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14:09

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

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2025/07/31

As President Trump touts trade deals ahead his Friday tariff deadline, Politico’s Daniel Desrochers reports that a lot of the details remain murky.Washington Post reporter Liz Goodwin explains how an unlikely alliance formed to fix America’s housing crisisIsrael’s blockade on aid to Gaza has created famine conditions, according to a new report. NPR spoke with doctors about the long-term health implications of starvation.Plus, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady amid historic dissent among

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12:38

Tsunami waves reach U.S. after Russian earthquake....

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2025/07/30

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s east coast, setting off tsunami warnings in the U.S., Japan, and elsewhere. Reuters has the latest.For years, the EPA has regulated greenhouse-gas emissions. Bloomberg News’s Ari Natter explains why the agency is now trying to change that — and what the consequences could be. Hearings on January’s deadly airline collision near D.C. are getting underway, the Washington Post reports. One of the issues is staffing:

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14:22

Inside the IRS’s plans to share highly confidential...

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2025/07/29

According to a ProPublica report, the IRS is building a system that would share taxpayer data with ICE. Investigative reporter William Turton explains his findings. This week we’ll get a slew of new economic data that could indicate some of the impact of Trump’s tariff strategy. Bloomberg News’s Shawn Donnan joins to discuss what to watch and how the global economy has already changed. The Washington Post uncovered allegations of forced labor in the Brazilian Amazon some decades

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13:56

What millions of student-loan borrowers need to know...

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2025/07/28

Photos of emaciated, starving Palestinians have drawn international condemnation of Israel’s blockade of aid to Gaza. NBC reports. Over the weekend, Israel said it would begin allowing more supplies into the enclave. The Washington Post has the details. Cory Turner with NPR explains what SAVE-plan borrowers need to know about their other repayment options as interest starts accruing on their loans this week. Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration say they were tortured during their

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15:13

What the numbers reveal about Trump’s...

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2025/07/25

The Guardian 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.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, The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig speaks to In Conversation, and argues that the death penalty should be abolished. Matthew Dalton with the Wall Street Journal describes how extreme heat is causing

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14:49

Three new developments in the Epstein saga to know about

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2025/07/24

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 Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, a House committee subpoenaed Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell. NBC News has the latest.Texas Republicans want to redraw the electoral maps in ways that could deliver more wins at next year’s midterms. Eleanor Klibanoff from the Texas Tribune explains. A Los Angeles hospital becomes the latest hospital to

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14:10

The unspoken threat in Trump’s Wall Street Journal...

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2025/07/23

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 CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter explains why it’s a warning to all media outlets. Israel expanded its offensive into central Gaza as the malnutrition crisis gets worse. NBC News documents the deteriorating humanitarian situation.The Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Tangel explains what early reports reveal about the Air India plane

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14:16

They wrote Project 2025. Now they’re dictating some...

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2025/07/22

Six months in, how have the Trump administration’s actions aligned with Project 2025’s plan? The Atlantic’s David Graham joins the show to assess.Lawyers representing Harvard University and the Trump administration were in court yesterday over the White House’s stripping of billions of dollars in grants. MassLive reports. Over a month ago, members of the National Guard were deployed to Los Angeles amid protests. Jenny Jarvie, national reporter for the L.A. Times, says many are now

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13:54

Six months in, how do Americans grade Trump?

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2025/07/21

Six months into Trump’s second term in office, a CNN poll finds that a majority of Americans disapprove of the administration’s deportation program. Philip Bump with the Washington Post examines the history of Trump’s support among his base. The recently passed GOP tax-and-spending bill makes steep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP spending. Sarah Wire of USA Today reports on how states are concerned about making up the shortfall. The same bill created a new type of investment account for

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15:19

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

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2025/07/18

The House approved Trump’s plans to claw back $8 billion in approved funding for foreign aid. Experts told NPR the administration has provided little to no evidence to justify the cited claims of waste, fraud, and abuse.The Supreme Court is delivering wins for Trump’s agenda while often providing no explanation for its decisions. Bloomberg’s Lydia Wheeler explores why. The administration is trying to speed up deportations by making people they detain ineligible for bond hearings

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13:05

From Elmo to emergency alerts: The impact of public...

