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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.

  1. Tips to protect the data on your phone at airports

    3H AGO

    Tips to protect the data on your phone at airports

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been denying people entry into the country after searching their phones. Gaby Del Valle from The Verge details what travelers should know about their rights. Andrea González-Ramírez, senior writer for The Cut, joins to discuss her reporting on a woman who was criminally charged after suffering a miscarriage. The Washington Post’s Patrick Marley tells us what to watch in today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race.  Plus, the worst quarter for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes in years, the bodies of three U.S. soldiers were recovered in Lithuania, and how April Fools’ pranks can backfire. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    14 min
  2. How Trump’s DEI crackdown is impacting women in science

    1D AGO

    How Trump’s DEI crackdown is impacting women in science

    The Trump administration’s drive to dismantle inclusion policies is undercutting federal funding for scientific-research grants. The 19th looks into some of the fallout.  CNN reports on how special elections for two House seats in Florida this week have Republican leaders worried about their razor-thin majority.  A preliminary report from South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission acknowledges that the government failed to protect the rights of adoptees. The Washington Post has the details. PBS spoke to adoptees about falsified records and swapped identities.   Plus, Trump expressed anger at Putin, rescue efforts in Myanmar continued, and all four No. 1 seeds made it to the men’s NCAA basketball Final Four. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    14 min
  3. Inside the fallout of a stunning national-security leak

    4D AGO

    Inside the fallout of a stunning national-security leak

    Politico’s Dasha Burns joins to discuss the political blowback after the leak of a Trump administration group chat on Signal that included war plans. Plus, Trump pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.N. ambassador, mass layoffs at HHS, and what archaeologists learned from ancient footprints in North America. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    13 min
  4. How Social Security is changing

    5D AGO

    How Social Security is changing

    The Washington Post’s Todd Frankel joins to talk about how Elon Musk and Trump’s claims of rampant fraud and waste at the Social Security Administration are overblown. Meanwhile, new rules on Social Security overpayments go into effect this week, CBS News reports. Erin Mulvaney with the Wall Street Journal explains why Trump is targeting law firms with executive orders. The leaders of NPR and PBS testified on Capitol Hill, as public media comes under attack. CNN’s Brian Stelter discusses how Trump’s war on the media is different in his second term. Plus, Trump hit the auto industry with new tariffs, another college student was detained in the administration’s immigration crackdown, and why robot umpires won’t be on the field for MLB’s Opening Day. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    14 min
  5. On the ground in El Salvador with the men deported there by the U.S.

    6D AGO

    On the ground in El Salvador with the men deported there by the U.S.

    Earlier this month Venezuelans were designated as gang members by the U.S. with little to no due process, deported to El Salvador, and imprisoned. Photojournalist Philip Holsinger with Time, who was on the tarmac when they arrived, describes what he observed. Government officials faced hard questions in a congressional hearing about how a journalist ended up in a private conversation about war plans on a commercial messaging app. The Washington Post has the details.  The Trump administration’s efforts to detain and deport students living legally in the U.S. who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses have ramped up in recent days. Politico has the story.  Plus, Trump signed an executive order seeking to overhaul voter registration, an Oscar-winning film director was released from Israeli custody in the West Bank, and how Baltimore residents are still feeling the effects of the Key Bridge collapse. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    15 min
  6. Top Trump officials leaked war plans to a journalist by mistake

    MAR 25

    Top Trump officials leaked war plans to a journalist by mistake

    Trump officials inadvertently added a journalist to a text thread discussing sensitive military plans, The Atlantic reports. It all took place over a non-government-sanctioned messaging app called Signal. Trump’s border and immigration crackdown is sweeping up unexpected people, including some with valid documents and some for expressing their opinions on the administration. NBC and Politico have details on individuals caught up in the chaos.  The White House’s inconsistent messaging on tariffs will impact consumers and businesses. Laurel Wamsley with NPR describes how. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal looks at where tariffs stand today.  Plus, new wildfires hit the Carolinas, the Trump administration invoked a rarely used legal privilege to avoid handing over flight data related to deported Venezuelan migrants, and why it might be time to delete your 23andMe data. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    15 min
  7. What dismantling the Education Department means for students

    MAR 24

    What dismantling the Education Department means for students

    Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education could hurt rural and low-income schools. Axios reports that states that voted for Trump might be hit the hardest.  Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to El Salvador after the Trump administration alleged, without sharing evidence, that they belonged to a gang. The Washington Post’s Silvia Foster-Frau explains how the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 factors in.  Canada doesn’t have the same issues as the U.S. when it comes to egg prices. NPR lays out why.  Plus, Canada’s new prime minister called for a snap election, Pope Francis was released from the hospital, and Idaho residents are standing up for a teacher and her “Everyone Is Welcome Here” classroom poster. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    14 min
  8. Are democratic checks and balances breaking down?

    MAR 21

    Are democratic checks and balances breaking down?

    Are the checks and balances that define American democracy breaking down? Ankush Khardori, an attorney, former federal prosecutor, and senior writer for Politico, joins to help us take stock of this moment — and where we go from here. Plus, Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, former high-ranking government officials had their Social Security numbers leaked in the JFK assassination documents, and a woman was elected to lead the International Olympic Committee for the first time. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    15 min
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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.

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