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Reuters reports on Ukraine’s ground attacks inside Russia. Washington Post reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb speaks to pro-Palestinian protesters who’re promising a massive showing at the Democratic convention. Jen Murphy writes in Bloomberg about how tourism in Maui hasn’t fully recovered following the wildfires. Voters in Missouri and Arizona will weigh in on reproductive rights in Nov...

Dana Mattioli of the Wall Street Journal details Elon Musk’s hands-on push to win 800,000 voters for Trump. Dan Primack of Axios reports that Tim Walz doesn't own a single stock. And the Journal compares Walz’s finances to those of JD Vance. The Court of Arbitration for Sport denied USA Gymnastics’ efforts to restore Jordan Chiles’s bronze, a major blow to the federation&rs...

USA Today details new polling that shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in three key swing states. The Athletic writers on their favorite moments from the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hamas cast doubt on participation in new Gaza ceasefire talks, saying a plan should be based on Biden’s earlier vision for peace. Reuters has more. The Trump campaign’s internal documents were hacked. It sugg...

The Washington Post looks at how Trump is complaining about Harris’s gains as his advisers try to focus on attacking her. What happens when everyone decides they need a gun? Vox examines the surge in new firearm owners in America. Litigation challenging popular shows based on true stories is making it more expensive for streaming companies to produce content. The Wall Street Journal has the...

Clare Malone of the New Yorker discusses Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unusual campaign. It doesn’t look like America is in a recession. Greg Ip of the Wall Street Journal examines why, and explains how one could happen. CNN reports on how the alleged Taylor Swift terror plot fits a worrying pattern of ISIS radicalizing teens online. U.S. Olympic figure skaters received gold medals in Paris...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins us to talk about her role in Biden’s departure from the campaign, as well as Harris’s selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate. The Verge reporter Lauren Feiner explains the federal ruling that Google has maintained a monopoly in the search and advertising markets. Wesley Bell defeated incumbent Cori Bush in the Missouri Democratic pr...

Harris picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. USA Today reports on his political record. Global markets reeled, but economists say: Don’t panic yet. Washington Post economics reporter Rachel Siegel explains why. Nurse practitioners increasingly treat patients independently. Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Caleb Melby warns that when they aren’t well trained, the result...

One of the Americans not released in last week’s prisoner swap involving multiple countries is teacher Marc Fogel, who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony back in 2022. PBS spoke with his sister, Anne Fogel.   The  Washington Post 's Ruby Mellen describes how a 6-year-old Palestinian boy became the face of the hunger crisis in Gaza. Astronauts on a 10-day mission ha...

U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich have been freed from Russian custody in one of the most complicated prisoner swaps in history. The Journal goes inside the negotiations to bring them home. The Wall Street Journal reports on how America’s new political war is pitting young men against young women. And Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report joins to...

Catherine Lucey of the Wall Street Journal explains how presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is looking to capitalize on renewed energy within the party.   CNN reports on the protests and uncertainty wracking Venezuela in the wake of its contested presidential election. The dual killings of a Hamas political leader and a Hezbollah commander this week have raised the risk of a regional...

The assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, is deepening fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. CNN has more.     JD Vance’s memoir reveals the roots of his ideas about parents, children, and who should run the country. Jessica Winter of the New Yorker joins to explain more.   Reuters reports that presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will...

The San Francisco Chronicle reports on what’s known about the arson suspect accused of starting the Park Fire, why it burned so quickly , and why many residents refused to leave .   Biden is backing major Supreme Court reforms. CBS News lays out what they would do. Gymnastics promised a reckoning, but coaches who faced allegations remain in the sport. Molly Hensley-Clancy, sports invest...

A six-week abortion ban takes effect in Iowa today. It’s one of the most restrictive bans in the country. KCUR has the story.   After multiple attacks this weekend, NPR reports on growing concerns about a potential regional war in the Middle East.   Anna Phillips of the Washington Post details an unusual experiment by Nevada as it attempts to solve its water crisis.   NBC reca...