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2025/07/17

The Senate just passed a bill that would cut more than $1.1 billion in previously allocated federal funds for public media. The Wall Street Journal reports. The president of PBS tells the Washington Post the move would result in an existential crisis for member stations that depend on federal dollars.Trump has been going back and forth on his desire to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Neil Irwin from Axios discusses whether the president has the power to do so, and why a recent Fed building renovation

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14:04

Why Congress might claw back money it already approved

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2025/07/16

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.Reuters’s Bo Erickson explains how it's part of a broader effort by the administration to assert more authority over the federal budget. 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

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15:34

Bugs, heat, broken toilets: life inside “Alligator...

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2025/07/15

New reporting from the Miami Herald 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 another highlighting conditions inside.Some Trump supporters inside and outside of the White House are disappointed with how the administration handled the Jeffrey Epstein case. The Washington Post’s Natalie Allison reports on how the broader MAGA movement is

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15:24

How the Secret Service failed to prevent the...

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2025/07/14

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 Washington Post explains what went wrong and what we know about the shooter’s motives. New reporting from CNN indicates that recently implemented cost controls may have delayed FEMA’s response to the deadly floods in Texas. Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his wife in 2002. He always professed

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15:11

ICE agents are hiding their faces during raids. Is...

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2025/07/11

Trump is expected to visit Texas today, amid longer-term questions over the future of FEMA. Zack Colman from Politico takes us through them.The president has recently expressed frustration with Russia’s Putin. The Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Luxmoore explains why, and explores what could come next in the war in Ukraine. Federal immigration agents are increasingly wearing masks. Jenny Jarvie of the Los Angeles Times describes how that’s affecting targeted communities. Plus,

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14:41

Trump’s birthright citizenship ban was blocked again....

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2025/07/10

A federal judge issued a new, temporary nationwide block on Trump’s birthright citizenship ban. Tom Hals of Reuters told us about the plaintiffs’ legal strategy. Lily Hay Newman, a senior writer for Wired, takes us behind the scenes of a group of young cybercriminals called the Scattered Spider. Plus, measles has hit record levels in the U.S., Elon Musk lost his CEO at X, and the AI music going viral. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

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13:12

Trump promised 90 tariff deals in 90 days. We’ve got...

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2025/07/09

Trump extended his deadline for countries to make tariff deals, and sent a host of letters threatening new measures. Brian Schwartz at the Wall Street Journal brings us up to speed. Mary Ilyushina with the Washington Post discusses Putin’s “anti-woke” visa, and how U.S. citizens are using it to migrate to Russia. Cuts are coming for the federal SNAP program, which provides food assistance to more than 40 million Americans. Marcia Brown with Politico explains how the move will leave

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14:51

Stories of survival and loss after the Texas floods

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2025/07/08

The death toll from the Texas floods climbed above 100, as stories of tragedy and heroics continue to emerge. Keri Heath at the Austin American-Statesman gives us the latest from the scene. The Trump administration’s funding freezes are teeing up a budgetary challenge between the White House and Congress. Jeff Stein with the Washington Post explains how it could reshape the balance of power between them. Kavitha Surana with ProPublica unpacks how abortion bans have made first-trimester

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15:22

Tragedy in Texas: how flash flooding devastated a county

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2025/07/07

Catastrophic flooding in Texas killed at least 80 people, and more rainfall is expected. The Texas Tribune has the latest. Congressional Republicans passed a sprawling bill that cuts Medicaid, clean-energy funding, and taxes. NBC’s Sahil Kapur unpacks the details. Jobs in meatpacking plants are notorious for being dangerous and physically taxing. Scott Calvert with the Wall Street Journal reports on how a slaughterhouse in Nebraska wants to change that. Plus, Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks began

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16:26

What to know about the government’s new database to...

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2025/07/02

The Trump administration is building a national citizenship-data system. NPR’s Jude Joffe-Block joins to discuss her exclusive reporting behind the project.The Senate narrowly passed Trump’s tax-and-spending bill. Next comes the challenge to get it through the House before July 4. Politico looks at what might happen next. California has rolled back a landmark environmental law. Liam Dillon from the Los Angeles Times explains. Plus, the University of Pennsylvania bans transgender

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