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Semafor reporter Joseph Zeballos-Roig explains what Democrats are looking for from Biden, amid questions about the president’s campaign. NPR reports on the controversy over a new organ-recovery technique. New York magazine looks at how the NDA became the defining legal document of our time. Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.

Hannah Knowles of the Washington Post reports on how Democrats are focusing attacks on Project 2025, a right-wing policy blueprint that’s being pushed by Trump allies. Channel 4 has the story of the Ukrainian children’s hospital that was hit in a Russian missile attack on Monday. NASA volunteers who lived in a simulation of Mars have emerged after more than a year. NPR has more. Today&...

ABC News has details on growing calls from congressional Democrats for Biden to step aside as a candidate. KFF Health News reporter Jazmin Orozco reports on how Idaho’s law criminalizing abortion drove an exodus of OB-GYNs from the state, forcing rural patients to leave their community for treatment. DW looks at Greece’s move to introduce a six-day workweek. Today’s episode was g...

In The Atlantic , law professor Nicholas Bagley looks at a set of recent Supreme Court decisions that have fundamentally reshaped power in Washington. Outside magazine argues for banning fireworks for health and environmental reasons. CBS New York explains why Joey Chestnut is not on this year’s list of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest competitors, despite being the reigning cham...

The Supreme Court dealt a blow to prosecution of Trump by ruling that he has broad immunity. The Wall Street Journal ’s Jess Bravin has the story. NPR spoke with Matthew Holehouse, a British political correspondent for The Economist, about the U.K.’s upcoming election. The Times of London reports on how new research makes a connection between the extinction of dinosaurs and the inventi...

Evan Osnos of the New Yorker discusses the Biden campaign’s attempts to manage the fallout from the president’s debate performance. The American release of the Donald Trump movie ‘The Apprentice,’ starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong, is in question, despite a distribution deal on the table. Jada Yuan from the Washington Post has the story. Simone Biles qualified for h...

Reuters has a recap of the first presidential debate, from Biden’s shaky performance to Trump’s barrage of falsehoods. Ari Saperstein of the Blind Landing podcast previews the U.S. gymnastics trials, as Simone Biles and others aim for spots on the Olympic team. Writer and critic Emily Nussbaum speaks to Apple News In Conversation about the history of reality TV. Today’s episode w...

Evan Osnos of the New Yorker describes what he’ll be watching for in tonight’s presidential debate. AI is exhausting the power grid. Tech firms are seeking a miracle solution. The Washington Post ’s Evan Halper is on the story. The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes. NPR reports. Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.

The surgeon general declared gun violence a public-health crisis. Stat reporter Annalisa Merelli analyzes the move’s potential effects. Intensifying hurricanes, floods, and heat waves are wreaking havoc across the country, and on all of our bank accounts. Nitish Pahwa from Slate explains the increasing impact of climate change on the economy. The New Yorker reports on the father-son drama of...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is flying back to Australia after a 12-year legal battle. CNN explains what to know about his U.S. plea deal. Maxine Joselow from the Washington Post reports on why scientists fear a second Trump term, and what they’re doing about it. She thrifted this vase for $4. It turned out to be an ancient Mayan artifact. NPR has the story. Today’s episode was gue...

The Wall Street Journal spoke to older voters about why they’re supporting Biden against Trump, while the Washington Post looks into how some younger voters who previously supported the president are turning on him. Many military service members and their families have a hard time receiving health care. NPR explains why. Sha’Carri Richardson won her spot at the Paris Olympics with a do...

Some Democrats are trying to repeal the Comstock Act, an 1873 law that they worry could be used by the GOP to restrict abortion nationwide. Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond explains. Apple News In Conversation explores the real reason so many people are getting cosmetic surgery. CNN looks into how the “song of the summer” became a cultural phenomenon. Today’s episode was gues...

The Wall Street Journal explains how a heat dome creates dangerous, record-breaking temperatures. Vox ’s Anna North looks into plans on the Christian right to target divorce, following efforts to restrict abortion rights, IVF, and birth control. Marketplace has the story of the popular children’s snack that’s well on its way to becoming a billion-dollar brand. Today’s episo...

Biden offered a citizenship path for spouses of Americans in a sweeping election-year immigration move. Reuters has details. Dov Lieber of the Wall Street Journal looks at the potential impact of Netanyahu’s decision to dissolve his war Cabinet as fighting continues in Gaza. Eighty-five years ago, a racist mob targeted Opal Lee’s home. Her new house is a symbol of community. The Fort W...

Should FEMA recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as major disasters? The Los Angeles Times examines the issue. St. Louis Public Radio reports on the reasons for the city’s high rate of unsolved murders. The ‘Inside Out’ movies are hits at the box office and among therapists. NPR explains why. Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

NPR explains why the Supreme Court struck down the Trump-era ban on bump stocks for rifles. And the Wall Street Journal highlights notable cases of the court’s term. Emily Stewart of Business Insider looks at why so many musical acts are pulling back on plans for big concert tours. Ahmed Ali Akbar of the Chicago Tribune explores a wonderland for mango lovers. Today’s episode was guest-...

Elon Musk convinced Tesla investors to back his pay package. USA Today has more. Paris wanted an AC-free Olympics. Visiting nations had other plans. Washington Post climate correspondent Chico Harlan explains. Entertainment-industry disrupter Franklin Leonard, founder of the Black List, joins this week’s Apple News In Conversation to talk about what’s gone wrong in Hollywood — an...

Some big retailers are lowering prices. New York magazine looks at why. Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal explains how the Supreme Court’s strains are intensifying as its term’s end approaches. American cricket found a star. He’s a Silicon Valley tech worker. The Washington Post has the story. Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

Hunter Biden was found guilty of federal gun violations. Matt Viser of the Washington Post explains what the verdict means — and what’s next. Survivors of the Sandy Hook shooting are graduating from high school. ABC News spoke with several. Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

NBC News looks at what the first polls after Trump’s conviction show — and what they don’t. And the Washington Post has more takeaways from the polling. Genocide survivors in Darfur are caught in another brutal battle. The Wall Street Journal reports. The Washington Post looks at the companies that will pay you if it rains on your vacation. Today’s episode was guest-hosted...

USA Today reports on the impact of the end of a program that provided free COVID vaccines. CNN has details from the Israeli operation that rescued four hostages and killed scores of Palestinians. He wanted to learn how to be a better dad, so he asked around. Now he has a national TV show. The Philadelphia Inquirer has the story. Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

A judge ordered former Trump adviser Steve Bannon to surrender by July 1 to serve a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress. The Wall Street Journal has more. Reporters Cheyenne Roundtree and Nancy Dillon discuss the years of allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs on this week’s Apple News In Conversation . NPR examines how Israel’s military investigates itself...

Zombie second mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans’ homes. NPR tells you what to know. Damage to the Gaza pier was another blow to a troubled U.S. aid mission. The Washington Post ’s Dan Lamothe joins to explain the challenges. The Athletic looks at how the NBA Finals matchup between the Celtics and Mavericks will be won. Today’s episode was guest-host...

The Wall Street Journal ’s Sadie Gurman explains how Attorney General Merrick Garland has handled investigations into Trump, Biden, and Biden’s son Hunter. Reuters reports on how a federal appeals court blocked a grant program for businesses owned by Black women. And The 19th talks to past recipients of the money, who share how it was transformational. Vox takes a look at what your sib...

The Washington Post ’s Dan Diamond explains what we learned from Dr. Fauci’s testimony to Congress on COVID. Shan Li of the Wall Street Journal looks at the future of India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win a third term. NPR has seven surprising facts about dreams, why we have them, and what they mean.