Trump’s Attack on Foreign Aid, and Disappearing Bird Flu Data

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<p>Plus, New Orleans’ Super Bowl makeover.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/usaid-job-cuts.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration to Lay Off Nearly All of U.S. Aid Agency’s Staff</strong></a>, <i>by Karoun Demirjian and Aishvarya Kavi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/health/usaid-clinical-trials-funding-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order</strong></a>, <i>by Stephanie Nolen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-resignation-offer.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Delays Program Offering Federal Workers Incentives to Quit</strong></a>, <i>by Zach Montague and Madeleine Ngo</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/federal-election-commission-weintraub-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/ncaa-transgender-athletes-ban.html?smid=url-share" target="_blank"><strong>N.C.A.A., Following Trump’s Order, Excludes Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports</strong></a>, <i>by Juliet Macur</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/russell-vought-omb-senate-vote.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/health/cdc-bird-flu-cats-people.html" target="_blank"><strong>C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/new-orleans-super-bowl-security.html" target="_blank"><strong>After Attack, New Orleans Is Rattled but Ready for the “Biggest Show on Earth,”</strong></a> <i>by Rick Rojas</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>