A day after Hamas accepts a new ceasefire proposal in Gaza, an Israeli government spokesman tells us Israel is not interested in a “partial deal. We ask what's changed since Israel backed a very similar proposal three months ago.
Also in the programme: the White House says work continues on hammering out security guarantees for Ukraine; and a cocoa connoisseur on new scientific insights into what makes great chocolate.
(IMAGE: Israeli tanks deployed along the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, 19 August 2025. / CREDIT: Photo by ATEF SAFADI/EPA/Shutterstock (15447793c))
Meanwhile, California faces skyrocketing gas and electricity prices, mass population flight, and crumbling infrastructure.
Victor Davis Hanson breaks down how Newsom’s redistricting strategy mirrors Texas in name only and targets Republican incumbents on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“What Gavin wants to do is he’s targeting Republican congresswomen and men. And he thinks that he can redraw the districts and put two Republican incumbents in the same district. And then, one will either drop out or they’ll have to run against each other and one will win, and they will be diminished by half. He doesn’t care about the 40% of his own state that won’t have any congressional representation. That’s not on his plan.”
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President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders met at the White House to talk about ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. The meeting followed a summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week. We dive into the proposals to end the war and how each side might react to them. We hear from NPR’s correspondent in Moscow and Ukraine’s former foreign minister.
P.M. Edition for Aug. 19. Hamas has accepted a framework for a temporary cease-fire in Gaza and the release of some Israeli hostages. Anat Peled, WSJ’s reporter in Tel Aviv, reports on how the offer came about and how Israel might respond. Plus, tariffs are hitting price tags at Home Depot. WSJ reporter Nicholas Miller explains why the retailer is increasing prices after initially saying tariffs wouldn’t affect them. And a leading pediatrics group in the U.S. is recommending Covid-19 shots for young children, contradicting federal health guidelines. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts.
The Trump administration has made big moves to intervene in critical industries – from computer chips to rare earth minerals to steel. WSJ’s chief economics commentator, Grep Ip, says that these efforts could suggest the U.S. might be moving away from free market capitalism and towards what he calls state capitalism, American-style. Now, Greg is wondering if the U.S. economic system is starting to look more like China’s, and if President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Plus: Intel’s stock jumps after the announcement of a SoftBank investment. And Home Depot rallies despite a disappointing report. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Ryan Bangert, senior vice president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president at Alliance Defending Freedom, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the efforts from Hawaii all the way to the European Union to censor online content and explain the legal battle to combat First Amendment infringements.
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Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is back in the U.S. for more talks. His last visit to the White House was disastrous, to say the least. This time, he’s bringing key European leaders with him to meet with Trump.
Plus: Clear deploys new technology to speed up security screenings at airports. And a 22-year-old Oregon man has been charged with operating a network of hacked devices that took down Elon Musk’s X social-media site earlier this year. Julie Chang hosts.
Palo Alto Networks is bracing investors with its latest earnings, homebuilders are sweetening deals to attract strapped buyers, and footwear brands are rewriting the playbook. Today on Motley Fool Money, analysts Emily Flippen, Sanmeet Deo, and David Meier evaluate how industries and businesses adapt even when the landscape changes.
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