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On today’s show: There is mounting concern about Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of defense after the New Yorker ’s Jane Mayer dropped more bombshell allegations about the former Fox News host. Here’s everything we know. Karen DeYoung with the Washington Post explains why the U.S. is closely watching South Korea’s political chaos.   And one country’...

On today’s show: The Supreme Court hears a major case on transgender health care that could have sweeping implications for all Americans. The 19th ’s Orion Rummler breaks it down. Elizabeth Findell of the Wall Street Journal explains why homebuilders are worried about Trump’s next term. Palestinians in Gaza are braced for a harsh winter. CNN reports. Plus, the Department of Labor...

On today’s show:   A look at just how far to the right the country has shifted since Trump’s first term in office. New York magazine focuses on one surprising place: New York City.   Under Tennessee’s school-threats law, kids with disabilities have been arrested for rumors and jokes. ProPublica ’s Aliyya Swaby and Nashville Public Radio’s Paige Pfleger inves...

On today’s show: President Biden pardons his son . President-elect Trump picks a new FBI director . The Washington Post details how an urgently needed global agreement on plastic fell apart. Health experts say more men should get tested for the BRCA cancer gene. The Atlantic ’s Kristen Brown explains why. Plus, the Bills “mafia” grabs their shovels again , the L.A. Times br...

On today’s show: The International Criminal Court issued war-crime arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leader of Hamas. What happens now?  The Guardian has more. There’s a question stumping world leaders at the COP29 climate conference: Who’s rich enough to pay for climate change? Grist ’s Jake Bittle explains why it’s so complicat...

On today’s show: The Washington Post ’s Dan Lamothe explains how the military could change under Trump. CNN ’s Omar Jimenez has been visiting Springfield, Ohio, in the months since Trump attacked its Haitian community. They’re weighing their future as he threatens mass deportations. Jessica Roy reports for the San Francisco Chronicle on new research about dangerous levels o...

On today’s show: Matt Gaetz, the nominee for attorney general, has been accused of sexual misconduct, including sex with a minor. He denies all wrongdoing. Washington Post congressional reporter Liz Goodwin explains everything to know about the allegations. European officials are worried about what a negotiated peace deal for the Russia-Ukraine war could look like under Trump. Laurence Norma...

On today’s show: President-elect Trump has suggested he’ll use recess appointments to get some of his Cabinet nominees through. How would that work? NBC ’s Sahil Kapur explains. Four women are challenging Idaho’s strict abortion ban in court. The Idaho Capital Sun has been following the trial. Rafael Nadal says he’ll retire from professional tennis after the Davis Cup...

On today’s show: Trump pledged to close the Education Department. The Washington Post ’s Laura Meckler examines what that would mean. Reuters has what to know as the Biden administration approves Ukraine’s use of American long-range missiles. What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? NPR looks at the impact of such a move in Florida. Plus, Biden becomes the first s...

On today’s show: Stat lays out what the science says about claims made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s been tapped by Trump to be the next head of Health and Human Services. Abortion opponents are preparing to undermine just-passed ballot measures. Politico ’s Alice Miranda Ollstein tells us more. A former Pentagon official said “we are not alone” in a recent UFO hear...

On today’s show: After winning the House, Republicans will start 2025 in control of Congress and the White House. USA Today has more. Ben Jacobs reports for POLITICO on the newly-elected leader of the Senate. After many progressive ballot measures failed, California's political identity is being questioned. Los Angeles Times reporter Mackenzie Mays has more.   And CNN investigates how p...

On today’s show: A federal jury awarded $12 million to a Michigan woman who was fired after refusing the COVID vaccines for religious reasons. The Lansing State Journal has the story. The U.S. gave Israel a 30-day deadline to ramp up aid to Gaza or lose some American military support. But the Washington Post says little has changed since the deadline passed. Jack Herrera reports for Politico...

