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The surprising reason many fossil-fuel companies support EPA rules
22 ago 202513 min<p>The federal government might give up its ability to regulate climate law — and businesses are concerned. <a href="https://apple.news/AdkUPou3HSeyorK7u_MxS5g">NPR</a>’s Michael Copley explains why.</p> <p>Israel is launching two controversial plans in what it calls the “next phase” of its war in Gaza. <a href="https://apple.news/AtJiNWbMdRe-a_IOhafXfow">CNN</a>’s Oren Liebermann details the country’s latest moves.</p> <p>Sudan’s civil war is reaching a breaking point. <a href="https://apple.news/AaZefClF6SGa579nvHDuVcg">The Atlantic</a>’s Anne Applebaum joins <a href="https://apple.news/AhnJ2uPT-TR2tO5QEYWVKmw">Apple News In Conversation</a> to discuss the conditions she’s seen on the ground — and why American aid is fading away.</p> <p>Plus, the battle over <a href="https://apple.news/AdFiBr9wTRlWyShd6ywukqg">gerrymandering</a> heats up, a <a href="https://apple.news/ALf1wB2nuSDK3_f1ODJ_wkA">tumultuous</a> week in Ukraine, and why some <a href="https://apple.news/A70OXpHx4QzO9HCmBLKII9A">birds</a> are staying up later at night.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Stuck in their homes, stuck in their jobs: why Americans feel frozen
21 ago 202514 min<p>Nobody is buying homes. Nobody is changing jobs. <a href="https://apple.news/AART7_LIrRPaOE8mZROmBgw">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Konrad Putzier explores why so many Americans are feeling stuck — and the economic consequences for everyone.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Los Angeles–area students returned to school amid ongoing ICE raids. <a href="https://apple.news/Al_WSiK22Rpywf-qbRN-40g">Los Angeles Times</a> reporter Howard Blume tells us how schools are trying to keep them safe.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ApEupABNfTAWN93edFPAo-g">Bloomberg</a>’s Jessica Nix explains what to know about vaccine recommendations and availability this fall.</p> <p>Plus, why the DOJ <a href="https://apple.news/AOKY6l91BRg60Yyz13vaYDQ">issued</a> subpoenas for the personal medical records of young transgender patients, a federal judge <a href="https://apple.news/Azm9bcQpLT-yuytyDPoI7QA">halts</a> Texas’s Ten Commandments law, and the year’s biggest global <a href="https://apple.news/A1YjpqNW5QdywCU-kEm4Mbg">blockbuster</a> makes its way to U.S. screens.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How much money is Trump making off the presidency?
20 ago 202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AFjJTj7w0Qk2E5yjhW6Jg2w">New Yorker</a> staff writer David D. Kirkpatrick spent months tallying up the dizzying amount of cash Trump has made off the presidency. He joins to talk about it.</p> <p>Rachel Siegel, housing reporter at the <a href="https://apple.news/Ac32yPr0EQHyfGTEBmfeWoA">Washington Post</a>, describes how Dallas has become a national model for how to move the needle on homelessness.</p> <p>California passed a law in 2020 to boost wildfire protections for homes, but its implementation was delayed. <a href="https://apple.news/AAO95tiWfThCFiONODhRnpw">Bloomberg</a> reporter Todd Woody examines why — and how the delay affected victims of the L.A. wildfires.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, the measles outbreak in Texas is officially <a href="https://apple.news/AkFJVVOwWSuGl3Db0DAot-Q">over</a>, a <a href="https://apple.news/AtT3W1sAeTrmrUrfg6WEa7w">clash</a> over COVID vaccine recommendations, and the new <a href="https://apple.news/Ab_d_OoShSxueoSufGQopmg">mixed-doubles</a> format at this year’s U.S. Open.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Inside sports’ escalating stalking problem
19 ago 202515 min<p>Stalking has become an unsettling part of the elite-sports landscape. <a href="https://apple.news/ATNqHPHOxQPalqwnoUm9y9Q">The Athletic</a>’s Carson Kessler investigates why cases are climbing.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AkUAkx_jKTt-MN0Wr5KDEEg">Washington Post</a> reporter Michael Birnbaum unpacks the key takeaways from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s high-stakes meeting at the White House yesterday.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ax8UD6YuGRdGi_EiJGs37jA">Politico</a> reporter Melanie Mason explains California’s plan to redraw election maps in response to Texas.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, members of Congress will <a href="https://apple.news/ADIfR-3hLQ1ytjP_G_0GwNQ">soon</a> get their hands on some of the Epstein files, why a vaccine advisory board at the CDC might have been <a href="https://apple.news/Aull4DF6gR5ixiMBEa23V2w">wrongly</a> dismissed, and the transformative power of just sitting and <a href="https://apple.news/ANRSjvDFsRBqJWEBx3cp0gw">spacing out</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why Zelenskyy is bringing backup to the White House
