The 7

A shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire; Supreme Court; New York mayoral primary; humidity map; and more

24 Jun 2025

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Tuesday, June 24. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

U.S. strikes in Iran; Minnesota shooting suspect; heat forecast; NBA Finals; and more

23 Jun 2025

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Monday, June 23. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Trump’s Iran decision; National Guard; Dodger Stadium; ‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary; and more

20 Jun 2025

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Friday, June 20. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you’re not a subscriber, click here to start.

Post Reports: He's dying of cancer. They chose to start their family.

19 Jun 2025

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The 7 is off today but we're sharing a moving recent episode of "Post Reports." Since 2000, the rate of new cancer diagnoses for people ages 15 t...

Trump considers strikes on Iran; Kristi Noem; immigration raids; Anne Burrell; and more

18 Jun 2025

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Wednesday, June 18. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you’re not a subscriber, click here to start.

G-7 summit; Russia strikes Ukraine; overtourism protests; and more

17 Jun 2025

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Tuesday, June 17. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Minnesota shooting suspect captured; Trump’s travel ban; West Virginia flooding; and more

16 Jun 2025

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Monday, June 16. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Israel attacks Iran; Alex Padilla; Air India crash survivor; Antonio Brown; and more

13 Jun 2025

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Friday, June 13. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Nationwide protests; Trump at ‘Les Mis’; Air India crash; Brian Wilson’s essential songs; and more

12 Jun 2025

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Thursday, June 12. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Spreading protests against immigration raids; Guantánamo Bay; inflation; 23andMe data; and more

11 Jun 2025

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Wednesday, June 11. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Los Angeles protests; RFK Jr. and vaccines; Austria school shooting; Sly Stone; and more

10 Jun 2025

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Tuesday, June 10. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Los Angeles protests; Elon Musk; Greta Thunberg; Carlos Alcaraz; Tony Award winners; and more

09 Jun 2025

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Monday, June 9. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Elon Musk’s fight with Donald Trump; travel ban; Russia strikes Ukraine; Supreme Court; and more

06 Jun 2025

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Friday, June 6. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Trump’s travel ban; Biden investigation order; Travis Decker manhunt; NBA Finals; and more

05 Jun 2025

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Thursday, June 5. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Elon Musk’s break with Trump; Boulder suspect’s family; steel and aluminum tariffs; and more

04 Jun 2025

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Wednesday, June 4. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Boulder attack suspect; FEMA’s David Richardson; Jonathan Joss killed; Mount Etna; and more

03 Jun 2025

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Tuesday, June 3. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Boulder attack; Ukraine drone strikes; Joni Ernst; northern lights; and more

02 Jun 2025

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Monday, June 2. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Trump’s tariffs; Harvard University; Canadian wildfire smoke; Spelling Bee winner; and more

30 May 2025

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Friday, May 30. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Trump’s tariffs and pardons; Chinese student visas; Elon Musk; and more

29 May 2025

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Thursday, May 29. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Trump blasts Putin; foreign student visas; coronavirus vaccines; SpaceX; and more

28 May 2025

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Wednesday, May 28. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Trump’s Memorial Day speech; Liverpool car incident; summer weather forecast; and more

27 May 2025

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Tuesday, May 27. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Tara Brach on dealing with fear and uncertainty

26 May 2025

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The 7 team is off for Memorial Day so we're bringing you a conversation our colleague Elahe Izadi had recently that we've been thinking about a lot. I...

Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’; D.C. shooting suspect; Supreme Court; and more

23 May 2025

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Friday, May 23. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

D.C. shooting; Trump and South Africa’s White farmers; budget bill; nor’easter forecast; and more

22 May 2025

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Thursday, May 22. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ plan; coronavirus shots; New Orleans jailbreak; and more

21 May 2025

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Wednesday, May 21. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Trump’s call with Putin; Ashli Babbitt; Biden’s cancer diagnosis; and more

20 May 2025

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Tuesday, May 20. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis; Brooklyn Bridge crash; fertility clinic explosion; and more

19 May 2025

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Monday, May 19. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Trump’s Middle East tour; Supreme Court; Cassie Ventura; Siri settlement; and more

16 May 2025

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Friday, May 16. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Biden book; Trump’s Middle East tour; Cassie Ventura; birthright citizenship; and more

15 May 2025

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Thursday, May 15. The seven stories you need to know today.Read today's briefing.If you're not a subscriber, click here to start.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

14 May 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump visits Qatar; ‘forever chemicals’; Menendez brothers; Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial; Cannes fashion; and moreRead today's...

