How Supreme Court decisions are shaping the election
27 Oct 2020
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On Monday night, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–3 decision that Wisconsin mail-in ballots post...
Here’s why polling isn’t the best way to judge the 2020 race
26 Oct 2020
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The New Yorker looks at the value of polling ahead of the election, and why lots of people are getti...
The debates are over. Here's how each candidate can win.
23 Oct 2020
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Apple News has a collection of the best coverage of the debate. Vox breaks down 14 crucial states th...
How the U.S. went on the offense in global cyberwarfare
22 Oct 2020
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The Washington Post reports on reported Iranian and Russian plots to interfere ithe presidential ele...
545 migrant children are still separated from their parents
21 Oct 2020
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A new court filing from the ACLU and the Department of Justice reveals that 545 children separated f...
Inside the partisan websites posing as local media
20 Oct 2020
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The Wall Street Journal reports on a rise in websites that look like local media but have partisan a...
These states had the best pandemic responses in the country
19 Oct 2020
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As the U.S. prepares for another wave of the coronavirus, Politico looks at which states responded w...
Dueling town halls: Biden and Trump offer different messages
16 Oct 2020
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Last night, Donald Trump and Joe Biden competed for airtime in a pair of dueling town hall debates. ...
Inside the powerful group remaking America’s courts
15 Oct 2020
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The Atlantic calls Amy Coney Barrett a “luminary” of the conservative legal movement and...
What happened on day two of the Amy Coney Barrett hearings
14 Oct 2020
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Vox and the Washington Post recap the second day of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nominati...
The possibility of expanding the Supreme Court
13 Oct 2020
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National Geographic looks at how the number of Supreme Court seats has changed throughout history. A...
What to expect at the Amy Coney Barrett hearings this week
12 Oct 2020
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As the Senate begins its debate over the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court, the Wall Str...
Inside the plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer
09 Oct 2020
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USA Today breaks down revelations that six members of a militia group were arrested and charged with...
Key takeaways from last night’s VP debate
08 Oct 2020
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Check out Apple News Spotlight for a complete review of the first and only vice presidential debate....
Why $4 trillion in bailouts didn't save the economy
07 Oct 2020
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The Washington Post reports on the president’s call for an end to stimulus-bill negotiations. ...
The White House is a hot spot. What’s it like to work there?
06 Oct 2020
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The Washington Post and the Atlantic are out with pieces that look at the role of the White House&rs...
How sick is President Trump? Here’s what we know.
05 Oct 2020
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The Wall Street Journal breaks down the latest developments regarding President Trump’s health...
President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. Here's what we know.
02 Oct 2020
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President Trump and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19. Bloomberg and CNN have the lat...
Breonna Taylor decision renews criticism of grand juries
01 Oct 2020
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NBC breaks down how grand juries work and what the public should understand about their findings. An...
The first debate was a train wreck. Here’s what to know.
30 Sep 2020
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Check out Apple News’s Spotlight Collection for full coverage and analysis of the first presid...
How remote learning hurts low-income students
29 Sep 2020
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Alec MacGillis writes for ProPublica and the New Yorker about the lasting effects of remote learning...
Trump’s taxes: Here are the major revelations
28 Sep 2020
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The Washington Post and NBC summarize reporting from the New York Times about more than two decades ...
How will we know a coronavirus vaccine is safe?
25 Sep 2020
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The Washington Post has a profile of Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron, who announced this we...
Protests erupt over Breonna Taylor decision
24 Sep 2020
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The Washington Post has the latest developments related to Breonna Taylor’s killing. USA Today...
The economic crisis hits the middle class
23 Sep 2020
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The Wall Street Journal looks at how the economic crisis is hurting white-collar workers in the Unit...
President Trump’s next Supreme Court nominee
22 Sep 2020
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NBC News says the president plans to announce his pick for a Supreme Court justice nominee at the en...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy and the Supreme Court’s future
21 Sep 2020
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Apple News has a collection of the best coverage of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy. The ...
Another allegation of sexual assault against President Trump
18 Sep 2020
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The Guardian has exclusive reporting on the latest allegation of sexual assault levied against Presi...
Two candidates, two plans to address coronavirus
17 Sep 2020
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Yesterday, the Trump administration announced its plan for vaccine distribution once a vaccine has r...
Climate change report predicts mass migration in the U.S.
16 Sep 2020
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For ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine, Abrahm Lustgarten reports that the devastating effec...
The historic peace agreement between Israel and the UAE
15 Sep 2020
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The L.A. Times reports on President Trump’s visit to California and Joe Biden’s remarks ...
As wildfires spread in the U.S., so do conspiracy theories
14 Sep 2020
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CNN details recent conspiracy theories — which law enforcement has made clear are untrue &mdas...
Some teachers have already died of COVID-19 this school year
11 Sep 2020
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As schools reopen, the Washington Post reports that at least six teachers across several states have...
The Trump tapes: What the president knew about COVID-19
10 Sep 2020
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CNN and the Washington Post report on revelations that President Trump knew more about the dangers o...
The West Coast is in flames. It doesn’t have to be this way.
09 Sep 2020
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The LA Times has the latest on the massive fires burning across California. And ProPublica explains ...
A tale of two economies
08 Sep 2020
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Politico describes how the pandemic is making economic inequality in the United States even worse. T...
Could a vaccine be approved in October?
04 Sep 2020
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Stat explains the process the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would follow to approve a COVID-19 ...
Debunking COVID-19 death-count misinformation
03 Sep 2020
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Foreign-born voters make up an unprecedented 10% of eligible voters. FiveThirtyEight looks at the im...
