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Facing low approval rates, after last year's electoral losses, the Democratic Party is working to figure out its strategy ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Join us for the KPBS Producers Club Newsroom Roundtable on Thursday May 15, 2025 at 6pm at The KPBS Conrad Prebys Media Complex! Gain a deeper understanding of how news stories are crafted and the challenges our journalists face in the current media landscape. Go beyond the headlines and engage in a lively conversation about the stories that matter most to San Diego and how they are shared by the KPBS news team. KPBS Managing Editor Vinnee Tong will moderate the discussion with Racial and Social Equity Reporter Katie Hyson, Public Matters Editor Claire Trageser and Investigative Reporter Scott Rodd. Mark your calendars and join us for an evening of insights and behind-the-scenes stories from these valued members of the KPBS news team. **For KPBS Producers Club members only. You can click here to learn more information about KPBS Producers Club**

Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."

Federal workers across the U.S. government received an email on Saturday, with Musk giving an apparent ultimatum. The billionaire has used a similar tactic at companies he owns.

RFK Jr. announced this week that the federal government is removing the recommendation that kids and pregnant women get routine COVID-19 vaccines. But CDC advice is more nuanced.

The Trump administration announces plans to slash 70,000 jobs from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Also, activists in east county demand Republican Rep. Darrell Issa face his constituents in a town hall meeting. Plus, San Diego Zoo Safari Park launches a new excursion that will offer guests a closer look at its wildlife.

On Midday Edition, we speak with local attorneys about federal threats against freedom of speech on college campuses, following the arrest of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil.

A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

Body-acceptance advocate Katie Sturino and Ronald Young Jr., host of the podcast Weight for It, answer listener questions about body image, weight loss drugs and bullying.

Take a stroll through the iconic Gaslamp Quarter as historian Sandee Wilhoit recounts ghostly tales of the past…and of the present. See local haunted hotels, saloons, brothels, and end your tour INSIDE one of the most famously haunted houses on the West Coast, the Davis-Horton House. Every Friday at 5 p.m. Reservations required Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House on Facebook / Instagram / X