On today’s show: The Wall Street Journal ’s Vivian Salama shares what we know so far about who will be in Trump’s Cabinet.   Jake Bittle of Grist outlines five important issues to track at the COP29 climate conference this year. CNN ’s Betsy Klein explains how President Biden is racing to Trump-proof his legacy.   Plus, a New York judge is set to decide today whet...

On today’s show: What Trump supporters say they want on Day 1 — and what he can actually get done. The Wall Street Journal and NPR break it down.  Vox ’s Zack Beauchamp explains how Trump’s win fits into a wider global trend of voters rejecting incumbents. After Dearborn, Michigan, went for Trump, NBC asks whether the Democratic Party has lost the support of Muslim and...

On today’s show: Politico ’s Elena Schneider has been talking with Democratic women who worry that this election proved the country is “not ready for a woman president.” The Atlantic ’s George Packer, our guest this week on Apple News In Conversation , explains why Americans bet on Trump again. Plus, Biden addresses the nation after his party suffered major losses. ABC News has m...

On today’s show: Washington Post politics reporter Isaac Arnsdorf explains how Trump crafted his winning message. NOTUS reporter Jasmine Wright examines what went wrong for Harris, and the Wall Street Journal reports on how Democrats are trying to regroup.   CBS looks at how world leaders are reacting to Trump’s reelection. Plus, ABC reports on how sources expect an end to Trump&r...

On today’s show: America reelects Donald Trump, making him the first convicted felon to lead the country and the oldest president in history. Apple News Editor Gideon Resnick explains his stunning comeback, and ABC is tracking live election results as states continue to count votes. Plus, NBC looks at what could happen to Trump’s various legal cases. CNN reports on hoax bomb threats ma...

On this Election Day episode: When will we know who won the White House? We asked David Scott, editor of the Associated Press Decision Desk. And he pulls back the curtain on its intricate process of monitoring and calling races.   Votebeat’s Jessica Huseman, a recent Apple News In Conversation guest, explains one of the important upcoming deadlines in the election-certification process,...

On today’s show: Gideon Resnick breaks down what the latest polling says, including a surprising poll from Iowa. Plus, why Trump and Harris are both a normal polling error away from a blowout, according to 538 . CNN explains how this became the most expensive election in U.S. history. NBC has your state-by-state guide on how to vote in the 2024 election. Plus, the Washington Post reports on...

On today’s show: A woman in Texas died after being told by the hospital that it would be a “crime” to intervene in her miscarriage. ProPublica has her story. No matter who wins the presidency, they will be leading a divided America. The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser and New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker explain why on this week’s episode of Apple...

On today’s show: Susan Glasser and Peter Baker joined Apple News In Conversation to explain how a second Trump term would change America. NPR reports on the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Virginia to remove hundreds of voters from its registration rolls — including U.S. citizens. The Wall Street Journal ’s Harriet Torry examines whether American taxpayers are ready to fo...

On today’s show: taking stock of Kamala Harris’s campaign with the New Yorker ’s Evan Osnos.   What election issues matter most to young voters? Caroline Bauman from Chalkbeat explains. Plus, the San Francisco Chronicle has details on the sentence given to Paul Pelosi’s attacker, the Taliban strips more rights away from women in Afghanistan, and why you might need to r...

On today’s show: America is having a panic attack over the election, the Wall Street Journal reports.   The Washington Post examines why some Republicans are calling to abolish the Department of Education. CNN says Boeing workers are on strike because they want their pensions back. Plus, Axios found that Israel has banned the U.N. agency responsible for providing essentials to Palestini...

On today’s show: The Wall Street Journal ’s Thomas Grove has the exclusive story behind Elon Musk’s secret phones calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.   Jessica Huseman, the editorial director of Votebeat, explains on Apple News In Conversation how baseless claims of election fraud are having a real impact on parts of the voting process. Three years after the NCAA start...

On today’s show: NPR ’s Tom Dreisbach found that Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish his enemies since 2022.   Jessica Huseman with VoteBeat spoke to In Conversation about the systems in place that make voting in the U.S. safe and reliable. Eggs, waffles, and the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder are among the many foods have been affected by the recalls recently. Vox looks a...