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EPISODE · Sep 16, 2025 · 15 MIN

The new GOP plan for D.C. crime: charging kids as adults

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The House is set to vote on bills that would impose harsher penalties on people under 18 in D.C. The Washington Post’s Meagan Flynn discusses the widespread ramifications these proposed laws might have. ProPublica’s Hannah Allam breaks down how the administration is attempting to use sweeping 9/11 anti-terrorism laws as a boost for its deportation efforts. Kentucky became the first state in the country to make 50-50 custody of children the default in any divorce. Rachel Wolfe, economics reporter at the Wall Street Journal, joins to talk about how the law has helped and hurt some families. Plus, Israel launched its ground invasion of Gaza City, JD Vance vowed a crackdown on left-wing organizations in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, and the surgeons who put a man’s tooth into his eye to save his vision. And finally, 100 unforgettable stories from the publishers that power Apple News, which is turning 10 years old today. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

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