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.
The “world is watching”: Trump faces a big test in Tennessee
13 mins; December 02, 2025
Here’s where your Black Friday returns really end up
14 mins; December 01, 2025
Rebroadcast: Should you cut ties with a family member? A therapist offers advice.
29 mins; November 28, 2025
Samin Nosrat doesn’t love Thanksgiving food. Here’s what she says will improve it.
29 mins; November 22, 2025
Trump reveals his plan for ending the war in Ukraine
12 mins; November 21, 2025
Why the fate of the U.S. economy could depend on this company
14 mins; November 20, 2025
Inside the stunning vote to force the release of the Epstein files
14 mins; November 19, 2025
Why Trump is rolling out the red carpet for the Saudi crown prince
14 mins; November 18, 2025
Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s spectacular fallout with Trump
14 mins; November 17, 2025
She documents war’s darkest truths — then returns home to her family
33 mins; November 15, 2025
The swipe-fee settlement that could spell trouble for your rewards card
13 mins; November 14, 2025
Trump is named in new Epstein emails. What happens next?
14 mins; November 13, 2025
The shutdown is nearly over. The fight over health care isn’t.
14 mins; November 12, 2025
Why flight cancellations could drag on long after the shutdown ends
14 mins; November 11, 2025
How senators finally came to a deal that could end the shutdown
14 mins; November 10, 2025
The hidden dangers of being pregnant in America
24 mins; November 08, 2025
Nancy Pelosi’s legacy after nearly four decades in Congress
14 mins; November 07, 2025
Shutdown forces airports into unprecedented flight reductions
14 mins; November 06, 2025
Democrats won big in the elections. Here’s what you missed.
13 mins; November 05, 2025
Food aid is cut in half for millions as the shutdown drags on
15 mins; November 04, 2025
There are major elections this week. Here’s what to watch for.
15 mins; November 03, 2025
The little-known official quietly driving Trump’s second term
35 mins; November 01, 2025
How Prince Andrew went from favorite son to royal exile
14 mins; October 31, 2025
What the Fed’s latest cut reveals about state of the economy
14 mins; October 30, 2025
Jamaica’s “storm of the century” inflicts catastrophic damage
14 mins; October 29, 2025
A massive hurricane bears down on Jamaica today. What to know.
14 mins; October 28, 2025
How Canada’s “Reagan ad” reignited Trump’s trade war
14 mins; October 27, 2025
How Zohran Mamdani is already changing politics
32 mins; October 25, 2025
The FBI stuns the NBA with Mafia-linked charges against two stars
13 mins; October 24, 2025
Trump takes a bulldozer to the White House. What to know.
13 mins; October 23, 2025
Why Elon Musk just went to war with NASA’s chief
15 mins; October 22, 2025
How an internet outage caused mass disruption across America
14 mins; October 21, 2025
Inside Trump’s military action in the Caribbean
14 mins; October 20, 2025
The dirty secret behind the hobby costing young men thousands of dollars
30 mins; October 18, 2025
Why both parties are holding out as the shutdown drags on
13 mins; October 17, 2025
Inside the Pentagon’s battle with the press
15 mins; October 16, 2025
Why Trump is bailing out Argentina for $20 billion
15 mins; October 15, 2025
What’s next for the fragile ceasefire
15 mins; October 14, 2025
All 20 living hostages in Gaza freed by Hamas as peace plan holds
15 mins; October 13, 2025
What happens when MAHA and public-health experts talk to one another?
24 mins; October 11, 2025
What the skyrocketing price of gold reveals about the economy
15 mins; October 10, 2025
Hamas agrees to release the hostages. What to know.
15 mins; October 09, 2025
What the government shutdown could mean for your next flight
13 mins; October 08, 2025
Why the Gaza ceasefire talks feel different this time around
14 mins; October 07, 2025
How the fight over Trump’s use of federal troops just escalated
14 mins; October 06, 2025
Schools blocked ChatGPT. Now they embrace it. What changed?
28 mins; October 04, 2025
How a deadly attack unfolded on Yom Kippur
14 mins; October 03, 2025
While the shutdown is temporary, Trump is eyeing permanent changes
14 mins; October 02, 2025
Government shutdown officially begins. What to know.
15 mins; October 01, 2025
Behind Trump’s winning streak at the Supreme Court
13 mins; September 30, 2025
The shutdown deadline is looming. Here’s what could happen.
