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Hungaryian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, an ally of President Trump, was ousted from office in yesterday’s election. The Economist looks at the results. U.S. Central Command said it will impose a blockade at the Strait of Hormuz after weekend negotiations with Iran failed to produce a deal. Phil Stewart of Reuters joins to discuss where talks could go next. Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell quit...

From Apple News In Conversation : A medieval-monster slayer. A tiny alien named Roscoe. A talking plate of spaghetti. These are just a few of the customizable companions available through AI-chatbot apps like Kindroid, Tolan, and Character. AI. In her latest piece for the New Yorker , journalist Anna Wiener explores the rapidly expanding world of these products and the people who use them. Sh...

Israel’s strikes on Lebanon threaten the ceasefire with Iran. And Bloomberg ’s Andrea Palasciano looks at President Trump’s difficult meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. The Artemis II crew is set to return from its 10-day mission to the moon today. Space.com ’s Mike Wall joins to discuss how this era of lunar exploration is different from past endeavors. California&r...

The ceasefire deal between the U.S., Israel, and Iran is already showing signs of fraying. Avi Salzman from Barron’s tells us there’s little sign of movement in the Strait of Hormuz. Wisconsin voters passed a first-of-its-kind law restricting future data centers. Politico ’s Tyler Katzenberger explains what the referendum says about how some voters feel about the AI boom. Golf&rs...

President Trump announces a two-week ceasefire with Iran, pulling back from threats he made earlier in the day. Phil Stewart from Reuters explains what we know — and don’t know — about the deal. Vice President JD Vance visited Hungary to stump for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Washington Post ’s Catherine Belton joins to discuss why the MAGA-aligned Orbán is facing a tough ba...

President Trump says today’s deadline for Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz is firm. Will Weissert of The Associated Press details the latest. The United Arab Emirates is cracking down on Iranians who live in the country in retaliation for drone attacks. The Wall Street Journal ’s Omar Abdel-Baqui joins to discuss what that means for the nearly half a million Iranians living in t...

American forces pulled off a daring rescue of a downed U.S. airman in Iran. The Wall Street Journal ’s Shelby Holliday breaks down the chain of events. It’s been a year since President Trump’s “Liberation Day,” when he unveiled his signature global tariffs. Courtenay Brown of Axios explains how the tariffs reshaped the American and global economies. Michigan and UConn...

From Apple News In Conversation : Last June, journalist Andy Greenberg received an anonymous email from someone claiming to be trapped inside a scam compound in Southeast Asia. The source, using the pseudonym Red Bull, said he had access to a trove of internal materials exposing the inner workings of the criminal operation — and that he was willing to risk his life to share them. Greenb...

Pam Bondi is out as President Trump’s attorney general. Semafor ’s Shelby Talcott joins to discuss why the president became frustrated with Bondi’s job performance. Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon has displaced more than a million people. NPR ’s Lauren Frayer breaks down why some are worried their loved ones will never return. The WNBA players’ union enlisted the help...

President Trump delivers a national address on the war with Iran. Reuters has the takeaways. The confirmation of Trump’s nominee for the next U.S. surgeon general is stalled in the Senate. The Washington Post ’s Dan Diamond explains why the nomination of the MAHA-aligned doctor has run into some roadblocks. Inadequate snow and rain in the West is raising fears of drought and wildfires....

The Supreme Court hears arguments today regarding President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. The Wall Street Journal ’s James Romoser joins to discuss the key questions before the court. Some U.S. allies in the Gulf want President Trump to keep up the war with Iran. Aamer Madhani of the Associated Press explains why some countries say Tehran hasn’t been weakened...

NASA’s Artemis program will soon send a four-person crew around the moon. Bloomberg ’s Loren Grush explains why the agency is making a lunar return. Iran instituted what is being called the “Tehran toll booth” on the Strait of Hormuz. NBC News reports some ships are being charged millions of dollars to pass. The Trump administration is using a little-known immigration court...

The U.S. says it can only confirm about a third of Iran’s missile capabilities have been destroyed. Idrees Ali of Reuters joins to discuss what that means as signs of a potential U.S. ground operation grow. Lawmakers in Washington left for a two-week recess after failing to fund DHS and as long lines at some airports persist. NBC News ’s Sahil Kapur explains why competing Republican bi...

From Apple News In Conversation : We are in the middle of a protein boom. Protein food products make up a more than $100 billion industry — and it’s still growing. In a new book, Protein: The Making of a Nutritional Superstar , health scholar Samantha King and sociologist Gavin Weedon reveal how marketing, industry interests, and cultural trends — not nutritional science —...

The Senate reached a deal to fund DHS, as security wait times at the nation’s airports have continued to get longer. Juan Lozano of the Associated Press explains how Houston’s airports have come to embody the shutdown’s impact on travelers. President Trump said he would postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants again. Reuters reports on how each side has presented different plans on ending the war....

The DHS shutdown has led to record-breaking wait times at airports as the Transportation Security Administration struggles with staffing shortages. NBC News reports on how TSA’s administrator warned Congress that things could get worse in the coming months. Meta and Google lost a court case over whether their platforms were to blame for the mental-health issues of a woman who compulsively us...

President Trump said talks with Iran over ending the war have been productive. Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters joins to discuss whether that means a diplomatic resolution is close. A group of employees at Voice of America are suing the government, alleging that Trump official Kari Lake spread pro-Trump propaganda on air. NPR ’s David Folkenflik breaks down the case. Something happened last year for...

President Trump reversed course on attacking Iran’s power plants Monday, saying they are in talks to end the war and fully open the Strait of Hormuz. The Wall Street Journal ’s Tom Fairless joins to discuss how countries are working to save energy as the back-and-forth over the strait continues. Investigators are working to determine how an Air Canada jet crashed into a fire truck at N...

President Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of crucial energy infrastructure. Reuters reports on how Iran issued a threat of its own in response. ICE officers are being deployed to airports to assist TSA agents with long lines. Politico reports that the moves comes as funding to reopen DHS remains stalled. Congress may have accidentally turned o...

From Apple News In Conversation : Twitter was created 20 years ago. Many saw the platform as an online public square — a place to connect with strangers, spark viral debates, and even launch careers and social movements. When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he began reshaping it in his own image, eventually rebranding it as X, and redefining how it operates and what it’s used fo...

The U.S. is considering lifting sanctions on some Iranian oil. The Washington Post ’s Evan Halper explains why. Fallout from revelations about Latino civil-rights icon Cesar Chavez have been swift as institutions move to strip his name off of buildings, parks and other sites. Gustavo Arellano of the Los Angeles Times joins to discuss the reaction. The identity of the artist known as Banksy h...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday. NBC News reports on how Gabbard declined to say whether Iran had posed an imminent threat before the war began. A Times of Israel correspondent says he received death threats about his reporting on a missile strike in Jerusalem from bettors on the prediction site Polymarket. Will Oremus of...

Iran is cracking down on dissent to prevent an uprising by its citizens. The Wall Street Journal ’s Margherita Stancati breaks down the situation Iranians are in. Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin begins the confirmation process today to become the next homeland-security secretary. The Atlantic ’s Nick Miroff discusses what Mullin might do with large warehouses the administration purch...

President Trump’s call for military assistance from other countries at the Strait of Hormuz has met with a mostly cool reception. NBC News reports on why. A federal judge tossed out subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in a probe over whether Jerome Powell gave false testimony. The Wall Street Journal ’s Nick Timiraos breaks down the case. A cash-only market for GLP-1s is bringing d...

President Trump wants allies to send send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to provide security for oil tankers. The Guardian on how reports several countries are considering their options. A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing housing supply passed in the Senate overwhelmingly. Sahil Kapur of NBC News breaks down what’s inside the legislation. Extreme weather is about to hit a large swath of...