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.
Don’t Bring Me Your Games, Your Putz
Iran and the U.S. exchanged strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, a former Ohio deputy was found guilty in the killing of Casey Goodson Jr., courts pushed back on Trump policies again, and John Roberts defended the Supreme Court’s latest voting rights ruling.
Update: Iran
-via AP News and The Guardian
Meade Found Guilty
-via CNN
Tariffs Lose Again
-via Washington Post and Politico
Hegseth Poised to Lose
-via The Hill
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To Quote Flo Rida and T-Pain
New reporting suggests Iran’s strikes on U.S. bases caused far more damage than disclosed; Tennessee unveiled a heavily gerrymandered congressional map; questions continue around FBI election investigations; and health officials are tracking a Hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship.
Update: Iran
-via Washington Post
Voting in America
-via ABC News, NY Times, and CBS News
Kewl Dude…
-via The Atlantic
Epstein Suicide Note
-via AP News
Hantavirus
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I Fear the Brainworm Was Very Well-Fed
A workplace shooting left two dead as Trump paused “Project Freedom,” Republicans pushed $1 billion for Trump’s ballroom security, the EEOC targeted DEI programs, and key primary results rolled in across Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.
DFW Shooting
-via NBC DFW
Update: Iran
-via AP News
Vaccine Safety Record Pulled
-via ABC News and The Week
Trump’s Ballroom
-via Axios
EEOC Sues NYT
-via Washington Post
Electi...
Ron Swanson Would Never Allow This Nonsense
Two mass shootings in Oklahoma and Texas left dozens injured and multiple dead as tensions escalate with Iran, SCOTUS chaos threatens voting maps, and a temporary ruling keeps access to mifepristone in place.
Oklahoma Party Shooting
-via ABC News
Texas Shooting
-via Spectrum 1
Update: Iran
-via Axios and CBS News
Leslie Knope Would Never
-via The Hill
SCOTUS v Voting
-via AP News and Washington Post
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And Also With You
Spirit Airlines collapses, Trump sidesteps war powers, ICE expands abusive practices, abortion access takes another hit, and Republicans openly escalate gerrymandering.
RIP Spirit
-via ABC News
Update: Iran
-via AP News and Reuters
The Government’s Open Again
-via CNN
Torture Firm Hired
-via The Guardian
SCOTUS v Abortion
-via CNN
Louisiana Hits Pause
-via AP News
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This Is a Fight as Old as Time
This episode is all about the decision out of the Supreme Court, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
-via NPR, AP News, AP News, and Brennan Center
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We’re Talking About This Again
Things in Iran are changing (and not) fast (and slow), while three stories (Minneapolis, Comey, and Kimmel) sound a little too familiar.
Update: Iran
-via AP News and NBC News
Minneapolis – Again
-via CBS News
Comey Indicted
-via CNN and NY Times
Trump v Kimmel
-via The Daily Beast and The Guardian
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Catch Ya on the Flippity Flip
It's an off day today, but I'll be back tomorrow with real news.
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Far Too Precious to Swing a Bat
A man fired shots during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, while a man has been arrested in the murder of his roommate and another USF student, and the US trip to Pakistan to talk peace.
White House Correspondents Dinner
-via Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, and AP News
USF Murders
-via ABC News
Update: Iran
-via NPR and NY Times
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Ya Putzes
Louisiana sees another mass shooting as Lebanon and Israel’s ceasefire gets extended, a betting soldier gets arrested, medical marijuana loosens up, the DOJ investigates itself, and Republicans are looking to get ICE funded.
Louisiana Mall Shooting
-via ABC News
Update: Iran
-via AP News
Soldier Makes Deal, Gets Arrested
-via Washington Post and Fortune
Be a Lot Cooler If You Did
-via NY Times and ACLU
DOJ Investigates Itself
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Silly, Chaotic, Beautiful Experiment of a Democracy
Trump has extended the ceasefire in Iran, while his DOJ has charged the Southern Poverty Law Center. Plus, LA schools will limit screen time, another House Dem has resigned, and Virginia voters have chosen redistricting.
Update: Iran
-via ABC News
Southern Poverty Law Center Sued
-via CNN, NY Times, and The Guardian
LAUSD Limits Screen Time
-via NBC News and AP News
Another Dem Resigns
-via NPR
Virginia Voters Win
Very Loser-Shaped
The clock is ticking on peace talks, a singer has been arrested on murder charges, Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic, ICE is arresting the families of service members, and MI tells the DOJ no.
Update: Iran
-via Washington Post and AP News
D4vd Charged
-via CNN
Patel Sues
-via NBC News
ICE Makes Arrest at Immigration Appointment
-via CBS News
Virginia and Michigan Voters
-via NPR and C...
An American Story Through and Through
A man has killed 8 kids, including 7 of his own, as the Strait of Hormuz closes again and the Atlantic publishes a bombshell piece of reporting on Kash Patel.
