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We're leading with what a Treasury Secretary said out loud at the White House podium — and what it means about how power moves when nobody's watching closely enough. From our Ground News desk: The Treasury Secretary…
Listen + read script →Israeli forces conducted a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp in the West Bank overnight, injuring 51 Palestinians and arresting dozens more. Qalandiya sits on the northern edge of Jerusalem. The operation is part of…
Listen + read script →Heavy opening. Let's go straight to it. In late May, the President said on camera that the United States would "blow up" Oman if the country didn't behave as ordered. His exact words: "Oman will behave just like…
Listen + read script →We'll start in Washington, where the National Park Service has formally concluded that President Trump's proposed triumphal arch at Memorial Circle would intrude on dozens of nearby historic sites. The Park Service…
Listen + read script →We're leading with the president's war calculus and what it means for the midterms — or doesn't. At a Cabinet meeting in late May, Trump was asked about gas prices and the midterm elections. His answer: he doesn't care…
Listen + read script →The FDA has approved Moderna's mRNA influenza vaccine for older adults — the first licensed flu shot built on messenger RNA technology. The approval comes after a notable reversal inside the agency. In February, Vinay…
Listen + read script →Heavy hour. The president says he'll move on Cuba next. Let's start there. Twenty-four hours after calling for no escalation, Trump told reporters yesterday he'd be happy to be the one who "does" Cuba—his language, not…
Listen + read script →We'll start in Ukraine. A deadly Russian missile strike on Kyiv has renewed pressure on Western allies over air defense. Ukraine's military is warning that a shortage of Patriot interceptors is directly costing civilian…
Listen + read script →Morning. Hard hour ahead. Texas politician accusing another of voter fraud while his own registration is under scrutiny, Russia's hitting Ukraine with missiles Ukraine can't stop, and we've got the rest of the story…
Listen + read script →Starting with a security incident in Southern California. Authorities have arrested a man at Trump's golf course in the Los Angeles area ahead of a planned presidential visit. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department…
Listen + read script →Heavy hour. We're leading with something that happened overseas in May — and it's still moving. Trump and Iran both claimed victory on the Strait of Hormuz the same night. Markets moved on one version. Reality hasn't…
Listen + read script →Starting with a supply problem that connects two active war theaters. The United States and its allies rely on Patriot missile interceptors to knock down incoming ballistic missiles — in Ukraine and across the Middle…
Listen + read script →We're leading with Texas infrastructure and a governor's contradiction. ProPublica has the story. Greg Abbott spent months blasting Corpus Christi for mismanaging its water supply. He was right about the crisis — the…
Listen + read script →We start in the Middle East. The Board of Peace, represented by director Miroslav Lajčák, has stated that Israeli forces will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas disarms. Netanyahu met with Lajčák amid continued Israeli…
Listen + read script →Heavy on power and money today. Let's go. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered a statewide halt on data center approvals Monday. The Public Utility Commission and ERCOT — that's the grid operator — have to audit every…
Listen + read script →We start overseas. A drone struck a crowded beach near the Russian Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik on Monday. Russia says seven people were killed and at least forty injured. Three of the dead were children. Video…
Listen + read script →We've got the attorney general backing down on a billion-eight, the FCC taking gifts it shouldn't have, and the president talking two different games on Cuba at the same time. Let's start with the money. Acting Attorney…
Listen + read script →We'll start in the Middle East. The United States and Iran have confirmed that a new round of nuclear talks will begin Monday. President Trump said Gulf allies and Tehran both urged him to hold off on planned strikes,…
Listen + read script →From Inkwell, the Independent News Drop. I'm Keli, with Hast. Heavy hour. We're leading with a sitting president's casual claim about running a country the United States just occupied. From our Ground News desk: in…
Listen + read script →We start with a 4-to-3 ruling out of Michigan's Supreme Court. The court cleared the state's attorney general to proceed with a probe into Eli Lilly's insulin pricing. The investigation began four years ago under AG…
Listen + read script →We're leading with what the president told Reuters about Iran—and it's a statement that needs to sit in the open before we move anywhere else. From our Ground News desk: In early March, Trump told Reuters he was…
Listen + read script →We'll start with the diplomatic story that is moving fastest today. President Trump said Saturday he is cancelling planned strikes on Iran, conditional on Tehran reaching a deal, and reaching one rapidly. The statement…
Listen + read script →We're leading with what a lawsuit forced into the open, and what the president did with it once it was public. From our Ground News desk: a federal judge in March halted above-ground construction at Mar-a-Lago, but…
Listen + read script →We start in Ukraine. At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured in Russian missile strikes on Kyiv overnight. The attacks hit residential areas of the capital. The on-the-record count is nine dead. What…
Listen + read script →We're leading with power and money this hour — a sitting president selling direct access to his official statements, and then we'll walk through what happens when the rule-writers and the people they regulate eat dinner…
Listen + read script →We'll start in Gaza. Israeli forces launched strikes across the territory on Friday, killing at least two Palestinians. This came hours after Hamas agreed to a draft peace deal that included a disarmament provision. The…
Listen + read script →Courts and misconduct first. A federal appeals court in the Fourth Circuit just handed down a ruling on prosecutor professional misconduct — we're talking about a case where a prosecutor withheld evidence and a…
Listen + read script →We begin in Europe, where a landmark trial is underway. A Syrian lawyer is prosecuting a former Assad-era official in what legal observers are calling one of the first serious accountability proceedings for crimes…
Listen + read script →We're leading with something the press decided wasn't real until it became law. July 2019. Trump stood in front of cameras and said: "I have Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president." The…
Listen + read script →We begin in Spain. The country has deployed military forces to Ceuta, its enclave on the northern coast of Africa, after thousands of migrants overwhelmed police barricades at the Morocco-Spain border crossing.…
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