18 ago 202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/Ax_mXTv8LTKOcOnDFT5hveA">Politico</a>’s Paul McLeary joins to talk about what’s next as President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, D.C., today. Trump failed to secure a peace agreement after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. High-profile European leaders are also traveling to Washington in support of Zelenskyy.</p> <p>Several Republican states over the weekend said they will deploy additional National Guard troops to D.C. to join Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness. <a href="https://apple.news/AxmJ6MZ04QJe4BQ4APfoVMQ">NPR</a>’s Brian Mann explains why the government’s efforts are at odds with day-to-day life in the city, and how D.C.’s unhoused population is being harshly targeted.</p> <p>Cassandra Jaramillo, a reproductive-health reporter with <a href="https://apple.news/AEWygrxyTR6OdSu0cdvZrGw">ProPublica</a>, details why a federal program to improve health systems to better support people who are pregnant might disappear.</p> <p>Plus, why the U.S. <a href="https://apple.news/A9MAaxv88RYmEpTvu9mCudQ">halted</a> all visitor visas for people from Gaza, what fueled Hurricane Erin’s rapid <a href="https://apple.news/AFHcgU7z9TOmSJdJ_Bjpf2w">intensification</a>, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AFHcgU7z9TOmSJdJ_Bjpf2w">story</a> behind Oreo and Reese’s supersecret collaboration.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The three leaders who will decide Ukraine’s fate
15 ago 202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AH5grBpnRQ3uBE0lq_7o36w">Reuters</a> White House correspondent Steve Holland discusses the high-stakes meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska — and what it could mean for President Zelenskyy’s Ukraine.</p> <p>Dan Frosch with the <a href="https://apple.news/AhY-zcTIyRoukaVVhrKdCzA">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down why so many American children live in, or precariously close to, poverty.</p> <p>The largest tech companies in the U.S. are ramping up AI spending. The<a href="https://apple.news/A0iCDOrOMSByyuy7PFx07YA"> Washington Post</a>’s Gerrit De Vynck details the staggering amount of cash being spent.</p> <p>Plus, the battle over <a href="https://apple.news/A_drU13hnQLCstFyfzcfU0w">gerrymandering</a> in Texas and California moves ahead, how DOGE <a href="https://apple.news/AzEDOoX49QrSviexkip818w">exaggerated</a> its cost-cutting figures, and NASA explains why the summer feels extra <a href="https://apple.news/AqL0tLIG0QU2JxDM4KtLLZg">sticky</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why economists are worried about Trump’s pick to oversee jobs data
14 ago 202515 min<p>Three out of 10 people have trouble falling and staying asleep. Jennifer Senior, staff writer for <a href="https://apple.news/AKzoi70KbSCKzpEcuH2CjOQ">The Atlantic</a>, explains why many commonly recommended solutions can only go so far.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ApW8BJ_JaSDSqmX0CE1v39w">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Matt Grossman lays out why some economists are concerned about Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p> <p>Rachel Uranga with the <a href="https://apple.news/AnRL1IHwfSJGomVa47DiqOg">Los Angeles Times</a> discusses the administration’s aggressive immigration raids in L.A., and how they may have violated the Fourth Amendment.</p> <p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AMX4AKDObTvqPsUFYCtuuxQ">prepares</a> for his meeting with Putin, why Americans are <a href="https://apple.news/AD6pZuSdHSxS-7nM1ZruvUg">drinking</a> less, and Taylor Swift <a href="https://apple.news/As6FUn1csSxi2DaGpWm1BZg">releases</a> details of her upcoming album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl.’</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Trump’s use of the military breaks with past presidents
13 ago 202514 min<p>The National Guard was deployed into Washington, D.C. Vera Bergengruen from the <a href="https://apple.news/AWlGn86YpSoWUHX2Cn31lPg">Wall Street Journal</a> explains the unprecedented ways the Trump administration is using the military on domestic soil.</p> <p>The U.S. loosened its restrictions for what chips Nvidia can sell to China, in exchange for a percentage of the revenue. Lisa Eadicicco from <a href="https://apple.news/A5ds80Yr_SgSEr7R7TNl2nA">CNN</a> tells us why it’s such an unusual deal.</p> <p>Israel has faced international condemnation after it killed several journalists in Gaza. The <a href="https://apple.news/A1upd8-3ETwmzh0Zjablg-w">BBC</a> profiles them.</p> <p>Plus, Ukraine’s leader <a href="https://apple.news/Aj3lXPiY4Th2fg8KIn6hbPg"> said he refuses to give up</a> the eastern part of the country, the State Department toned down criticism of allies in its <a href="https://apple.news/AuTnNwcmeTSyMahfKdaVU3A">human-rights report</a>, and why AMC Theatres is <a href="https://apple.news/AI8J5C7hsTv6Mrs2CYdhmgQ">embracing commercials</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Trump seizes control of D.C. police. Here’s what that means.
