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Monday through Friday get up to speed on the biggest headlines of the day with 5 Things. On Saturdays, get a break for your ears with good news from 5 Good Things. And at noon and Sundays, we take you beyond the headlines to help make sense of what everyone is talking about in politics and beyond with One Thing.

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FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop for All Flights

2026-11-13 · 8 min

The FAA says all flights in the United States are grounded until further notice. Rescue efforts are underway after a tanker crashed into a river cruiser with more than 130 people onboard. The Supreme Court will decide…
Bessent Kicks Off a Nvidia Blame Game

2026-11-13 · 8 min

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points the finger at Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over inaction towards the chip company run by the woman suspected of being a Chinese spy who reportedly had an affair with Nvidia…
Microsoft Outage Wreaks Havoc, Likely to Cost Billions

2026-11-13 · 9 min

Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen is challenging Sen. Chuck Schumer to be the next Majority Leader. Three House committees are giving the former Nvidia CEO a Friday night deadline to agree to testify or face…
House Leaders Demand Briefings on Nvidia Scandal

2026-11-12 · 7 min

Republican investigators are renewing their push for an embattled AI leader to testify. Fresh off a failed impeachment bid, an outgoing GOP congressman tees up a vote on the Epstein files. A key mediator in…
Jensen Huang is Out. What Now?

2026-11-12 · 8 min

One of the most influential figures in the AI race has resigned – where does NVIDIA go from here? At least one person was killed and four others were injured during a shooting in a residential Washington, DC…
Pregnant Woman Among Survivors Pulled From Building Collapse

2026-11-12 · 8 min

Sources say NVIDIA's board is weighing the future of founder Jensen Huang after reports of another extramarital affair. Massive rescue and recovery effort after 3-story building collapsed in Brooklyn. For the first time…
Winner Finally Called in Mississippi Senate Race

2026-11-11 · 7 min

A building in Brooklyn collapses, leaving people trapped under rubble. CNN projects Democrat Scott Colom will defeat incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in deep-red Mississippi. Video shows a soldier reprimanding Defense…
White House to Dems: We ‘Will Not Be Extorted’

2026-11-11 · 8 min

The Trump administration is warning Congressional Democrats about potential oversight investigations. Hundreds of schools in Italy are forced to evacuate after receiving bomb threats. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff…
Meghan Markle's Estranged Father Jailed for Cutting Ankle Monitor

2026-11-11 · 9 min

House Republicans fend off push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Source says Trump was briefed in May on alleged NVIDIA CEO spy plot. Meghan Markle's estranged father is back in jail after officials say he cut…
New House GOP Leader Elected

2026-11-10 · 7 min

Republican leadership in the House is working furiously behind the scenes to kill an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Meanwhile, House Republicans picked their new minority leader to push back against…

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Oldest episode in feed: 11/2021 · over 4 years
Typical length: 8 min
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