Here's What's Happening
A daily news show; not to break news, but to break it down. Put it into context. Maybe even bring a little humor to it. All in a couple of minutes. Start the day strong. Start the day with, “Here’s What’s Happening.”
Special Episode: The Budget Bill
This is a special episode about the news that the budget bill has passed.
-via AP News
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Surprised to Be Surprised
Sean Combs is found guilty on lesser charges, Wisconsin protects abortion access, a judge blocks Trump’s asylum ban, and the administration racks up legal battles while its budget bill stalls in Congress. Plus - you’ll never believe what Trump is trying in Los Angeles now.
Sean Combs Verdict
-via AP News
Wisconsin Supreme Court Win
-via The Hill
Big Beautiful Bill Burnout
-via Axios
CA Firework Factory Explosion
-via NBC News
Let Them Fight (Or Kiss)
Trump announces a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as he visits a migrant detention center nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a judge blocks mass HHS layoffs, the Senate passes a brutal budget bill now headed to the House, and the jury deliberates in the Sean Combs case.
Israel/Hamas
-via AP News
Alligator Alcatraz
-via NPR
Federal Judge Blocks HHS Layoffs
-via CBS News
Big Beautiful Bill
-via Washington Post, The Hill, and NBC News
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Please Make a Call (202) 224-3121
This episode brings updates on Sunday’s firefighter shooting in Idaho, last month’s antisemitic attack in Boulder, and the Brian Kohberger case, plus a massive Medicaid fraud bust and a deep dive into Trump’s sweeping budget bill now facing the Senate.
Update: Idaho
-via AP News
Update: Boulder, Colorado
-via BBC
Update: Idaho (But a Different Part)
-via ABC News
DOJ Announces Health Care Fraud
-via NPR
One Big Dumb B...
I’m Worried About a Secret Third Thing
Breaking news of a shooting in Idaho leads the news before a breakdown of what the Supreme Court’s decision in the birthright citizenship case means (because it’s super confusing!)
Shooting in Idaho
-via AP News
Birthright Citizenship
-via AP News, Supreme Court, NY Times, Politico, The Guardian, and Texas Tribune
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Find the Difference Between a Kidnapping and an Arrest
The White House overshares intel while restricting Congress, Trump sues judges and mocks democracy, SCOTUS guts civil rights protections, and ICE accelerates its campaign of cruelty—from third-country deportations to outright kidnappings.
Iran’s Nuclear Program
-via ABC News and NBC News
Trump Sues Judges
-via Axios
SCOTUS v Planned Parenthood
-via CNN
RKF Jr v The Flu
-via The Guardian
Kilmar Abrego Garcia
-via CBS News
Little Buddy Veep Vance
Trump arrives at the NATO summit (but not before tweeting a music video about bombing Iran), ICE horrors escalate with cruel raids and medical neglect, and extreme heat adds to an already unbearable week.
NATO Summit
-via AP News and The Hill
Heat Wave
-via CBS News
Kilmar Abrego Garcia
-via CNN
ICE Raids
-via Miami Herald, Nashville Banner, Yahoo, and The Guardian
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He’s Not a Good President!
Trump fumbles a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, an impeachment effort crashes and burns, Russia escalates attacks in Ukraine, and ICE plans to expand detention with a new facility nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Israel/Iran
-via AP News, NY Times,
No Impeachment
-via Axios
Russia/Ukraine
-via BBC
ICE Arrests
-via CBS News
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Going to Therapy and Eating Some Ice Cream
Iran launches a retaliatory strike, Trump declares premature peace, and the U.S. quietly escalates deportations and domestic military presence.
Iran Strikes Back
-via AP News, NBC News, and CNN
Update: Los Angeles
-via NBC News
Deportations in America
-via CNN and NY Times
One Big Beautiful Bill
-via ABC News
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Special Episode: America Has Entered the Chat
This episode is all about the latest in the Israel/Iran war and the United States' involvement.
-via AP News, CNN, BBC, NPR, The Guardian, NY Times, and The Hill
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There Is More That Unites Us Than Divides Us
This episode is all about the latest in the Israel/Iran war and how we got here.
-via Axios, BBC, UN, Council on Foreign Relations, Freedom House, The Atlantic
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Is It Too Soon to Shout 2003?
The Trump administration is (maybe?) prepping for war in the Middle East as the Supreme Court strips rights from trans youth
Israel & Iran
-via Wall Street Journal, Politico, and CNN
Trans Rights in America
-via AP News and NBC News
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I’m Allergic to Wasabi
As Israel and Iran trade fire, Trump fuels tensions with erratic threats, while a rare win for trans rights and legal battles at home highlight a tense, complicated week.
Israel/Iran
-via NY Times, CNN, AP News
Trump Block on Passport Law
-via Reuters
Lawmakers Arrested in New York
-via AP News
Update: Los Angeles
-via ABC News, CNN
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Misunderstanding Numbers Is Contagious
A political assassination rocked Minnesota, No Kings protests surged nationwide, Israel and Iran escalated attacks, and Trump flailed at the G7—then launched a gold phone.
