Inside sports’ escalating stalking problem

Stalking has become an unsettling part of the elite-sports landscape. The Athletic’s Carson Kessler investigates why cases are climbing.

Washington Post reporter Michael Birnbaum unpacks the key takeaways from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s high-stakes meeting at the White House yesterday. 

Politico reporter Melanie Mason explains California’s plan to redraw election maps in response to Texas. 

Plus, members of Congress will soon get their hands on some of the Epstein files, why a vaccine advisory board at the CDC might have been wrongly dismissed, and the transformative power of just sitting and spacing out.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.