Biden and McCarthy’s debt ceiling battle
The next debt ceiling meeting between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is set for Monday afternoon. But there’s another possible constitutional option that some Democrats are pushing f...
22 Touko 202311min
How AI could affect the loneliness epidemic
One potential use of AI is to help individuals who are lonely or isolated, but as Axios' Chief Technology Correspondent Ina Fried explains, there are perils to beware, too. Plus, Americans say guns a...
19 Touko 202311min
The toll of caregiving on mental health
Latinos remain the country’s youngest and fastest-growing demographic and the next president will need to appeal to these voters. Especially Democrats, who’ve been losing ground to Republicans. Plus,...
18 Touko 202311min
ChatGPT head asks Congress to regulate AI
The CEO of OpenAi, which is the company that makes ChatGPT, testified before the Senate Judiciary committee on Tuesday. CEO Sam Altman asked the committee about oversight for generative AI. Plus, a n...
17 Touko 202311min
The unsettled debate over masking in hospitals
The COVID-19 public health emergency is officially over, but masking in health care settings like hospitals is still a topic of debate. Plus, how the IRS could soon disrupt the tax preparation indust...
16 Touko 202311min
Why the world is watching Turkey’s elections
The Turkish presidential elections look to be headed to a runoff. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu didn’t reach the majority of votes needed for Sunday's...
15 Touko 202312min
State of Play: debt ceiling talks and a murky 2024
The political fight over the debt ceiling continues to grow, as we approach a cliff that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says will come at the start of June. Meanwhile, lies were a central theme in po...
12 Touko 202312min
The end of Title 42 at the U.S.-Mexico border
Title 42, the pandemic-era immigration policy that made it easier for authorities to turn people away at the U.S.-Mexico border, is set to expire today. Plus, U.S. Representative George Santos is cha...
11 Touko 202312min
