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Thursday briefing: Who’s running for House speaker; student loan forgiveness; autism discovery; Simone Biles; and more
Wednesday briefing: Kevin McCarthy’s ouster; Trump gag order; Kaiser strike; emergency alert; Fat Bear Week; and more
Tuesday briefing: Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy; Trump’s trial; Sam Bankman-Fried; Charlotte Sena; MLB playoffs; and more
Monday briefing: How Congress avoided a shutdown; Trump’s New York fraud trial; Laphonza Butler; Tupac Shakur; and more
Friday briefing: Government shutdown deadlock; Trump fraud trial; Michael Gambon; student loans; overheating iPhones; and more
Thursday briefing: Republican debate; government shutdown deadline; Travis King; Damian Lillard; dumbo octopus; and more
Wednesday briefing: Trump fraud; government shutdown uncertainty; Amazon lawsuit; writers strike; Brooks Robinson; and more
Tuesday briefing: Government shutdown talks; UAW strike; Robert Menendez; David McCallum; ChatGPT’s voice; and more
Monday briefing: Writers strike agreement; shutdown watch; Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift; NASA’s OSIRIS-REx; and more
Friday briefing: Government shutdown standoff; Ukraine aid; Rupert Murdoch; Mississippi River; asteroid fling; and more
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