What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Qatari Plane Is Just The Start

Between the crypto ventures, real estate deals, and a gift-wrapped tricked-out 747, it feels like Donald Trump is more open-for-business than ever this term. And since no one seems able or willing to stop him, why wouldn’t he be?

Guest: Andrea Bernstein, investigative journalist and host of Trump Inc and author of “American Oligarchs: The Kushners, The Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power.”

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The Government Huddle with Brian Chidester - Breaking the Huddle: The State of Social Services – Navigating Change to Preserve Critical Programs (Part 1)

Andrew McClenahan, Senior Director of Government Relations at LexisNexis Risk Solutions and former program leader at the Florida Department of Children and Families joins the show to dissect the growing concerns surrounding program integrity and fraud mitigation in federal and state benefit programs. We dive into what’s happening on Capitol Hill—from executive orders and agency mandates to the shifting dynamics of federal-state collaboration—and discuss the implications of recent USDA guidance on eligibility oversight, performance standards, and funding threats for underperforming states—particularly as pandemic relief funds dry up.

It Could Happen Here - The Gang Reviews Andor Season 2, Ep. 7-9

Robert, Mia, and Garrison discuss the third arc of Andor Season 2, covering the Ghorman Massacre. Terrorist cells are uniting under the boot of the Empire, a riot pits undercover agents vs outside agitators, and we see the consequences of bending the truth.

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Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova - What Should Colleges Do about ChatGPT?

Nate and Maria revisit their conclave predictions, and discuss Maria’s recent win in Monte Carlo. Then the talk about college students’ rampant use of ChatGPT to cheat on assignments, and how colleges and professors might be able to catch up.

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From New York Magazine: Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College

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CBS News Roundup - 05/14/2025 | World News Roundup Late Edition

 The nation's midsection begins days of what could be record heat. Secretary of Health and Human Services grilled on Capitol Hill about cuts in the agency. President Trump signs deal with Qatar and meets with Syria's president, who once fought against the U.S. in Iraq. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.

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Planet Money - What happened to U.S. farmers during the last trade war

The U.S. exports billions of dollars worth of agricultural products each year — things like soybeans, corn and pork. And over the last month, these exports have been caught up in a trade war.

U.S. farmers have been collateral damage in a trade war before. In 2018, President Trump put tariffs on a bunch of Chinese products including flatscreen TVs, medical devices and batteries. But China matched those tariffs with their own retaliatory tariffs. They put tariffs on a lot of U.S. agricultural products they'd been buying, like soybeans, sorghum, and livestock. That choice looked strategic. Hitting these products with tariffs hurt Trump's voter base and might help China in a negotiation. And in some cases, China could find affordable alternative options from other countries.

Today on the show: what happened in 2018, how the government prevented some U.S. farms from going bankrupt, and what was lost even after the trade war ended.

This episode was produced by Sylvie Douglis and edited by Jess Jiang. It was engineered by Robert Rodriguez and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.

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Marketplace All-in-One - That “big, beautiful” tax bill could shock the bond market

Early estimates say the GOP’s tax bill will add $3.8 trillion in deficits over the next 10 years. (This, despite President Trump’s insistence on shrinking the national debt.) But amid economic instability caused by the trade war and federal spending cuts, will the bond market snap up all that government debt? Plus: What to look for in Thursday's producer price index, why moving manufacturing to the U.S. will be easier for some sectors than others and how grocery store generics became so popular.


 

PBS News Hour - Art Beat - New novel ‘The Director’ explores an artist’s responsibilities in a time of trauma

A powerful new work of fiction, rooted in real events, explores the role of the artist in times of crisis. "The Director" by Daniel Kehlmann is resonating deeply with the challenges of our own time. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders