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The cream of the slop: this year's AI highlights
10 mins; December 19, 2025
Rob Reiner loved America. He thought it could be better
11 mins; December 18, 2025
What's Trump's Venezuela endgame?
8 mins; December 17, 2025
The U.S. is interested in Venezuelan oil, but that's not all
7 mins; December 16, 2025
What we know about the rise in antisemitic attacks in Australia and around the world
12 mins; December 15, 2025
'She's going to return to Venezuela,' says daughter of Maria Corina Machado
11 mins; December 14, 2025
Why some U.S. citizens are being kicked off voting rolls
10 mins; December 13, 2025
Afghan CIA fighters face stark reality in the U.S.
12 mins; December 12, 2025
How a once fringe idea became a Trump administration mantra
7 mins; December 11, 2025
Chicago's Archbishop weighs in on immigration enforcement
10 mins; December 10, 2025
View from Venezuela
7 mins; December 09, 2025
The fight for the future of Warner Bros. just got messier
8 mins; December 08, 2025
Focusing on care not just coverage; economist argues for bigger solutions
11 mins; December 07, 2025
To AI or not to AI? Do college students appreciate the question?
9 mins; December 05, 2025
After 50 years, is the future of special education in jeopardy?
10 mins; December 04, 2025
Trump attacks Somali immigrants ahead of expected Minnesota immigration enforcement
7 mins; December 03, 2025
The White House keeps firing immigration judges. He is one of them
11 mins; December 02, 2025
Did the U.S. commit a war crime in the Caribbean?
11 mins; December 01, 2025
Is MAHA influencing health policy?
7 mins; November 30, 2025
What can a 90s kids’ movie tell us about the redistricting battle?
9 mins; November 29, 2025
How parking explains everything
11 mins; November 28, 2025
What's motivating volunteers across the country, especially this Thanksgiving
11 mins; November 27, 2025
AI is transforming crime, too
9 mins; November 26, 2025
Sen. Kelly says Trump doesn't “understand the Constitution”
15 mins; November 25, 2025
Navigating vaccine misinformation with a pediatrician
10 mins; November 24, 2025
Can progressive mayors save the Democratic Party?
16 mins; November 23, 2025
Trump moves closer to closing the Education Department
8 mins; November 21, 2025
Expensive and exhausting: Why caregivers need to care for themselves, too
10 mins; November 20, 2025
How Chicago's ICE resistance was born
11 mins; November 19, 2025
When it comes to the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, it's complicated
13 mins; November 18, 2025
Republicans targeted abortion providers. Some Mainers lost primary care
10 mins; November 17, 2025
Tornado recovery in St. Louis is a mess. The city blames Trump's FEMA changes
14 mins; November 16, 2025
What it takes to make a Tiny Desk Concert
10 mins; November 15, 2025
A Rolex, a gold bar, a trade deal and the ethics of presidential gifts
7 mins; November 14, 2025
'Is this really happening?' National Guard Members on Trump Deployments
11 mins; November 13, 2025
Democrats have released more Epstein emails. What next?
9 mins; November 12, 2025
Why Fetterman still thinks his party is wrong on Israel, shutdown & the working class
10 mins; November 11, 2025
FDA reverses decades of guidance on hormone therapy for menopause
12 mins; November 10, 2025
'Affordability,' and the repercussions of the increasing global wealth gap
8 mins; November 09, 2025
What this week’s elections could mean for the midterms
8 mins; November 07, 2025
Nancy Pelosi announces end to nearly four decades in Congress
10 mins; November 06, 2025
Tariffs aren't a presidential power, says California Attorney General
11 mins; November 05, 2025
Tariffs are going to the Supreme Court. What's at stake?
9 mins; November 04, 2025
Trump is slashing the number of refugees. What does that mean?
9 mins; November 03, 2025
Trump calls alleged smugglers 'unlawful combatants'. That term has a history.
7 mins; November 02, 2025
Why this episode wouldn't work in print
9 mins; November 01, 2025
Could next week's elections predict the political future?
8 mins; October 31, 2025
Here's what could happen if Obamacare subsidies aren't extended
11 mins; October 30, 2025
Unpacking The U.S. Economy’s ‘Cockroach’ Problem
14 mins; October 29, 2025
Can the global economy handle a world with fewer kids?