12 ago 202515 min<p>Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. Brian Mann from <a href="https://apple.news/AjqVU0PKOTl6R5ZGZAFEr5w">NPR</a> explains how the president is using emergency powers to take control of the city’s police force.</p> <p>Elizabeth Findell from the <a href="https://apple.news/AQHBwCXC_RTyDIJ1Bwfplpg">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on the growing number of ICE detainees being flown from state to state so often that lawyers are losing them in the system.</p> <p>Mothers are leaving the workforce in greater numbers. Abha Bhattarai from the <a href="https://apple.news/ApUC6krq9S2GEXDQk2NXI9g">Washington Post</a> has been looking into why.</p> <p>Plus, Trump picked a <a href="https://apple.news/AUYThJORpRCy6EfhU92x7Aw">conservative economist</a> and Project 2025 contributor to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics, what we know about a <a href="https://apple.news/AjizGjYxoSaaQZwjv6Hzb8Q">steel-plant explosion</a> in Pennsylvania, and the towns and cities offering big checks to tempt you into <a href="https://apple.news/AlL-DMaiXQPWC6KLHaRMd6g">moving</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Billions of dollars are going to ICE. What will it do with the money?
11 ago 202515 min<p>Caitlin Dickerson with the <a href="https://apple.news/AEQQ4uAE7THW8siuuktCixg">Atlantic</a> reports on how Congress has allocated an unprecedented sum of money to immigration enforcement, and how they might spend it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>President Putin is <a href="https://apple.news/AzwTphkijT1Kz5aWLwCUE-g">set to visit</a> the U.S. for the first time in a decade to discuss Ukraine with President Trump. But critics are worried the country will be carved up without its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy present.</p> <p>Nurses are being driven from their profession by violence in the emergency room, as Kyra Breslin reports for <a href="https://apple.news/ArbEG_22XQgGHIhF8NhxGhg">Women’s Health</a> magazine.</p> <p>Plus, what we know about the shooter who <a href="https://apple.news/A58Z-eBG3QmeRyw5rTudj4g">opened fire</a> on a CDC headquarters, Israel <a href="https://apple.news/A-jMiycrnRLu0GCweeNw9kA">kills Al Jazeera journalists</a> and claims one was tied to Hamas, and the meteorite that pierced through a Georgia roof may have been <a href="https://apple.news/AtTiEFGVbS8KrQ-CXyqE7Ng">older than earth</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Israel is planning a major escalation of the war in Gaza. What to know.
8 ago 202514 min<p>Benjamin Netanyahu wants to take control of all of Gaza. Alexander Cornwell with <a href="https://apple.news/AKriujhYdQl2n7ErVZlvG1w">Reuters</a> unpacks what that means.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The Trump administration is pulling support for harm-reduction policies for addiction. David Ovalle with the <a href="https://apple.news/A6sJ5Yt8TQvauxBy0p9GNMw">Washington Post</a> describes why.</p> <p>Florida has taken the lead in advancing Trump’s immigration agenda. Jasmine Garsd spoke to <a href="https://apple.news/AgZJUtlweQPWDd3lwiCUT5Q">In Conversation</a> about what that looks like on the ground.</p> <p>Plus, universities ordered to hand over <a href="https://apple.news/AQta1eHg9T0iCO-sxYWBf4w">admissions data</a> on race, why the U.S. is <a href="https://apple.news/AFZpOZ6ijSJyBcJPlVygbgw">souring on orange juice</a>, and history is made in <a href="https://apple.news/AEwCfmj6BSV6xnetFMDzX8g">MLB</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Trump’s tariffs are raising billions. Where is that money going?
7 ago 202515 min<p>Tariffs for nearly 70 countries are implemented today. <a href="https://apple.news/A6TBEs7dcRfqhJH8HulnVYQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CNN</a>’s Elisabeth Buchwald explains where all the money is going.</p> <p>Republicans are under pressure to sell the tax-and-spending bill during summer recess. But crowds at town halls aren’t making it easy, as <a href="https://apple.news/AVYNJ0urQT7qvlCQhiI3HYA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Semafor</a>’s Eleanor Mueller tells us.</p> <p>U.S. citizens are getting caught up in the immigration crackdown. Sam Levin from <a href="https://apple.news/AfJZHhM2rQCumBGmmy26OGA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian</a> has been following some disturbing cases.</p> <p>Plus, the latest following a <a href="https://apple.news/AZ7POGL2CQpuRC2m0TA5ezA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shooting</a> at Georgia’s Fort Stewart, new studies reveal the <a href="https://apple.news/ATCP6bPF5TI6ZczsyWyIZSA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lingering effects</a> of wildfires, and the unlikely alliance <a href="https://apple.news/A1e6WyxM0TdGzI17EjYoQLQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fighting to save </a>the blue Energy Star stickers.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The hidden culprit behind your rising electricity bills
