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What Next | Daily News and Analysis
The problem with the news right now? It’s everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we’re all just mindlessly scrolling. It’s why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we’re here to help you answer: What next? Look fo...
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SchadenFriday: A Timothée Chalamet Ballet Melee
On this week’s Slate Plus exclusive, Timothée Chalamet enters the pas de deux between an Oscar-nominated actor and a public itching for a villain. But...
Are We Ready for A.I. Warfare?
Drone warfare has evolved immensely since Ukraine. The use of artificial intelligence in combat has evolved just since Venezuela.
Guest: Steven...
No, Really, Why Are We At War?
Is the Strait of Hormuz safe? Is the U.S. going to put boots on the ground? Did we obliterate Iran’s nuclear facilities? And why are we at war with Ir...
Iran’s New Nepo Ayatollah
Who is the new supreme leader of Iran, and how does he differ from his predecessor father?
Guest: Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic and...
Her Film Is an Oscar Nominee. It Almost Didn’t Make it to the U.S.
Nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Academy Awards, The Voice of Hind Rajab uses audio from the actual emergency call with a...
The DOJ Is Trying Protesters As Terrorists. Will They Win?
A July ICE protest ended with a police lieutenant shot, 19 people arrested and nine people now on trial. For Trump’s Department of Justice, it’s a cha...
Why Hollywood Is Afraid of the Paramount-WBD Deal
How does Paramount, an old-guard studio and media institution, buying Warner Bros., another of the same, change the landscape in Hollywood, on cable,...
Can Iranians Rise Up? He Already Tried
As recent demonstrations showed, a sizable segment of the Iranian people already opposes the regime. But when President Trump told them to “take over...
Nancy Guthrie Is Missing. The Internet Isn't Helping.
How the attention economy, distrust of all authority, and an actual crime turned a suburban Arizona street into the place to be for certain content cr...
Can Democrats Mess With Texas?
After a Democrat flipped a state senate seat for a district that Trump had won by a large margin, both parties are closely watching today’s Texas prim...
The “Peace President” Goes to War
Over the weekend, in the middle of the night, the Trump administration brought the United States into yet another Middle East war.
Guest: Shane...
SchadenFriday: The Olympic Curler Who Called Out Trump
Training for the Olympics is a Sisyphean task, but if you’re a curler, pushing a rock is kind of your thing. And who knows? Your big break might come...
How Hockey Got Drafted into the Culture Wars
The gay romance show Heated Rivalry brought an influx of attention to hockey, and gold-medal winning performances from both the women’s and men’s Amer...
Mexico’s Cartel War
With President Trump’s urging and support from CIA drones, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s more confrontational approach to the drug cartels cul...
She's Skipping the State of the Union
Why a number of Congressional Democrats are skipping tonight’s State of the Union address—and why some are still going.
Guest: Congresswoman Ve...
Does Legal Immigration Still Exist?
Counter to claims that immigrants just need to come to America “the right way,” DHS has begun using the department that administers legal immigration...
Preview: Epstein, the Ex-Prince, and Consequences
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested after a release of Epstein files revealed he had allegedly shared confidential trade...
Stephen Colbert Vs. CBS
From the hundreds of Washington Post staffers fired, to Anderson Cooper leaving 60 Minutes, to Stephen Colbert and his own network fighting in public,...
What Even Is Trump’s “Board of Peace”?
Trump’s “Board of Peace” emerged from last year’s ceasefire negotiations to govern Gaza after the war. But since then, the board has evolved into a mo...
Is She New Jersey’s AOC?
An activist and former political director for Bernie Sander’s presidential campaign shocked the field by winning a primary for a special congressional...
Kids Sports Are Now Adult Driven—And Incredibly Expensive
Youth sports have grown into a $40-billion dollar per year industry, where eager parents shell out for private coaches, off-season practice, and trave...
Trump Can’t Ruin These Olympics
The Olympics are touted as a moment for the world to come together and celebrate sport and achievement and check their politics at the door—yeah right...
SchadenFriday: The Week MAGA Turned Cringe
There was a moment, when the tech CEOs and media moguls were lining up to kiss Trump’s ring, when it looked like almost all the demographic arrows wer...
No Really, Abolish ICE
Democrats have a list of demands and reforms they want implemented before continuing to fund the Department of Homeland Security. But DHS doesn’t rea...
Her Client Sued Uber—And Won
Although sexual assault and rape by rideshare drivers has been widely reported, Uber itself largely avoided legal liability until last week, when a ju...
Markiplier Goes to Hollywood
Markiplier has been entertaining millions of fans on YouTube for over a decade. But his new movie Iron Lung - which he self-financed, directed, wrote...
Trump Starts the Steal
Trump has called for elections to be “nationalized,” something neither the president, nor the federal government, has the authority to do. But as he’s...
Escape from a Scam Compound
Scamming attempts might seem to just come out of nowhere to suddenly appear in your WhatsApp, but a special economic zone in Laos has emerged as a hot...
Bad Bunny Has Already Won The Super Bowl
What Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show means for Puerto Rico, Latin Americans in the U.S., and his haters.
Guest: Dr. Vanessa Díaz, associate...
He Reads the Epstein Files So You Don't Have To
Another 3 million pages of the Epstein files were released last Friday, with more big names named, more redactions, and more information that should h...
Meh-lania
Melania, the documentary about the First Lady, is a lot like its subject: extremely expensive and fundamentally inscrutable.
Guest: Heather Sch...
What ICE Doesn’t Want You to See
Congress is supposed to have a legal right to tour ICE detention centers and provide oversight on these facilities, where 32 people died in 2025. But...
Why Dictators Take Out the Internet
The Iranian government cut off nearly all internet access on January 8 as part of a crackdown on protestors, an example of why authoritarians attempt...
SchadenFriday: Greg Bovino, You’re Fired…from Minnesota
In the wake of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during Trump’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, the closest thing to “accountabil...
Sure Looks Like Another Government Shutdown
Just as public sentiment is turning on ICE and Border Patrol’s action in Minnesota, another spending bill is due in the U.S. Senate. Can the Democrats...
Are We Ready for the World Cup?
When the US won a bid to co-host the World Cup, Trump was midway through his first term. Eight years later, he’s back in office, and giving soccer fan...
How Immigration Enforcement Became So Violent
How ICE and Border Patrol’s mission became harassing the president’s personal enemies.
Guest: Radley Balko, journalist and the author of Rise of...
Everyone Saw CBP Kill Alex Pretti
Once again, federal agents have shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis. Once again, the shooting is on video. And once again, the Trump Admin...
President TACO’s Greenland Gambit
Donald Trump isn’t one for clear policy objectives, but one of his top priorities, apparently, is making Greenland part of the United States–even at t...
SCOTUS Might Actually Let Trans Kids on the Field
The Supreme Court heard arguments over state-level bans on trans athletes competing in public schools last week. Though it’s hard to imagine the conse...