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Feb 23, 2026 • 27min
What the SCOTUS Tariffs Ruling Means for You
Matt Rivers, a Latin America correspondent reporting on cartel violence, and Elizabeth Schulze, an economics reporter explaining the Supreme Court tariffs ruling. They unpack the Court’s rejection of much of the tariff program. They discuss legal fallout, possible refund chaos for importers, a White House plan for new tariffs, and how tariffs affect household prices.

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Feb 20, 2026 • 23min
Epstein Docs Fallout: Ex-Prince Andrew Arrested
Louis Martinez, ABC Pentagon reporter covering U.S. military moves in the Middle East. James Longman, ABC chief international correspondent reporting from London on Prince Andrew’s arrest. They discuss the arrest and related documents, constitutional limits around the monarchy, U.S. warship and airpower buildup in the Persian Gulf, and diplomatic pressure on Iran. Also covered: a massive Potomac sewage spill and its fallout.

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Feb 19, 2026 • 28min
Police: Nine Dead in Avalanche
Trevor Ault, ABC News correspondent in the Sierra Nevadas, reports on a guided backcountry avalanche and the fraught rescue. Miriam Khan, supervising producer for global affairs, breaks down the new Board of Peace and global reactions. Elizabeth Schulze, ABC reporter on AI data centers, explores local impacts from noise to power fights. Short, urgent dispatches on disaster, diplomacy, and tech-driven community change.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 27min
US-Iran Nuclear Talks: “Progress Was Made”
Avery Harper, ABC News political director who highlights Jesse Jackson’s political legacy. Shannon Kingston, ABC State Department reporter who explains on-the-ground diplomacy in the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. They unpack indirect Geneva negotiations, uranium enrichment disagreement, U.S. red lines and the military options that linger if diplomacy stalls.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 29min
Don’t Touch: Judge Slams WH Over History Exhibit
Lauren Peller, ABC Capitol Hill reporter on voting legislation. Faith Abube, ABC correspondent covering criminal trials. Peter Harlombos, ABC reporter on history and public sites. They discuss a judge forcing restoration of a slavery exhibit at a historic site. They cover the trial of a father linked to a school shooting. They explain proposed national voting ID reforms and their political fallout.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 26min
One Department Shutdown, Hold the ICE
Selena Wang, an ABC reporter covering homeland security, outlines the partial DHS funding freeze and which services are affected. Tom Sufi Burge, ABC’s Munich correspondent, discusses transatlantic tensions and political positioning at the security conference. Maggie Rooley, ABC sports reporter, dissects a heated Olympic curling officiating controversy and swift rule changes.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 26min
Trump's Climate Rollback
Ann Flaherty, ABC reporter on the Pentagon and national security; Matt Rivers, ABC correspondent on DHS/ICE operations in Minneapolis; Matthew Glasser, ABC climate reporter explaining the EPA endangerment finding. They discuss the rollback of the EPA finding and its legal basis. They cover the Minneapolis ICE drawdown and local reactions. They review a court ruling on Pentagon discipline and free speech rights.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 28min
The Laser That Closed El Paso's Airspace
Armando Garcia, ABC immigration reporter covering Border Patrol incidents; Jay O'Brien, ABC Capitol Hill correspondent on DOJ oversight; Colonel Stephen Ganyard, former Marine fighter pilot and aviation analyst. They unpack the sudden El Paso airspace shutdown and a Pentagon-FAA spat over a counter-drone laser. They also walk through released bodycam and text evidence in a Border Patrol shooting and a heated congressional hearing about DOJ document handling.

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Feb 11, 2026 • 29min
A Break in the Nancy Guthrie Case
Elizabeth Schulze, ABC reporter on border life, Jay O'Brien, Capitol Hill correspondent, and Aaron Katursky, investigative reporter from Pima County, discuss a detained person connected to the Nancy Guthrie investigation and new surveillance details. They also cover questioning of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over Epstein ties, and how policy shifts are reshaping a cross-border library and community.

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Feb 10, 2026 • 29min
What Trump (Allegedly) Said About Epstein
Mary Kikatos, ABC health reporter, breaks down the legal fight over compounded weight-loss drugs. Matt Rivers, ABC Latin America correspondent, reports on Cuba’s looming oil shortfall and humanitarian risks. Rachel Scott, ABC senior political correspondent, walks through new federal files and testimony tied to Jeffrey Epstein and claims about Donald Trump.


