As a plugged-in CBS News staffer said this morning, reflecting what I've heard from numerous others, "this is a very sad moment for '60 Minutes,' CBS News and journalism." Special edition of the Reliable Sources newsletter is hitting inboxes now...

WSJ Editorial Board: The President is using government to intimidate news outlets that publish stories he doesn’t like. It’s a low move in a free country with a free press. wsj.com/opinion/donald…

Honored for this sendoff from NPR After decades on NPR, this familiar voice is retiring one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-544534…

The president of the United States just pressured a major corporation to fork over $16 million to his personal library project as company executives feared that a lucrative merger would otherwise be blocked by the Trump administration. nytimes.com/2025/07/02/bus…

Canada supplies nearly zero per cent of fentanyl seized in U.S.: report ctvnews.ca/canada/article…

Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention nytimes.com/2025/06/28/us/…

Find inspiration and create memories as we celebrate America's 250th! World class exhibits, thrilling weapons demos, epic battle reenactments, breathtaking gardens, and hands-on activities connect you to America’s story. There’s something for everyone!

Ken Burns Condemns Republican Plan to Defund PBS: 'I Couldn’t Do Any of My Films Without Them' thewrap.com/ken-burns-pbs-…

NY governor says nearly 1 in 10 NYers could lose health insurance because of President Trump’s sweeping cuts. Will be interesting to see how this plays out in rural Upstate counties

A world without PBS is a world without Ken Burns but he's only kind of a symbol of the hundreds/thousands of other essential storytellers in noncommercial media. Remember: Public funding for our work has been approved on a broadly bipartisan basis for half a century.

Please read NPR's Anas Baba's devastating first-hand account of the nightmare quest for food in Gaza npr.org/2025/07/06/g-s…

The mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children by Russia is an atrocity. We can't accept a world where children are used as pawns in negotiations. Sen. Grassley and I introduced legislation to support Ukraine’s tireless efforts to bring them home and hold the perpetrators accountable.

My latest for NPR with Sarah McCammon📻. The start of a new project. ✨️ Women are having far fewer babies. Here's why that matters npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-…

My latest for NPR ✨️ Women are having far fewer babies. Here's why that matters npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-…

Brian and I have spent several months looking into the reasons the birthrate is dropping almost everywhere and why it matters.

Check out Brian’s latest…

New reporting out today for NPR from Brian Mann and me! npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-…

I'll be on NPR's Here and Now today with Sarah McCammon📻 and Scott Tong talking about this reporting. Please tune in. npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-…

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