Judge Moves to Limit Musk’s Power, and a Social Security Shake-Up

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<p>Plus, the tale of a stolen golden toilet. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/politics/elon-musk-usaid-doge-unconstitutional.html" target="_blank"><strong>Musk’s Role in Dismantling Aid Agency Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Finds</strong></a>, <i>by Zach Montague</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/transgender-troops-military-injunction.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops</strong></a>, <i>by Dave Philipps</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/chief-justice-roberts-impeachment-trump.html?smid=url-share" target="_blank"><strong>Rebuking Talk From Trump, Roberts Calls Impeaching Judges Over Rulings Improper</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/politics/trump-putin-call-ukraine-russia-ceasefire.html" target="_blank"><strong>Putin Agrees to Limits on Energy Targets but Not Full Ukraine Cease-Fire</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Paul Sonne</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03/18/us/trump-president-news?smid=url-share#the-social-security-administration-says-it-will-stop-allowing-changes-made-by-phone" target="_blank"><strong>The Social Security Administration Says It Will Stop Allowing Changes Made by Phone</strong></a>, <i>by Tara Siegel Bernard</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03/17/science/nasa-astronauts-return-spacex" target="_blank"><strong>Highlights From Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s Return to Earth</strong></a>, <i>by Kenneth Chang and Thomas Fuller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/arts/design/gold-toilet-theft-verdict-maurizio-cattelan.html" target="_blank"><strong>Two Men Found Guilty in Theft of $6 Million Gold Toilet</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Marshall</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>