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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TBD | Elon Says Have More Babies
Billions of anything is just never enough for this guy.
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A Mom's Fight for a Fair Opioid Settlement
The Supreme Court wants the parties back at the negotiating table. Those who have lost loved ones to opioid abuse just want this over.
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The Supreme Court’s Abortion Punt
An OB-GYN explains what the post-Roe rules are doing to patient care in Idaho.
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How Bad is the Trump Immunity Ruling?
On a scale of one-to-“pre-Magna Carta”…
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If Not Biden, Then…
Who? How?
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TBD | Why Are IUDs Still a Mystery?
From a murky, painful start to a symbol of reproductive freedom.
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TBD | Why Extreme Weather Keeps Surprising You
Scientists are trying to determine when a hot summer is climate change, or just the weather.
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Buckling Up for the Debate
Biden needs to look lively; Trump needs to look aggrieved.
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The OB-GYN Behind the Fight to Ban Mifepristone
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to the abortion pill this term. But anti-abortion activists are already working on their next attempt.
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Is the Apprentice Movie Fired?
The controversial Trump origin story made a splash at Cannes. Its own financier could block its release.
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Lauren Boebert Will Not Go Away
The Colorado congresswoman cannot escape scandal. How is she still leading in the polls?
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TBD | Is Your Phone Tracking Your Driving?
The business of collecting driving data is lucrative. Most drivers aren’t aware it exists.
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TBD | Amazon Wants Your Handprint
Biometric payment methods are coming to Whole Foods and beyond. Should we be worried?
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Homelessness Before the Supreme Court
A doctor who takes care of the unhoused community watched his town become the center of Grants Pass v. Johnson.
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Slow Burn: Defend Our Children
John Briggs’ crusade against gay teachers tapped into a deep well of conservative anxiety.
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How IVF Became the GOP's Next Battle
It’s a widespread, common procedure—and it’s shaping up to be the next abortion fight.
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What's Eating the Economy?
The economic termites making everything more expensive and worse.
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TBD | The FBI Made a Phone Network. It Was A Trap.
Anom was used by thousands of criminals. It was run by the FBI.
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TBD | Apple Goes Intelligent
The giant Silicon Valley holdout joins the AI race. But is the demand real or artificial?
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She Met the Alitos—and Got Them on Tape
How Lauren Windsor got the Alitos talking about their flags so candidly.
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Wait, Is JUUL Banned or Not?
Through the haze of FDA review, bans that didn’t remove JUUL from the marketplace, and its provisional green light.
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Hunter Biden’s Judgment Day
If his last name were Smith, would the case have gone to trial?
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What’s Biden Doing with the Border?
To beat Trump, must Biden imitate him?
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TBD | Fee’d Up: A Musician’s Take on Ticketmaster
Look what you made Merrick Garland do
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TBD | The Secret Semiconductor War
The race is on and America is trailing. Why is it important to catch up?
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