Louisiana Shooting
-via ABC News, Gun Violence Archive, SAV, and DV Awareness
Strait of Hormuz
-via AP News, Washington Post, and CNN
Kash Patel’s Problem
-via Atlantic
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I’ve Lost the Plot
A ceasefire in Lebanon has started, an ICE agent has been charged while an ICE court interpreter has been locked up, and a former Lt. Gov. committed murder suicide. Plus… cat noises.
Ceasefire in Lebanon
-via NY Times and Washington Post
ICE Agent Charged
-via Politico
ICE Court Interpreter Detained
-via The Guardian
Lt. Gov. Murder Suicide
-via CNN
Meow Meow
-via NY Times
Takethe ple...
The Dumbest VP We’ve Ever Had
Articles of Impeachment have been filed against Pete Hegseth, and you’re about to be $1.72 richer. Plus, motivation to cast that ballot and, best of all… let’s make fun of JD Vance.
Update: Iran
-via AP News and The Guardian
Live Nation? More Like Bad Nation
-via ABC News
Voter Motivation
-via CNN
El Oh El JD Vance
-via NY Times
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True and Cute
The DOJ is cool with insurrection, and the House is wondering how many other sexual assaulters walk amongst them. But then along comes Hungary to remind us that democracy is a decision.
DOJ Moves to Vacate Insurrectionists Crimes
-via ABC News
Swalwell and Gonzalez Exit
-via NY Times
Hungary for Change
-via CNN
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Their Names Are the Whistles!
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has begun, but Trump’s busy beefing with the Pope, so who knows if he’s aware. Meanwhile, Minnesota is seeking information about an ICE kidnapping, and two House reps are stepping down amid sexual misconduct allegations.
Update: Iran
-via Washington Post and NY Times
Jesus, Trump
-via Axios
Minnesota Kidnapping
-via AP News
Swalwell and Gonzalez
-via AP News, CNN, and NBC News
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You’re up Little Buddy
A group of masked shooters attacked a Chick-Fil-A; things in Iran are going exactly as bad as anything you’d expect Trump and JD Vance to be involved in; and it’s time for Eric Swalwell to leave. But don’t worry - at least the astronauts were back in time to witness everything.
Chick-Fil-A Shooting
-via CBS News
Update Iran
-via Washington Post, NY Times, Al Jazeera, and NPR
Eric Swalwell
-via NBC News
Artemis II
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See You Next Week
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There Is No Asterisk
This one’s all about the birthright citizenship case. Where things stand now, how we got here, and why Trump took up the case at all.
-via AP News, Constitution.gov, and Washington Post
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Kid Rock. That Dude Dumb.
Three stories, and they’re all testing my patience as Kid Rock gets Army pilots suspended, then unsuspended, and Trump’s ballroom construction is on hold as mail-in voting is on notice.
Kid Rock Causes Chaos
-via ABC News
Ballroom Construction Halted
-via AP News
Mail-In Voting
-via CNN
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Retroactive Jingle in Their Pocket
Gulf allies push Trump to escalate the Iran war as U.S. casualties mount, ICE plans a controversial presence at a Marine graduation, TSA workers receive delayed pay amid a shutdown standoff, and Kid Rock sparks an investigation with a bizarre helicopter stunt.
Iran
-via AP News and NPR
ICE Thanks You for Your Service
-via NBC News
TSA Workers
-via Reuters
Kid Rock
-via ABC News
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Some Little Chitty-Chats
Iran issues chilling warnings, and TSA agents hope to get paid today, but ICE isn’t leaving airports anytime soon. Plenty of reasons for 9 million to have turned out in protest last weekend.
Iran
-via AP News and CBS News
DHS and TSA
-via CBS News, NY Times, and PBS
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We’re a Cashless Society Anyway, You Dorks
Trump has thoughts on Sharpie prices while he signs an executive order to try and get TSA agents paid (don’t worry, the Senate’s actually working on it), and the IOC just banned trans female athletes.
Sharpies
-via AP News, ABC News, and CBS News
TSA Payday
-via CNN
IOC Bans Trans Athletes
-via NPR and New Day Studio
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Good Food, Good God, Let’s Eat
Deadly U.S. strikes with no evidence, a worsening shutdown, another shaky case against Letitia James, a major loss for Meta, and new revelations that Donald Trump shared classified information.
Hegseth Boat Attacks
-via NBC News
Hegseth’s Prayer
-via AP News
DHS Funding Fight
-via Axios, AP News and CBS News
Another Day, Another Tish James Referral
-via CBS News
Meta Loses Again
-via The Guardian
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I’m Going to Give Myself the Credit
Trump got a secret gift from Iran, Epstein business partners’ depositions drop, Meta was fined $375M, Minnesota sued the administration, and a Democrat flipped a deep-red Florida seat in Trump’s own district.
Iran
-via CBS News and CNN
Epstein Files
-via ABC News
Meta Loses in Court
-via The Guardian
Minnesota Sues Trump
-via AP News
Democrat Wins in Florida
-via AP News and NY Times
I’m Going to Give Myself the Credit
Trump’s Iran claims clashed with reality, ICE showed up in airports, deadly plane crashes hit New York and Colombia, the Supreme Court eyed new voting limits, and Robert Mueller died at 81.
