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Jun 2025
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The New Cost of Trump’s Bill, and Gen Z’...

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Plus, the tricky science behind lime green Jell-O. 

On Today’s Episode:

Senate Bill Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says, by Andrew Duehren

Tillis Announces He Won’t Run Again as Trump Threatens Him With a Primary, by Annie Karni

A Triumphant Supreme Court Term for Trump, Fueled by Emergency Rulings, by Adam Liptak and Abbie VanSickle

Courts Will Have to Grapple With New Limits on Their Power, by Mattathias Schwartz

Canada Will Scrap Tax That Prompted Trump to Suspend Trade Talks, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Gen Z, It Turns Out, Is Great at Saving for Retirement, by Lisa Rabasca Roepe

Jell-O With Natural Dyes? It’s Not Easy Becoming Green, by Julie Creswell

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