Political Assassinations in Minnesota
-via NPR, Justice.gov, 19th, AP News
No Kings
-via CNN, Axios, and Reuters
Israel v Iran
-via BBC, AP News,
Gee-7
-via CNN
Trump Mobile
-via ABC News
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Asking for the Sky to Be Skittles
A deadly plane crash in India, LA remains under military occupation, Trump strips legal status from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, throws himself a military parade, and Israel strikes Iran as global tensions escalate.
Air India
- via BBC
No Kings
- via No Kings, AP News, CBS News, PBS News, CNN, and The Hill
Trump Pulls Legal Status for Immigrants
- via AP News
Israel in Iran
- via CBS News
The Magic of This Time
The U.S. edges closer to full police state mode in L.A., Israeli officers refuse to aid Gaza bombings, embassy staff flee the Middle East, and Rand Paul loses his picnic invite.
Update: Los Angeles
-via AP News, ABC News
Mahmoud Khalil
-via Axios
US Embassy Staff Removed
-via BBC
Israel Resistance
-via The Guardian
Sad Boi Rand
-via CNN
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This Country Is a Protest
Los Angeles remains eerily normal under military occupation, as Trump stokes unrest, Congress members face charges, and the right targets same-sex marriage again.
Update: Los Angeles
-via AP News, CBS News
New Jersey House Rep Charged
-via CNN
Greta Thunberg
-via BBC
Austria Shooting
-via BBC
Southern Baptists v Obergefell
-via NY Times
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No Evidence, Just Vibes
Protests escalate in Los Angeles as Trump calls for troops and chaos spreads, RFK Jr. purges the CDC’s vaccine advisory board, Israel intercepts an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg, and a judge drops the Baldoni lawsuit.
Update: Los Angeles
- via CNN and AP News
Israel Intercepts Aid Boat
- via NY Times
RFK Jr Kicks CDC Out
- via AP News
Judge Dismisses Baldoni Suit
- via Deadline
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Let Them Fight
Trump and Elon Musk broke up in spectacularly petty fashion, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the U.S. after a shameful deportation, and Trump’s travel ban and AP ban are both back in play.
Musk-Trump Feud
-via CNN
Kilmar Abrego Garcia
-via NY Times
2025 Travel Ban
-via BBC
AP Ban Back
-via Politico
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Special Episode: We Are a Sanctuary City
This episode is all about the protests in Los Angeles and the Trump administration's dangerous reaction.
-via AP News, BBC, CBS News, CNN, The Guardian, NY Times, LA City, Politico, and The Independent
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Take Yourself a Gander
Joni Ernst wants you to grasp your mortality, the FEMA director didn’t know about hurricane season, Elon Musk is going through it, Mike Johnson just wants a friend, Trump thinks Biden is a robot, and an Argentinian judge has had to step down. It’s all just too silly.
Joni Ernst
-via Washington Post, Politico, and MSNBC
Head of FEMA Surprised by Hurricane Season
-via CBS News
Elon Musk
-via NY Times and NY Times
The Girl...
We Can Do Better
In addition to a big update on Sunday’s terror attack in Denver, Ukraine has made a surprising attack in Russia, and Trump asks the Supreme Court for another favor.
Update: Denver
-via AP News, ADL, Vox, Guardian
Russia and Ukraine
-via AP News
Trump v SCOTUS
-via CBS News
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It Was a Peace Walk
This episode is all about the terror attack in Denver, CO.
-via AP News, NPR, Time, The Atlantic, and Washington Post
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I Could Be Meaner
The Israel-Hamas war has two different types of headlines, Trump’s tariffs ping pong around, and on this Friday, Trump begs us to be bullies (trust me, it’s earned).
Israel-Hamas
- via BBC and The Guardian
Ta-riff Off
- via AP News, Washington Post, and CNBC
TACO Dummy
- via NY Times
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Two Popes Hate You, Babe
Israel claims a top Hamas leader is dead, prison breaks rock Arkansas and New Orleans, a French surgeon gets 20 years for years of sexual abuse, the DOJ targets a CA trans athlete, Trump attacks student visas, Elon’s out, crypto’s in, and a Final Destination screening gets too real in Argentina.
Israel-Hamas
- via AP News and Axios
Prison Break in the Ozarks
- via CBS News and NPR
French Surgeon Charged
- via BBC
Justice Dept...
But This Wolf Comes as a Wolf
A Chinese chemical plant explodes, Trump defunds Harvard while NPR sues Trump, RFK makes an announcement and Missouri makes us miserable.
Chinese Chemical Plant
-via AP News
Trump v Harvard
-via CBS News
NPR Sues Trump
-via NPR
Covid Shot No Longer Recommended for Pregnant Women and Healthy Children
-via Washington Post
Abortions in America
-via CNN
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Budget Bill Be Bad
Today’s episode covers Gaza, Ukraine, Trump vs. Harvard, a tragic Liverpool attack, and the cruelty (and drama) of the GOP’s budget.
Israel-Hamas
-via NPR, Axios, NY Times, and AP News
Russia and Ukraine
-via AP News and Reuters
Liverpool Crowd Attack
-via CBS News
Trump v Harvard
-via NPR
Budget Drama
-via The Hill
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Down Week
Just a nice little week off!
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Find a Hobby
The U.S. gets its first American Pope, Trump strikes a vague trade deal with the UK, FEMA’s acting director is fired for opposing FEMA’s dismantling, Jeanine Pirro is tapped as DC's interim U.S. attorney, and Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
American Pope
-via BBC
UK Trade Deal
-via CBS
Big Friday Energy
-via AP News, ABC News, and CNN
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Political Hot Goss
Tensions rise between India and Pakistan, Trump taps an RFK Jr.–aligned anti-vaxxer as surgeon general, House Republicans implode over budget infighting, and the Vatican still hasn’t picked a pope.
India/Pakistan
-via AP News
New Surgeon General
-via CBS News
GOP Infighting
-via CNN
PopeWatch 2025
-via NPR
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Point to It on a Map, My Guy.
India and Pakistan teeter on the brink of war, Trump eyes Canada (again), SCOTUS blocks trans military enlistment, and the U.S. plans mass deportations to dangerous, war-torn Libya.
Pakistan and India
-via NPR and Reuters
Trump and Carney
-via AP News
SCOTUS and Trans Military Members
-via Washington Post
Flights to Libya
-via NY Times
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Must I Do Everything Myself?
Trump backs Israel’s plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza, offers $1000 for self-deportation, targets foreign films with a 100% tariff, and surprises on abortion pill case, all on the same day. Plus, a deadly boat accident in San Diego.
Update: Israel-Gaza
-via Axios
Trump’s $1000 Offer
-via AP News
100% Tariff on Movies
-via NPR
Abortion Pill Heads to Court
-via NY Times
San Diego Boat Capsizes
-via CNN
Lord, Beer Me Strength.
Louisiana quietly rolls back desegregation, global tensions escalate, Trump pushes a punishing budget while starring in his own AI-generated Pope fantasy.
Louisiana Ends Desegregation
-via AP News
Houthi’s Hit Near Israeli Airport
-via BBC
Lady Gaga Concert
-via CBS News
Trump Budget Heads to the House
-via The Hill
Trump’s Meet the Press Interview
-via AP News
CPB Fires Back
-via ABC...
Everyone Fails up in the Upside-Down
A major U.S.-Ukraine deal reshapes global alliances, Trump’s team shuffles again, RFK Jr. spreads dangerous vaccine lies, school mental health funding gets gutted, and a Trump-era deportation policy is struck down.
Ukraine-US Deal
-via BBC
Mike Waltz Out
-via AP News
RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Lies
-via The Guardian
Trump Guts Mental Health in Education
-via NPR
Alien Enemies Act Unlawful
-via CNN and AP News
What Planet Is This Taking Place On?
Trump’s tantrum hits CBS, the economy stumbles, the Supreme Court flirts with theocracy, and somehow we still have to fight for the right to say things out loud.
Columbia Students
-via ABC News
GDP Gone Bad
-via CBS News
Trump Turns to NYT
-via CNN
Hegseth Investigation Blocked
-via NPR
SCOTUS v Freedom of Religion
-via NBC News and NY Times
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Too-Long-Of-A-Tie Wearing Bozo
An update on a Wisconsin Judge, Amazon’s capitulation, climate change changes, lawsuits over firings, Harvard’s report card, and Trump’s career ambitions all in one little episode!
Judge Dugan
-via Reuters
Amazon
-via AP News
Climate Change Change
-via CNN
Legal(?) Firings
-via The Hill and CBS News
Harvard’s Report Card
-via NY Times
President Pope
-via Politico
Ta...
Donald Trump: Bad for America
A deadly car crash in Illinois leads an episode that also covers the election in Canada, the blackouts in Spain and Portugal, a Russia-suggested ceasefire, and more Trump executive orders.
Illinois Car Crash
-via CNN
Canadian Elections
-via The Independent and ABC News
Blackout
-via NY Times
Russia/Ukraine Ceasefire
-via CNN
American Deportations
-via The Guardian
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There Is So Much Fight in Us
100 days of Trump have shown us more about this country than we thought possible, so let's take a moment and talk about it. I promise, this won't hurt at all.
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Just Two Percent More Brave
In addition to a deadly car attack in Vancouver, Canada, there is a series of stories about deportations in America that broke over the weekend and, ahead of the budget reconciliation bill, two Democrats are leading the first bicameral sit-in.
Vancouver Attack
-via NPR
American Deportations
-via The Guardian, NY Times, AP News, and CNN
Good Trouble
-via AP News and NBC News
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As Trump continues his assault on trans rights, Russia has launched the deadliest attack on Ukraine in nine months, there is yet more information about Pete Hegseth and Signal, and ICE did not have a warrant when they arrested Mahmoud Khalil.
Trans Rights in America
-via Politico, Politico, AP News, NY Times, and NBC News
Trump and Russia
-via AP News
Signalgate Continues
-via Washington Post and Washington Post
Mahmoud Khalil
-via
