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m. central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good morning. Trump's Iran deal is fracturing the GOP this morning—we'll start there. President Trump's emerging proposal to end the war with Iran is drawing pushback from Republican…
Listen + read script →m. central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. The Iran story is moving again — we'll get into that in a minute, but first the shape of what we're tracking: diplomacy, domestic politics, and a health emergency…
Listen + read script →Morning. We're leading on voting rights and a bit of legal contradiction out of Texas. Let's go. We're back on the question of the Voting Rights Act and what its erosion means beyond racial politics specifically. The…
Listen + read script →m. central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're opening on voting rights and what's happening in the states right now. The Voting Rights Act has been under pressure for years, but here's what you'll hear in a lot…
Listen + read script →m. central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good morning. Slovenia's making a European shift this morning—we'll start there. Right. Slovenia's parliament has approved Janez Jansa as prime minister. He's a right-wing populist who…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're leading on the death of Carlo Petrini, but before we get there — the Texas college piece is moving today, and we'll have that. Petrini, the founder of the Slow Food…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good morning. We're leading with the Trump litigation numbers — they're back in focus this morning. The president has filed another lawsuit, this one claiming just under…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're tracking spending in the 2026 midterms, border wall contracts under review, and an update on Gaza's message to Everest. Let's go. We'll start with campaign money…
Listen + read script →m. central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Morning. Let's start overseas — the Castro case is moving again. The U.S. has now charged Raúl Castro and five others in connection with the downing of two civilian planes over the…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're tracking a Spanish legal case that's getting new attention, a Texas courthouse question, and some movement on the progressive side of American politics. Let's go. A…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good morning. The abortion fight's moving into new legal terrain this morning. Justice Clarence Thomas has circulated a dissent that flags the Comstock Act — an 1873 law that bars…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. The abortion fight's moving to new legal ground. Justice Clarence Thomas laid out an argument in a recent dissent that's getting attention from legal observers and…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good morning. We're tracking an Ebola outbreak that's raising some timing questions, a new case against Texas's attorney general, and a look at Norway's energy puzzle. Let's go. The…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're tracking military operations in West Africa, a flotilla boarding in the eastern Mediterranean, and some housing policy moving faster than expected on the ground.…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Morning. We're leading on health guidance that matters to millions of women right now, then moving into legal battles over medical care for minors, Texas voting, and overseas military…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. Premier League title race tightens as we head into the final stretch. Arsenal sitting two points clear of Manchester City with two matches left to play. The framing…
Listen + read script →m. central. I'm Keli, and Hast is with me. Good morning. The Xi-Trump summit wrapping up in Beijing — we've got the read on what the symbolism told us. President Trump and China's Xi Jinping concluded their three-day…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're tracking the Supreme Court's next move on abortion access, immigration enforcement ramping up in two major cities, and a diplomatic visit that's already drawing a…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good morning. We're tracking Taiwan policy, a cruise ship quarantine entering a new phase, and developments in the Middle East. Let's go. Donald Trump declined to commit to new arms…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're tracking money in Texas politics, a potential shift in U.S. support for Taiwan, and a federal rule change that's quietly reshaping how companies handle crime. Let's…
Listen + read script →M. central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good morning. We're leading with health politics and a Senate seat in play. Marty Makary is stepping down as FDA commissioner. You've heard us track this — he's been in the role about a…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We've got the Texas Senate race moving again, plus some air-quality news out of Washington that's worth your attention. Let's start in Austin. Democrat James Talarico is…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good morning. The Senate vote on Iran war powers is still moving through the analysis phase this morning. Right. So here's what you'll hear from most outlets: Republicans broke ranks,…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're tracking a gene therapy safety question that's got the whole field watching, then Minneapolis and what happens to mutual aid when the moment passes, and a few moves…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Morning. We've got movement on the right-to-try front this morning — that's the story where the law exists but patients can't seem to use it. We'll get there in a moment. Terminally ill…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're tracking hospital AI adoption, a major state lawsuit against Netflix, and a free-speech case out of Texas. Let's go. We start with sepsis prediction algorithms — an…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Morning. We're tracking Iran's latest move on the negotiating front, a major ruling reshaping Texas politics, and a collision between corporate growth and data privacy. Let's go. Iran's…
Listen + read script →m. central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. We're tracking negotiations in the Persian Gulf, redistricting fallout, and some movement on abortion access. Let's go. Iran's foreign ministry said today that the United…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good morning. We're tracking developments overseas on Iran, a water crisis in Texas, and a couple of stories about power and access here at home. Let's go. Ted Turner died over the…
Listen + read script →m. Central. I'm Keli, with Hast. Good afternoon. The Iran situation's moving — we're tracking new positions from both sides on what a settlement might look like, and meanwhile the regional fighting's picked up again. So…
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