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From Apple News In Conversation : President Trump earned more than $2 billion in his first year back in office. According to a mandatory financial disclosure released in June, most of that fortune came from cryptocurrency ventures. David Kirkpatrick, a staff writer at the New Yorker who has tracked Trump’s earnings for years, sat down with Apple News In Conversation guest host David Greene t...

President Trump imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners. Bloomberg ’s Alicia Diaz has the details. The Washington Post ’s Rick Maese explains how prediction markets have turned LeBron James’s free-agency decision into a financial free-for-all, and why the NBA is pushing regulators to rein in the trend. The death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old whose body was found on an island...

The Trump administration’s new nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia is raising alarms. Timothy Gardner of Reuters explains what’s missing and why Congress, Israel, and nonproliferation experts are worried. Trump is again threatening to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure if the Islamic Republic continues targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The Hill reports. The Associated Press &rsqu...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, faced tough questions from senators over a $67 billion emergency-funding request to keep paying for the war with Iran. Politico ’s Leo Shane III breaks down the hearing. A growing progressive faction of the Democratic Party is pushing to change the U.S. stance toward Israel. NBC News ’s Sahil Kapur j...

President Trump has raised unprecedented amounts of money in his second term despite having no reelection campaign on the horizon. The Wall Street Journal ’s Marianne LeVine explains the sprawling, often undisclosed donor network funding him. The U.S. carried out strikes against Iran for a 10th night as their conflict spreads. The Washington Post ’s Michael Birnbaum details how a Houth...

Spain is the 2026 FIFA World Cup champion. The Athletic ’s Dermot Corrigan breaks down the final and provides key takeaways from the biggest World Cup in history. A weekend of deadly escalation pushed the U.S. and Iran closer to all-out war, after an Iranian strike in Jordan and a drone incident in Iraq left three American soldiers dead. The Washington Post reports on how the U.S. may be pre...

We have a special episode for you today: Everything to know ahead of the final World Cup match today between Spain and reigning world champs, Argentina, explained by Rebecca Lowe and Brendan Hunt, co-hosts of the Apple News World Cup podcast ' After the Whistle .' Hunt coaches fictional pro-soccer in Apple TV’s ' Ted Lasso .’ Lowe has been hosting the World Cup coverage for Fox Sports. They’ve bee...

From Apple News In Conversation : GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are being taken by millions of Americans. These medications have been approved for treating diabetes, obesity, and a small number of other chronic conditions. But even as experts are still learning how the drugs work, many people have found that they help with other disorders — from addiction to brain fog to arthritis...

The U.S. and Iran have been escalating attacks in the Gulf. The Wall Street Journal ’s Shelby Holliday explains how both countries are betting the other will concede first. Canadian wildfires are continuing to pour smoke into the U.S. USA Today reports on how unhealthy air has prompted several states to issue warnings for sensitive groups. Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited adaptation of...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced a tense Senate confirmation hearing. CBS News reports on how senators grilled him over the Jeffrey Epstein files, the Department of Justice’s anti-weaponization fund, and his past as President Trump’s personal lawyer. The fatal shooting by ICE of a Colombian immigrant has shaken the small coastal town of Biddeford, Maine. The Washington Post &...

After two deadly civilian shootings in a week, ICE is pausing most vehicle stops nationwide. The Atlantic ’s Nick Miroff explains the significance of the announcement. New York just became the first state to pause new data-center construction. Politico ’s Miranda Willson breaks down how a 2023 Supreme Court ruling helped clear the way for America’s AI-infrastructure boom. A dozen...

The U.S. and Iran veered back toward full-scale conflict. The Associated Press reports on the renewed tension after President Trump launched a third night of strikes and moved to reinstate a naval blockade on Iranian ports. A mysterious parasite called Cyclospora has sickened thousands of people across more than 30 states this summer. The Washington Post ’s Lena Sun explains how officials ar...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the most influential foreign-policy voices in Washington, died on Saturday. The State reports on his legacy. Witnesses paint a different picture of what happened when ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, contradicting the agency’s account. The Washington Post ’s Arelis Hernández joins to discuss the investigation. The Wall Street...

