{"podcast":{"title":"Austin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","podcast_index_feed_id":7463304,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-austin-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-austin-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":169,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Austin News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Austin—from local news and business to tech, culture, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Austin News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T12:18:28.753877+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304"},"episode":{"title":"White House Drops Schroyer for ICE | Austin News","slug":"white-house-drops-schroyer-for-ice-austin-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T07:23:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/white-house-drops-schroyer-for-ice-austin-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/5754bd8efc1cdbbd","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/244fff57-e18d-418e-9b95-9e765e3db550.mp3","summary":"The White House abruptly dropped Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and close ally of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, as their pick to lead ICE — leaving the agency without a confirmed director for now. Schroyer, touted by President Trump as a “PATRIOT” with experience locking up dangerous criminals, never got a formal Senate confirmation. With David Venturella currently serving as acting director, ICE remains in limbo as the administration scrambles to fill the critical leadership role. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-withdraws-nominee-leading-ice/507-fbe51855-4be6-4023-8585-4ab5af694a6b More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/5754bd8efc1cdbbd Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"The White House abruptly dropped Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and close ally of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, as their…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":78,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/episodes/white-house-drops-schroyer-for-ice-austin-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/white-house-drops-schroyer-for-ice-austin-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}