Here's What's Happening
Here’s What’s Happening is a daily news show — not to break the news, but to break it down. Each episode puts the day’s biggest stories into context, cuts through the noise, and helps you understand what actually matters. It’s smart, calm, and concise — designed to help you start the day informed, not overwhelmed.
But the Fascism Is Fascism
Four people were killed in a stabbing in Washington state, the DOJ sued UCLA over campus protests, the Louvre’s director finally stepped down after a $102 million theft, and Trump gave a record-long State of the Union full of lies.
Washington State Murders
-via ABC News
DOJ Sues UCLA
-via AP News
Louvre Director Steps Down
-via NBC News
State of the Union
-via NPR
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Super Normal Stuff for When You’re Innocent
Mexico reacts to the killing of El Mencho, another Epstein-linked arrest rocks the UK, Judge Cannon blocks the Jack Smith report, a blizzard shuts down the Tri-State Area, and the Trump administration gets sued from every direction.
El Mencho
-via AP News and CNN
Jack Smith Report Blocked
-via CBS News
NY Blizzard
-NBC NY
Another Epstein-Related Arrest
-via NPR
Trump Administration Gets Sued Times Two
-via NBC News...
Trying to Keep This Relationship Fresh
Russia continues to escalate its assault on Ukraine, an armed man was killed near Mar-a-Lago, ICE quietly shot and killed a man in Texas last year, the partial shutdown continues, the Supreme Court told Trump no on tariffs, and the Olympians do what Olympians do.
Russia Attacks Ukraine
-via ABC News
Armed Man Killed at Mar-a-Lago
-via BBC
Texas ICE Killing
-via Texas Tribune
Partial Shutdown Continues
-via NY Times
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Such an Embarrassing Cliché
Prince Andrew was arrested in the UK on suspicion of misconduct, Trump is openly threatening a strike on Iran, and the Justice Department unveiled a banner so dystopian it feels ripped straight from a fascism movie.
Prince Andrew Arrested
-via ABC News, AP News, and NBC News
Trump Poised to Strike Iran
-via AP News, CNN, and CBS News
Justice Department’s New Art
-via AP News
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The SAVE Act is Bad
Call Congress: (202) 224-3121
An episode that’s way too long and should have had a script is all about the danger of SAVE Act, what you can do to stop it, and the power of your ballot.
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Conan O’Brien Has Never Made a Mistake in His Life
More information has been revealed out about Monday’s Rhode Island ice rink shooting, an armed man is stopped at the Capitol, disasters unfold across the West, CBS caves to Trump pressure, and we lose civil rights giant Jesse Jackson.
Update: Rhode Island Shooting
-via AP News
Armed Man at Capitol
-via ABC News
Partial Government Shutdown
-via ABC News
Colorado Crash
-via CBS News
Lake Tahoe Avalanche
-via NB...
To Misquote the Scholar Kelly Clarkson
A mass shooting at a hockey rink, a partial government shutdown over ICE demands, explosive Epstein testimony, and updates on Nancy Guthrie and two Hollywood deaths.
Shooting in Rhode Island
-via NBC Boston
Since I’ve Been Gone…
-via PBS, The NY Times, and The Hill
Epstein Files
-via Axios and NPR
Nancy Guthrie
-via ABC News
Hollywood Deaths
-via BBC and NY Times
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Wash Your Hands
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The President of the United States Is a White Supremacist.
Trump posts a racist video, the Clintons challenge closed-door Epstein hearings, and Savannah Guthrie’s mom is still missing.
The President of the United States is a White Supremacist.
-via ABC News
Epstein Files
-via AP News, Politico, and The Hill
Nancy Guthrie
-via CNN
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So Many Other Things to Worry About
A DHS lawyer breaks down in court, a judge calls the Trump administration lawless, and SCOTUS backs California voters.
DHS Attorney Speaks Out
-via ABC News
Prop 50 Stays
-via AP News
Nike Federal Probe
-via Axios
Ryan Routh Convicted
-via CBS News
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Programming Note
Just a quick episode to let you know there is not episode. Whoa.
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Tulsi Gabbard? The Democrat?
Trump coordinated a raid on Georgia’s ballots, praised it in real-time, and now wants to nationalize elections. Plus, the government is still in a partial shutdown, the Clintons will testify, Trump is shutting down the Kennedy Center, and Savannah Guthrie’s mom has been taken.
