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Not checked · Nov 12, 2026 · 14:27
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned after reports of a second affair, this time with an executive who reported to him. The Wall Street Journal reports on the implications for the company and Washington. Democrat Scott Colom won Mississippi’s Senate race, becoming the first Black…
Not checked · Nov 11, 2026 · 14:20
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing investigations on multiple fronts after admitting to an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. The Guardian’s Johana Bhuiyan looks at his importance to the company. In the wake of last week’s midterms result, The Wall…
Not checked · Nov 10, 2026 · 14:33
Outgoing Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, setting up a possible House vote. Republican leaders have rallied behind Hegseth. The U.S. could lose its measles-elimination status as cases rise nationwide…
Not checked · Nov 9, 2026 · 14:59
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair with a woman suspected of working for Chinese intelligence. The Washington Post’s Gerrit De Vynck discusses what comes next for the company. President Trump has replaced his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, with loyalist…
Not checked · Nov 6, 2026 · 31:48
From Apple News In Conversation: Democrats pulled off stunning victories in this year’s midterms, flipping control of Congress and winning in deep-red strongholds like Texas and Kansas. But as Republicans face a historic reckoning and an uncertain post-Trump future…
Not checked · Nov 5, 2026 · 15:23
Democrats secured sweeping victories in the midterms on Tuesday as key voter groups shifted away from Republicans. Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report explains how President Trump’s coalition fell apart. Democrats had a big night across Texas, flipping the…
Not checked · Nov 4, 2026 · 13:44
Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in a historic election night. We’ll catch you up on how it unfolded and look at the key races. Plus, NBC News’s Sahil Kapur explains what it all means for Democrats, Republicans, and the White House. Today’s…
Not checked · Nov 3, 2026 · 15:24
Voters head to the polls today to decide all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and dozens of governor’s races. Anna Johnson of the Associated Press explains how the results will be tallied and the races called. President Trump made his final pitch to voters at the newly…
Not checked · Nov 2, 2026 · 16:56
Michigan’s Democratic Party is in turmoil after moderate Rep. Haley Stevens crossed party lines to endorse Republican Mike Rogers in the Senate race over progressive Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Bipartisan consensus on national security is breaking down in Congress…
Not checked · Oct 31, 2026 · 26:10
From Apple News In Converation: Earlier this year, Brad Reese — the grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups — accused Hershey of secretly changing its recipes and making this beloved treat taste worse. New York magazine features writer Rachel…
Not checked · Oct 30, 2026 · 17:34
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola following a New York Times report alleging her campaign secretly stacked the ballot with the goal of peeling votes from her Republican opponent. Alaska Public Media’s Liz Ruskin…
Not checked · Oct 29, 2026 · 17:48
With less than a week until Election Day, the battle for control of Congress is entering the final stretch. In Alaska, a key battleground state, the New York Times reports that Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign helped recruit spoiler candidates in an…
Not checked · Oct 28, 2026 · 15:16
Ahead of next week’s midterms, voters rank government corruption as a top concern alongside the economy. The Washington Post’s Liz Goodwin explains how Democrat James Talarico is using the issue against Republican Ken Paxton in a close Texas Senate race. Then, the…
Not checked · Oct 27, 2026 · 14:13
Anthropic filed for what could be the largest IPO in history, even as its filing warns that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. Axios’s Dan Primack breaks down the numbers. Then, Anat Peled at the Wall Street Journal reports from Tel Aviv as Israeli voters…
Not checked · Oct 26, 2026 · 16:53
President Trump and former President Barack Obama campaigned in Michigan this weekend, where Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed are in a close Senate race. Reuters’s Bo Erickson breaks down the contest. Ukraine has regained full access to Elon Musk’s…
Not checked · Oct 24, 2026 · 30:44
From Apple News In Conversation: In the span of a month, Christa Pike survived a botched lethal-injection execution in Tennessee and the Pentagon announced plans to livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. President Trump later walked back the…
Not checked · Oct 23, 2026 · 15:08
The Guardian’s Robert Booth takes us inside the global scramble to fix a code vulnerability threatening 70% of websites. Minnesota hasn’t elected a Republican statewide in decades, but an open Senate seat there is looking surprisingly competitive. Minnesota Public…
Not checked · Oct 22, 2026 · 16:30
More than $10 billion is expected to be spent on advertising in this midterm cycle. New York Times reporter Teddy Schleifer joins to explain where the money comes from, how a recent Supreme Court ruling has shifted power back toward party committees, and what voters should watch…
Checked · Oct 21, 2026 · 13:32
The Guardian’s Ashifa Kassam takes us inside Europe’s “autumn of discontent.” The Justice Department has charged 28 people in California with election crimes and is seeking to block roughly 20,000 ballots from being counted in the midterm elections…
Not checked · Oct 20, 2026 · 12:37
President Trump says he is open to a trilateral summit with Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi to discuss Ukraine without Zelenskyy present. The Wall Street Journal’s Lingling Wei explains what the talks signal to smaller nations. French cities imposed curfews after…