What Next | Daily News and Analysis
The problem with the news right now? It’s everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we’re all just mindlessly scrolling. It’s why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we’re here to help you answer: What next? Look for new episodes every weekday morning.
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What Next TBD | The DOGE Resistance
Lawsuits, protests and Elon Musk's Achilles Heel
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Will Gaza’s Ceasefire Last?
Is the next step a negotiation for Gaza’s future—or a return to war?
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The DOGE Backlash Begins
Even in deep-red districts, constituents were letting politicians know how they felt about DOGE’s cuts—and they were not happy.
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Barron Mania
Who is Trump’s youngest son? Turns out, he’s whatever you want him to be.
21 min
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What If America Went on Strike?
It’s happened before. It's worked in other countries. And what else can we do?
22 min
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TBD | $Trump
Crypto poured money into the campaign, now the first family is cashing in.
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TBD | Elon's Endgame
He's slashing the federal workforce. He's gutting programs he doesn't like. But at the end of the day, what does he want?
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Why This Trump Nominee Has Union Support
What kind of Secretary of Labor would Lori Chavez-DeRemer be?
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A Measles Outbreak and Wake-Up Call
How a disease that was considered “eliminated” in 2000 came roaring back.
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How Eric Adams Got His Charges Dropped
Cooperation between the NYC mayor and the Trump administration has led to mass resignations in the Justice Department.
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How To Rebuild Your Life After a Wildfire
Laurel Braitman on grief, hope, and finding meaning in the ashes.
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TBD | Can You Pay Attention, Please?
Chris Hayes discusses his new book that calls attention “the world’s most endangered resource.”
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TBD | Is Elon Actually Trying to Buy OpenAI?
Elon Musk's bid to purchase OpenAI is both an attempt to control the future of A.I. and a massive troll.
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The Award for Messiest Oscar Contender Goes To…
How the wheels fell off Emilia Pérez's Oscar frontrunning campaign.
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Trump’s South Africa Fixation
White South Africans are high in his administration—and on his list of priorities.
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The GOP Can't Quit "Stop the Steal"
North Carolina conservatives have revamped and recharged 2020 election denial in an attempt to undo a close vote that they conclusively lost.
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Lessons From Hungary
So your right-wing authoritarian populist just got back into office? They’ve been there.
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TBD | Why Trump’s Data Purge is a Digital Book ...
Erasing wokeness, one dataset and line of code at a time.
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TBD Bonus: The Discourse | Why is Elon Musk Che...
Not to game shame anyone, but doesn’t he have better things to do?
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TBD | Is Elon Musk Unstoppable?
Inside the DOGE assault on the federal government.
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Guantanamo Bay’s Comeback Is a Warning
The government keeps finding uses for a difficult-to-scrutinize detention camp offshore.
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DOGE V. USAID
Is the shuttering of USAID—a small department in the context of the federal budget—just a practice run for something bigger from this administration?
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Are Airplane Crashes Inevitable?
The safety systems are there, but is the political will to keep them healthy?
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Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda
Can a wave of the president’s pen undo what years of activism have built?
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TBD | The DeepSeek Panic
How one app brought the US-China A.I. war out into the open.
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