Update: Georgia Voting Raid
-via NY Times and Washington Post
Trump Closing Kennedy Center
-via Axios
Clintons to Testify
-via The Hill
Savannah Guthrie’s Mom
-via AP News
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Hold Onto Your Spurs
Liam is home, more Epstein files drop, and Texas politics shouldn’t be that much of a surprise.
Liam Goes Home
-via ABC News and Washington Post
Partial Government Shutdown
-via AP News
Epstein Files
-via CNN and The Daily Beast
Texas Elections
-via CBS News and AP News
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Stay More Vigilant Than Ever
Trump threatens Iran with war, doubles down on ICE, and sues his own IRS for $10 billion.
Iran
-via NY Times
ICE Update
-via NBC News, BBC, and Axios
Trump Sues IRS
-via ABC News
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Vote Our Way Out of This Mess
Jack Smith told Congress that Trump tried to steal the 2020 election — and now Trump’s FBI is raiding election offices.
-via AP News and NY Times
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The President Isn’t Going to Fire Himself
A judge blocks the deportation of 5-year-old Liam, Italy compares ICE to the SS, Kristi Noem faces impeachment threats, Ilhan Omar is attacked at a town hall, and Pete Hegseth is sued for wrongful deaths at sea.
Deportations in America
-via NBC News, The Guardian, and ABC News
Boat Strike Suit
-via AP News
Ilhan Omar Attack
-via NBC News
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Who Else Can We Get Fired?
Minneapolis forces out a Nazi-saluting Border Patrol commander, a deadly winter storm paralyzes half the country, Alex Honnold climbs a skyscraper, and the Super Bowl is set.
Minnesota
-via AP News, The Cut, and The Atlantic
Winter Storm
-via CBS News and NBC News
Man Climbs Building
-via NBC News
Super Bowl LX
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They Are Holding the State Hostage
A protester was executed in Minneapolis and ICE wants voter rolls in return.
-via AP News, ABC News, The Hill, and NBC News
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I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door
This special episode is all about a sweet boy named Liam, and the way America has broken a promise it made 250 years ago.
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Maple Syrup and Manners
Trump claims Greenland is “figured out,” ICE bypasses the Constitution, and Ghislaine Maxwell is testifying.
Davos
-via Axios and NY Times
Epstein and the House
-via BBC, Democracy Docket, and NPR
ICE’s New Power
-via AP News
Uvalde Ruling
-via CNN
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Good Read on the Room, Scott!
Trump fumbles Venezuela, prepares to flail at Davos, and the DOJ targets Minnesota leaders.
Venezuelan Tanker Captured
-via Guardian and NY Times
Iranian Protests
-via NY Times
Minnesota
-via NPR
Trump + Davos
-via AP News
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It’s Real Bad, Here!
Minneapolis is being used as a testing ground — and we need to pay attention. Plus, Trump still wants Greenland, even as he threatens the Fed. And a deadly high-speed train crash in Spain has killed 39.
Minneapolis
-via CBS News, NBC News, CNN, PBS, and Washington Post
Trump Still Wants Greenland
-via NY Times
Trump Threatens Fed
-via Reuters
Spanish Train Crash
-via NPR
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...Special Episode: One Year Down
We’ve survived one year of Trump 2.0 - and we’re still standing.
-via AP News and CDF Labor Laws, Brookings Institute, Virginia.org, K-12.org
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A Very American Episode
An ICE agent kills Renee Good in Minnesota, and the administration blocks a state investigation.
Salt Lake City Shooting
-via NY Times
Minnesota
-via AP News, Washington Post, NBC News, and NPR
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No Different Than a Traffic Ticket
An ICE killing in Minnesota leads the news as the US seizes two more oil tankers.
Minnesota
-via AP News
US Takes More Oil Tankers
-via NPR
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Go Put More Hairspray on Your Head
Maria Corina Machado tempts Trump with a Nobel Prize as the U.S. slashes healthcare for kids and considers invading Greenland.
Venezuela
-via The Guardian, NBC News, and Yahoo News
Healthcare Cuts for Dems
-via NY Times
Lady News™️
-via Washington Post and NPR
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Hey, Gimme Your Yard
Trump says we’re not at war, but Maduro’s in court claiming prisoner-of-war status — so what are we doing? Plus, Tim Walz drops out of the governor's race, and RFK Jr. drops vaccines from our bloodstream.