The CDC bans evictions through the end of the year
02 Sep 2020
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Politico describes the evictions ban that was enacted through the Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
The police response to right-wing protesters
01 Sep 2020
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The Washington Post looks at recent clashes between left- and right-wing protesters and asks whether...
Political pressure casts doubt on FDA’s independence
31 Aug 2020
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The Washington Post gives an inside look into how the White House pressured the FDA to rush the appr...
What would a second Trump term mean for America?
28 Aug 2020
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On the final night of the Republican National Convention, President Trump highlighted his record in ...
Pence addresses voters amid a trifecta of crises
27 Aug 2020
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Apple News has coverage of the third night of the RNC. The Washington Post is out with a profile of ...
The sibling rivalry inside the Trump family
26 Aug 2020
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Apple News has the highlights from the second night of the Republican National Convention. Th...
RNC speakers say suburbs are under threat. Is it true?
25 Aug 2020
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Apple News has key takeaways from the first day of the RNC, where a big theme was that America&rsquo...
How Trump has forever changed the Republican Party
24 Aug 2020
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Gerald F. Seib writes for the Wall Street Journal that Donald Trump has fundamentally reshaped the R...
Joe Biden closes out the DNC, while Republicans look ahead
21 Aug 2020
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Apple News has a roundup of Democratic National Convention coverage. And Politico describes the less...
After Kamala Harris wins VP nomination, a look at her record
20 Aug 2020
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Roll Call and Politico look at Kamala Harris’s legislative record and her positions on key iss...
A week after severe weather, Iowans feel abandoned
19 Aug 2020
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Vox explains the policies that make up the Democratic platform. A news anchor from Iowa tells PBS Ne...
Highlights from the first night of a virtual DNC
18 Aug 2020
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Apple News provides a roundup from the first night of this year’s unconventional Democratic Na...
Crisis at the Postal Service ahead of the 2020 election
17 Aug 2020
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For further reading on everything related to the U.S. Postal Service: The Washington Post gives an o...
As Congress leaves town without a deal, economists worry
14 Aug 2020
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FiveThirtyEight surveys economists about their predictions for the U.S, without a federal stimulus b...
This doctor could decide the fate of a coronavirus vaccine
13 Aug 2020
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The Washington Post profiles a top Food and Drug Administration official who will decide whether a c...
Everything you need to know about Kamala Harris
12 Aug 2020
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Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his running mate. Apple News has everything you need to know a...
How teachers are protecting themselves from COVID-19
11 Aug 2020
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As some schools reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, the Wall Street Journal spoke with teachers ...
How will the media treat the next female VP candidate?
10 Aug 2020
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CNN reports on the increase in part-time work and the number of Americans returning to jobs with few...
Why 1 in 13 Black adults can’t vote
07 Aug 2020
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NPR reports on the recent executive order signed by Iowa’s governor restoring the right to vot...
Lebanon faces a crisis within a crisis
06 Aug 2020
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After the devastating explosion in Beirut, BBC News provides an overview of the economic, political,...
Lessons from the 2020 primaries
05 Aug 2020
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Most primaries have run smoothly this year, FiveThirtyEight finds. The New Yorker highlights one gov...
The failed American COVID-19 response, ballot delays, life on a private jet
04 Aug 2020
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Ed Yong writes for the Atlantic about America’s failure to control the spread of COVID-19, and...
Coronavirus lawsuits, the declining birth rate, teenagers work the polls
03 Aug 2020
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The Wall Street Journal says lawsuits have been filed against employers across the country over work...
$600 on the line, Supreme Court secrets, Van Gogh’s final days
31 Jul 2020
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The Wall Street Journal asks whether the weekly $600 in unemployment aid is disincentivizing people ...
Have we grown numb to the soaring U.S. death toll?
30 Jul 2020
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As the United States surpasses 150,000 coronavirus deaths, NPR explains why people become numb to st...
The U.S. has a child care crisis
29 Jul 2020
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POLITICO has an interview with labor economist Betsey Stevenson, who warns that the pandemic-era chi...
Biden's choice
28 Jul 2020
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Ryan Lizza for POLITICO analyzes the field of possible contenders for Joe Biden’s vice preside...
The federal response to protests
27 Jul 2020
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In an essay for the New Yorker, Masha Gessen delivers an ominous warning about the Department of Hom...
Climate change and the looming migration crisis
24 Jul 2020
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ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine report on the urgency of the global migration crisis as c...
Portland's “Wall of Moms”
23 Jul 2020
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Bloomberg and USA Today say a record number of lawsuits are being filed ahead of November’s el...
Hackers target vaccine research
22 Jul 2020
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As concerns over foreign hackers targeting U.S. vaccine research increase, congressional Republicans...
Coronavirus vaccine trials show encouraging results
21 Jul 2020
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In the race to bring a coronavirus vaccine to market, Oxford University may be winning. Bloomberg Bu...
America honors John Lewis
20 Jul 2020
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On today’s show, we reflect on the life and legacy of the civil-rights icon and 17-term congre...
Two very different environmental plans
17 Jul 2020
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Welcome to Apple News Today, a new show from Apple News. In today's episode:President Trump and Joe ...
The cost of voting in a pandemic
16 Jul 2020
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Welcome to Apple News Today, a new show from Apple News. In today's episode:USA Today and Columbia J...
Apple News Today
15 Jul 2020
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Get all the day’s news in less than 15 minutes. Start your day with Apple News Today.
Introducing Apple News Today
15 Jul 2020
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Every weekday morning, hosts Shumita Basu and Duarte Geraldino bring you up to speed on top headline...