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

13 May 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Trump’s Middle East trip; U.S. economy; White South Africans; Diddy trial; Kim Kardashian; and moreRead today's briefing.If you're...

Monday, May 12, 2025

12 May 2025

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Monday briefing: Qatar’s plan to give Trump a plane; U.S.-China trade talks; drug price executive order; Pope Leo XIV; and moreRead today's briefing...

Friday, May 9, 2025

09 May 2025

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Friday briefing: Pope Leo XIV; Trump budget bill; Jeanine Pirro; India and Pakistan; El Salvador travel; and moreRead today's briefing.If you're not a...

Thursday, May 8, 2025

08 May 2025

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Thursday briefing: Trump’s U.K. trade deal; Libya deportations; Vatican conclave votes; Tyre Nichols; Columbia protests; and moreRead today's briefi...

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

07 May 2025

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Wednesday briefing: India strikes Pakistan; conclave to choose a new pope; DOGE database; transgender troops; Real ID; and moreRead today's briefing.I...

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

06 May 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Trump’s deportation offer; Hollywood tariff; Gaza occupation plans; Pence interview; best Met Gala looks; and moreRead today's bri...

Monday, May 5, 2025

05 May 2025

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Monday briefing: Trump’s constitutional question and Alcatraz prison plan; Australia election results; cosmic gold source; and moreRead today's brie...

Friday, May 2, 2025

02 May 2025

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Friday briefing: Michael Waltz and Marco Rubio; Kilmar Abrego García video; Elon Musk’s unpopularity; Austin Tice; and moreRead today's briefing.If...

Thursday, May 1, 2025

01 May 2025

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Thursday briefing: Ukraine minerals deal; Kamala Harris speech; vaccine testing change; Israel fires; and moreRead today's briefing.If you're not a su...

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

30 Apr 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump’s first 100 days in office; Kamala Harris speech; GDP report; fluoride in drinking water; and moreRead today's briefing.If...

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

29 Apr 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Canada election results; Illinois car crash; revenge porn bill passes Congress; Spain power outage; and moreRead today's briefing.If...

Monday, April 28, 2025

28 Apr 2025

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Monday briefing: Elon Musk poll; Vancouver attack suspect; Scott Pelley on ‘60 Minutes’; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and moreRead today's briefing...

Friday, April 25, 2025

25 Apr 2025

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Friday briefing: Trump’s approval ratings; Pete Hegseth; Pope Francis’s funeral; measles warning; NFL draft; cicadas; and moreRead today's briefin...

Thursday, April 24, 2025

24 Apr 2025

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Thursday briefing: Pete Hegseth’s defiant speech; Elon Musk; Russia strikes Ukraine; wildfire smoke; NFL draft; and moreRead today's briefing.If you...

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

23 Apr 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Pete Hegseth’s Signal chats; Elon Musk, DOGE and Tesla; measles vaccine poll; Sarah Palin; and moreRead today's briefing.If you'...

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

22 Apr 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Next pope contenders; Pete Hegseth controversy; Harvard lawsuit; food dyes; meteor shower; and moreRead today's briefing.If you're n...

Monday, April 21, 2025

21 Apr 2025

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Monday briefing: Pope Francis has died; Pete Hegseth; Elon Musk; Trump protests; Kilmar Abrego García; Supreme Court; and moreRead today's briefing.I...

Friday, April 18, 2025

18 Apr 2025

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Friday briefing: Kilmar Abrego García meeting; Florida State University shooting; Ukraine peace talks; Fyre Festival 2; and moreRead today's briefing...

Thursday, April 17, 2025

17 Apr 2025

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Thursday briefing: Trump’s health cuts; Chris Van Hollen; Harvard’s tax-exempt status; Puerto Rico; sign of alien life; and moreRead today's brief...

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

16 Apr 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Kilmar Abrego García decision; Trump’s tariffs; Joe Biden’s speech; colossal squid video; and moreRead today's briefing.If yo...

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

15 Apr 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Kilmar Abrego García; Harvard funding freeze; JD Vance drops trophy; severe weather; Katy Perry; and moreRead today's briefing.If y...

Monday, April 14, 2025

14 Apr 2025

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Monday briefing: Tariff confusion; Josh Shapiro arson attack; Rumeysa Ozturk; home price changes; Rory McIlroy; and moreRead today's briefing.If you'r...

Friday, April 11, 2025

11 Apr 2025

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Friday briefing: Trump’s trade war; Supreme Court deportation ruling; Hudson River helicopter crash; extreme heat; and moreRead today's briefing.If ...

