Yesterday

Iran Accuses US of Wedding Attack

Iran says at least four people were killed, including a four-year-old child, in a US strike that sprayed a wedding celebration with deadly shrapnel ... The US strikes an oil deal with Venezuela. When will it pay off for drivers at the pump? ... Tiger Woods takes a plea after bein ... Show More

1h 25m

Sep 1

Trump Hosts Summit on Gas Prices

President Trump is preparing to sit down with oil executives and fuel distributors at the White House today to discuss ways to lower gas prices ... A daughter desperately searches for her parents who were crossing the Nepal-Tibet border minutes before a massive wall of water wipe ... Show More

1h 31m

Aug 31

US-Iran War Escalates ... Again

After a month of relative calm, the US and Iran trade attacks. Iran's state broadcaster releases a video it claims shows ballistic missiles fired at US military installations inside Jordan. Iran says it also targeted a US base inside the UAE. Both strikes are in retaliation for U ... Show More

1h 27m

Dec 2020

The U.S. is on Track for Another Record Day of Covid Deaths

The U.S. has hit a record 107,000+ Coronavirus hospitalizations. Trump is focused on a Texas lawsuit challenging his election loss, which now has the support of 100+ House Republicans. A panel recommends that the FDA should authorize the Pfizer vaccine; officials say the vaccine ... Show More

49m 44s

Aug 2021

Covid spread sharply accelerates, topping 100k new daily cases; Feud escalates between White House, FL Gov over restrictions; New details reveal extent of Trump’s push to overturn election; California mountain town decimated by state’s 6th largest wildfire

WH: Daily vaccinations at highest level in more than a month; WH praises businesses with vaccination requirements; Fauci warns of future covid-19 variant worse than Delta; Covid cases, hospitalizations spike across all age groups; FL Gov DeSantis calls Biden a “Tyrant” for pushin ... Show More

39m 18s

Jul 2020

Young People Drive Coronavirus Surge

The US is now regularly seeing days with more than 50,000 new cases of the coronavirus, up from the previous peak of 30 thousand a day in April. Florida is among the states hardest hit by the uptick.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.This episode: political rep ... Show More

13m 54s

Jul 2020

Fauci says WH efforts to undermine him were "bizarre"; CDC estimates 20m cases in the U.S., when only 2m were diagnosed; Is it safe to send your kids to school in the fall?; Mary Trump: the president paid someone to take the SAT for him

Trump backs away from attacking Dr. Fauci after advisor pens op-ed saying Fauci is wrong about Covid; Hospital data will now be sent to Trump admin instead of CDC; Alabama becomes the 36th state to require masks in public; Miami-Dade testing positivity rate at more than 30%; Walm ... Show More

39m 22s

Jul 2020

Dr. Fauci: U.S. isn’t going in the right direction

As 38 states see a rise in coronavirus cases, White House Task Force Member Dr. Anthony Fauci says he thinks “it’s pretty obvious that we are not going in the right direction.” The Texas governor is now requiring face coverings in public places “in counties with 20 or more positi ... Show More

41m 48s

Nov 2020

Coronavirus Updates - U.S. COVID-19 Cases Reach All-Time High & CDC Thanksgiving Guidelines

The U.S. reports a record-breaking 100,000 new coronavirus cases in one day, Pfizer announces great news about a potential vaccine, and the CDC rolls out safety guidelines for Thanksgiving. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio. ... Show More

20m 5s

Jul 2021

Top health officials warn about “aggressive” Delta variant; More hospitals are requiring staff to get covid vaccine; McCarthy balks after Pelosi vetoes two of his picks for 1/6 committee; Chicago mayor sits down with CNN

Biden health officials discussing changes to mask guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans; Growing number of towns reinstating mask mandates; Alabama Doctor: Seeing young people intubated due to covid “should be a gigantic wake up call”; Sources: Biden admin talking about revis ... Show More

38m 54s

Dec 2021

Four States Report Peak Covid Hospitalizations

A new record high number of COVID-19 cases is set with a seven-day average now topping 256,000. So far, hospitalizations and deaths have not seen a similar increase in pace, but there are concerning signs. For example, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Vermont are now showing r ... Show More

45m 28s

Sep 2021

United States Tops 40 Million COVID Cases; Deaths up 25% From A Month Ago

United States tops 40 million COVID cases; deaths up 25% from A month ago; United States COVID cases up 850 % since start of summer season Biden in June touted a "summer of freedom and "joy"; At least 1,000 schools in 31 states have reportedly closed since start of school ear due ... Show More

42m 3s

Jul 2021

COVID-19 cases rising in all 50 states & DC; Biden’s Hill agenda in trouble as bipartisan talks fray; CDC: 2020 saw highest overdose deaths ever recorded; Utah’s Great Salt Lake is disappearing;

L.A. county reinstates indoor mask mandate amid surge; Cases rising in all states; vaccinations slow to 300K per day; Baseball game postponed after 6 Yankees test positive; CNN looks into unvaccinated Americans and big lie believers; Census survey: 48% “probably” or “definitely” ... Show More

38m 36s

United States Sets Record With More Than...