From how many times you check your phone every hour to why we should watch what’s happening in Africa, your SCOOP on the news when it matters and why it matters.

02:00: The trauma of the dreaded “phone switch.”

5:00: Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on how our media environment reminds her of the 1860s.

11:00: What happened in Congress this weekend and why it matters.

18:00: What’s going on at Columbia University.

25:00: Fmr. President Donald Trump’s big cases to watch.

32:00: A reminder about how our previous elections were so close.

38:00: Why is the U.S. military leaving Niger and what does this tell us about the state of play in Africa?

43:00: We take your questions live!

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SCOOP: Phone Trauma and Perspective On Our "Perilous" Times