Immigration, Syrians in Lebanon and Starliner...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s last act: holding rates and a pledge to stick around as a governor. The Pentagon puts a $25 billion price tag on the Iran war so far. The U.S. Supreme Court guts a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, in a move that could reshape voting ac ...  Show more

Former FBI Director James Comey faces charges over a deleted Instagram post showing the numbers "86 47" arranged in seashells. U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating drops to its lowest point this term. King Charles makes a speech to Congress. And the FCC orders a review o ...  Show more

Donald Trump test-drives Nikki Haley's electability argument. Why the former president says he is the only one who can beat Joe Biden in November. Plus, new US airstrikes against Iran-backed militants in Yemen, and two neighboring countries trade strikes as fears grow of a wider ...  Show more

Los Angeles sees catastrophic Covid surge and first case of new variant. Twenty-two killed in attack on Aden airport after new Yemen cabinet lands. Boris Johnson's rushed Brexit trade deal becomes UK law. You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podca ...  Show more

Jeh Johnson, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, joins the show this week to talk about the migration crisis as American authorities lose an important tool to keep order at the U.S./Mexico border. Then, The Economist’s Mian Ridge explains Britain's highly controversia ...  Show more

Nikki Haley has lost one of her biggest donors along with the South Carolina primary. Israel and Hamas could be getting closer to a deal and in the US, an active-duty Air Force member has set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy. Ukraine's President is warning that million ...  Show more