What A Day
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Until Debt Do Us Part
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court issued a decision preserving access to the abortion drug mifepristone, meaning access to the medication will likely remain unchanged...
Why Buzzfeed News Left Us
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Pentagon is moving American troops to Sudan to prepare for a possible evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in the region. This comes amid a dayslong ser...
Full Supreme Court Press
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest in the fight against mifepristone, the Supreme Court has delayed its ruling on the abortion pill until Friday at midnight — extending ...
The Defamation Trial That Never Was
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The defamation trial brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News was called off after both parties agreed to settle for $787.5 million at the ...
Ceiling Our Fate
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proposed a one-year debt ceiling increase on Monday, calling the idea a “responsible, sensible” solution — but it’...
No Fox Given
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The defamation lawsuit brought by the election technology company Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News is scheduled to start on Tuesday. Crooked n...
It All Went Down in the Discord
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI has arrested 21-year old Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard suspected of leaking classified government documents ...
Poetic Justins
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a unanimous vote, county officials sent State Representative Justin Pearson back to his seat in Tennessee’s House of Representatives. His reinsta...
Ain’t No River Wide Enough
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a lawsuit against Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, accusing him of a “brazen and unconstitutional attac...
No Mifepristone Unturned
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Justice Department has appealed a Texas judge's decision that suspends the FDA's nationwide approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Meanwhile,...
We Didn't Volunteer For This
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tennessee House Republicans voted to expel two of three Democratic lawmakers for "disorderly behavior," after leading a demonstration inside the state...
All I Do Is Winsconsin No Matter What
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Judge Janet Protasiewicz won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, giving liberals control of the state’s highest court for the first time in 15 ye...
Florida Man Charged With Fraud
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments made to adult film ...
It's Arraigning Men
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump will make his first court appearance in Manhattan today, to answer to criminal charges handed down by a grand jury on Th...
We Don't Mean To Bragg
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury, making him the first U.S. president to face criminal charges. Harry Litman, ...
Trump Indicted!
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We quickly recap the reported indictment against former President Trump for his alleged role to cover-up his relationship with Stormy Daniels.
Schultz's Medium Roast
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testified before the Senate HELP Committee on Wednesday. Lawmakers questioned him about the coffee chain’s union...
Pence and Sensibility
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A federal judge ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify in the Justice Department's investigation of former President Donald Trump’...
Another Mass Tragedy In Tennessee
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Six people – including three young children – were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee. Police say the shooter, a...
The Times Need A Changing
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Severe weather continued across the Deep South, after intense tornadoes struck Mississippi and Alabama over the weekend, leaving at least 26 people de...
Let's TikTok About It
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified before Congress Thursday. Lawmakers grilled him for more than five hours over their concerns about the app’s safety, ...
Interest Takes A Hike
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Donald Trump faces possible criminal charges in New York, the former president faces another, and potentially more serious, legal threat. An appeal...
The Unindicted
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Contrary to what he told his supporters, former President Donald Trump was not arrested on Tuesday — though most observers seem to agree that he’l...
Global Warning
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The United Nations released a major report on climate change yesterday, offering perhaps the most comprehensive understanding of how the planet is hea...
Lock Me Up
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested tomorrow in connection with the yearslong investigation into a hush money scheme involvin...
Banking On Each Other
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eleven of the largest U.S. lenders agreed to deposit $30 billion into First Republic Bank in an effort to rescue it. The move was also meant to stop t...
Stormy In The Northeast
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A federal judge in Texas held a hearing on Wednesday in a case that could block access to the widely-used abortion medication mifepristone — and sug...
Big Trouble In North Carolina
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Pentagon says two Russian fighter jets hit an American surveillance drone over the Black Sea, forcing it to crash into international water. It’s...
(Don't) Bank On It
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the federal government has taken drastic action to protect the financial system, and to make the...
Oscars Still So White
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Silicon Valley Bank abruptly shut down on Friday, in what was the second biggest bank failure in U.S. history. The bank serviced many startups and oth...
I Like Big Budgets And I Cannot Lie
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden unveiled his $6.8 trillion budget plan for the 2024 fiscal year. The plan would cut deficits by $2.9 trillion over the next decade whi...
Iran’s Women Persist
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A fresh round of public anger is growing in Iran, and the focus is now on a series of suspected school poisonings, which may be targeting girls and yo...
Women's Misery Month
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Five women who were denied abortions have filed a lawsuit against Texas over the state’s near-total abortion ban. It’s the first time that pregnan...
Florida, Man
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Florida’s 2023 legislative session begins today. Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled state legislature are expected to push Governor Ron DeSantis...
Another Rail Fail
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A second Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio over the weekend, just over a month after the crash in East Palestine. Local hazmat teams verified th...
TikTok On The Clock
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The House Ethics Committee is officially investigating New York Rep. George Santos over whether he broke campaign finance laws. He’s also facing scr...
No Guts, No Lori
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid on Tuesday, becoming the first one-term mayor of the city in 40 years. Lightfoot failed to captu...
SCOTUS, Throw Us A Loan
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court heard arguments over President Biden’s plan to cancel more than $400 billion in federal student loans, and whether his administrat...
All Tea All Shade On Tennessee
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration has promised new measures to crack down on child labor. It follows a recent investigation by the New York Times, which found ...
No Chill For Abortion Pills
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Abortion rights advocates are bracing for a ruling in a case that could revoke the FDA’s decades-old approval of mifepristone — the most common an...
A Year Of War and Loss In Ukraine
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rolling Stone correspondent Jack Crosbie joins us from Kyiv to reflect on his ...
Need We Say Moore
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wes Moore made history this year when he was sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor. He joins us to discuss his vision for his home state — a...
Supreme Court Packers
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden reaffirmed his support for Ukraine during a fiery speech in Poland on Tuesday. His address followed his clandestine trip to Kyiv – a...
The HBCU Vaulting Into Gymnastics History
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fisk University made history in January when it became the first historically Black college to launch a women's gymnastics program. Head coach Corrinn...
Unidentified Flying Thingamabobbins
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Days after three objects were shot down over North American air space, President Biden confirmed they were not linked to Chinese spy activity – and ...
The Trainborne Toxic Event
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been nearly two weeks since a freight train derailed outside of East Palestine, Ohio and the controlled burn of toxic chemicals it was carrying...
How Many More?
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A shooting at Michigan State University Monday night left at least three students dead and five others critically injured. It came on the eve of the f...
Breaking Down The "Anti-Trans Hate Machine"
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For years, transgender activists and journalists have criticized the New York Times and other mainstream news organizations for their inadequate – a...
99 Surveillance Balloons Go By
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After the U.S. military downed a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean last week, three more “unidentified aerial objects'' have been shot dow...
The Fate of Football (Players) with America Dissected and Garrett Bush
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Super Bowl Sunday! We're pleased to present the latest episode of America Dissected, tackling America's love of what can be a dangerous (and some...
How Syria's Civil War Slows Earthquake Relief
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The death toll from the earthquakes that have devastated Turkey and Syria passed 21,000 people on Thursday, with many more injured and without shelter...
Going Deep With The Veep
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Despite some combative moments from Republican lawmakers, Tuesday's State of the Union address was meant to deliver a message of unity to a divided Co...
SOTU Goes The Nation
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden delivered the annual State of the Union address Tuesday night, speaking to a divided government amid some swipes and heckling from far...
The Search For Survivors In Syria And Turkey
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake and a series of aftershocks struck Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing thousands of people and devastating a re...
Honoring The Legacy Of The Clotilda Descendants
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off our series on Black History Month, What A Day host Juanita Tolliver sits down with Veda Tunstall and Emmett Lewis, descendants of enslaved...
Remembering Tyre Nichols
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tyre Nichols was remembered at a funeral service in Memphis, Tennessee on Wednesday. His family spoke about their grief in the company of political fi...
COVID Is Over! (If You Want)
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration announced it will end the national and public health emergency declarations for COVID on May 11th, marking a new phase in the...
The Calm Before the Stormy
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Manhattan district attorney’s office started presenting evidence to a grand jury about former President Donald Trump’s role in paying hush mon...
Bearing Witness To Police Brutality
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Memphis authorities released video footage of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, who was pulled over during a traffic stop on Jan. 7 and died three d...
Five Memphis Cops Charged In Death Of Tyre Nichols
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second degree murder for the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died days after he wa...
Tanks Giving
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After weeks of pressure, President Biden announced he would send Ukraine M1 Abrams tanks. The decision clears the way for Germany to send over a dozen...
Senate’s Got Bad Blood
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor investigating Donald Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in that state, said criminal c...
A Look At Mt. Meigs' Dark Past
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Josie Duffy Rice tells us about “Unreformed,” her investigative podcast series about Mt. Meigs — a juvenile reform school outside of Montgo...
Another American City In Mourning
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The city of Monterey Park, California is reeling after a gunman opened fire inside a dance studio Saturday night, killing 10 people and injuring 10 ot...
A SCOTUS Whodunnit
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As expected, the U.S. government ran up against its legal debt limit of $31.381 trillion on Thursday. In response, the Treasury Department sent a lett...
There Will Be Blood (And PFAS)
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thinx, one of the most recognizable brands for period underwear, agreed to pay out $5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that its signa...
Debt On It
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. is on track to hit its debt ceiling by Thursday. The federal government has never defaulted on its debt,...
Hawai'i: An American Coup
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today marks 130 years since the United States illegally overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy. Healani Sonoda-Pale, an O’ahu-based community organizer and...
Joe's Garage
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate how classified documents turned up at President Biden's home, and at an un...
Liar Liar Santos On Fire
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed early Wednesday morning after a Federal Aviation Administration computer outage. Officia...
The Wettest Coast
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another intense winter storm slammed into California Tuesday, bringing heavy rain, wind, and intense wind to the Golden State. It's the latest in a se...
All That Glitters Isn't Globe
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first federal death penalty trial under the Biden administration began in New York on Monday against Sayfullo Saipov. Saipov faces murder and terr...
The Jan 6th Of The Tropics
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After four days and 15 rounds of voting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy was finally elected Speaker of the House early Saturday. But in order to get enough votes...
Kevin's 11
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once again, Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the votes he needed in the eleventh round of voting for Speaker of the House – even after offering ...
Kevin Knows He's Miserable Now
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The House of Representatives adjourned for a second day without electing a new speaker, after Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to convince 20 of his Republi...
McCarthy Schism
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans made history on Tuesday by failing to select a new House Speaker on the first vote for the first time in 100 years. Rep. Kevin McCarthy co...
2023 And Me
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode of 2023, we talk about the big stories our hosts are watching this year. Stories include: the ongoing war in Ukraine, the effort...
WAD Wrapped 2022
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the year comes to a close, we look back at the stories we thought were most memorable in 2022. We talk about the rising momentum of the labor movem...
The Wheels On The Omnibus
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan agreement on a spending bill to keep the government funded — but it’s bringing out the claws among Republicans. ...
It’s Not Easy Being Sam Bankman-Fried
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Federal authorities officially charged FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with multiple counts of criminal fraud and other financial crimes. It follows the...
The Questions Surrounding The Death Of Grant Wahl
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The sports world continues to mourn American soccer journalist Grant Wahl, whose body was returned to the U.S. after he died while covering the World ...
We Need To Talk About Kevin De Leon
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Congress has until Friday to reach an agreement on a spending package that will fund the government through the next fiscal year, but lawmakers are cl...
Welcome Home, Brittney Griner
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
WNBA star Brittney Griner is finally free from Russian imprisonment, 294 days after she was first arrested. U.S. officials negotiated her release, whi...
Donald Trump Presents: Storage Wars
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reported that a team hired by former President Donald Trump’s lawyers found at least two documents marked “classified” insid...
The Art Of Warnock
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock is heading back to D.C. for a full 6-year term, after defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Tuesday’s s...
Revisiting The Ongoing Red Hill Water Crisis in O’ahu
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today is election day in Georgia’s Senate runoff. Voters are headed to the polls to decide between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republic...
South Carolina Takes The Lead
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The rule-making arm of the Democratic National Committee voted to reshuffle the presidential primary schedule, making South Carolina the first state t...
Remembering Shirley Chisholm, A Catalyst For Change
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of What a Day, we look back on the life and legacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, and t...
Student Debt Forgiveness Goes To Court
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is headed to the Supreme Court. While the plan is blocked for now, the justices will hear argumen...
Full Hakeem Ahead
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
House Democrats voted unanimously Wednesday to make New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries their new leader – making him the first Black person to lea...
Happy Birthday Ms. Chis
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a directive to city agencies on Tuesday to begin involuntarily hospitalizing unhoused people who are, presumably...
Arizona Iced Election Results
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Protesters in China continue to voice their discontent over the country's strict "zero Covid" policies. And while authorities have eased restrictions ...
Another Week of Gun Violence in the U.S.
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A mass shooting left five people dead and dozens of others injured last week at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ bar that’s served as a safe space for the Colorado...
All About That Karen Bass
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After leading congressional Democrats for over 20 years, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she won’t be seeking a leadership role in the next Con...
Florida Man Makes Announcement
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether we like it or not, the 2024 campaign season has officially kicked off, after Donald Trump announced he’s running for president for the third...
The Kids Are All Left
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans have essentially secured a House majority for the next two years. But the GOP is in disarray, as members vying for leadership positions po...
Academic Workers Of The World Unite
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
48,000 academic workers across the University of California’s 10 campuses walked off the job on Monday in the nation’s largest strike of the year....
We Did It Again, Joe
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats have officially retained their majority in the U.S. Senate, after incumbent Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto held off a challenge from ...
SCOTUS And The Future Of Indigenous Sovereignty
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the vote count continues from Tuesday's midterm elections, both parties are eyeing next month's Senate runoff in Georgia, but Arizona and Nevada ar...
All Eyes On Georgia (Again)
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pollsters and pundits warned there would be a “red wave” of Republican victories on Election Day, but the results tell a different story. We share...