Current Events: Legal Changes, Diplomatic Efforts, and International Sports Visa Challenges

Biden has handed off to Kamala Harris. New York magazine’s Gabriel Debenedetti describes what’s next.

The Washington Post reports on why the Secret Service finds protecting Trump extraordinarily challenging.

Disney agreed to have a court decide on a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by a widower in Florida, after earlier arguing that the case belonged in arbitration because the man signed up for a trial of Disney+. Reuters has the story.

The bodies of six Israeli hostages were retrieved from Gaza during a military operation, Israeli authorities said. CNN has more.

ABC News reports on George Santos’s guilty pleas to various charges.

Many soccer fans are dreaming of coming to the U.S. for the World Cup in 2026. But wait times to get visas can be nearly two years for some people. NPR looks into the issues.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.