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  • President Trump earned more than $1 billion from crypto in 2025. How?

    President Trump earned more than $1 billion from crypto in 2025. How?
    Jul 1 2026
    According to recent financial disclosures, President Trump made more than $1 billion from his crypto ventures in 2025.

    That means President Trump earned more money in 2025 from crypto than he did from his real estate investments that took decades to build.

    How did he pull this off?


    This episode was produced by Michelle Aslam and Tyler Bartlam.

    It was edited by Christopher Intagliata and Tinbete Ermyas.

    Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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    9 mins
  • Taking gambles on Primm, Nevada

    Taking gambles on Primm, Nevada
    Jul 3 2026
    The town of Primm, Nevada was once a thriving tourist destination.

    Located on the Nevada-California border, the town has seen a sharp decline in tourism and has become like a ghost town, due in part to the proliferation of casinos across the country.

    Now, one family wants to revive Primm's glory days. But how?


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    This episode was produced by Erika Ryan and Tyler Bartlam.

    It was edited by Christopher Intagliata and Tinbete Ermyas.

    Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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    11 mins
  • FIFA's red card reversal: Fair play or political interference?

    FIFA's red card reversal: Fair play or political interference?
    Jul 6 2026
    FIFA's Disciplinary Committee suspended US striker Folarin Balogun's one-game red card ban in exchange for a probationary period of one year.

    The decision was announced after President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino and asked him to review the red card.

    The suspended red card means Balogun can play in Monday night's win-or-go-home match in Seattle versus Belgium.

    But the decision has faced harsh criticism from fans and The Union of European Football Associations, which said the red card suspension "crossed a red line."

    What does the red card debacle tell us about political interference in elite soccer?


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    This episode was produced by Jeffrey Pierre and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane and Tiffany Vera Castro.

    Our director is Kai McNamee.

    It was edited by William Troop and Tinbete Ermyas.

    Or interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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    10 mins
  • Amid serious allegations, what's next for Graham Platner's Senate campaign?

    Amid serious allegations, what's next for Graham Platner's Senate campaign?
    Jul 7 2026
    US Senate candidate Graham Platner's campaign has been thrown into chaos.

    On Monday, Politico reported an allegation of sexual assault from Platner's former girlfriend. Platner has denied the claim.

    The accusations have led to cratering support from prominent Democrats for his candidacy, in a race that is important for Democrats' ambitions to take back the Senate in November.

    What's next for Platner and this key Senate race?


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    This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane.

    Our director is Jonas Adams.

    It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon and Tinbete Ermyas.

    Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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    7 mins
  • At the NATO Summit, Trump declares Iran ceasefire is ‘over’

    At the NATO Summit, Trump declares Iran ceasefire is ‘over’
    Jul 8 2026
    Heading into this week's NATO summit, the big agenda item was the future of the defense alliance and how President Trump would engage with it.

    But on Tuesday, the US struck Iran dozens of times, with President Trump saying that the ceasefire between the US and Iran is "over."

    At a meeting that was supposed to be about the unity of the transatlantic alliance, a conflict that’s further strained US-European relations has flared up again.

    How did we get here?


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    This episode was produced by Jason Fuller, Zephyr Weinreich and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane and Hannah Gluvna.

    Our director is Jonas Adams.

    It was edited by Christopher Intagliata and Tinbete Ermyas.

    Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.


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    8 mins
  • Trump says the Iran ceasefire is ‘over.’ Is diplomacy still a viable path forward?

    Trump says the Iran ceasefire is ‘over.’ Is diplomacy still a viable path forward?
    Jul 9 2026
    What a difference three weeks makes.

    It’s been about that long since the US and Iran agreed on a framework to end their war, but this week that changed.

    President Trump said on Wednesday that the ceasefire is 'over' - and both sides have expressed deep mistrust in one another.

    Is diplomacy still possible?

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    This episode was produced by Kathryn Fink and Tyler Bartlam.

    It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon and Tinbete Ermyas.

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    8 mins
  • The Trump administration is changing student loans. Will it affect what people study?

    The Trump administration is changing student loans. Will it affect what people study?
    Jul 10 2026
    July has brought a lot of changes to how the federal government handles student loans.

    They include how much students are able to borrow.

    And now, the government is assessing loans through a test: Based on how much money students make after graduating.

    Could this change what students plan to study and the professions they enter?


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    This episode was produced by Jeffrey Pierre, Zephyr Weinreich and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.

    It was edited by Nicole Cohen, William Troop and Tinbete Ermyas.

    Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.

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    10 mins
  • A veteran foreign correspondent looks back on a career covering conflicts

    A veteran foreign correspondent looks back on a career covering conflicts
    Jul 11 2026
    For this week’s Reporter’s Notebook, we’re listening back with Jackie Northam, one of NPR’s longest-serving international correspondents, about how she became a journalist, what kept her going, and why some stories never really left her.

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    10 mins