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Episodes

Trump attacks DSA candidates as 'communists.' Will it stick?

Truth Social Paid Access, Colorado River Cuts, FIFA's Faceplant

Trump Says Hamas Will Disarm, Blanche Faces GOP Pushback, Economic Outlook

US and Iran Trade Strikes After Brief Pause, Fauci Pleads The Fifth, New Asylum Rule

Trump Has 'Productive' Talks With Zelenskyy And Netanyahu, France Wildfires

Trump Meets Zelenskyy And Netanyahu, TPS Update, Political Corruption

Seattle Shooting, Iran War Pause, Midterm Elections

‘We want to ride’: the 1978 protest that sparked the disability rights movement

White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Ukraine hits Russian Retailer, India Protests

Saudi Oil Tankers Attacked, Trump's New Tariffs, Wisconsin Police Shooting

Saudi Uranium Enrichment Deal, Trump Defends Iran War, GOP Congress Out Of Sync

Trump Receives Fallen Troops, Hegseth Grilled On The Hill, Arizona Primary Results

Iran And Yemen's Houthis Blockade, Hegseth On Capitol Hill, Arizona Primary Day

US-Iran War Escalates, Congress To-Do List, UK Has A New Prime Minister

Infertility doctor secretly fathered dozens of children: how strangers became family

Hunter Biden on addiction and 'the gift of being publicly shamed' | NPR's Newsmakers

ICE Shootings Update, Swift Observatory Rescue, World Cup Final Preview

Trump Rehashes Election Fraud Claims, Politics Of Trump's Speech, Texas Flooding

Blanche Confirmation Hearing, Iran War And Midterm Politics, Clayton ODNI Hearing

Blanche Confirmation Hearing, US and Strait of Hormuz, ICE Vehicle Stops

Memorandum Of Misunderstanding, Fatal ICE Shooting, Paramount Merger Suit

US and Iran Trade Attacks Again, Sen. Lindsay Graham Dies, Congress Returns

Should we worry about the end of the world?

Election Betting on Prediction Markets, Special Education, Breastmilk Storage

Iran and US Pause Fighting Again, TPS Work Permits, July 4th Teen Death Investigation

Trump's Whiplash Foreign Policy, Iran War Escalates, Graham Platner Drops Out

Iran Ceasefire Over, Platner Replacements Emerge, Olympic Committee Lifts Russia Ban

Platner Pressured To Drop Out, NATO Summit In Turkey, US Out Of World Cup

Holiday Weekend Politics, Iran Mourns Supreme Leader, US Vs Belgium World Cup Drama

The growing movement to secede from Illinois and become the 51st state

July 4th Events Curtailed, The Week in Politics, A Funeral For Iran’s Supreme Leader

July 4th Heat Wave, Russian Strikes On Ukraine, Future Of Democratic Party

Trump's Crypto Earnings, Democratic Socialists Rising, USA Advances In World Cup

SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Colorado Primary Results, World Cup Heats Up

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, issues final rulings of its term

US & Iran In Qatar For Talks, SCOTUS Birthright Ruling, Colorado Primary Preview

US-Iran Strikes Test Talks, Venezuela Quake Search & Rescue, Trump's Immigration Wins

The secret life of a stolen Van Gogh

Search and Rescue in Venezuela, Election Security, Free Childcare

Venezuela Earthquakes Aftermath, SCOTUS Immigration Rulings, Trump Offers Farmers Aid

Venezuela Earthquakes, Trump Senate Fight, Pentagon Shuffles

Trump Vs Thune, Road To Housing Act, Democratic Socialist Win In New York Primaries

US Lifts Oil Sanctions On Iran, Trump Shifts To Economy, MN Subpoenas Thrown Out

UK PM Starmer Resigns, First Round Of US-Iran Talks, Iran Deal Scrutiny

Caught in Cambodia’s Scam Machine: Part 1

Caught in Cambodia’s Scam Machine: Part 2

Broken Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire ; Latest on U.S. Politics; Ebola Update

US-Iran Talks Delayed, Vance Peace Architect, Obama Presidential Center Opens

Trump Signs Initial Deal With Iran, Trump Withholds DNI Nominee, Trump Approval Poll

Big Questions About US-Iran Deal, Trump Wraps G7 Summit, Georgia Primary Results