Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Shutdown Fight, New State Laws & Swift’s New Milestone 

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All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

Govt Shutdown Looms: AP, The Hill, CNN, CBS News

Trump Cutting More Foreign Aid: White House, NY Times, WSJ, WaPo

Afghanistan Earthquake: USGS, WaPo, Reuters, NBC News

Sudan Landslide: Reuters, BBC, NDTV

Judge Stops Children’s Deportation: NPR, Fox News, NY Times, Axios

Palestinian Visas Suspended: CBS News, Fox News, NY Times, NBC News

Israel-Hamas War Updates: AP, BBC, Politico, Reuters, NPR

Pro-Palestinian Protest in Venice: THR, Variety, DW, Newsweek

EU Chief’s Plane Targeted by GPS Jamming: CNN, WSJ, Bloomberg, BBC

SCO Summit: BBC, AP, Reuters, WSJ, NY Times

Appeals Court Rules Against Tariffs: WSJ, Fox Business, BBC, AP, CNN

New State Laws Take Effect: Texas Tribune, The Sun, KC Star

Former CDC Directors Criticize RFK Jr: NY Times, NBC News, The Hill, Axios, NY Post

Trump Tells Drugmakers to ‘Justify’ Vaccines: Stat, Reuters, USA Today, CNBC

Trump Crypto Launch: Bloomberg, WSJ, Reuters, Forbes

Trivia Tuesday: Which day of the week was named after a goddess?
Last Week’s Q: What famous figure was in Apple’s original logo?
Last Week’s A: Isaac Newton
Read More: Apple, AppleInsider, Forbes, Fine Print Art