6 ago 202515 min<p>More universities are beginning to engage with the Trump administration on settlements and other agreements. Liam Knox of <a href="https://apple.news/ACrQ7eTmBQMaeY8wPtWtUzA">Bloomberg News</a> joins to discuss how the White House’s pressure campaign is building.</p> <p>The data centers used to power AI are using up a lot of electricity. Peter Whoriskey at the <a href="https://apple.news/Auf7_1nsHSCqGhcgy5v5xtg">Washington Post</a> explains what that means for your bills.</p> <p>Journalists in California have unveiled a <a href="https://clean.calmatters.org">massive database</a> documenting police use of force and misconduct, using previously unreleased documents. Sukey Lewis at <a href="https://apple.news/AsdO_X3CTS3KCN4FcwBmvqQ">KQED</a> has the details.</p> <p>Plus, Rwanda reached a <a href="https://apple.news/AMthSPJVlTXya5TBoCDOrng">deal</a> to take migrants from the U.S., why the <a href="https://apple.news/AEgXJJybdTz2xLe-5Gb9EEg">Titan submersible</a> imploded, and the surprising movie farmers are using to <a href="https://apple.news/A_drJ1vkqSaOCz_Za3hpNew">scare away predators</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Trump’s Texas power grab could change voting nationwide
5 ago 202514 min<p>The Texas governor is in a <a href="https://apple.news/A6zSGIfnOSN2z0uAtu_DqZQ">political showdown</a> with Democrats. Lawmakers have fled the state to derail a redistricting vote that would could hand the GOP more seats for the midterms.</p> <p>McKenzie Funk from <a href="https://apple.news/A9UD40v3vQiuXX83dxAW05A">ProPublica</a> talks about how ICE agents have turned to smashing through car windows to make arrests.</p> <p>The small African nation of Lesotho was hit with a significant tariff threat earlier this year. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8SOigj_LSHCYNbC2HWEdcg">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Alexandra Wexler reports on the economic impact on the country.</p> <p>Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu moved to <a href="https://apple.news/AnjuUVvIQTnitfS8mdKtZZg">fire the attorney general</a> prosecuting him for corruption, the <a href="https://apple.news/A8EUGV3mWTmW-9vx_zgK2Ag">smokey haze</a> covering parts of the U.S., and a pickpocket ring <a href="https://apple.news/AfFRun5fsRk2J15sOweWvjQ">led by monkeys</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How Trump firing a data chief threatens jobs-stats credibility
4 ago 202515 min<p>Trump <a href="https://apple.news/A558t6Jf6ShGcK31irBh0Vg">fired a key official</a> after she delivered some bad news about jobs numbers. Courtenay Brown with <a href="https://apple.news/A2ghZf-QBSbiHf1qEdxA5xg">Axios</a> explains what that means for the credibility of government statistics, and unpacks what we learned about the U.S. economy from last week’s flurry of news.</p> <p>As Trump pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, many thousands of children taken from the country to Russia are still missing. Simon Shuster, a senior correspondent at <a href="https://apple.news/A-qT-mcYUQhaoZdAPEHQ50g">Time</a>, joins to discuss his reporting.</p> <p>It’s been one month since severe rain and flash floods overwhelmed Texas Hill Country and killed at least 135 people. During public hearings, state lawmakers have scrutinized the official disaster response and heard from <a href="https://apple.news/AynGkhZd1SNGBsDGy2Pbppw">survivors</a>. Emily Foxhall with the <a href="https://apple.news/AuIGDS9szR4aEIl3yFHtkUg">Texas Tribune</a> unpacks the key takeaways.</p> <p>Plus, Hamas released videos of emaciated Israeli <a href="https://apple.news/AoIrYc_IiRhCrvtlGnyRhVQ">hostages</a>, why state lawmakers in <a href="https://apple.news/Agnz6dDNSS8WgnJmufCJXBw">Texas</a> are temporarily fleeing, and the Russian region shaken by an earthquake is now <a href="https://apple.news/AHUkURQ4KSaaD4Jok7qF6Sg">contending with a volcano</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p> <p><em>Correction: President Trump’s new tariffs will take effect on Thursday, Aug. 7. A previous version of this episode said they will take effect on Friday, Aug. 8.</em></p>
How Trump is using tariffs to help a political ally
1 ago 202514 min<p>Trump unveiled a <a href="https://apple.news/AKBNQC5WeR8OnjXKHvKd1AQ">new set of tariffs</a> across the globe as his deadline arrived. Manuela Andreoni from <a href="https://apple.news/AqTIx3rpKSFWsXiAAq2lheQ">Reuters</a> explains why he hopes higher duties on Brazil and sanctions against a judge will derail the country’s trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro.</p> <p>One of Trump’s former personal lawyers was narrowly confirmed by Senate Republicans to a lifetime position as a federal appeals judge. <a href="https://apple.news/ANlXTyFmNTcmDtE-9vxl2eA">Washington Post</a> reporter Perry Stein explains why Emil Bove’s confirmation was so controversial.</p> <p>A drug you’ve likely never heard of that’s stronger than fentanyl is killing hundreds of people every year. <a href="https://apple.news/AvtLGjPgMTYuEok8rqbbJew">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Sune Engel Rasmussen told us about the dangers of nitazenes.</p> <p>Plus, revelations at the Texas floods <a href="https://apple.news/AuIGDS9szR4aEIl3yFHtkUg">special hearing</a>, the <a href="https://apple.news/AHmT27uIpQSGMk7FhzTI_Qw">record-breaking</a> baby born from an embryo frozen 30 years ago, and presidential <a href="https://apple.news/APbYMHU6qQfKgp7PEhjsHiA">fitness tests</a> are back.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Why we don’t actually know much about Trump’s trade deals