Reuters reporter Maurice Tamman discusses the year he spent investigating how easy it is to buy the ingredients to make fentanyl. CNN on what’s known about the killing of Sonya Massey and the deputy charged with first-degree murder. NBC Olympic host Rebecca Lowe joins Apple News In Conversation to talk about the top athletes to watch in Paris. Video-game performers went on strike, in part ov...

USA Today looks at Harris’s potential VP picks, and Apple News editor Gideon Resnick talks about her decision’s possible impact on the race. Inside what the San Francisco Chronicle calls one of the first high-profile evictions of unhoused people since the Supreme Court’s major ruling on encampments. The International Olympic Committee says Salt Lake City must lobby for an end to...

Netanyahu’s visit to Washington comes at a challenging moment for Israel and an uncertain time for its relationship with the U.S. Ben Samuels of Haaretz explains. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution looks at why Delta was hit so hard by the global IT outage. Peter Holley from Texas Monthly reports on how a vending machine that sells bullets in grocery stores has gun-safety advocates concerned....

Politico reporter Eugene Daniels on how Kamala Harris is converting the Biden campaign into her own. American physicians Feroze Sidhwa and Mark Perlmutter, who both recently returned from Gaza, write in Politico about the child casualties of Israel’s war on Hamas. The Washington Post reported on how the ATF traced the Trump rally shooter’s gun using records opposed by some in the GOP....

Biden ended his reelection bid and backed Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. Reuters has details. The Atlantic looks at the problems Biden’s withdrawal creates for the Trump campaign. And USA Today explains how the Trump campaign is turning its focus to Harris. Harris’s life has been filled with milestones and firsts. Now she is close to becoming the Democratic nominee for presid...

The Wall Street Journal covers Trump’s convention speech. And WSJ reporter Alex Leary explains how Trump won back control of the GOP. The Washington Post unpacks what’s known about the assassination attempt against Trump. In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, the Texas Tribune looks into why power outages keep happening in the state. Reuters reports on the global cyber outage that has ground...

CNN reports that Nancy Pelosi told Biden that polls show he cannot win, and ABC says Chuck Schumer privately urged him to step aside. The Washington Post covers JD Vance’s convention speech, in which Trump’s VP pick introduced himself to the nation. Food aid is piling up inside Gaza. NPR looks at why it’s not reaching those in need. Time reporter Andrew Chow investigates the &ldq...

The Wall Street Journal ’s Annie Linskey reports on how some Democrats fear time is running out to change course before Biden gets the nomination. Throughout modern history, assassination attempts on U.S. presidents have led to changes in gun policy. But, Vox argues, that seems unlikely this time. Washington Post reporter Danielle Douglas-Gabriel explains why many universities are abandoning...

The Wall Street Journal has what to know about Trump’s pick for running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.   The Atlantic ’s David Graham explains Judge Aileen Cannon’s stunning decision to dismiss Trump’s classified-documents case.   NPR follows firefighters in New Mexico as they scramble to save migrants from extreme summer heat.   The AR-15, America’s most...

Apple News has a collection of the best coverage and analysis of the shooting. Wall Street Journal senior political correspondent Molly Ball discusses how the incident is affecting the presidential campaign. Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.

Half a million people will remain without power until next week following Beryl’s trail of destruction across Houston. In the area’s brutal summer heat, outages can be a killer. The Texas Tribune ’s Emily Foxhall spoke with residents who are sick of the uncertainty.   On In Conversation , brain-science expert Mitch Prinstein explains what we know about how social media affec...

Washington Post reporter Emily Rauhala has the story of how fears of a Trump victory have NATO leaders looking to lock in support for Ukraine — and the alliance itself. Vox ’s Constance Grady discusses recent revelations about Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro. NBC News reports on a breakthrough study on lupus that could point the way to new treatment. Today’s episode...