Latest edition · Friday, August 21, 2026Moderna and Merck announce cancer vaccine breakthroughThe drugmakers announced their first positive late-stage trial for a personalized melanoma treatment. By sequencing tumor mutations and encoding them into bespo…▶︎Listen now, 5 min · 19 storiesEarlier briefings
- 02Thursday, August 20, 2026USS Abraham Lincoln sailors return early amid strainSailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have endured record-long deployments marked by supply shortages and mental health crises, prompting an early return. Whil…18 stories · 5 min
- 03Wednesday, August 19, 2026Opening arguments begin in landmark child safety trialTwenty-nine states are taking Facebook and Instagram to federal court, alleging the platforms were deliberately designed to hook children and teens. Prosecutors…15 stories · 5 min
- 04Tuesday, August 18, 2026Iran truce expires as Hormuz tensions lingerThe interim ceasefire between the United States and Iran expired today without a new agreement, leaving the Strait of Hormuz in limbo and pushing oil prices abo…16 stories · 5 min
- 05Monday, August 17, 2026Kushner meets Hamas in EgyptFirst up, the White House is trying to salvage its Middle East strategy as envoy Jared Kushner met with Hamas leadership in Egypt this weekend. Washington is pu…16 stories · 5 min
- 06Sunday, August 16, 2026Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal chargesLuigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting he posed as an investor before openi…16 stories · 5 min
- 07Saturday, August 15, 2026Supreme Court Asked to Approve White House BallroomThe Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift lower court orders and allow construction of a massive White House ballroom to resume. Officials ar…19 stories · 5 min
- 08Friday, August 14, 2026xAI Releases Grok 4.6 Amid Tightening AI RacexAI released Grok 4.6, matching GPT-5.6 Sol on benchmarks while charging significantly less. Elon Musk promised Grok 4.7 arrives in weeks, trained on massive Sp…16 stories · 5 min
- 09Thursday, August 13, 2026Secret flight rusePresident Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a military jet while departing Turkey last month, following credible Iranian missile threats. White Hou…19 stories · 5 min
- 10Wednesday, August 12, 2026Trump Secret Flight Details EmergeDetails emerged today about how President Trump secretly departed Turkey last month following an Iranian assassination threat. The White House deployed Air Forc…24 stories · 7 min
- 11Tuesday, August 11, 2026Iran standoff pushes oil and gas prices higherPresident Trump signaled he wants Iran to buckle under economic pressure rather than negotiate. Tehran demanded reparations and sanctions relief to reopen the S…22 stories · 8 min
- 12Monday, August 10, 2026The debate over pacing artificial intelligenceMajor AI labs recently signed an open letter calling for government-backed limits on how fast machines can design better machines, a move Sam Altman openly supp…23 stories · 6 min
- 13Sunday, August 9, 2026Todd Blanche confirmed as attorney generalThe Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general early Saturday morning in a razor-thin fifty-to-forty-nine vote. Every Democrat, plus Sens. Susan Collins…24 stories · 6 min
- 14Saturday, August 8, 2026Trump narrows birthright citizenshipPresident Trump signed two executive orders narrowing birthright citizenship and cracking down on birth tourism, directly challenging the constitutional baselin…24 stories · 6 min
- 15Friday, August 7, 2026Trump targets birthright citizenship againPresident Trump signed two executive orders aimed at narrowing birthright citizenship, targeting alien enemies and birth tourism after the Supreme Court rejecte…23 stories · 6 min