Over the past year, the Kremlin and its allies used a dizzying array of strategies to defend its actions, seed doubt about news from the ground, and push misleading or false narratives to undercut support for Ukraine.

Included in this episode:

1. The Supreme Court Is Set to Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness. Here’s What Could Happen Next

2. How the Post-Pandemic Cut on SNAP Benefits Will Affect Millions

3. Tens of Thousands of People Demonstrate Against Electoral Law Changes in Mexico

4. Column: Big Pharma Is Fueling the Drug Pricing Crisis

5. Flu Shots Have Been Working Well This Season, Data Suggest .

Included in this episode:

1. A Florida Education Bill Would Ban Gender Studies and Diversity Programs at Universities. Here’s What to Know

2. The Pandemic Sparked a Revolution in Trans Care. Washington May Let it Fade Away

3. Column: Laying Off Workers Is Not the Answer to Inflation

4. Column: In the Tech War with China, the U.S. Is Finding Friends .

Included in this episode:

1. For Decades, Treaties Helped Keep the World Safe From Nuclear War. That Era Is Over

2. How Seattle Became the First American City to Ban Caste Discrimination

3. The Unexpected Climate Impact of Russia’s War in Ukraine

4. Why the U.S. Government Is Shooting Cows From Helicopters in New Mexico .

Included in this episode:

1. Even Religious Americans Favor Abortion Rights Post-Dobbs

2. How Russian Media Spent a Year Selling the War

3. China Is Betting Big on Artificial Intelligence—Even As It Cracks Down on ChatGPT

4. What to Know About Pete Buttigieg’s Visit to East Palestine

5. Facebook and Twitter Are Charging for Added Security. Here’s What That Means for You .

Included in this episode:

1. Kevin McCarthy, Tucker Carlson and the Jan. 6 Tapes

2. Why China, Russia's Biggest Backer, Now Says It Wants to Broker Peace in Ukraine

3. Trump, Who Rolled Back Rail Regulations, Slams Biden After Train Derailment

4. The Webb Telescope Spots Six Galaxies That Shouldn’t Exist

5. Sci-Fi Publishers Are Upset Over Heaps of Unwanted AI-Generated Pitches .

Included in this episode:

1. Putin Suspended the Last Remaining Nuclear Pact With the U.S. Here’s What Happens Now

2. The Mormon Church Hid $32 Billion in Assets, According to a New Government Investigation

3. A Brutal Winter Storm Will Disrupt Travel Across the Country. Here’s What to Know

4. EPA Takes Over Cleanup of Toxic Ohio Train Derailment, With Norfolk Southern to Foot the Bill

5. Disinformation Campaigns Against Women Are a National Security Threat, New Study Finds .

Included in this episode:

1. Putin Rages Against the West, Defends Ukraine Invasion in Annual State of the Nation Speech

2. China Says It’s Seeking Role in Ukraine Peace Settlement

3. China’s Tourists Can Travel Again. The World Is Still Waiting for the Rebound

4. Four-Day Work Weeks Are Good for Your Health, a Large Study Finds .

Artificial intelligence has already had a pervasive impact on our lives. AIs are used to price medicine and houses, assemble cars, determine what ads we see on social media. But generative AI, a category of system that can be prompted to create wholly novel content, is much newer.

Included in this episode:

1. Everything We Know About President Biden's Surprise, Historic Trip to Ukraine

2. Here’s What to Watch as North Korea Ratchets Up Nuclear Tensions

3. The Chinese Spy Balloon Has Inflated America’s Paranoia

4. Why Microsoft Is Limiting Bing AI Conversations

5. Richard Belzer, Comedian and TV Detective, Dies at 78 .