Podcast Episodes

U.S. Allies Reject Trump’s Demands for Warships, and Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol

 Plus, the champion of “Swedish death cleaning” dies at 91. 

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Trump Hits Out at Allies After Cool Response to Requests for…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump Asks for Help With Strait of Hormuz, and Israeli Forces Kill Family in West Bank

Plus, highlights from the Oscars. 

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Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices, by David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt…

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump Removes Sanctions on Russian Oil, and Chatbots Want Your Health Records

Plus, the Friday news quiz.

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Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict, by Alan Rappeport

Oil …

1 month ago

The $11 Billion Cost for One Week of War, and a New ‘Millionaires’ Tax’

Plus, Planned Parenthood’s new offering: Botox.

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Pentagon Tells Congress First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11.3 Billi…

1 month ago

Iranians Feel the War Is ‘Closing In,’ and Bondi Is Said to Move Because of Threats

Plus, iPads in kindergarten. 

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How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War, by Mark Mazzetti, Tyler Pa…

1 month ago

Trump Zigzags on When War Will End, and Investigators Search Epstein’s Ranch in New Mexico

Plus, space mirrors? 

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Pakistani Navy Escorts Tankers as Conflict Chokes Off Oil Traffic, by Chris Cameron, Farnaz Fassihi…

1 month ago

Iran’s Next Supreme Leader, and the New Lucrative Pardon Industry for Rich Offenders

Plus, the "slop bowl" is losing its appeal.

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Iran Names Khamenei’s Son Supreme Leader, by Farnaz Fassihi and Yan Zhuang

Ho…

1 month ago

Kristi Noem’s Firing, and the Boom of American Billionaires

Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

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Israel Pummels Beirut, Intensifying Strikes on Hezbollah, by Ephrat Livni, Abdi Latif Dahir…

1 month, 1 week ago

Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and a Tariff Refund Update

Plus, why you should not let A.I. do your taxes. 

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As Attacks Spread, War With Iran Reaches Far Beyond Mideast, by Eric Sc…

1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s ‘Worst Case’ Scenario in Iran, and the Most Expensive Primary in U.S. History

Plus, the fight over daylight saving time. 

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Israel Bombs Security Sites Amid Questions Over Iran’s Leadership, by Aaron B…

1 month, 1 week ago