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The problem with the news right now? It’s everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we’re all just mindlessly scrolling. It’s why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we’re here to help you answer: What next? Look for new episodes every weekday morning.All episodes Host
Mary Harrisis the host and managing editor of What Next, Slate s new daily news podcast. She has reported throughout the public radio system, for NPR, Marketplace, and WNYC.
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Facebook s long campaign to keep conservatives happy didn t buy it protection from a potential breakup, said Jordan Weissmann at
Slate. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission and 46 states filed a massive pair of antitrust suits accusing Facebook of buying rivals Instagram and WhatsApp to prevent them from competing. The twin cases are a concerted, full-frontal assault on Mark Zuckerberg s empire, and it s what he deserves. For the past four years, Zuckerberg bent over backward to avoid offending the Trump administration while Facebook kept the traffic flowing to the right-wing fever swamps. Despite the company s efforts to work the refs, Republicans have continued to haul Zuckerberg to Capitol Hill so they could gripe about an
As lawmakers continue negotiations through the weekend, there is lots of frustration that many of them have no idea what the deal will actually include as the leaders negotiate. “It’s beginning to reach the point of absurdity,” Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri said on Friday. Other lawmakers also did not hide their frustration that the negotiations on what would be the largest relief package since spring was taking so long. “This is ridiculous,” said Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut. “We should have a deal we should’ve had a deal a long time ago. It’s unconscionable that we’re even here the weekend before Christmas.”