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Trump Rejects Iran's Ceasefire, UK Foiled Plot Near US Base, Trump Press Corps Fight
President Trump rejected Iran’s latest ceasefire proposal but says he remains open to talks, as questions grow over whether there is any realistic path toward ending the war. British police arrested five men on suspicion of preparing an attack near a military base used by the U.S. Air Force, as investigators work to…
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Making Sense of Sky-High Treasury Yields
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Will a Rent Freeze Fix NYC or Make it Worse?
During a Journal Live Event in New York earlier this month, Ryan Knutson spoke with two experts about the city’s forthcoming rent freeze. Emily Eisner, the executive director and chief economist at the Fiscal Policy Institute, and Kenny Burgos, the CEO of the New York Apartment Association, discuss the housing…
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The Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
The turn of the century was the beginning of a new era in television: prestige TV for the masses. Today, television is where big stars and innovative creators go to marshal sizable budgets and tell meaningful stories. Over recent months, our colleagues at The New York Times ran a survey, asking industry insiders —…
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Can clergy candidates help Democrats win in red states?
This November, a notable number of Democrats are running for Congress who all have one thing in common: they are members of the clergy. In a moment when the party is counting on every seat it can flip, will these clergy members be able to win over the party’s secular base? NPR’s religion correspondent Jason DeRose…
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Powerful storms hit the US, Supreme Court Rejects Missouri Maps, Mortgage Rates Rise
A weekend of wild weather as a couple of power storms are set to hit Hawaii and the Northeastern United States. The Supreme Court rejects the new congressional maps in Missouri that favored republicans. Mortgage rates and bond yields continue to rise, raising borrowing costs for both consumers and the government.…
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What’s News in Markets: Meta’s Muse, Diesel Dilemma, Paramount's Breakthrough
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Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.
The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he caused to his loved ones, his body and himself.
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September 25, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Friday on the News Hour, the Supreme Court allows states to use a controversial federal database to verify voter eligibility. The Trump administration removes hundreds of thousands of people from the Affordable Care Act at a time of rising health care costs. Plus, Mexico's foreign minister talks about trade agreements…
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Russia tests NATO with increasingly aggressive tactics in Europe
Key European leaders are sounding the alarm over Russian aggression, warning that Vladimir Putin is planning attacks aimed at testing NATO's security alliance. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses those concerns with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and two former U.S. ambassadors to NATO, Julianne Smith…
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How much privacy is left in an age of surveillance?
We are all being watched in ways we never imagined, including vehicle tracking, facial recognition technology and data mining. What does all this digital surveillance mean for the right to privacy? And as a backlash over this monitoring grows, what can you do to protect yourself? Horizons moderator William Brangham…
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Supreme Court Revives Trump Administration’s Voter Database
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The NPR Politics Podcast — live from Seattle!
The podcast hits the road and heads to Seattle to talk about the big issues and races our reporters are watching. This episode was recorded before a live audience on Thursday, Sept. 24, in partnership with Cascade PBS. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, voting correspondent Miles Parks, and…
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The Epic Drama at Lululemon
Email us at thejournal@wsj.com with your thoughts on the economy as we head into the midterms. Lululemon helped pioneer the athleisure market. Now, it’s fallen on hard times. Sales have slowed, and the company was engaged in a multi-year battle with its founder. A new CEO took over this month hoping to right the ship…
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9/25/26: Netanyahu Attacks Mamdani's Wife At U.N., Top AI Expert Roman Yampolskiy, Private Polls Doom Republicans, LA Mayor Candidate Nithya Raman
On today's Friday show we look at Netanyahu's unhinged speech in the U.N., then top AI Safety Expert Roman Yampolskiy joins to mock the latest statements from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg. Afterward, we'll look at private Republican polls showing them losing big in the midterms and finally LA City…
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PREVIEW: The Friday Edition - Is President Trump okay?
