Here's What's Happening

By Kim Moffat

Here’s What’s Happening is a daily news show — not to break the news, but to break it down.

Each episode puts the day’s biggest stories into context, cuts through the noise,

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Here's What's Happening episodes:

March 02, 2026 Our Best “Going Out Top” With Jeans
We start with a shooting in Austin that has left at least three people dead and may or may not be connected to the other big story - the US and Israel have launched an attack on Iran.
Shooting in Austin
-via Texas Tribune and Washington Post
Iran
-via AP News, NPR, Al Jazeera, and NY Times
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21min
February 27, 2026 Because of How 2026 Is Super Fun!
New details emerged in the deadly Cuba clash, Pakistan declared “open war” with Afghanistan, Netflix exited the media mega-merger race, the U.S. military shot down a CBP drone, and Epstein hearings descended (further) into political theater.

Cuba
-via Axios

Afghanistan-Pakistan
-via AP News

Netflix Bows Out
-via Axios

DOD v CPD
-via ABC News

Epstein Hearings
-via The Hill
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december. - on Amazon
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15min
February 26, 2026 I’ll Ease You In
Four people were killed by Cuban border troops in a murky maritime incident, U.S. courts pushed back on the Trump administration’s immigration abuses, horrifying new details emerged about CBP conduct, and Medicaid funding to Minnesota was abruptly frozen.

Cuba
-via CNN

Immigration in America
-via ABC News, CBS News, and The Guardian

Medicare in Minnesota
-via Axios
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december. - on Amazon
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11min
February 25, 2026 But the Fascism Is Fascism
Four people were killed in a stabbing in Washington state, the DOJ sued UCLA over campus protests, the Louvre’s director finally stepped down after a $102 million theft, and Trump gave a record-long State of the Union full of lies.

Washington State Murders
-via ABC News

DOJ Sues UCLA
-via AP News

Louvre Director Steps Down
-via NBC News

State of the Union
-via NPR
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december. - on Amazon
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8min
February 24, 2026 Super Normal Stuff for When You’re Innocent
Mexico reacts to the killing of El Mencho, another Epstein-linked arrest rocks the UK, Judge Cannon blocks the Jack Smith report, a blizzard shuts down the Tri-State Area, and the Trump administration gets sued from every direction.

El Mencho
-via AP News and CNN

Jack Smith Report Blocked
-via CBS News

NY Blizzard
-NBC NY

Another Epstein-Related Arrest
-via NPR

Trump Administration Gets Sued Times Two
-via NBC News and ABC News
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december. - on Amazon
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11min
February 23, 2026 Trying to Keep This Relationship Fresh
Russia continues to escalate its assault on Ukraine, an armed man was killed near Mar-a-Lago, ICE quietly shot and killed a man in Texas last year, the partial shutdown continues, the Supreme Court told Trump no on tariffs, and the Olympians do what Olympians do.

Russia Attacks Ukraine
-via ABC News

Armed Man Killed at Mar-a-Lago
-via BBC

Texas ICE Killing
-via Texas Tribune

Partial Shutdown Continues
-via NY Times

SCOTUS Tells Trump No
-via NY Times and CNN

Olympics
-via AP News
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december. - on Amazon
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13min
February 20, 2026 Such an Embarrassing Cliché
Prince Andrew was arrested in the UK on suspicion of misconduct, Trump is openly threatening a strike on Iran, and the Justice Department unveiled a banner so dystopian it feels ripped straight from a fascism movie.

Prince Andrew Arrested
-via ABC News, AP News, and NBC News

Trump Poised to Strike Iran
-via AP News, CNN, and CBS News

Justice Department’s New Art
-via AP News
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december. - on Amazon
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12min
February 19, 2026 The SAVE Act is Bad
Call Congress: (202) 224-3121
An episode that’s way too long and should have had a script is all about the danger of SAVE Act, what you can do to stop it, and the power of your ballot.
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29min
February 18, 2026 Conan O’Brien Has Never Made a Mistake in His Life
More information has been revealed out about Monday’s Rhode Island ice rink shooting, an armed man is stopped at the Capitol, disasters unfold across the West, CBS caves to Trump pressure, and we lose civil rights giant Jesse Jackson.

Update: Rhode Island Shooting
-via AP News

Armed Man at Capitol
-via ABC News

Partial Government Shutdown
-via ABC News

Colorado Crash
-via CBS News

Lake Tahoe Avalanche
-via NBC News

Nancy Guthrie
-via LA Times

CBS Complies in Advance (Again)
-via CNN

Jesse Jackson
-via Guardian
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december. - on Amazon
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16min
February 17, 2026 To Misquote the Scholar Kelly Clarkson
A mass shooting at a hockey rink, a partial government shutdown over ICE demands, explosive Epstein testimony, and updates on Nancy Guthrie and two Hollywood deaths.

Shooting in Rhode Island
-via NBC Boston

Since I’ve Been Gone…
-via PBS, The NY Times, and The Hill

Epstein Files
-via Axios and NPR

Nancy Guthrie
-via ABC News

Hollywood Deaths
-via BBC and NY Times
Take the pledgeto be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter
december. - on Amazon
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