Fed showdown, France, Mamdani and Tayvis
Lisa Cook vows to fight President Donald Trump's Fed firing as governor in court, testing the limits of presidential authority. France's government is on the rocks after the prime minister called a su...
27 Aug 202512min
Gaza outcry, Fed firing, Intel and Tesla
International outcry grows after an Israeli airstrike kills 20, including five journalists in an attack on a Gaza hospital. U.S. President Donald Trump is firing a Federal Reserve Governor. And the bu...
26 Aug 202512min
Gaza, Abrego and screwworm
*This episode has been updated with the latest on the Gaza and Kilmar Abrego Garcia stories. Israel strikes a hospital in Gaza, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for R...
25 Aug 202511min
Chicago, Ukraine, redistricting, Pakistan and Africa’s luxury tourism
The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago, the Washington Post has reported. President Donald Trump's push to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts could set the...
24 Aug 202511min
Pentagon, Powell, Walmart, DC troops and Gaza's children
The Pentagon’s intelligence chief has been fired in the latest purge by President Donald Trump's administration. Fed Chair Jerome Powell hints at a rate cut in September. Walmart’s earnings reveal shi...
23 Aug 202512min
Famine in Gaza, Putin's demands, Russia’s economy and Jackson Hole
* Updated to include details of Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole, and the FBI raid on the home of former Trump adviser John Bolton. A global hunger monitor says famine has struck an area of Gaz...
22 Aug 202511min
Israel’s plans, Australia, redistricting, Fed and naval drones
Israel says it has taken first steps of military operation in Gaza City and approves a settlement plan to erase the idea of a Palestinian state – while diplomatic relations sour with Australia. Texas ...
21 Aug 202512min
Ukraine security, CHIPS, Japan nuclear and Zelenskiy's suit
Donald Trump says the U.S. may provide air support to guarantee any Ukraine peace deal. Washington explores equity stakes in chipmakers - even those overseas - in return for Biden-era funding. Japan p...
20 Aug 202511min