31 jul 202514 min<p>As President Trump touts trade deals ahead his Friday tariff deadline, <a href="https://apple.news/ApDDxykArRFOX5xNXfeYdHA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Politico</a>’s Daniel Desrochers reports that a lot of the details remain murky.</p><p><a href="https://apple.news/AoIp0nT2nS8io8qv1GeedEA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> reporter Liz Goodwin explains how an unlikely alliance formed to fix America’s housing crisis</p><p>Israel’s blockade on aid to Gaza has created famine conditions, according to a new <a href="https://apple.news/AzJMR2VeXSR2PCZF3-AZZVA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">report</a>. <a href="https://apple.news/ABnVkaU5PQGi5qvG3UIt1xg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NPR</a> spoke with doctors about the long-term health implications of starvation.</p><p>Plus, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady amid <a href="https://apple.news/A1EcdAO97T4Ko46Ax0RsTjw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historic dissent</a> among the decision-makers, the uncertainty of <a href="https://apple.news/AzJEhPqhIRM2vmr762oWNCg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">predicting tsunamis</a>, and Beyoncé just broke another <a href="https://apple.news/A8Qvce9zHTbqpjokBli9YjA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">record</a>.</p></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Tsunami waves reach U.S. after Russian earthquake. What to know.
30 jul 202513 min<p>One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s east coast, setting off tsunami warnings in the U.S., Japan, and elsewhere. <a href="https://apple.news/ATJM1lvNeR4ecqPiikyVgHg">Reuters</a> has the latest.</p> <p>For years, the EPA has regulated greenhouse-gas emissions. <a href="https://apple.news/A0v-_zvZiRfiT3jBm4cGUNg">Bloomberg News</a>’s Ari Natter explains why the agency is now trying to change that — and what the consequences could be.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Hearings on January’s deadly airline collision near D.C. are getting underway, the <a href="https://apple.news/AMNbDgF2LRgqdQP6ZEA4wKQ">Washington Post</a> reports. One of the issues is staffing: The FAA needs more staff, but the <a href="https://apple.news/A9I76zt8IRQ6g5vCBj4pr_g">Post</a>’s Ian Duncan reports that many new recruits are finding it hard to make it through training.</p> <p>Plus, what we know about the gunman and victims in the <a href="https://apple.news/AGQrNf0p4RYSnfceWa5SrUQ">New York City mass shooting</a>, Ghislaine Maxwell offered to testify but <a href="https://apple.news/AcRhdkgXTSxGBoW3RqBvAcw">wants immunity</a>, and why we’re <a href="https://apple.news/Ai5bIoeJPS9ihC64z4Aensw">cooped up inside</a> this summer.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Inside the IRS’s plans to share highly confidential taxpayer data with ICE
29 jul 202514 min<p>According to a <a href="https://apple.news/Aekf9gG-ySE2UdlPd6cCT4A">ProPublica</a> report, the IRS is building a system that would share taxpayer data with ICE. Investigative reporter William Turton explains his findings. <p>This week we’ll get a slew of new economic data that could indicate some of the impact of Trump’s tariff strategy. <a href="https://apple.news/AoIxRhAGBReilbGkpK1LJJg">Bloomberg News</a>’s Shawn Donnan joins to discuss what to watch and how the global economy has already changed.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ad_cb66NORuqcjAFXWdxuzQ">Washington Post</a> uncovered allegations of forced labor in the Brazilian Amazon some decades ago. Rio de Janeiro bureau chief Terry McCoy joins to talk about his reporting and how this story came to light.</p> <p>Plus, a gunman <a href="https://apple.news/AVmXKNjSQTDmM2WGkkn5TgQ">killed multiple victims</a> in Manhattan including a police officer, Trump contradicted Israel and <a href="https://apple.news/AqQIJq3J1QvOJ1CXvAuDf2A">acknowledged starvation</a> in Gaza, and Minnesota is bringing in <a href="https://apple.news/ASvB3gcvuQ_yKNCl5u6_a9Q">health warnings </a>for social-media apps.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What millions of student-loan borrowers need to know this week