Thursday, April 10, 2025

10 Apr 2025

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Thursday briefing: Trump’s tariff pause; Republican infighting; Ksenia Karelina; Victor Perez shooting; Masters tee times; and moreRead today's brie...

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

09 Apr 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump’s new tariffs take effect; Supreme Court; National Recording Registry; dire wolves, debunked; and moreRead today's briefin...

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

08 Apr 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Trump tariff backlash; stock market; Supreme Court; fluoride in drinking water; Florida basketball; and moreRead today's briefing.If...

Monday, April 7, 2025

07 Apr 2025

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Monday briefing: Stock markets; Trump protests; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; storms; March Madness; Alex Ovechkin; and moreRead today's briefing.If you're n...

Friday, April 4, 2025

04 Apr 2025

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Friday briefing: Backlash to Trump’s tariffs; Laura Loomer; storm forecast; South Korea; Bruce Springsteen; and moreRead today's briefing.If you're ...

Thursday, April 3, 2025

03 Apr 2025

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Thursday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; Elon Musk under pressure; severe weather; Nintendo Switch 2 release date; and moreRead today's briefing.If you'r...

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

02 Apr 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’; Florida and Wisconsin election results; Cory Booker; Val Kilmer; and moreRead today's briefing.If ...

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

01 Apr 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Elections in Florida and Wisconsin; Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’; Karen Read; storm forecast; Hooters; and moreRead today's briefi...

Monday, March 31, 2025

31 Mar 2025

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Monday briefing: Trump’s third term remarks; Wisconsin Supreme Court race; Richard Chamberlain; March Madness; and moreRead today's briefing.If you'...

Friday, March 28, 2025

28 Mar 2025

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Friday briefing: Myanmar earthquake; federal layoff plans; JD Vance’s Greenland visit; March Madness; partial eclipse; and moreRead today's briefing...

Thursday, March 27, 2025

27 Mar 2025

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Thursday briefing: Trump’s automobile tariffs; Signal chat transcript; Social Security; ghost guns; Rumeysa Ozturk; and moreRead today's briefing.If...

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

26 Mar 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Fallout from the Signal chat leak; Trump’s election order; California wildfires; spring leaves; and moreRead today's briefing.If...

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

25 Mar 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Trump team’s Signal chat leak; Trump portrait; Yunseo Chung; Hamdan Ballal; wildfire risk; 23andMe; and moreRead today's briefing....

Monday, March 24, 2025

24 Mar 2025

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Monday briefing: Usha Vance’s Greenland trip; Gaza death toll; Pope Francis; JFK files; March Madness; and moreRead today's briefing.If you're not a...

Friday, March 21, 2025

21 Mar 2025

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Friday briefing: Heathrow Airport closure; Elon Musk’s Pentagon meeting; JFK files; Israeli troops in northern Gaza; and moreRead today's briefing.I...

Thursday, March 20, 2025

20 Mar 2025

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Thursday briefing: Trump’s Education Department order; details from the JFK files; Ben & Jerry’s CEO; March Madness; and moreRead today's brie...

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

19 Mar 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump and Putin’s ceasefire agreement; JFK files released; NASA astronauts return; allergy season; and moreRead today's briefing...

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

18 Mar 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Israel strikes Gaza; Trump’s deportations; autopen; Texas midwife arrest; returning NASA astronauts; and moreRead today's briefing...

Monday, March 17, 2025

17 Mar 2025

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Monday briefing: Trump’s deportations; Voice of America; storm damage; North Macedonia fire; March Madness 2025 brackets; and moreRead today's brief...

Friday, March 14, 2025

14 Mar 2025

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Friday briefing: Government shutdown deadline; JD Vance booed; birthright citizenship; Denver plane fire; baby wombat; and moreRead today's briefing.I...

Thursday, March 13, 2025

13 Mar 2025

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Thursday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; government shutdown watch; Ukraine ceasefire talks; lunar eclipse; NASA astronauts; and moreRead today's briefin...

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

12 Mar 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; Education Department cuts; shutdown updates; measles outbreaks; Southwest Airlines; and moreRead today's briefi...

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

11 Mar 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Stock markets; Ukraine talks; Elon Musk and Mark Kelly; Rodrigo Duterte arrest; Mahmoud Khalil; and moreRead today's briefing.If you...

Monday, March 10, 2025

10 Mar 2025

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Monday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; backlash to Elon Musk’s DOGE; Mark Carney; shutdown deadline; warm weather; and moreRead today's briefing.If you...