Iran
-via ABC News
TSA
-via AP News, NPR, NY Times, and ABC SF
Colombian Military Plane Crash
-via CNN
SCOTUS v Voting
-via The Guardian
Robert Mueller
-via CNN
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Why Didn’t You Tell Me About Josh Harnett?
The U.S. moves closer to striking Iran as Trump faces backlash over conflicting military messaging, a prolonged National Guard presence in D.C. could be on the way, Congress fights over Epstein files, Comey is once again subpoenaed in renewed Russia investigations, and a major media merger is raising concerns about local news (but it’s not the merger you’re thinking about).
Iran
-via CBS News and ABC News
Trump and the National Guard
-via ABC News
Bondi Hearing
-via...
She Sure Didn’t Gab …bard
As Congress grills a DHS nominee and our top national security officials, Iran eyes energy infrastructure, and bombshell allegations against Cesar Chavez rock the labor community.
Congressional Qs
-via ABC News and Axios
Iran
-via CBS News and Washington Post
Dolores Huerta
-via NY Times and The Guardian
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Imaginations Conversations
As Cuba faces an islandwide blackout and things in Iran continue, the Supreme Court will take up two cases that have the potential to shape immigration in America; plus, RFK Jr’s vaccination change gets a thumbs down, and Susie Wiles is diagnosed with breast cancer.
Cuba
-via AP News
Iran
-via CNN
SCOTUS v Deportations
-via CBS News
RFK Jr Gets a No
-via The Guardian
Susie Wiles Diagnosis
Make Movies in Los Angeles
This one’s all about the latest in Iran, plus, the Midwest is about to get hit with a storm packed with all the weather ever.
Iran
-via ABC News, NY Times, The Guardian, and NPR
Midwestern Storm
-via CNN
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Nice One, Team!
The Senate finally tries bipartisanship, while the war in Iran continues, and here in the States, two separate acts of violence are being investigated as terrorism.
Old Dominion Shooting
-via ABC News
Synagogue Attack
-via Axios
Iran
-via NPR, The Guardian, and NY Times
Senate Passes Housing Bill
-via NBC News
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On the Note of Soccer
Lots of updates on things in Iran, plus the government is still (a little bit) shut down.
Iran
-via AP News, The Hill, NBC News, and Washington Post
TSA and the Shutdown
-via CBS News
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Lindsey Graham Also Used to Be a Human Being.
As things in Iran continue just as clumsily as ever, an American consulate in Toronto is attacked, and a whistleblower has blown the whistle on a Social Security breach.
American Consulate
-via ABC News
Iran
-via AP News, CNN, and NPR
Social Security Breach
-via Washington Post
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Dude’s Got Ethics for Dayz!
We’re Rihanna-heavy in this episode after the news that a woman has been arrested for attempting to murder her. Plus, Wyoming has banned abortions past around six-weeks, an update on Iran, two teens have been arrested for attempting to detonate bombs at Mayor Mamdani’s house, and another Republican leaves the party.
Wyoming Signs Fetal Heartbeat Bill into Law
-via ABC News
Iran
-via AP News and Military Times
Attempted NYC Bombing
-via BBC
Kevin Kiley Move...
Ashton Kutcher Gave Me This Hat
Six U.S. servicemembers return home as Trump escalates the Iran conflict, violence erupts in Peru, tornadoes kill six in the Midwest, and Alabama prepares to execute a man who didn’t commit murder.
Iran
-via ABC News, NBC News, AP News, and NY Times
Cuba Next?
-via CNN
Peru Bombing
-via CBS News
Michigan Tornado
-via NY Times
Alabama Death Row
-via NBC News
Ta...
You Don’t Get to Be Flippant
We’re still in Iran, but at least Kristi Noem and Rep. Gonzalez are seeing some consequences for action. Plus, Britney Spears has been arrested.
Iran
-via NBC News and CNN
Kristi Noem Fired
-via NPR and The Independent
House Rep. Gonzalez Out
-via The Washington Post
Leave Britney Alone
-via ABC News
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You’re Not Gross
As the war in Iran continues on (with no pushback from Congress…), Pam Bondi gets served, and Biden’s in the clear.
Iran
-via ABC News and AP News
Bondi to be Subpoenaed
-via CNN
Autopen Case Closed
-via NBC News
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That There Is a Purple State
It’s election night in (parts of) America. Plus, a mass shooter’s father is found guilty, Kristi Noem testifies, and we are still at war.
Update: Iran
-via AP News and NY Times
Noem Testifies Before Congress
-via CBS News
Colin Gray Found Guilty
-via AlJazeera
Election Night
-via NY Times
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Get Bent.
As war continues with no end in sight, Melanie goes to the UN to talk peace. Plus, the Supreme Court makes some rulings.
War in Iran
-via ABC News, AP News
Melania Visits the UN
-via CBS News
SCOTUS Rulings
-via NPR and NBC News
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