28 jul 202514 min<p>Photos of emaciated, starving Palestinians have drawn international condemnation of Israel’s blockade of aid to Gaza. <a href="https://apple.news/Aiuoukfj2RWC_pvzuyRv7nA">NBC</a> reports. Over the weekend, Israel said it would begin allowing more supplies into the enclave. The <a href="https://apple.news/AcMHH05R2Tzi9oPDpNnXyjQ">Washington Post</a> has the details.</p> <p>Cory Turner with <a href="https://apple.news/AQds-S_yDQIGbNoudR1cY4Q">NPR</a> explains what <a href="https://apple.news/Aa-L339BxSuu4NqU0-4KNQg">SAVE</a>-plan borrowers need to know about their other repayment options as interest starts accruing on their loans this week.</p> <p>Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration say they were tortured during their four months in CECOT. Gisela Salim-Peyer spoke with four of them for <a href="https://apple.news/AH1uY3HFVT0SBd0vIXOWVqA">The Atlantic</a>.</p> <p>Plus, what we’ve learned about a mass stabbing in <a href="https://apple.news/AC-hX0sbjT2OZejx7z7VU-Q">Michigan</a>, the U.S. and E.U. made a <a href="https://apple.news/AlG-yqQ0sS2WLU0L0mx4krg">deal on trade,</a> and why there’s no song of the <a href="https://apple.news/A5JVDNwc2TzetwSInrZHs7A">summer</a> for 2025.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
What the numbers reveal about Trump’s mass-deportation plan
25 jul 202515 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/A7OTqGM7CTs-d5rA2oHxbsw">The Guardian</a> looks at how Trump’s goal to deport 1 million people in his first year in office stands, six months into his term. The paper’s Will Craft has the details.</p> <p>There has been n a spike in executions in the U.S. After being a witness to some and getting to know death-row inmates, <a href="https://apple.news/Av9jDG-vZTamozsbIhEqRXQ">The Atlantic</a>’s Elizabeth Bruenig speaks to <a href="https://apple.news/AbRoEwZv-THiXi1XqgqmYTQ">In Conversation</a>, and argues that the death penalty should be abolished.</p> <p>Matthew Dalton with the <a href="https://apple.news/AaJGM_bH7SOOu86vuOOSCRg">Wall Street Journal</a> describes how extreme heat is causing European attitudes on air conditioning to shift.</p> <p>Plus, France will become the first G7 country to <a href="https://apple.news/A1Uolh7pVScGjiitOMT6H-Q">recognize the Palestinian state</a> as starvation looms in Gaza, why the Trump administration <a href="https://apple.news/AmGamNmjFRhO1AVymAyjQhg">decided to incinerate</a> millions of contraceptives destined for poorer countries, and how sharks <a href="http://www.apple.com">detect hurricanes</a>. </p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Three new developments in the Epstein saga to know about
24 jul 202515 min<p>Trump was briefed in May that his name was among many cited in the files relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to reports from the <a href="https://apple.news/A3o_MLmPfST6rFJW_KVeJRQ">Wall Street Journal</a>. Meanwhile, a House committee subpoenaed Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell. <a href="https://apple.news/ACwAEBV4gSsez0Cdat_kPCg">NBC News</a> has the latest.</p> <p>Texas Republicans want to redraw the electoral maps in ways that could deliver more wins at next year’s midterms. Eleanor Klibanoff from the <a href="https://apple.news/AyKdvfU89So6wsdmrNngYEg">Texas Tribune</a> explains.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>A Los Angeles hospital becomes the latest hospital to withdraw certain medical-care options for transgender kids, following pressure from the federal government. Sonja Sharp from the <a href="https://apple.news/AWY7ghCOUQiynYDxsNleKaQ">L.A. Times</a> joins us to talk about it.</p> <p>Plus, Bryan Kohberger is <a href="https://apple.news/ANVCOpHhPQBOkAAJvxoNEvQ">sentenced</a> after Idaho student killings, an appeals court found Trump’s birthright-citizenship order <a href="https://apple.news/AVR_-GELwQjK9zUEGAXKRmQ">unconstitutional</a>, and the United Nations’ highest court said countries that fail to meet climate obligations could end up <a href="https://apple.news/A7Rl2gon0Sz2rCCcmrWM4MA">paying reparations</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
The unspoken threat in Trump’s Wall Street Journal lawsuit
23 jul 202514 min<p>Trump sued the Wall Street Journal over its report that he wrote a birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein. It’s an unprecedented move for a sitting president, and <a href="https://apple.news/AdDtf3WE7TJO1DekZebBTdA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CNN</a> chief media analyst Brian Stelter explains why it’s a warning to all media outlets. </p><p>Israel expanded its offensive into central Gaza as the malnutrition crisis gets worse. <a href="https://apple.news/Af_FuDijJR4O9kMb0aSD2YQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NBC News</a> documents the deteriorating humanitarian situation.</p><p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A1Ja_d-D6T3etvx8AUfCmUw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Andrew Tangel explains what early reports reveal about the Air India plane crash.</p><p>Plus, Barack Obama <a href="https://apple.news/AW7uzZ1FPSrG1z92swAIgqA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">strongly rejects</a> at Trump’s accusation of “treason,” Speaker Johnson <a href="https://apple.news/AuUi9uByuREe6YWsI3GY14Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is closing House business</a> early to dodge the Epstein controversy, and the mystery of our <a href="https://apple.news/AXPovRGfzTFGeyIkIRe24Nw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shrinking summers</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
They wrote Project 2025. Now they’re dictating some U.S. policy.