Friday, March 7, 2025

07 Mar 2025

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Friday briefing: Trump’s tariff pause; SpaceX Starship explosion; firing squad execution; daylight saving time; and moreRead today's briefing.If you...

Thursday, March 6, 2025

06 Mar 2025

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Thursday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; Education Department executive order; Idaho abortion ban; melting sea ice; eagle cam; and moreRead today's brief...

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

05 Mar 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump’s speech to Congress, fact-checked; Zelensky’s partial ceasefire offer; U.S. tariffs; Paxlovid; and moreRead today's bri...

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

04 Mar 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Trump pauses Ukraine aid; Mexico and Canada tariffs; Trump’s speech to Congress; Pope Francis’s health; and moreRead today's bri...

Monday, March 3, 2025

03 Mar 2025

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Monday briefing: Trump and Zelensky; Elon Musk email; Oscar winners and red carpet looks; wildfires in the Carolinas; and moreRead today's briefing.If...

Friday, February 28, 2025

28 Feb 2025

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Friday briefing: Judge blocks Trump’s firings; Zelensky visits D.C.; Gene Hackman; Epstein files; planet parade; Oscars; and moreRead today's briefi...

Thursday, February 27, 2025

27 Feb 2025

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Thursday briefing: Supreme Court’s USAID intervention; Elon Musk; Gene Hackman; measles death; egg prices; and moreRead today's briefing.If you're n...

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

26 Feb 2025

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Wednesday briefing: House passes budget plan; Trump’s ‘gold card’ proposal; Tesla sales; ‘unknown disease’ in Congo; and moreRead today's br...

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

25 Feb 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Trump and Macron; Elon Musk’s email to federal workers; DoorDash payout; Roberta Flack; Fyre Festival 2; and moreRead today's brie...

Monday, February 24, 2025

24 Feb 2025

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Monday briefing: Elon Musk’s federal worker email demand; Dan Bongino; German election results; Ukraine; black plastic; and moreRead today's briefin...

Friday, February 21, 2025

21 Feb 2025

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Friday briefing: Trump and USPS; Kash Patel confirmation; IRS firings; Israel bus explosions; Pacific Northwest rainstorm; and moreRead today's briefi...

Thursday, February 20, 2025

20 Feb 2025

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Thursday briefing: Trump and Zelensky trade insults; ‘DOGE dividend’ checks; Bibas family; tomb discovery; iPhone 16e; and moreRead today's briefi...

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

19 Feb 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump and Musk’s Fox News interview; free coronavirus tests; Bibas family; A$AP Rocky verdict; and moreRead today's briefing.If ...

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

18 Feb 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Delta plane crash in Toronto; Elon Musk’s DOGE; Pope Francis; ‘Gulf of America’; winter storm; and moreRead today's briefing.I...

Friday, February 14, 2025

14 Feb 2025

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Friday briefing: Trump’s federal worker layoffs; Mitch McConnell; Pete Hegseth; bird flu; winter storm forecast; and moreRead today's briefing.If yo...

Thursday, February 13, 2025

13 Feb 2025

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Thursday briefing: Elon Musk’s layoffs; Trump and Vladimir Putin; Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; neutrinos; and moreRead today's briefing....

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

12 Feb 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump and Elon Musk; Marc Fogel; Pete Hegseth walkout; tuna recall; Best in Show at Westminster; and moreRead today's briefing.If ...

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

11 Feb 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Trump legal challenges; Elon Musk’s OpenAI bid; Eric Adams; rising flu cases; winter storms; and moreRead today's briefing.If you'...

Monday, February 10, 2025

10 Feb 2025

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Monday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; federal worker resignation deadline; Elon Musk; Super Bowl blowout; Kendrick Lamar; and moreRead today's briefing....

Friday, February 7, 2025

07 Feb 2025

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Friday briefing: Trump and federal workers; Russell Vought; NCAA transgender ban; missing Bering Air plane; Super Bowl; and moreRead today's briefing....

Thursday, February 6, 2025

06 Feb 2025

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Thursday briefing: Federal worker resignation offers; Trump and Gaza; transgender athletes; Workday layoffs; bird flu; and moreRead today's briefing.I...

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

05 Feb 2025

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Wednesday briefing: Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal; Elon Musk; USPS and China; Sweden shooting; winter storm; and moreRead today's briefing.If you'r...

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

04 Feb 2025

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Tuesday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; USAID and Elon Musk’s targets; Netanyahu’s U.S. visit; microplastics; and moreRead today's briefing.If you're...