WSJ What’s News

Shelby Holliday, WSJ national security correspondent covering U.S. troop movements and Iran tensions. She outlines what the newly arrived Marine unit might do. She discusses contemplated missions including seizures and escort operations. She also talks through how the situation is reshaping regional strikes and energy supply concerns.

Isabel Bousquette, a WSJ tech reporter on AI and Silicon Valley trends. She explains what agentic AI can do today, from coding help to customer service. She dives into OpenClaw and full-access agents, their productivity promise, security and liability risks, and how companies weigh costs versus benefits.

Markets are sliding as investors pile into bearish options and major indexes slip into correction territory. Landmark legal rulings shake social platforms and send tech stocks reeling. A new AI tweak rattles chipmakers. Surging oil after Iran-related supply fears pushes energy stocks higher and threatens consumer spending.

Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ chief foreign-affairs correspondent reporting from the Middle East, talks about rising Gulf hawkishness toward Iran and growing regional tensions. He describes life in the UAE under missile warnings and what Gulf states want from Tehran. He also warns why further escalation and increased U.S. deployments look likely.

Siobhan Hughes, a Wall Street Journal congressional reporter covering Capitol Hill, breaks down a late-night Senate deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. She highlights what immigration measures were left out and how ICE and Border Patrol funding was handled. Also discussed: possible Pentagon troop movements to the Middle East and SpaceX preparing for a major IPO.

Bojan Pancevski, WSJ chief European political correspondent tracking security and geopolitics. He discusses suspected Iran-linked attacks on Jewish sites in Western Europe and how investigators trace online propaganda and recruitment. He also explains Iran’s motives and tactics, and why European law enforcement remains on high alert. Plus market moves as the Nasdaq slips toward correction.

Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, explains maritime fallout from the Iran war and the plight of thousands of seafarers. He discusses suspended shipping routes, plans for safe transit corridors, and how commerce and global logistics are being reshaped by the conflict.

Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ tech reporter who covers legal and regulatory battles facing big tech, and Kejal Vyas, WSJ reporter on Latin America focused on Venezuela’s security and economy. They discuss a landmark jury finding Meta and YouTube negligent and what it could mean for social platforms. They also explore why Venezuela’s homicide rates have fallen and how that might reshape its economic prospects.

Benoit Faucon, Journal Middle East correspondent covering regional diplomacy and security. Sam Schechner, Journal tech reporter focused on legal and regulatory battles for big tech. They discuss a U.S. 15-point plan aimed at Iran and urgent mediation efforts. They also cover a New Mexico verdict holding Meta liable and wider state-level legal pressure on social platforms.

Jacob Passy, a Wall Street Journal travel reporter covering aviation and LaGuardia runway safety, joins to discuss rising near-misses and what regulators are doing. He explains staffing, outdated radar, fatigue and LaGuardia’s constrained layout. He also outlines proposed fixes like surface radar and faster controller hiring.