Maduro in Court
-via NY Times, ABC News, Axios
Vaccine Overhaul
-via Washington Post and CNN
Gov. Walz Drops Out of Reelection
-via CBS News
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It’s Only a Matter of Time
Trump says the U.S. is running Venezuela, Rubio says we’re not, and America fumbles its way into empire-building. Plus, Trump sends the National Guard troops home, Berlin experiences a power outage, and a Swiss bar sees tragedy.
Update: Venezuela
-via AP News, Reuters, Axios, and CNN
Trump Sends National Guard Troops Home
-via NBC News
Berlin Power Outage
-via AP News
Swiss Bar Fire
-via NPR
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Special Episode: Venezuela
The first episode of 2026 is.... a special episode. The news around Venezuela is breaking fast, so let's instead cover how on earth we got to where we are today.
-via CBS News, NBC News, CNN, Election Integrity Project, Amnesty International, AP News, and The Daily Beast
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Take Only the Good Into 2026
A look back at 2025 — from Trump’s return and ICE raids to fires, courts, survivors, labor, and voters — not to catalog what broke, but to understand what held.
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You, of the Long Ties
The year ends with a Trump speech full of lies, a looming hospital crisis over trans care, and the DOJ still stalling on Epstein files — plus fake plaques, of course.
Update: Brown University
-via CBS News
North Carolina Crash
-via CNN
Trump’s Presidential Address
-via ABC News and NY Times
Epstein Files
-via BBC
Transgender Care
-via NY Times
Laugh at Clowns
-via...
El Oh El
Speaker Johnson loses control, Trump holds Venezuela hostage, Coach Beard finds proof of insurrection, and Congress finally checks Pete Hegseth — all while the Brown University shooter remains at large.
Update: Brown University
-via CNN
Health Care Vote
-via AP News and NY Times
Venezuelan Oil Tankers
-via Axios
Coach Beard Goes to Washington
-via NBC News
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2001 Wants Its Vocab Back
Trump expands his travel ban, blocks healthcare votes, dodges questions on illegal boat strikes, and scrambles to fix a brutal Vanity Fair interview with his chief of staff — while fentanyl becomes the new WMD and Speaker Johnson continues to flounder.
Update: Brown University
-via NY Times
Trump Expands Travel Ban
-via AP News
Speaker Johnson Blocks Healthcare Vote
-via The Hill
Fentanyl and More Boat Attacks
-via BBC, Politico, and Politico
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Name Sounds Like a Simpson’s Prank Call to Moe’s
An update on the Brown University shooting, the collapse of Democrats’ healthcare gamble, new Epstein file releases, and the shocking murder of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
Update: Brown University Shooting
-via AP News
Health Care Vote
-via ABC News
Epstein Files
-via BBC
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner
-via Washington Post and AP News
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Look for the Helpers
A mass shooting at Brown University, a deadly antisemitic attack in Australia, and the terrifying global rise in hate.
Brown University Shooting
-via AP News, Boston News 25, and CNN
Shooting in Australia
-via BBC, The Guardian, and NPR
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Actions, and Words, Have Consequences
Trump tries to override state AI laws, fails to indict Tish James, faces blowback in Indiana, and may — maybe — loosen pot laws while 100,000 flee floods in Washington.
Trump + AI
-via BBC
Tish James
-via Washington Post
Flooding in Washington
-via NPR
Trump Chills on Pot
-via Axios
Abrego Garcia Out of ICE Custody
-via The Hill
Indiana Gerrymandering
-via NBC News
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The Government Can’t Alta Vista Money
Trump praises white immigrants, vilifies Black and brown countries at an official White House event, while Pete Hegseth faces fallout from deadly strikes and the Republican Party spirals further into chaos.
Shooting in Kentucky
-via ABC News
Trump’s Racist Comments
-via AP News, Axios, and The Hill
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How Can We Give This Guy More Power?
Trump’s “peace prize,” another farmer bailout, SCOTUS hears a dangerous case, and Netflix tries to buy Warner Bros.
Earthquake in Japan
-via BBC
Farmer Bailout
-via ABC News
One Company to Rule Them All
-via Axios
SCOTUS Poised to Help Trump
-via AP News and SCOTUS Blog
President of Peace
-via USA Today
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Just a Run-Of-The-Mill Racist
An episode all about what’s happening with Somali immigrants in Minnesota.
Somali Americans
-via CNN, Minnesota Historical Society, CBS News, Reuters, and NY Times
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Just a Quick Snooze
Quick note: no episode today because, well… apparently humans require sleep. Who knew? I’ll be back this weekend with a special episode, and the regular show returns next week.
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