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1401 episodes transcribedProtests in response to the police killing of George Floyd continued throughout the weekend. There were demonstrations in over 75 American cities, lea...
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at social media companies yesterday. We explain what's behind it and why legal experts don't think it'...
The planned site of the Republican National Convention this August is North Carolina, one of the states where coronavirus case numbers are currently o...
George Floyd was killed by police officers in Minneapolis this week, in an abusive and excessive show of force. We discuss his murder and the incident...
The US has imposed a ban on flights from Brazil because of a dangerous surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. This comes after Brazilian President Jair B...
China’s leaders are poised to impose a controversial new national security law in Hong Kong. The law would reportedly ban secession, subversion of sta...
The CDC has quietly posted a report with detailed suggestions about how to reopen. We dig into it and how the states might or might not use it.More th...
Contact tracing apps have been adopted in countries around the world to track the spread of COVID-19, but they’re not being used as much in the US. Am...
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify this morning about the economic crisis and response. We preview...
Democrats in Congress are launching an inquiry into Trump’s firing of an inspector general at the State Department. It comes after three other inspect...
Today the House is set to vote on a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that Senate Republicans say is dead on arrival. They’ll also vote on rules...
Former vaccine chief Dr. Rick Bright will testify before a house subcommittee today—he’s the guy who says he was removed from his job because he didn’...
Top U.S. health officials took questions from the Senate Health Committee yesterday on coronavirus. The partially teleconferenced testimonies featured...
The governor of South Dakota threatened to sue two Sioux tribes over road checkpoints they have set up to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to their rese...
Top US health officials are self-isolating and quarantining after a couple White House employees tested positive for coronavirus. Plus, new data revea...
The vaccine race is on, with several companies, governments, and academic labs working on lots of different potential options at once. We dig into the...
Vice President Mike Pence says the federal coronavirus task force could be disbanded within a month because of “the tremendous progress we’ve made as...
A leaked government projection shows the US daily death toll from Covid-19 reaching 3,000 by June, which would almost double the current rate. Both th...
As dozens of states reopen, Senator Mitch McConnell wants liability protections for businesses, so that employers won't face the possibility of lawsui...
It’s the first of the month, which means rent is due for millions of Americans, workers are going on strike, and more states are reopening. We bring y...
