About this episode

The episode discusses the sudden closure of Spirit Airlines, ongoing tensions with Iran, a potential takeover of Cuba, a freeze on abortion medication access, and rising fuel prices.

Today's Headlines: Spirit Airlines quietly ceased to exist overnight Saturday — no warning, no functioning customer service, just stranded pilots, crew members, and passengers. The real culprit is fuel costs, which are also why you're paying $4.45/gallon nationally and Californians are staring down $6+ at the pump — up over a dollar from a year ago. Speaking of costs, Trump's war with Iran rolls on: he told Congress Friday that hostilities are officially "terminated" thanks to an April ceasefire, while simultaneously keeping a full naval blockade running in the Strait of Hormuz because Iran still poses a "significant threat" — and could "misbehave." A British cargo ship was attacked in the strait yesterday, Iran is playing toll booth operator for non-US ships, and actual diplomats are quietly exchanging drafts of a peace framework while Trump posts on Truth Social that Iran "has not yet paid a big enough price." He also mentioned, fairly casually, that the US will be taking over Cuba "almost immediately," so stay tuned. Back home, a federal appeals court froze the rule allowing abortion medication to be prescribed via telehealth and shipped to patients — a major win for the…

Topics covered

• Spirit Airlines closure
• Iran conflict
• Cuba takeover
• abortion rights
• fuel prices
• congressional redistricting

Keywords

• Spirit Airlines
• Iran War
• Cuba
• abortion medication
• fuel prices
• Trump
• Texas water crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spirit Airlines

Places: Iran, Cuba, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado

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