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Plus, big firsts at the Grammy Awards. Here’s what we’re covering:How Trump Appears in the Epstein Files, by Steve Eder, Michael C. Bender and David EnrichThe Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files, by Mike Baker and Julie TateRelease of Three Million Eps ... Show More

Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering:Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging, by Evan GorelickDemocrats Reach Spending Deal With Trump, Seeking to Rein In ICE, by Catie Edmondson and Carl HulseTwix Is OK but Granola Isn’t as States De ... Show More

Plus, Amazon's big "Melania" push. Here’s what we’re covering:Democrats Demand Unmasked Agents, New Limits to Fund D.H.S., by Carl Hulse and Catie EdmondsonTrump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown, by Carl HulseJudge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearl ... Show More

Israeli Army Radio reports Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is believed to have been killed, while Israeli officials work to officially confirm his death. The 2024 candidates continue their campaign blitz, while GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance is criticizing Vice President Kama ... Show More

<p>Phil, Ian, & Chris are joined by Natalie Winters to discuss Donald Trump saying the US will take over the Gaza strip & own it, FBI agents suing the DOJ over "retaliatory" January 6 list, Democrats calling for shutting down the Senate in protest of Elon Musk & DOGE, and META co ... Show More

<p>On Tuesday I got back from an eight-day trip to Israel and the West Bank. I happened to be there on the day that Benny Gantz resigned from the war cabinet and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to schedule new elections, breaking the unity government that Israel had h ... Show More

<p>Tim, Hannah Claire, & Libby are joined by Justin of Fenix Ammunition to discuss Iran ordering attacks against Israel in retaliation to Israeli assassination of the Hamas political leader, Trump shutting down hostile journalists at a conference in Chicago, Trump saying Kamala i ... Show More

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Dr. Craig Larkin, director of the Center for the Study of Divided Societies at King’s College London. Dr. Larkin is also a research lead on Memory and Conflict for XCEPT, a research consortium studying cross-border conflict. There, he ... Show More

Hamas agrees to key points in Trump’s proposed Gaza peace plan, which includes a ceasefire and prisoner exchange. An FBI agent is relieved of duty after refusing to participate in the "perp walk" of former FBI director James Comey. Sean “Diddy” Combs is sentenced. Sanae Takaichi ... Show More

Kamala Harris will accept the Presidential nomination at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago – but will Gaza protests draw more attention than this celebrity- and former-president packed ‘political Glastonbury’? Ukraine’s counter-invasion of Russia presses on – ... Show More

Thomas Small is a historian and filmmaker best known as co-host of the Conflicted podcast, where he explores Middle Eastern history, geopolitics, and religious thought alongside ex-jihadi Aimen Dean. He also writes on ancient Christian spirituality and global conflict dynamics. T ... Show More