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On today’s show: Aviation-safety reporter Darryl Campbell from The Verge explains why air travel remains safe, despite a recent string of crashes and near misses. NBC News ’s Lawrence Hurley talks about how a “reverse discrimination” case made its way to the Supreme Court and why the justices might rule unanimously on it. Three men who were recently detained by the Trump ad...

On today’s show: Republicans narrowly passed a budget framework in the House, USA Today reports. The Washington Post ’s Jacob Bogage explains what happens next.   Greg Ip with the Wall Street Journal unpacks what Trump’s attempting to do about inflation, and how voters are perceiving the issue in the early days of his presidency. Families with trans children are asking where...

On today’s show: NBC reports on how Republicans in districts across the country faced furious voters at recent town halls, signaling that the Trump administration’s honeymoon period is waning.   Pentagon staffers are concerned that personnel cuts will hurt critical work. The Washington Post ’s Alex Horton has the story.   ProPublica ’s Lizzie Presser explains how...

On today’s show: The Hill reports on how Elon Musk’s weekend email asking federal employees to describe their accomplishments led a number of agencies to push back. Soldiers are arriving at the border — but hardly any migrants are crossing. The Washington Post ’s Arelis Hernández reports from the town of Del Rio. The conservative Christian Democratic Union won elections in...

On today’s show: Aboard a U.S. deportation flight of mostly Asian migrants to Costa Rica, half were minors, NBC News reports. Meanwhile, hundreds of people deported from the U.S. are being held in a Panama hotel, according to BBC News . Ankush Khardori, a senior writer at Politico Magazine , joins this week’s Apple News In Conversation to examine how Trump is testing the boundaries of...

On today’s show: President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “a dictator without elections” on Wednesday. Reuters reports that major risks loom as Trump upends U.S.-Russia policy. Who can force out New York City’s mayor? Katie Honan from The City joins to discuss this and more questions . Health insurers deny 850 million claims a year. The Wall Street Jo...

On today’s show: The top Social Security official exited after a clash with Elon Musk’s DOGE over data. The Washington Post ’s Jacob Bogage explains what is happening. Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said? Poynter examines the claim. Trump proposed eliminating FEMA and putting states in charge of disaster response. Politico reports red st...

On today’s show: A Delta plane crashed at Toronto’s Pearson airport Monday afternoon. All passengers on board were accounted for. NBC News has the latest. Trump voters splinter over his rapid shake-up of Washington. Eliza Collins from the Wall Street Journal examines how some are thinking. European leaders gathered for an emergency meeting after Trump shut them out of Ukraine talks. Re...

On today’s show: NBC has what to know about a growing measles outbreak in Texas. Meanwhile, changes to a CDC vaccine panel under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could reshape policy. NPR explains how. The Justice Department is in turmoil after prosecutors who were ordered to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams quit in protest. Reuters reporter Sarah Lynch discusses the resignations. &n...

On today’s show: Hamas says it will release hostages as scheduled this weekend. But the future of the ceasefire deal is still somewhat uncertain. NPR ’s Kat Lonsdorf explains what’s going on. New reporting details frequent issues in the airspace near Reagan National Airport, where a helicopter collided with a passenger plane last month. The Washington Post ’s Ian Duncan has...

On today’s show: Linda McMahon led WWE and the Small Business Administration. The U.S. Education Department may be next. NPR ’s Jonaki Mehta reports on her background and details how the Trump administration targeted an Education Department research arm in recent cuts. The Washington Post reports that McMahon has a record at odds with Trump’s agenda. As the U.S. battles fentanyl,...

On today’s show: The Washington Post ’s Silvia Foster-Frau explains why lawyers worry that migrants sent to Guantánamo Bay are in a “legal black hole.” The Wall Street Journal ’s Brian Schwartz examines the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and why Trump has turned his attention to it. The Trump administration negotiated the release of Marc Fogel...

