- In today's episode: The latest on potential nuclear talks with Iran, an executive order tied to the International Criminal Court, a missing plane and potential tariffs.
- Elon Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push President Donald Trump's priorities, intimidate detractors.
- Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say.
- Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back.'
- Trump blames 'obsolete' US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC.
- 2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order.
- 12 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data.
- Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign.
- Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office.
- Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant.
- Bond set at $20M for man accused in shooting at Ohio warehouse that killed 2 and wounded 4.
- Freezing hikers stuck in waist-deep snow rescued during Mount Washington whiteout.
- Stock market today Wall Street finishes mixed as strong fashion, tobacco stocks offset Ford's drop.
- US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low.
- Irv Gotti, music executive who created Murder Inc. Records, dies at 54.
- Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, Eric Allen and Sterling Sharpe make the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Josh Allen wins AP MVP at NFL Honors.
- NCAA changes transgender policy to limit women's competition to athletes assigned female at birth.
- UN Secretary General says Palestinians rights must be honored.
- Australia’s federal lawmakers advance hate crime laws almost unanimously.
- Bank of England halves UK growth projection and cuts main interest rate to 4.50%.
- Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to US border after Trump's tariff threat.
- Philippine vice president preparing for impeachment battle but silent on option to resign.
- Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe.
- Ukraine says its long-range drones hit a Russian airfield as France delivers Mirage fighter jets.
—The Associated Press
About this program
Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.
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