We rate the Democratic National Convention, discuss which parts of it matter, and why.

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz recently gave a high-profile interview on CNN (which, we checked after the fact, garnered 6.3 million viewers the night it aired). We took the opportunity to discuss it.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded over $100 million to cities and towns that have dismantled zoning obstacles to building more housing.

The Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping bill led through Congress by Democrats in 2022, included a provision to allow the government to negotiate prices for Medicare drugs. This week, news came out that the program will save $6 billion between the government and individual co-pays in its first year, 2026. That's the case with ten drugs in 2026, but the list will expand from there.

Last week, Ukrainian armed forces invaded the Kursk region of Russia, taking hundreds of square kilometers of land. We discuss why they made this move and how it changes the outlook of the war.

The recent jobs report for July showed unemployment rising to 4.3% while 115,000 jobs were added, far below economists' estimates of 175,000. Does this mean we're heading for a recession?

A couple pieces of news came out suggesting it might become even harder for China to acquire semiconductor technology from the U.S. We break it down.

We break down judge Aileen Cannon's decision to throw out the Trump documents case, where he kept classified documents at his home in Florida after his presidency. We analyze her argument, including the legal precedent for it, and whether this will be the end of the case.

Arizona tried a program to give vouchers for private schools to anyone who wanted them. It didn't go how they expected.

The new ruling Labour party in the U.K. is implementing rules requiring cities to zone for much more, denser housing. We're pumped.