Fungus Among Us

President Biden emphatically says he’s pausing shipments on arms that will kill civilians in Rafah. Speaker Mike Johnson puts down a last-ditch challenge from Marjorie Taylor Greene. And Microsoft and LinkedIn issue a report on how artificial intelligence is already affecting the workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In graphic detail, Stormy Daniels recounts an alleged encounter with Donald Trump to a jury. President Biden gives an impassioned address on antisemitism as Israel begins moving into Rafah. And TikTok sues the U.S. government over its potential forced sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel receives a new ceasefire proposal from Hamas as it warns Palestinians in the eastern part of Rafah to evacuate. The U.S. Army says a soldier has been arrested in Russia. And who will be former President Trump’s running mate this time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As each side rejects ceasefire proposals, Hamas fires into IDF forces at a key border crossing. A former Fulton County special prosecutor breaks his silence after he was forced to step down in the Georgia case against former President Trump. And the Justice Department accuses a second sitting member of Congress of illegally acting as a foreign agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pepper balls, flash bangs and arrests signal a new stance at colleges. The U.S. military grapples with a decades-long policy toward autism, even as diagnoses increase. And researchers discover an orangutan appearing to use a plant as medicine.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A student protest organizer describes a police raid on campus. Hamas considers a ceasefire proposal from Israel. And money troubles at a historically Black college put students’ financial aid at risk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a six-week abortion ban goes into effect in Florida, former President Donald Trump says he wouldn’t oppose even stricter rules on pregnant women. Democrats stop a challenge to House Speaker Mike Johnson in its tracks. And the Justice Department is closer than ever to changing federal marijuana rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Columbia University begins taking academic action against protesting students. Former President Donald Trump heads back to court in New York. And the Major League Baseball Players Association issues a scathing memo on Nike’s new uniforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As criticism of Israel mounts abroad, Hamas releases videos of Israeli-American hostages. An American tourist becomes the latest to be jailed over weapons possession in Turks and Caicos, where sentences have become more severe. And barbs at the White House Correspondents Dinner shed light on the presidential race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court appears to consider a precedent in which some presidential actions would be impossible to prosecute. Harvey Weinstein’s landmark conviction in New York is overturned. And Venice institutes the world’s first fee for simply visiting a city as a tourist for the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices