The World in Brief from The Economist
News & Politics Podcasts
The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.
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United States
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News & Politics Podcasts
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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it. Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief. Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts.
Language:
English
Episodes
“One Big Beautiful Bill” clears Congress, and more
7/3/2025
America’s House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” by 218 to 214 votes, sending it to Donald Trump’s desk ahead of his July 4th deadline.
Duration:00:03:48
British government bonds slump; House debates “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, and more
7/2/2025
Yields on British government bonds rose and sterling fell amid worries that Rachel Reeves, the finance minister, had lost the prime minister’s support.
Duration:00:03:43
Senate narrowly passes Trump’s budget; Britain’s welfare bill advances, and more
7/1/2025
America’s Senate narrowly passed Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill”.
Duration:00:03:46
Trump’s budget vote-a-rama; America to lift Syria sanctions, and more
6/30/2025
As debate time ended for Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the president’s tax-cutting package moved to a special session known as vote-a-rama.
Duration:00:03:48
Russia’s massive air attack on Ukraine; Senate advances Trump’s budget bill, and more
6/30/2025
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said that Iran could start producing enriched uranium again “in a matter of months”.
Duration:00:03:06
Iran buries war dead; Republicans push tax-and-spend bill, and more
6/28/2025
A Russian drone struck a residential tower in Odessa, a port city in southern Ukraine, killing two people and injuring at least 14, including three children
Duration:00:03:16
Trump’s Supreme Court win; America ends trade talks with Canada, and more
6/27/2025
António Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, said that humanitarian efforts in Gaza were being “strangled”
Duration:00:03:50
Hegseth defends strikes on Iran; Ukraine halted Russia’s summer offensive in Sumy, and more
6/26/2025
Hegseth defends strikes on Iran; Ukraine halted Russia’s summer offensive in Sumy, and more
Duration:00:03:46
NATO bows to America on defence; Britain’s Labour MPs join rebellion against a welfare-reform bill, and more
6/25/2025
NATO’s members pledged to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.
Duration:00:03:50
Trump insists ceasefire still holds; NATO’s annual summit begins, and more
6/24/2025
Donald Trump insisted that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was still in effect.
Duration:00:03:44
Trump announces ceasefire after Iran strikes American base in Qatar, and more
6/23/2025
Donald Trump claimed that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire that will be implemented over the coming hours.
Duration:00:03:50
America wants talks; Iran vows revenge, and more
6/22/2025
J.D. Vance said that America’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities had “substantially delayed their development of a nuclear weapon”.
Duration:00:03:19
Zelensky appeals to allies; America moves warplanes, and more
6/21/2025
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist, was freed on bail from an immigration detention centre in Louisiana where he had been detained for 104 days
Duration:00:03:28
Britain’s assisted-dying bill; Iran rules out talks if Israeli attacks continue, and more
6/20/2025
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release on bail Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist detained since March without being criminally charged
Duration:00:03:55
Trump to decide on Iran within “two weeks”; Finland exits anti-mine treaty, and more
6/19/2025
Donald Trump will decide within two weeks whether to take military action against Iran, said Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary.
Duration:00:03:51
Iran vows to “never surrender”; Fed leaves rates unchanged, and more
6/18/2025
Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, vowed to “never surrender” in response to Donald Trump’s demand for Iran’s “unconditional” capitulation.
Duration:00:03:43
Trump urges Iran to surrender; oil markets get the jitters, and more
6/17/2025
In a series of social-media posts, Donald Trump called on Iran to agree to an “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” and said that America knows the location of Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.
Duration:00:03:52
Trump leaving G7 summit early; Minnesota shooter charged, and more
6/16/2025
Donald Trump is leaving the G7 summit early and urged all residents to immediately leave Tehran, as Iran threatened to leave the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
Duration:00:03:49
Israel and Iran exchange further attacks, and more
6/15/2025
Binyamin Netanyahu told Fox News that Israel is “fully co-ordinated” with America.
Duration:00:03:13
Israel and Iran exchange further attacks, and more
6/14/2025
Iran said that it would target American, British and French bases and ships in the Middle East if the countries helped Israel to repel its attacks, according to Iranian state media
Duration:00:03:07