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 | A.I. for Cops
Silicon Valley wants your police department to use artificial intelligence. Do you?
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Bonus: SchadenFriday: Portland Puts A Frog On It
Looking for the silver-linings in a Portlandic “war zone.”
6 min
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TBD | The People Suing ICE
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The People Joining ICE
As much of the government faces layoffs, slashed funding, and a shutdown, ICE’s budget has been tripled, and they’re casting a wide net for new recruits.
23 min
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Inside the Portland “War Zone”
They blew up the Chicken Man in Portland last night…
26 min
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Is the Gaza Deal Real?
Donald Trump’s premature announcement demonstrated just how much leverage he has over the situation.
26 min
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When You’re A Justice They Let You Do It
Conversion therapy, racial redistricting, the president’s power to fire anyone he wants—are the conservatives lining ‘em up to knock ‘em down?
27 min
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TBD | Saudi Arabia Gets into EA’s Games
What state investment in the video game company means for the industry.
20 min
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TBD | Who Owns TikTok Now?
25 min
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Actually the Government Shut Down Months Ago
Time to find out if claiming you have total power over the government means that people blame you when it shuts down.
30 min
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The Department of War…From Within
A meeting with the top brass that didn’t even need to be an email.
26 min
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Trump’s Revenge Tour Is Here
How the president’s flimsy case against the former FBI director is going to make accountability that much harder in the future.
25 min
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The Gaza Flotilla That’s Under Attack
Explosions have rocked the boats while they are still days away from Gaza’s shore.
25 min
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TBD | Trapped in a Tesla
Teslas are trapping passengers inside after crashes. Regulators are starting to notice.
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Bonus: The Senator Calling Trump’s Bluff
“Providing him more fuel and more money to do illegal things is not a winning strategy.”
4 min
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TBD | How Trump Got Obsessed with Autism
Thanks to RFK Jr., Trump can capitalize on an issue he’s cared about for decades.
28 min
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Jimmy Kimmel Got His Job Back. She Didn’t.
Karen Attiah, an award-winning opinion journalist was fired from the Washington Post for social media posts about Charlie Kirk and America’s gun violence epidemic.
23 min
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A Surgeon in Gaza’s “End Game”
How a surgeon has seen the situation on the ground devolve for Palestinians.
29 min
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Trump’s Attack on Visas
Foreign workers are choosing between a narrowing path to legal visas, risking deportation, or simply leaving Americans to pick their own produce.
27 min
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How Big Media Obeys in Advance
When you’re an authoritarian, they do it to themselves.
25 min
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TBD | Is A.I. Taking Your Job?
For young workers, it might be time to worry.
27 min
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The Discourse | TikTok Ban: The Final Loop?
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TBD | A Very Online Shooter
The memes that came before, and the memes that were made after.
32 min
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Trump’s Getting His Economy. Yikes.
The Fed cut rates, but it won’t be enough to save the economy from what this administration is doing.
22 min
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Can Kash Patel Survive This?
The Patel era is less about investigations and more about posting stuff Trump likes.
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