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He said yes to an IT job. He ended up enslaved in a scam compound.
From Apple News In Conversation: Last June, journalist Andy Greenberg received an anonymous email from someone claiming to be trapped inside a scam compound in Southeast Asia. The source, using the pseudonym Red Bull, said he had access to a trove of internal materials exposing the inner workings of the criminal operation — and that he was willing to risk his life to share them. Greenberg has now published Red Bull’s story in Wired. He joins Apple News In Conversation guest host Sam Sanders to discuss what he uncovered about the shadowy world of global scam compounds, and what happe...
Pam Bondi was a Trump loyalist. He fired her anyway.
Pam Bondi is out as President Trump’s attorney general. Semafor’s Shelby Talcott joins to discuss why the president became frustrated with Bondi’s job performance. Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon has displaced more than a million people. NPR’s Lauren Frayer breaks down why some are worried their loved ones will never return. The WNBA players’ union enlisted the help of a Nobel laureate for its contract negotiations with the league. The Wall Street Journal’s Rachel Bachman explains how the strategy helped win a historic deal. Plus, dozens of countries met to discuss...
Trump gives a national address on the Iran war. Here are the takeaways.
President Trump delivers a national address on the war with Iran. Reuters has the takeaways. The confirmation of Trump’s nominee for the next U.S. surgeon general is stalled in the Senate. The Washington Post’s Dan Diamond explains why the nomination of the MAHA-aligned doctor has run into some roadblocks. Inadequate snow and rain in the West is raising fears of drought and wildfires. USA Today’s Trevor Hughes joins to discuss the potential effects of the continuing dry weather. Plus, an American journalist was kidnapped in Iraq, why airports are warnin...
How Trump’s $400 million ballroom plans came to a halt
The Supreme Court hears arguments today regarding President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. The Wall Street Journal’s James Romoser joins to discuss the key questions before the court. Some U.S. allies in the Gulf want President Trump to keep up the war with Iran. Aamer Madhani of the Associated Press explains why some countries say Tehran hasn’t been weakened enough. A federal judge halted construction on President Trump’s new ballroom at the White House. The Washington Post’s Dan Diamond breaks down why Trump’s mechanism for funding the project is t...
NASA’s $100 billion bet on the moon is about to launch
NASA’s Artemis program will soon send a four-person crew around the moon. Bloomberg’s Loren Grush explains why the agency is making a lunar return. Iran instituted what is being called the “Tehran toll booth” on the Strait of Hormuz. NBC News reports some ships are being charged millions of dollars to pass. The Trump administration is using a little-known immigration court to boost its mass-deportation efforts. NPR’s Ximena Bustillo explains how the strategy is narrowing due process for immigrants. Plus, the FBI says the synagogue attack near Detroit was inspired by Hezboll...
Thousands more U.S. troops arrive in the Middle East. What to know.
The U.S. says it can only confirm about a third of Iran’s missile capabilities have been destroyed. Idrees Ali of Reuters joins to discuss what that means as signs of a potential U.S. ground operation grow. Lawmakers in Washington left for a two-week recess after failing to fund DHS and as long lines at some airports persist. NBC News’s Sahil Kapur explains why competing Republican bills in both chambers stalled. Even though Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis has ended, many businesses in the city are still feeling the pain. Joe Barret...
Americans are obsessed with protein. How much do you actually need?
From Apple News In Conversation: We are in the middle of a protein boom. Protein food products make up a more than $100 billion industry — and it’s still growing. In a new book, Protein: The Making of a Nutritional Superstar, health scholar Samantha King and sociologist Gavin Weedon reveal how marketing, industry interests, and cultural trends — not nutritional science — have turned protein into the most popular nutrient of the moment. King and Weedon sat down with Apple News In Conversation guest host Sam Sanders to talk about the real reason protein is everywhere, and how to think differently about your int
How Houston’s airports became the face of TSA funding woes
The Senate reached a deal to fund DHS, as security wait times at the nation’s airports have continued to get longer. Juan Lozano of the Associated Press explains how Houston’s airports have come to embody the shutdown’s impact on travelers. President Trump said he would postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants again. Reuters reports on how each side has presented different plans on ending the war. Trump’s immigration crackdown has seen the detention of more than 11,000 parents of children who are U.S. citizens. ProPublica’s Jeff Ernsthausen joins to break down t...
She took on Meta and Google — and won a major victory
The DHS shutdown has led to record-breaking wait times at airports as the Transportation Security Administration struggles with staffing shortages. NBC News reports on how TSA’s administrator warned Congress that things could get worse in the coming months. Meta and Google lost a court case over whether their platforms were to blame for the mental-health issues of a woman who compulsively used social media as a small child. NPR’s Bobby Allyn breaks it down. Major League Baseball is back for the 2026 season. The Athletic’s Tim Britton joins to discuss how every team could...
Trump touts big diplomatic wins. Here’s where things stand.
President Trump said talks with Iran over ending the war have been productive. Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters joins to discuss whether that means a diplomatic resolution is close. A group of employees at Voice of America are suing the government, alleging that Trump official Kari Lake spread pro-Trump propaganda on air. NPR’s David Folkenflik breaks down the case. Something happened last year for the first time since the Great Depression: More people moved out of the U.S. than into it. The Wall Street Journal’s Drew Hinshaw explains why. Plus, Minnesota sued...
These countries stayed out of the war — but they’re suffering from it
President Trump reversed course on attacking Iran’s power plants Monday, saying they are in talks to end the war and fully open the Strait of Hormuz. The Wall Street Journal’s Tom Fairless joins to discuss how countries are working to save energy as the back-and-forth over the strait continues. Investigators are working to determine how an Air Canada jet crashed into a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The Washington Post reports on how an air-traffic controller said afterward that he “messed up.” The Supreme Court might strike down a Mississippi law allowi...
Trump gives Iran an ultimatum — and gets threats in return
President Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of crucial energy infrastructure. Reuters reports on how Iran issued a threat of its own in response. ICE officers are being deployed to airports to assist TSA agents with long lines. Politico reports that the moves comes as funding to reopen DHS remains stalled. Congress may have accidentally turned off tax-filing and payment deadlines for more than three years. Richard Rubin of the Wall Street Journal explains why some people are now seeking refunds for interest and penalties...