9 mins; October 28, 2025
What happens if Antifa is labeled a foreign terrorist organization
7 mins; October 27, 2025
Netanyahu's political future and what the 'BibiSitters' want from him
7 mins; October 26, 2025
Congress is investigating cases of U.S. citizens detained in immigration raids
7 mins; October 24, 2025
Was this NBA betting scandal inevitable?
7 mins; October 23, 2025
The Trump administration says left-wing terrorism in the US is on the rise. Is it?
9 mins; October 22, 2025
Philadelphia is solving homicides at the fastest rate in 40 years. Here's how
9 mins; October 21, 2025
When ICE offers job opportunities in small towns
9 mins; October 20, 2025
A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela
8 mins; October 19, 2025
What is needed to keep the ceasefire on track?
10 mins; October 18, 2025
Farmers already had it bad. The shutdown made it worse.
10 mins; October 17, 2025
We may be in an AI bubble. What does that mean?
9 mins; October 16, 2025
The fighting in Gaza has stopped. But dire conditions persist
11 mins; October 15, 2025
The targets of Trump's DOJ are already paying a price
7 mins; October 14, 2025
Justice Anthony Kennedy's book is not boring
9 mins; October 13, 2025
Hostage's brother-in-law: we haven't matured enough as a region to coexist peacefully
13 mins; October 12, 2025
Jake Sullivan tried to get a Gaza peace deal. Here's what he thinks of Trump's
9 mins; October 10, 2025
Will a ceasefire deal move forward after two years of war between Israel and Hamas?
11 mins; October 09, 2025
A week into the shutdown, federal workers are stuck in limbo
7 mins; October 08, 2025
The National Guard arrives in Chicago. What now?
9 mins; October 07, 2025
Trump calls cartels terrorists. Is that enough to go to war?
9 mins; October 06, 2025
When will sufficient aid be allowed into Gaza? UNICEF says Gazans need more
6 mins; October 05, 2025
Federal workers reaffirming loyalty to the Constitution, not politics
10 mins; October 04, 2025
Daniel Day-Lewis was retired. His son is just getting started
10 mins; October 03, 2025
Here's how the shutdown is playing out across the U.S.
9 mins; October 02, 2025
Trump’s economy is marked by uncertainty. What could more tariffs mean for you?
13 mins; October 01, 2025
Ukraine's scrappy wartime innovation
11 mins; September 30, 2025
Why the stakes for this shutdown are higher
11 mins; September 29, 2025
The world commits to new climate goals without the U.S.
9 mins; September 28, 2025
Goodbye, Ari Shapiro
9 mins; September 26, 2025
They warned about AI before it was cool. They're still worried
11 mins; September 25, 2025
Trump is changing public health guidance. What's it mean for you?
11 mins; September 24, 2025
Does Trump's plan to get homeless people off the streets violate civil liberties?
11 mins; September 23, 2025
One of ICE’s biggest detention facilities is plagued by problems
9 mins; September 22, 2025
Did Charlie Kirk's killing shatter Spencer Cox's vision of politics?
9 mins; September 21, 2025
How to really listen in today's America
8 mins; September 20, 2025
Trump used the military to target a Venezuelan vessel. Is it legal?
9 mins; September 19, 2025
Kimmel cancellation renews questions about free speech
13 mins; September 18, 2025
The U.K.'s response to Trump, like America's, is divided.
14 mins; September 17, 2025
Robert Redford was his own kind of Hollywood icon
8 mins; September 16, 2025
Charlie Kirk's chair is empty. Can MAGA harness his movement?
8 mins; September 15, 2025
The immigration crackdown is changing how people interact with law enforcement
10 mins; September 14, 2025
Understanding the war in Gaza through the words of a child
12 mins; September 13, 2025
Can the global HIV/AIDS fight recover from Trump's cuts?
11 mins; September 12, 2025
Young Conservatives Are Asking What's Next For the Movement Charlie Kirk Started
8 mins; September 11, 2025
The 9/11 terrorism case is in limbo. So are the victim families.
12 mins; September 10, 2025
What Jeffrey Epstein's bank knew
9 mins; September 09, 2025
Hackers are after your water. How this town defends against them.
7 mins; September 08, 2025
What happens when democracies use military force to occupy their own territory?
8 mins; September 07, 2025
Trump wants to change education. What's that mean for kids?
10 mins; September 05, 2025
A vaccine skeptic is leading public health in the US. Today, RFK Jr. faced questions
