Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.
What to know about big developments in Trump investigations
11 mins; October 14, 2022
How a secret tape of racist remarks is rocking politics
7 mins; October 13, 2022
Jake Tapper wants you to know C.J. Rice’s story
11 mins; October 12, 2022
Why protests in Iran are gaining new energy
9 mins; October 11, 2022
The “stunning and sobering” number of election deniers on the ballot this November
20 mins; October 11, 2022
What to know about Russia’s latest attacks on Kyiv
9 mins; October 10, 2022
Biden warns of “Armageddon” amid Putin nuclear threats
10 mins; October 07, 2022
Understanding the controversy around Herschel Walker
9 mins; October 06, 2022
How Iran is cracking down as protests intensify
8 mins; October 05, 2022
How the 2022 midterms will test democracy
12 mins; October 04, 2022
Election 2022 Special: What’s at stake in the midterms?
21 mins; October 04, 2022
Why SCOTUS’s new term could be more impactful than its last
10 mins; October 03, 2022
Both Ukrainians and Russians are fleeing Putin’s war
9 mins; September 30, 2022
Tracking Ian’s path of destruction across Florida
9 mins; September 29, 2022
Hurricane Ian tests Florida’s DeSantis
9 mins; September 28, 2022
Florida braces for Hurricane Ian after it hits Cuba
10 mins; September 27, 2022
Why protesters are taking to the streets in Iran and Russia
9 mins; September 26, 2022
At U.N. assembly, world condemns Putin’s war escalation
12 mins; September 23, 2022
Why migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard are suing DeSantis
9 mins; September 22, 2022
Why Putin is mobilizing 300,000 Russia reserve troops
10 mins; September 21, 2022
As Hurricane Fiona intensifies, Puerto Ricans remember Maria
8 mins; September 20, 2022
The extreme weather lashing Puerto Rico, Alaska, and Japan
10 mins; September 19, 2022
Hear from families caught up in immigration politics
8 mins; September 16, 2022
Why Democrats are helping the far right win GOP primaries
9 mins; September 15, 2022
Rail workers are set to strike. How that could affect you.
9 mins; September 14, 2022
Signs that the Trump investigations are intensifying
7 mins; September 13, 2022
One journalist’s mission to document Russian war crimes
11 mins; September 12, 2022
How Queen Elizabeth II changed the monarchy
11 mins; September 09, 2022
Understanding America’s big electricity problem
9 mins; September 08, 2022
Uvalde families speak out on return to school
8 mins; September 07, 2022
The deadly consequences of extreme heat waves
10 mins; September 06, 2022
Biden targets Trump and GOP in midterms speech
8 mins; September 02, 2022
What to know about Palin’s surprise loss in Alaska
7 mins; September 01, 2022
Understanding the latest twist in the Trump papers probe
8 mins; August 31, 2022
America’s Afghanistan withdrawal, one year later
7 mins; August 30, 2022
Why NASA is going back to the moon
8 mins; August 29, 2022
What parents need to know about school-lunch bills
10 mins; August 26, 2022
What new trigger laws mean for abortion access
9 mins; August 25, 2022
Understanding Biden’s moves on student debt
9 mins; August 24, 2022
Why GOP insiders see Ron DeSantis as presidential material
7 mins; August 23, 2022
Liz Cheney says she’s going after election deniers
6 mins; August 22, 2022
School’s starting. But districts are short on teachers.
9 mins; August 19, 2022
Polio is back in America. Here’s what to know.
9 mins; August 18, 2022
How Trump-backed election deniers could control future votes
8 mins; August 17, 2022
What to know about the Democrats’ sweeping climate bill
10 mins; August 16, 2022
New fallout over classified docs found in Trump’s home
8 mins; August 15, 2022
New details about the FBI’s raid of Trump’s Florida home
9 mins; August 12, 2022
Why an abortion case worries digital-privacy advocates
9 mins; August 11, 2022
“Something’s got to give”: Serena Williams on leaving tennis
10 mins; August 10, 2022
What to know about the FBI raid on Trump’s house
9 mins; August 09, 2022
Why the new spending bill is such a big deal
9 mins; August 08, 2022
The federal government is scrambling to contain monkeypox
9 mins; August 05, 2022
Why the U.S. right loves Hungary’s leader
10 mins; August 04, 2022
Why the Kansas abortion vote gives Democrats hope
10 mins; August 03, 2022
Behind the strike that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri
8 mins; August 02, 2022
How climate change is making severe weather deadlier
8 mins; August 01, 2022
Are we in a recession? Try asking a better question.
