• Lauren Southern was an alt-right influencer. Now she's finding her 'way back to reality'
    Jan 23 2026

    A former right-wing influencer and tradwife tells all in her new memoir, "This is Not Real Life." From meeting with terrorists, neo-Nazis, political crime rings, to arrests, psychotic breaks and addiction, Lauren Southern shares how the life she thought she wanted ended up almost killing her.

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    34 mins
  • Has Trump's erratic behavior gone too far?
    Jan 22 2026

    President Donald Trump's fixation on Greenland is alienating some Congressional Republicans and American allies. Has Trump's erratic behavior crossed a line?

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    34 mins
  • Trump wants to cap credit card interest. Can he?
    Jan 21 2026

    President Trump says he wants to cap credit card interest at 10%. What it could mean for Americans' credit card debt.

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    34 mins
  • DOGE didn't save taxpayers $1 trillion, after all
    Jan 20 2026

    According to recent reporting, DOGE fell short of its goals to save taxpayers $1 trillion and streamline government processes. So what did we get from the agency?

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    34 mins
  • America is polarized. Could this writer's new approach fix it?
    Jan 19 2026

    Polarization pushes people apart. Writer Chloé Valdary says we can heal deepening divisions by treating each other like human beings, not political abstractions.

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    34 mins
  • Minnesota’s mining fight has global consequences
    Jan 16 2026

    One of America’s largest deposits of copper, nickel and cobalt is deep underground near the Boundary Waters in northeastern Minnesota. It’s never been mined. Now, the Trump administration is pushing to change that.

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    31 mins
  • The Jackpod: Gouged
    Jan 16 2026

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the scourge of price gouging for captive customers at places like airports, concerts and sporting events.

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    47 mins
  • The history and science behind why we're all vulnerable to brainwashing
    Jan 15 2026

    We tend to associate “brainwashing” with cults and hostages, but author and science historian Rebecca Lemov says it can happen to anyone. Her new book “The Instability of Truth" explores the history and science of brainwashing and what it can teach us with misinformation on the rise.

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    34 mins