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Episodes (51)
The Campaign Ad Galvanizing the Midterms
Oct 22, 2026
The Midterm Races Republicans Are Worried About
Oct 21, 2026
Is Trump Ready to Bail on Ukraine?
Oct 20, 2026
France Smolders After Protests Turn Violent
Oct 19, 2026
The Elementary School Shooting in Oregon
Oct 16, 2026
The Price is Wrong: Why Inflation’s Accelerating
Oct 15, 2026
Pope Leo’s Cancer Diagnosis
Oct 14, 2026
Federal Agents Search Rep. Omar's House
Oct 13, 2026
Hurricane Isaias Whips Through the South
Oct 12, 2026
Greece-ing the Wheels? The Claim About Kimberly Guilfoyle
Oct 9, 2026
Christa Pike Is Alive. And Angry.
Oct 8, 2026
Why Student Protests Took Over France
Oct 7, 2026
Supreme Court’s New Term: Wildfires & ‘Zombie Forests’
Oct 6, 2026
Cornell’s ‘Defining Moment’
Oct 5, 2026
A Lethal Injection Failed to Kill Her. Twice.
Oct 2, 2026
How Passengers Rescued Their Own Plane
Oct 1, 2026
After “AI Summit,” Will Tech CEOs Back Down?
Sep 30, 2026
DA Re-Opens Cornell Rape Case
Sep 29, 2026
The Alleged Terror Plot Near a UK Air Base
Sep 28, 2026
That’s What Xi Said: Trump’s China Summit
Sep 25, 2026
Is Trump Losing His Grip on the GOP?
Sep 24, 2026
Trump Threatens to ‘Annihilate’ Iran
Sep 23, 2026
The ICE Shooting in Austin, Texas
Sep 22, 2026
Drone of Arc: Trump Wants Monument Weaponized
Sep 21, 2026
How Damaged Are US Middle East Bases?
Sep 18, 2026
What the Fed Rate Hike Means for You
Sep 17, 2026
Curtains for the Kennedy Center?
Sep 16, 2026
Lock In, Chat: Trump Goes All-In on AI
Sep 15, 2026
The AI Industry’s Wake-Up Call
Sep 14, 2026
25 Years Later, New 9/11 Accusations
Sep 11, 2026
The GOP’s Unconventional Convention
Sep 10, 2026
Blame Canada: Trump’s New Trade Threat
Sep 9, 2026
A Deadly Amazon Cargo Plane Crash
Sep 8, 2026
How We’re Laboring…and How We’re Spending
Sep 7, 2026
Trump’s DOJ Arrests an ICE Agent
Sep 4, 2026
Why NYC Banned AI in Schools
Sep 3, 2026
Fresh Iran Strikes Spark Global Concerns
Sep 2, 2026
What Happened with Grand Canyon Flash Flood?
Sep 1, 2026
Trump’s Massive Oil Deal with Venezuela
Aug 31, 2026
Nepal’s 60 Mile Disaster Zone
Aug 28, 2026
Meta’s Mega Settlement
Aug 27, 2026
How Many NFL Players Have CTE?
Aug 26, 2026
No Canada: Trump’s Risky Tariff Strategy
Aug 25, 2026
Canada: This Means (Trade) War
Aug 24, 2026
Introducing 'What Happened to the McStays?'
Aug 22, 2026
Swalwell Seizure: FBI Probing Fmr. Congressman
Aug 21, 2026
Could mRNA Give Us a Cancer Vaccine?
Aug 20, 2026
That’s So Meta: Landmark Tech Trial Begins
Aug 19, 2026
What We Know About Hayden Panettiere’s Death
Aug 18, 2026
Ukraine Just Launched Its Biggest Attack of the War
Aug 17, 2026