WSJ What’s News Podcast
1) Death of George Floyd Sets Back Police Reform in Minneapolis
P.M. Edition for June 1. Minneapolis had been undergoing police reform for years. But the death of George Floyd is exposing more challenges, and jeopardizing the city's optimism for change. Reporter D...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Venezuela Signals Trump’s New Vision for the Western Hemisphere
P.M. Edition for Jan. 5. President Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine” represents a big turn in U.S. geopolitical strategy. We talk with Geoff Ramsey, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and an ...Show More
3) Trump’s Bet on Reviving Venezuela’s Broken Oil Industry
A.M. Edition for Jan. 05. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is slated to appear in a federal court Monday, facing charges related to cocaine trafficking. This as President Trump reiterates that the ...Show More
4) Big Questions After Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run’ Venezuela
The U.S. is pledging to run Venezuela until there is a transition of power, after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in an overnight raid. WSJ Washington coverage chief Damian Paletta and national sec...Show More
5) What’s News in Markets: Silver’s Slide, Travel Chaos, Tesla Tanks
Why did precious metals lose their sheen? And how much did holiday snowstorms hit airline stocks? Plus, how is BYD shaking up the EV race? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of t...Show More
6) China’s BYD Surpasses Tesla as the Top Global EV Seller
Edition for Jan. 2. Chinese automaker BYD takes the EV crown after Tesla’s sales slide. Plus, President Trump threatens to intervene as protests in Iran turn violent. And the WSJ’s James Fanelli surve...Show More
7) Stock Markets Close Out a Record-Setting Year
Edition for Dec. 31. We recap a banner year for global markets, propelled in large part by the AI boom. Plus, OpenAI rewards its employees more than any major tech startup has in history. And Journal ...Show More
8) Why Meta Is Buying Singapore-Based AI Startup Manus
Edition for Dec. 30. Meta becomes one of the first major U.S. tech companies to buy a startup with Chinese roots, as it agrees to acquire Manus for more than $2 billion. Plus, tensions in the Middle E...Show More
9) Trump Administration Broadens Corporate DEI Crackdown
Edition for Dec. 29. The Department of Justice launches investigations into companies including Google and Verizon over workplace DEI programs, using an antifraud law to try to advance the president’s...Show More
10) Trump Says U.S. Strikes in Nigeria Were to Protect Christians
P.M. Edition for Dec. 26. President Trump says the U.S. launched strikes on Islamic State targets in Nigeria to protect Christians–but Nigeria disagrees, saying the strikes weren’t aimed at protecting...Show More