From Apple News In Conversation : The Supreme Court just wrapped one of its most consequential terms in recent memory — issuing major rulings on presidential power, birthright citizenship, and the rights of transgender athletes. But the story playing out in most headlines, legal analyst Sarah Isgur argues, is missing the bigger picture. Isgur is the editor of SCOTUSblog and the author of Las...

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s monthslong absence is complicating GOP efforts to pass a spending bill. The Washington Post ’s Jarrell Dillard explains how the missing vote has stalled a key committee. Maine Democrats are racing to replace Graham Platner in the Senate race ahead of a convention deadline, after his campaign collapsed amid sexual-assault allegations. The Maine Morning Star &rsquo...

Graham Platner stepped down as the Democratic candidate for Maine’s crucial Senate race. Kimberlee Kruesi from the Associated Press tells us what could happen next. The U.S. carried out a second day of strikes against Iran as Trump wrapped his time at the NATO summit in Turkey. The Wall Street Journal ’s Robbie Gramer joins to discuss Trump’s hot-and-cold dynamic with NATO countr...

A sexual-assault allegation against Maine’s Graham Platner has thrown his Senate campaign into chaos, with top Democrats calling for him to step aside. NBC News ’s Sahil Kapur explains what a replacement search could look like. A weeklong preliminary hearing is underway in Utah for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The Salt Lake Tribune ’s Jessica Sch...

The U.S. crashed out of the World Cup with a 4-1 defeat against Belgium. Paul Tenorio of The Athletic tells us how the match was overshadowed by a FIFA decision and a phone call from the White House. Trump arrives today at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Seung Min Kim of the Associated Press joins to discuss how the president plans to enforce spending promises from other nations. The Supreme Cour...

The Apple News Today team is off for the holiday weekend. But we are bringing you something special in place of our usual daily show: a narrated News+ article from Popular Mechanics that we’re making free for everyone. It examines why thousands of cities across the country are shrinking — and what ghost towns of the past can teach us about what happens when thriving places start to fall silent. Su...

This episode originally aired on Sept 18, 2025.  From Apple News In Conversation : The Constitution has been amended 27 times, but the last meaningful change was over half a century ago. In historian Jill Lepore’s book We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution , she argues that the near impossibility of amendment in recent decades underlies many of today’s political crises...

President Trump has made an estimated $2 billion since taking office. Reuters details how the deals came together. Gas prices this summer are lower than experts predicted. Politico explains why the forecasts missed the mark. Is midtown Manhattan about to host Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding? The Atlantic discusses how speculation is in overdrive — by Swift’s own design. Plus, a...

The Supreme Court wrapped its 2025–2026 term. Justin Jouvenal of the Washington Post breaks down the key moments in a consequential set of decisions. The justices upheld two state laws that bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. Brooke Migdon from The 19th explains what the ruling means for trans athletes across the country. The federal government will cover GLP-1 weight-...

On the final day of its term, the Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s proposed limits to birthright citizenship . It allowed states to ban transgender women and girls from participating in women's and girl’s sports. And the Supreme Court struck down long-standing campaign finance restrictions. The Washington Post ’s Julian Mark examines one of the Supreme Court’s other big rulings this week,...

The Supreme Court just expanded President Trump’s power over federal agencies that were long considered independent. NPR explains what to know. Search-and-rescue crews are racing to find survivors in earthquake-ravaged Venezuela. The BBC reports on how families have joined in to look for their loved ones. Texas is the first state to require Bible readings in public schools. The Houston Chronicle r...

From Apple News In Conversation : When New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian Kang sat down to do his taxes, one question surfaced: Should he still be saving for his 9-year-old daughter’s college fund? What followed was a deeply reported series about the growing crisis in American higher education and the forces behind it — from AI to soaring tuition to a collapse in public trust in insti...