The 7

The Washington Post

Podcast

Episodes

Latest Episodes

Kristi Noem hearing; Trump order on AI; record cold weather; tiny robots; and more

12/12/2025 • 9 min

Friday, December 12. The seven stories you need to know today. Read today's briefing. If you're not a subscriber, click here to start. Tell us what you think! Take our podcast survey: washingtonpost.com/podcastsurvey Play episode

Seized oil tanker; Trump administration billionaires; interest rates; anci…
Trump’s affordability tour; Miami mayoral election; a piano-playing octopu…
Ukraine and Russia; Nancy Mace airport incident; Golden Globe nominations;…
U.S. citizens detained in immigration operations; Kennedy Center Honors; l…
D.C. pipe bomb arrest; Trump’s new ballroom architect; Black Death volcano…
Pete Hegseth under pressure; Trump pardons Cuellar; pajamas at the airport…
Trump’s rant against Somalis; Tennessee House race; the companies trying t…
Pete Hegseth and boat strikes; ‘everywhere chemicals’; new TSA fee; Olivia…
Pete Hegseth’s boat strike orders; Stockton shooting; Ozempic’s wider impa…
Post Reports: Kathryn Bigelow on ‘A House of Dynamite’ and the nuclear ‘el…
The FBI and Democrats; Trump’s ballroom plans; national park fees; and more
James Comey and Letitia James cases; Oval Office sign; Thanksgiving meal c…
Ukraine talks; MAGA divide; electricity prices; ‘forever chemicals’; and m…
Billionaire donors; Trump’s ‘treason’ allegation; swastika rule; Elon Musk…
Trump signs bill to release Epstein files; Marjorie Taylor Greene; Decembe…
Trump downplays the killing of Jamal Khashoggi; volcano-powered energy; te…
Epstein files vote; Mohammed bin Salman visit; a clever wolf; and more
Trump reverses course on the Epstein files; ultra-processed foods; snow fo…
MAGA rift; California congressional map; frog apocalypse; robot face-plant…
House shutdown vote; unusual cancer symptoms; Devil-horned bee discovery; …
Shutdown bill passes the Senate; Trump’s tariff rebates; AI-designed virus…
Shutdown vote; BBC resignations; sports betting; benefits of walking; and …
Flight cancellations; gender on passports; “Sandwich guy” verdict; and more
Election fallout; Elon Musk and the trillion dollar pay package; AI therap…
Zohran Mamdani; election winners and losers; UPS plane crash; Tom Brady’s …
Election Day; Dick Cheney dies at 84; Alzheimer’s study; Pokémon card thef…
Trump polls; Zohran Mamdani; government shutdown impacts; melatonin study;…
SNAP impacts; Kennedy Center ticket sales; former prince Andrew; daylight …
Trump-Xi meeting; Hurricane Melissa; Sonya Massey killing verdict; and more
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba; misleading Trump administration videos; new D…
Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa; White House ballroom; Elon Musk’s Gr…
Trump’s Asia tour; Louvre heist arrests; Hurricane Melissa forecast; and m…
Trump cancels Canada trade talks; NBA gambling probe; Tropical Storm Melis…
A key shutdown deadline; the U.S. citizenship test gets harder; mRNA vacci…
Rising health insurance costs; fake-video warning system; Gen Z in the wor…
White House East Wing demolition; Louvre heist; ivermectin and cancer; Wor…
Israel strikes Gaza; Marine live-fire exercise; Louvre heist; Parkinson’s …
John Bolton indicted; Trump and Zelensky meeting; Roman gravestone discove…
Shutdown layoffs; Voting Rights Act; Pentagon press walkout; fitness tests…
Trump’s warning to Hamas; Erika Kirk; D’Angelo’s legacy; Uncrustables dupe…
Trump’s victory lap in Israel and Egypt; shutdown layoffs; Kristi Noem air…
Hostages released from Gaza; this week’s shutdown impacts; longevity tips;…
Letitia James indictment; Nobel Peace Prize recipient; Peter Thiel’s ‘Anti…
Gaza ceasefire breakthrough; Palisades Fire suspect; Dolly Parton lives; a…
The Supreme Court considers conversion therapy; the Insurrection Act; Bob …
Trump’s National Guard push; Oct. 7 anniversary; Pam Bondi; TikTok addicti…
Trump’s troop deployments; new Supreme Court term; Ozempic at Costco; Bad …
A new abortion pill; a climber dies in Yosemite; Taylor Swift’s new album;…
Pete Hegseth’s war on leakers; Gaza flotilla intercepted; remembering Jane…

The 7 RSS Feed

Share: Twitter • Facebook • Embed

Copy embed code: