a journalist to a text thread discussing sensitive military plans, <a href="https://apple.news/Ay8ft1edESzS5rQlnHX1rFQ">The Atlantic</a> reports. It all took place over a non-government-sanctioned messaging app called Signal.</p> <p>Trump’s border and immigration crackdown is sweeping up unexpected people, including some with valid documents and some for expressing their opinions on the administration. <a href="https://apple.news/AtJL3drIOSUyzc9eolKj-8w">NBC</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/A2HQb7x0QSOKYBjp0lhNjuQ">Politico</a> have details on individuals caught up in the chaos.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The White House’s inconsistent messaging on tariffs will impact consumers and businesses. Laurel Wamsley with <a href="https://apple.news/ArVHjBnQzSBCN9I-CBxpPyg">NPR</a> describes how. Meanwhile, the <a href="https://apple.news/AiL_cu4IETeq2WRye6aCnrQ">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at where tariffs stand today.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, new <a href="https://apple.news/AIXNN6vOtR7ipV3ngZTgBtw">wildfires</a> hit the Carolinas, the Trump administration <a href="https://apple.news/AQay7PhgXQ9a6LRG2xFMIEg">invoked</a> a rarely used legal privilege to avoid handing over flight data related to deported Venezuelan migrants, and why it might be time to <a href="https://apple.news/AOIkGACTvR36Gm01kaXfcpA">delete</a> your 23andMe data.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What dismantling the Education Department means for students
24 бер. 2025 р.14 min<p>Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education could hurt rural and low-income schools. <a href="https://apple.news/AX8N5_ro9QoqYhkjQeqzXog">Axios</a> reports that states that voted for Trump might be hit the hardest.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to El Salvador after the Trump administration alleged, without sharing evidence, that they belonged to a gang. The <a href="https://apple.news/AIdMrjSxwR62Ev_JWGQkqoQ">Washington Post</a>’s Silvia Foster-Frau explains how the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 factors in.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Canada doesn’t have the same issues as the U.S. when it comes to egg prices. <a href="https://apple.news/AUG3nXUzKQNCree4Ethbnqw">NPR</a> lays out why.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, Canada’s new prime minister called for a <a href="https://apple.news/AmOqrvLkJRwOOnOyKZtZqWg">snap election</a>, Pope Francis was <a href="https://apple.news/ARvjitD2fT32thiCCYOEtMg">released</a> from the hospital, and Idaho residents are <a href="https://apple.news/AfSuT7wYXTiy32gBvcHQNjw">standing up</a> for a teacher and her “Everyone Is Welcome Here” classroom poster.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Are democratic checks and balances breaking down?
21 бер. 2025 р.15 min<p>Are the checks and balances that define American democracy breaking down? Ankush Khardori, an attorney, former federal prosecutor, and senior writer for <a href="https://apple.news/Al1Tv7Y1ZTcyb1yljbFEvGA">Politico</a>, joins to help us take stock of this moment — and where we go from here.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Plus, Trump signed an executive order aimed at <a href="https://apple.news/Aom1ke2VaTzqqGvwhQyml_w">dismantling</a> the Department of Education, former high-ranking government officials had their Social Security numbers <a href="https://apple.news/AqEoxdbhmR8GRD0cYOKBzmA">leaked</a> in the JFK assassination documents, and a woman was <a href="https://apple.news/ALuH3X3tARzSCpSxp9bMMNw">elected</a> to lead the International Olympic Committee for the first time.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The family mourning America’s first measles death in a decade
20 бер. 2025 р.14 min<p>Health officials in Texas say the measles outbreak could take a year to contain. <a href="https://apple.news/A4HfEpJqVSDi07urzj_a0mQ">Stat</a> has the details. A father in mourning spoke to <a href="https://apple.news/AIEYzhQP0T_KGvBYfa0RPcw">The Atlantic</a> about what it was like to lose a child to the disease.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AxpG7B1X6TJ6hYW0bKrwgwQ">Reuters</a>’ Dawn Chmielewski explains the unusual role the White House is playing in the sale of TikTok.</p> <p>Justin Williams and Sabreena Merchant with <a href="https://apple.news/Avym0G1D4TLqEFUR5qrLefQ">The Athletic</a> share what they’ll be watching for during <a href="https://apple.news/AnXZp-wYOQt-Erc1Vn7s6Dw">March Madness</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, a jury <a href="https://apple.news/A0jMdSQXpSfmzd6L-yACDrA">ordered</a> Greenpeace to pay more than $660 million in damages connected to protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates <a href="https://apple.news/Ac6nM4TX_RbW5pOrt6dBlbA">steady</a>, and why a government webpage about Jackie Robinson was <a href="https://apple.news/AtYjnxszzQ0OjPKCr6Qb5VA">scrubbed</a>, then restored.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Their mission was eight days. They ended up in space for nine months.
19 бер. 2025 р.14 min<p>Two astronauts returned to Earth yesterday after spending more than nine months in space. Andrea Leinfelder, reporter at the <a href="https://apple.news/AwpZh7sAuSSmu6SY84DitTA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Houston Chronicle</a>, tells us about the journey. </p> <p>The latest from two crises overseas: Hours after Putin agreed in a phone call with Trump to pause attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Russia <a href="https://apple.news/AdqQjiPMWRoKphOXTrlrVcQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">launched missiles and drones</a> into Ukraine. And Israeli forces have resumed full combat in Gaza, the <a href="https://apple.news/AU8W-VQsiQbe_72igYWdEfw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC</a> reports. </p> <p>Florida offers an early window into how the Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI initiatives at universities nationwide could pan out. <a href="https://apple.news/AAYAJ0UP6Qoqgm6a6tgWt1g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Doug Belkin has the details. </p> <p>Plus, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement that <a href="https://apple.news/AGWaAYgDdSNecMM9Za2gV0g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rebuked</a> Trump, a judge <a href="https://apple.news/A6t111y-HSz6KXedgTU-dDA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ruled</a> that the administration most likely acted unconstitutionally when it shut down USAID, and Sabreena Merchant and Justin Williams from <a href="https://apple.news/AVA5mD5TwS6azkNfjANjeyw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Athletic</a> explain how to fill out your <a href="https://apple.news/A6oo3DNDQTHWtK9sv0MAoVA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">March Madness</a> brackets. </p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