On today’s show: NPR ’s David Folkenflik explains why CBS stands at the epicenter of Trump’s assault on the media. Immigration arrests in churches? Some clergy say not so fast. Andrea Castillo, federal-immigration reporter for the L.A. Times , has details on the pushback. Trump says minting the 1-cent coin is “wasteful.” Time has what to know about the yearslong debat...

On today’s show: The speed at which Trump and Elon Musk have dismantled USAID has shocked people on both sides of the aisle. The Atlantic ’s Russell Berman explains why.   Trump’s new budget chief was previously one of the architects of Project 2025. Politico White House reporter Megan Messerly discusses how, despite Trump’s repeated disavowal of the controversial poli...

On today’s show:  Bloomberg ’s Annie Massa looks at the potential for conflicts of interest for Trump and those he’s tapped to join his administration. The White House says Elon Musk will regulate his own conflicts of interest. Bloomberg has more. NPR explains why Venezuelans in Florida feel betrayed by Trump. The path to winning at this weekend’s Super Bowl is simple...

On today’s show: Trump walked back his comments on a U.S. takeover of Gaza. The Wall Street Journal ’s Dov Lieber discusses local reaction to his proposals. Trump signed an executive order to create an American sovereign-wealth fund, and the first thing he says it could do is bid to buy TikTok. Axios has the details.   Kendrick Lamar is set to perform at the Super Bowl, and many p...

On today’s show: Trump proposed a permanent displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. Reuters has more. Meanwhile, Trump and Elon Musk are waging a two-front war as Musk does the president’s “dirty work.” Isaac Arnsdorf from the Washington Post has the story. Kate Sosin from The 19th looks at the Trump administration’s moves to restrict the rights of transgender people....

On today’s show: What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development? And why do Trump and Elon Musk want to gut it? NPR has more.   Trump says President McKinley made the U.S. prosperous through tariffs and cites him as inspiration for his own tariff plan. Historians told the Washington Post that Trump has an incomplete understanding of our 25th president. How worried should y...

On today’s show: Reuters reports that the world is on the brink of a trade war. USA Today explains what it all means for our wallets.   Is flying less safe right now? Zach Wichter with USA Today answers the key questions.   Semafor ’s David Weigel unpacks what the selection of a new Democratic National Committee chair means for the future of the party. Plus, Elon Musk now has...

On today’s show: What we know about the figure skaters who were on board the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. USA Today reports on the reaction to the crash from the skating world. CNN has a look at how Trump’s Cabinet nominees faced their sharpest bipartisan grilling to date, along with other takeaways from Thursday’s confirmat...

On today’s show: The latest on the crash between an army helicopter and passenger plane in Washington, D.C. ABC News has live updates. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary. CNN breaks down what happened. Alex Ward with the Wall Street Journal describes the rush for exemption waivers after the Trump administration temporarily...

On today’s show: The federal government ordered a widespread funding freeze. The Wall Street Journal details the chaos that ensued. Public trust in America’s health institutions hasn’t recovered from pandemic controversies . The Washington Post ’s Rachel Roubein explains how that could impact Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing.   What is DeepSeek, and w...

On today’s show: The Washington Post ’s Dan Diamond explains what the Trump administration’s moves on public health mean for people in the U.S. and abroad. NPR reports on what Palestinians are seeing as they return to their homes in Gaza. The City ’s Gwynne Hogan, who’s been speaking with immigrant families in New York, tells us how they’re on edge over Tru...

On today’s show: Inside the moves Trump’s making to reshape the federal government and workforce.   USA Today details his rapid-fire changes. The Chicago Sun-Times reports on federal immigration raids in Chicago that started over the weekend. In the rush to rebuild L.A., one topic is taboo: What should be built differently — or not at all? Doug Smith with the L.A. Times look...

On today’s show: Trump’s pardons of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers have fueled a battle over how history will view the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Tom Jackman of the Washington Post examines this. And this week’s episode of Apple News In Conversation features reporting on America’s militias with ProPublica’s Joshua Kaplan. California’s attorney general charged a landlord wi...