14 mins; September 29, 2025
What we get wrong about political violence in the U.S.
27 mins; September 27, 2025
How pressure from Trump led to James Comey’s indictment
14 mins; September 26, 2025
A shooter opened fire at an ICE facility. What to know.
13 mins; September 25, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel returns to late-night TV. Here’s what he said.
16 mins; September 24, 2025
The weak evidence behind Trump’s autism announcement
15 mins; September 23, 2025
Why an attorney tasked with prosecuting Trump’s critics resigned
15 mins; September 22, 2025
Inside Disney’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel
14 mins; September 19, 2025
What the Fed’s interest-rate cut means for you and the economy
15 mins; September 18, 2025
The suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing is charged. What we’ve learned.
14 mins; September 17, 2025
The new GOP plan for D.C. crime: charging kids as adults
15 mins; September 16, 2025
What’s at stake in a crucial week for the Federal Reserve
15 mins; September 15, 2025
Killing of Charlie Kirk deepens fears of rising political violence
14 mins; September 12, 2025
How Charlie Kirk transformed the American conservative movement
15 mins; September 11, 2025
Child care is incredibly expensive. This state just made it free.
14 mins; September 10, 2025
ICE is escalating operations in Chicago. What to know.
14 mins; September 09, 2025
Why ICE raided a company that invests billions in the U.S.
15 mins; September 08, 2025
Was Trump’s strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat legal?
15 mins; September 05, 2025
RFK Jr. tore up vaccine policy. Now for a Senate showdown.
14 mins; September 04, 2025
The new Epstein files don’t reveal much. What’s next in the case?
13 mins; September 03, 2025
How an earthquake devastated Afghanistan
15 mins; September 02, 2025
Hurricane forecasting improved after Katrina. That could change.
14 mins; August 29, 2025
Inside the CDC’s night of chaos as its director is fired
15 mins; August 28, 2025
The tariff on cheap packages all online shoppers should know about
14 mins; August 27, 2025
How Trump has flipped the meaning of civil rights
14 mins; August 26, 2025
It’s been two weeks of federal control in D.C. Here’s what’s changed in the city.
14 mins; August 25, 2025
The surprising reason many fossil-fuel companies support EPA rules
13 mins; August 22, 2025
Stuck in their homes, stuck in their jobs: why Americans feel frozen
13 mins; August 21, 2025
How much money is Trump making off the presidency?
14 mins; August 20, 2025
Inside sports’ escalating stalking problem
14 mins; August 19, 2025
Why Zelenskyy is bringing backup to the White House
14 mins; August 18, 2025
The three leaders who will decide Ukraine’s fate
14 mins; August 15, 2025
Why economists are worried about Trump’s pick to oversee jobs data
14 mins; August 14, 2025
How Trump is expanding the military’s role on U.S. soil
13 mins; August 13, 2025
Trump seizes control of D.C. police. Here’s what that means.
14 mins; August 12, 2025
Billions of dollars are going to ICE. What will it do with the money?
14 mins; August 11, 2025
Israel is planning a major escalation of the war in Gaza. What to know.
14 mins; August 08, 2025
Trump’s tariffs are raising billions. Where is that money going?
15 mins; August 07, 2025
The hidden culprit behind your rising electricity bills
14 mins; August 06, 2025
How Trump’s Texas power grab could change voting nationwide
14 mins; August 05, 2025
How Trump firing a data chief threatens jobs-stats credibility
14 mins; August 04, 2025
How Trump is using tariffs to help a political ally
13 mins; August 01, 2025
Why we don’t actually know much about Trump’s trade deals
14 mins; July 31, 2025
Tsunami waves reach U.S. after Russian earthquake. What to know.
12 mins; July 30, 2025
Inside the IRS’s plans to share highly confidential taxpayer data with ICE
14 mins; July 29, 2025
What millions of student-loan borrowers need to know this week
13 mins; July 28, 2025
What the numbers reveal about Trump’s mass-deportation plan
15 mins; July 25, 2025
Three new developments in the Epstein saga to know about
14 mins; July 24, 2025
The unspoken threat in Trump’s Wall Street Journal lawsuit
14 mins; July 23, 2025
They wrote Project 2025. Now they’re dictating some U.S. policy.
