Day: August 26, 2025

France, Britain and Germany have threatened to trigger the “snapback mechanism” that automatically reimposes all United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.

Kyiv has deployed some of its best forces to recover lost ground and is launching counterattacks at multiple locations. The Ukrainian successes are confirmed, but they are local.

Economist Mark Zandi said states accounting for nearly a third of the economy are approaching or have already entered a recession.

President Trump tries to defend the deployment of National Guard troops in US cities, claiming he’s “not a dictator” but merely a man with “great common sense.” Plus, Trump fires the Federal Reserve governor, but does he have the authority to do that? And the White House wants to buy shares of a chip-making company? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices