All Things Considered
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PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
by David Folkenflik
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
The latest on negotiations over raising the debt ceiling
by Deirdre Walsh
White House and congressional negotiators are no closer to reaching a deal to lift the debt ceiling. Any deal is also likely to upset parts of the Republican and Democratic caucus.
Illinois attorney general finds massive cover-up of clergy sexual abuse
by Jason DeRose
The Illinois attorney general has released a report detailing decades of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in the state. It found 451 priests and religious brothers abused nearly 2,000 children.
On 'Gag Order,' Kesha gets intensely personal
Listening to Kesha's new album, Gag Order, you can't help but think about all she's been through in the past 10 years.
A look at some of the consequences if the U.S. defaults on its debt
by Stacey Vanek Smith
As the U.S. faces the prospect of defaulting on its debts, a key question looms: How bad would things actually get if that were to happen?
Astronaut Peggy Whitson unretires for a fourth trip to space
A crew of four astronauts, on a private Axiom Space trip run by SpaceX, has reached the International Space Station. Among them: mission commander Peggy Whitson, 63, and no stranger to orbit.
President Biden and Rep. McCarthy meet, with high stakes for the U.S. economy
by Franco Ordoñez
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are meeting to see if they can break the impasse on spending cuts as the deadline to lift the debt ceiling draws ever closer.
Meta is fined a record $1.3 billion over alleged EU law violations
by Bobby Allyn
Meta faces a record fine from the EU for allegedly breaking Europe's privacy standards.
How tech companies are trying to balance child safety and privacy
Reporter Emma Roth at The Verge talks about the challenges of implementing internet age verification.
Utah hospital system cancels adult gender-affirming surgery appointments
by Saige Miller
Utah banned gender affirming surgery for trans youth in January, but now the state's largest health care system has apparently abandoned plans to offer gender affirming surgeries for adults, too.
Tallahassee NAACP president discusses travel advisory for Black tourists in Fla.
Mutaqee Akbar, the president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, talks about the organization's travel advisory for Black tourists visiting Florida.
Japanese Americans object to proposed wind farm at WWII incarceration site
by Rachel Cohen
A proposed wind farm in Idaho that would be one of the U.S.'s largest is being opposed because it's close to a historic site — a former incarceration camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.