In June of 2021, I published a newsletter headlined “Is Joe Biden okay?” The president, I wrote, didn’t “seem quite right.” I preemptively shot down critics who thought it was taboo to say what was obvious: Biden was in decline, that decline seemed to be accelerating, and imagining nearly four more years with him…
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Easing Bond Selloff Lifts U.S. Stock Futures
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Trump-Xi Summit, White House Media Ban Update, Netanyahu's UN Speech
President Trump hosts China's leader Xi Jinping. While their differences abound on many issues, they extend their truce on tariffs by two months. CNN and MS NOW are denied access to Trump's State dinner with Xi. And diplomats walk out during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's blistering speech at the U.N.…
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Trump’s Media Ban Threatens The First Amendment
President Trump kicked three news organizations out of the White House, but a judge ordered them back in…for now. There are deeper issues here about freedom of the press and, however this plays out, understanding what to do when a brazen president tries to dictate the story of his presidency. President Trump’s foreign…
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September 24, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Thursday on the News Hour, President Trump hosts China's Xi Jinping and extends the two nations' trade truce. The price of diesel spikes, hitting Americans' wallets and rippling through nearly every part of the U.S. economy. Plus, how a lock of hair settles a 200-year-old question about Thomas Jefferson and Sally…
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Mortgage Rates Rise Above 7%
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(Almost) everything you wanted to know about politics (but were afraid to ask)
Tam, Miles and Mara answer questions about the midterms, the state of politics today, and more in this special episode recorded before a live virtual audience. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, voting correspondent Miles Parks, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. This…
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The High Schools Going All-In on AI
A 2024 survey found that 90% of high-schoolers in Estonia were already using generative AI for learning. So, the northern European country decided to lean in. In an experiment called AI Leap, the country has partnered with OpenAI and Google to give tens of thousands of high-schoolers access to free chatbots. WSJ’s Sam…
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The rise of GLP-1s.
In recent years, use of new weight-loss medications has risen in the United States. A 2026 Gallup poll found that a record 11% of U.S. adults are taking GLP-1 medications for weight loss, up from 3% in 2024. Furthermore, high-profile figures like Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and decorated tennis player Serena…
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224. Trump Is Caving to Xi: Will Maga Turn on Him?
Why are Republicans distancing themselves from Donald Trump? Could Hispanic voters be the key to the biggest blue wave in 50 years? And, does China's President Xi hold all the cards? Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more. Become a Founding Member: Go deeper into US politics…
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Tucker Carlson on his MAGA split and Trump's 'nihilism' | NPR's Newsmakers
Tucker Carlson is talking about what happened behind closed doors in his very public break with President Trump. In this episode of NPR's Newsmakers , Carlson told host Steve Inskeep about a meeting with Trump in which, he says, Trump dismissed his concerns about the Iran war by saying, "We'll all die anyway." Carlson…
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9/24/26: Nvidia CEO Warns On AI, Professor Pape Dire Election Warning, Bay Of Piglets Survivors Speak Out
Krystal and Ryan discuss Nvidia CEO says shut dangerous AI labs down, Professor Pape dire warning on midterms, Bay Of Piglets survivors speak out. Logan Phillips: https://www.racetothewh.com/ Professor Pape: https://thenewpress.org/books/our-own-worst-enemies/ To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and…
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9/24/26: Trump Backs Diesel Export Ban, Latinos Flee GOP, Iran Lashes Out At Israel
Krystal and Ryan discuss Trump backs doomed diesel export ban, Latinos flee Republicans, Iranian President lashes out at Israel at U.N. Logan Phillips: https://www.racetothewh.com/ Professor Pape: https://thenewpress.org/books/our-own-worst-enemies/ To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the…
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Suspension of the rules. - Isaac, Kmele and Ari talk about the historic speech at the UN General Assembly, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Hassan Piker.
On today's episode of Suspension of the rules, Isaac, Ari and Kmele chat about the historic speech given at the UN General Assembly as well as the viral piece that Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote for the New York Times titled "In Fighting For Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?". They then talk about the controversial…
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Court Temporarily Blocks Media Ban, Trump-Xi White House Meeting, UNGA Diplomacy
A federal judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore press passes for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after finding the outlets are likely to succeed on their due process claim. Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with President Trump at the White House today, with Taiwan, Iran, artificial intelligence and trade…
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