22 jul 202514 min<p>Six months in, how have the Trump administration’s actions aligned with Project 2025’s plan? <a href="https://apple.news/At-laI3ZMSkWZyRMThvpIcA">The Atlantic</a>’s David Graham joins the show to assess.</p> <p>Lawyers representing Harvard University and the Trump administration were in court yesterday over the White House’s stripping of billions of dollars in grants. <a href="https://apple.news/AfKtI5PyNTL631wCF4BhPlA">MassLive</a> reports.</p> <p>Over a month ago, members of the National Guard were deployed to Los Angeles amid protests. Jenny Jarvie, national reporter for the <a href="https://apple.news/A08JAD0vHQyafzJN0RzMf3Q">L.A. Times</a>, says many are now bored.</p> <p>Plus, the sentencing of an officer involved in the killing of <a href="https://apple.news/AlKfZ_TQMTOiCq9DUigRfOA">Breonna Taylor</a>, why <a href="https://apple.news/AH4E2IebZT6ymlF82odKRXw">beef prices</a> are going up, and <a href="https://apple.news/AqwPfMHdcQuiPpLiUhMtJDg">a new study</a> about the odds of having a baby boy or girl.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Six months in, how do Americans grade Trump?
21 jul 202514 min<p>Six months into Trump’s second term in office, a <a href="https://apple.news/AQTtccLQlRyyvhj90W1DMmQ">CNN</a> poll finds that a majority of Americans disapprove of the administration’s deportation program. Philip Bump with the <a href="https://apple.news/AnnbBAlXjTFCEAeMD-rxtmw">Washington Post</a> examines the history of Trump’s support among his base.</p> <p>The recently passed GOP tax-and-spending bill makes steep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP spending. Sarah Wire of <a href="https://apple.news/AzTRUpJCpTEKzjSRUtmQU8A">USA Today</a> reports on how states are concerned about making up the shortfall.</p> <p>The same bill created a new type of investment account for kids. The <a href="https://apple.news/AZuu9Ztd3Rpuk0qHoFjWmQQ">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Ashlea Ebeling unpacks how it works and whether it’s a good investment option.</p> <p>Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/Ag8YNDmbYS2yDRz3gEOoHNQ">Palestinians</a> seeking food aid were killed by Israeli military fire on Sunday, WNBA players are leveraging All-Star weekend to push for <a href="https://apple.news/AwQRPMfuTQySQ303lroJ3dg">fair pay</a>, and the group that’s avoided developing <a href="https://apple.news/AShyncV4ITbqpEbtdK1dcIg">allergies</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why some of Trump’s big Supreme Court wins remain a mystery
18 jul 202515 min<p>The House approved Trump’s plans to claw back $8 billion in approved funding for foreign aid. Experts told <a href="https://apple.news/AolP0bRrdSkySLeH13bjOIg">NPR</a> the administration has provided little to no evidence to justify the cited claims of waste, fraud, and abuse.</p> <p>The Supreme Court is delivering wins for Trump’s agenda while often providing no explanation for its decisions. <a href="https://apple.news/Afl7UHBTCQV2SCgBnT7i7uQ">Bloomberg</a>’s Lydia Wheeler explores why.</p> <p>The administration is trying to speed up <a href="https://apple.news/AYb7HUcaHSnOOmqL2lD5Fyw">deportation</a>s by making people they detain ineligible for bond hearings. Maria Sacchetti with the <a href="https://apple.news/AV7WD5VPGTkWPOwiiDlIxvg">Washington Post</a> tells us more. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Plus, the Department for Justice <a href="https://apple.news/AazhM5OudSD6KvEw7vx6z3A">recommended a one-day sentence</a> for a man involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor, Trump revealed that he has a <a href="https://apple.news/AjokcD3xOR72Kxn_q6PwJwA">chronic health condition</a>, and CBS <a href="https://apple.news/AQh_OHJE1TTGK1pFkp02Cgg">is bringing down the curtain</a> on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.’</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
From Elmo to emergency alerts: The impact of public media cuts
17 jul 202513 min<p>The Senate just passed a bill that would cut more than $1.1 billion in previously allocated federal funds for public media. The <a href="https://apple.news/AC82-lAfPRlq6dycFPVdoGg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> reports. The president of PBS tells the <a href="https://apple.news/AKkKbzwyzTiuDPhTVNeCyVw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> the move would result in an existential crisis for member stations that depend on federal dollars. </p><p>Trump has been going back and forth on his desire to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Neil Irwin from <a href="https://apple.news/AVSTShPKsQ8GpfcyIuzgCNg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Axios</a> discusses whether the president has the power to do so, and why a recent Fed building renovation matters. </p><p>Los Angeles is struggling to rebuild after devastating wildfires earlier this year. <a href="https://apple.news/A9t3iFNMiQnS8b5Xl0J78lQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vox</a>’s Umair Irfan explains why. </p><p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AHPZuS4VNRr-F1FoYWmINAA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hit out</a> at his own supporters over the Epstein files, why Israel just <a href="https://apple.news/AYLlHL8MJQjSWnYbe6rTUSg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bombed Syria,</a> and how a major breakthrough in IVF treatment that involves using <a href="https://apple.news/A3WKWwn_4RAKzSD3RBkt-WQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the DNA of three people</a> could prevent disease.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Why Congress might claw back money it already approved
