{"podcast":{"title":"Today's News with Larry Schweikart","slug":"today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588","podcast_index_feed_id":7165588,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/PRr1smQi","website_url":"https://todays-news.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/01f7d4b2-716c-43f9-8a03-c96056c76782/d64e10f2-01c1-4a97-be14-cfec6c2594fb/3000x3000/cover-image.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Larry Schweikart","episode_count":266,"summary":"Check out this daily round-up of happenings in politics, government, foreign affairs, entertainment, culture, and more. It's a fresh take on the news with the signature witty edge of the \"intellectually irreverent\" New York Times #1 bestselling author, historian, and political pundit Dr. Larry Schweikart. The News of Today is the History of Tomorrow.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T10:17:47.794763+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588"},"episode":{"title":"TODAY'S NEWS, June 12, 2026","slug":"today-s-news-june-12-2026","published_at":"2026-06-13T00:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588/today-s-news-june-12-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588","url":"https://todays-news.simplecast.com/episodes/todays-news-june-12-2026-3_UqBmuu","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/6241505a-7897-4e4d-bfeb-2d1544797e8d/bc416372-5034-45e2-93f5-284ba4374b63/episodes/audio/group/bd92fbb7-54b4-49c5-aec3-030cf600ecea/group-item/c5843468-a850-4316-bc95-018d7d5252f5/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=PRr1smQi","summary":"This commentary argues that the Trump administration is tightening election and immigration enforcement, gaining political momentum, and advancing a conservative agenda across government, culture, and the economy. It portrays Democrats as increasingly divided and ideologically out of step with voters, highlights ongoing investigations into alleged government and nonprofit misconduct, praises Trump's domestic and foreign policy actions, and frames cultural shifts away from DEI initiatives as major political victories. The piece also touches on inflation concerns, immigration enforcement, international tensions involving Iran and China, AI regulation, and various entertainment and business developments, all from a strongly partisan conservative perspective.","meta_description":"This commentary argues that the Trump administration is tightening election and immigration enforcement, gaining political momentum, and advancing a conse…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1515,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588/episodes/today-s-news-june-12-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588/today-s-news-june-12-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}