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Could Election Commission Firings Put Midterms at Risk? And Will the Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s Shooting Go to Trial?
Episode 291
The White House has ousted the members of the Election Assistance Commission, a bipartisan agency that works with state and local officials on electi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Democrats Race To Replace Platner; Is the Iran War Maxing Out the Pentagon’s Budget?
Episode 290
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has denied the sexual assault allegation against him but says he’s suspending his campaign after pre…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Iran Strikes Overshadow NATO Summit; Emmy Noms With Expected Nods and Surprise Snubs
Episode 289
President Donald Trump declared the U.S. and Iranian ceasefire to be “over” after the two countries traded strikes overnight, upending the second day…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Ukraine, Iran and Greenland on the NATO Agenda; Will Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner Drop Out?
Episode 288
President Donald Trump began this week’s NATO meeting criticizing alliance members and floating U.S. control of Greenland. But U.S. allies say they’r…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Iran Shows Strength While Mourning Supreme Leader; Ukraine Struggles With Defense Missile Shortage
Episode 287
Crowds are filling the streets of Tehran, Iran, for the funeral procession of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, four months after the sta…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Historian Heather Cox Richardson on American self-determination, division and optimism
Episode 286
America is celebrating 250 years, and we’re partying like it’s 1776! Historian Heather Cox Richardson explains why our democracy has held up all thes…
2 months ago
Venezuelans Frustrated With Government’s Earthquake Response; Writer David Sedaris Finds the Humor in America's Divisions
Episode 285
Just over a week since twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela, the death toll is nearing 3,000 and rescue crews are still searching for survivors trap…
2 months ago
President Trump’s Personal Billion-Dollar Boom; “One Big Beautiful Bill” One Year On
Episode 284
President Donald Trump made more than $2 billion in 2025, including $1.4 billion from the crypto industry. The legally required disclosure from the O…
2 months ago
The Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship and Bans on Transgender Athletes; What’s in a Heat Wave?
Episode 283
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to limit birthright citizenship. But the conservative majority up…
2 months ago
Why SCOTUS Is ‘Treading Carefully’ on Presidential Power; Oman Sets Its Sights on the Strait of Hormuz
Episode 282
It was a mixed bag for President Donald Trump at the Supreme Court on Monday, as the justices expanded his power to fire members of some independent …
2 months, 1 week ago