16 jul 202514 min<p>The Senate voted to advance legislation that would claw back over $9 billion dollars for foreign aid and public media that both chambers of Congress, and President Trump himself had previously approved. <a href="https://apple.news/AXYOU5jB5T3ObdB-mG5TopQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reuters</a>’s Bo Erickson explains how it's part of a broader effort by the administration to assert more authority over the federal budget. </p><p>The executive director of Camp Mystic, the all-girls camp in Texas, received a severe flood warning on his phone in the early-morning hours of July 4. According to an investigation by Annie Gowen and her colleagues at the <a href="https://apple.news/AVFzZyVmbQ5G5KKJlTgAe8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>, it took more than an hour after that for a frantic evacuation to begin.<br></p><p>For years, women told medical providers that IUD procedures were painful. <a href="https://apple.news/ARQSiy9TdT9S06h4qD5ztdg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vox</a>’s Allie Volpe joins to discuss why their voices are finally being taken seriously.</p><p>Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth <a href="https://apple.news/Ai762qfUIQ0C9Nk9X_uTQYw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is pulling</a> some National Guard troops from L.A., unreleased music was <a href="https://apple.news/AKQO9sMk4TZeBhzE41veTiA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stolen from Beyoncé</a>, and a <a href="https://apple.news/AHqlhZgjjR1y3w6JRd7WvIA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chunk of Mars</a> is going to auction.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
Bugs, heat, broken toilets: life inside “Alligator Alcatraz”
15 jul 202516 min<p>New reporting from the <a href="https://apple.news/A18NJopVqRWqVCX39fiWIhQ">Miami Herald</a> reveals that a significant portion of detainees held at an immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades do not have criminal charges. Reporter Ana Ceballos joins to discuss that story and <a href="https://apple.news/Au2VK10RoQOm28uu2yvuKfw">another</a> highlighting conditions inside.</p> <p>Some Trump supporters inside and outside of the White House are disappointed with how the administration handled the Jeffrey Epstein case. The <a href="https://apple.news/AP40fgd3dSIeAV_dVRd73vA">Washington Post</a>’s Natalie Allison reports on how the broader MAGA movement is reacting.</p> <p>Anas Baba, <a href="https://apple.news/Ag6s1QD7sTWa2lOZlW8klKg">NPR</a>’s producer in Gaza, took the harrowing journey to get food through the new Israeli- and U.S.-backed aid distribution system. He shares what the experience was like.</p> <p>Plus, the <a href="https://apple.news/A0_fevxEhRgKbtP-GKw8Qow">Supreme Court ruled</a> on Trump’s plans to dismantle the Department of Education, a new <a href="https://apple.news/AMQnXtHBYTpul9EV9yvu2LA">weapons deal</a> for Ukraine, and the strange secret to <a href="https://apple.news/AEzai6LlySYCtJIKI--BsNQ">picking the perfect watermelon.</a></p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
How the Secret Service failed to prevent the Trump shooting
14 jul 202515 min<p>It’s one year since the assassination attempt against Trump, and a damning Senate committee report just described the event as a “preventable tragedy.” Carol Leonnig at the <a href="https://apple.news/AUwnNq0icQHO1qEXY3P4WNg">Washington Post </a>explains what went wrong and what we know about <a href="https://apple.news/ADhOFprEjRrG2MwDj1aSTOQ">the shooter’s motives</a>.</p> <p>New reporting from <a href="https://apple.news/A3Gr3TXlwQOi-jQS-SBDaTQ">CNN</a> indicates that recently implemented cost controls may have delayed FEMA’s response to the deadly floods in Texas.</p> <p>Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his wife in 2002. He always professed his innocence, and now the Innocence Project is taking on his case. Harriet Ryan at the <a href="https://apple.news/ANmB58PM6R6WR1f0GOXZ9eQ">Los Angeles Times </a>tells us why.</p> <p>Plus, more details emerged about what went wrong in the <a href="https://apple.news/AjvIc9hraRC6S6zD6Qk8PGg">India air crash</a>, and <a href="https://apple.news/At2EYP8Z0TYWgI33fMI25xw">one man died</a> amid the chaos of an immigration raid. And at the <a href="https://apple.news/AxfgGQmO8Tqq_xSBa-DBHlA">Wimbledon finals</a>, one star delivered demolition, and another was dethroned.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