10 mins; July 29, 2022
Congress tackles climate change and same-sex marriage
7 mins; July 28, 2022
How the DOJ’s Jan. 6 probe may be getting closer to Trump
9 mins; July 27, 2022
How the DOJ’s Jan. 6 probe may be getting closer to Trump
9 mins; July 27, 2022
Making Alex Jones pay for his Sandy Hook lies
11 mins; July 26, 2022
Why critics say the U.S. isn’t ready for monkeypox
8 mins; July 25, 2022
What to know from the latest Jan. 6 hearing
11 mins; July 22, 2022
Will a jury convict an accused school shooter’s parents?
11 mins; July 21, 2022
As the world burns, how climate-change talks fell apart
10 mins; July 20, 2022
Steve Bannon is back in court. Here’s what to know.
10 mins; July 19, 2022
Steve Bannon is back in court. Here’s what to know.
10 mins; July 19, 2022
New insights in a report on the Uvalde school shooting
8 mins; July 18, 2022
A Texas mother’s agonizing choice over abortion
10 mins; July 15, 2022
What parents can do if their kid is planning violence
10 mins; July 14, 2022
New Uvalde-shooting footage reveals the slow police response
10 mins; July 13, 2022
“A new age for astronomy.” What the Webb telescope shows us.
9 mins; July 12, 2022
How state constitutions could protect abortion rights
10 mins; July 11, 2022
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassinated
9 mins; July 08, 2022
How the U.S. economy is super weird right now
8 mins; July 07, 2022
New revelations about the deadly July 4 shooting
8 mins; July 06, 2022
“Like a battle zone.” A deadly shooting at a July 4 parade.
8 mins; July 05, 2022
What Biden and Democrats can do about abortion
11 mins; July 01, 2022
How John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court
9 mins; June 30, 2022
Former aide testifies about Trump’s rage on Jan. 6
10 mins; June 29, 2022
What the Supreme Court may do next after overturning Roe
9 mins; June 28, 2022
What’s next for patients as abortion clinics shut down
11 mins; June 27, 2022
Roe is overturned. Here's what that means for abortion.
11 mins; June 24, 2022
Latest from Afghanistan as the earthquake death toll rises
12 mins; June 23, 2022
Inside Trump’s plan to overturn his loss using fake electors
10 mins; June 22, 2022
These little-known elections could determine abortion access
8 mins; June 21, 2022
New details about Trump’s plans to overthrow the election
9 mins; June 17, 2022
COVID vaccines for toddlers are close. Here’s what to know.
9 mins; June 16, 2022
Why 49 million people face famine now
8 mins; June 15, 2022
How the experts got inflation wrong
8 mins; June 14, 2022
What’s in the Senate gun-safety plan, and what isn’t
8 mins; June 13, 2022
The Jan. 6 hearing, in under 7 minutes
8 mins; June 10, 2022
Why many Republican voters are supporting Jan. 6 apologists
9 mins; June 09, 2022
Why many Republican voters are supporting Jan. 6 apologists
9 mins; June 09, 2022
What Uvalde and Buffalo families want Congress to do on guns
9 mins; June 08, 2022
Proud Boys leader faces serious new Jan. 6 charges
8 mins; June 07, 2022
The Uvalde police chief who’s gone into hiding
9 mins; June 06, 2022
Why it’s so hard to change gun laws
12 mins; June 03, 2022
What happens to school buildings after mass shootings?
10 mins; June 02, 2022
Why arming teachers may not prevent school shootings
