Judicial Nominations in a Divided Political Landscape

The Washington Post’s Ann Marimow outlines the major cases the Supreme Court is taking on this term, and assesses the possibility of legal disputes about the 2024 presidential election.

NBC News’s Sahil Kapur explains why Republicans believe they can confirm multiple Supreme Court justices if Trump wins — and why the next president will inherit the fewest judicial vacancies in decades.

Dr. Keren Landman, a senior health reporter for Vox, reveals the profit-obsessed monster destroying American emergency rooms.

Fox Weather reports from Tampa Bay as the city races to clean up debris from Helene before Hurricane Milton arrives.

The Hechinger Report on how an end-of-the-alphabet last name could skew your grades.

The Philadelphia Inquirer goes inside the wild world of competitive giant-pumpkin growing.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.