Shifts in Republican Party Dynamics and Leadership Challenges

Key Republican members of Congress are planning to retire. Washington Post reporter Marianna Sotomayor explains how that spells trouble for Speaker Mike Johnson. 

More Americans are now living with their parents. Vox details the economic, cultural, and environmental reasons why.

The U.S. is bracing for trillions of cicadas to emerge from the earth, in a rare double event. The Guardian has the story. 

Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

Correction: An earlier version of this episode incorrectly identified University of Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley as the son of actor Bill Murray. Murray’s son Luke is an assistant coach at the school.