Trump’s New Order on Epstein Files, and Colbert’s Canceled ‘Late Show’

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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/trump-epstein-bondi-grand-jury-testimony.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Tells Bondi to Seek Release of Epstein Grand Jury Testimony</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/epstein-files-house-republicans-vote.html" target="_blank"><strong>House Republicans Dangle Possible Vote on Epstein Files, After Voter Backlash</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/senate-vote-trump-bill-pbs-npr-foreign-aid.html" target="_blank"><strong>Congress Agrees to Claw Back Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/technology/crypto-industry-milestone-legislation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Crypto Industry Reaches Milestone With Passage of First Major Bill</strong></a>, <i>by</i> <i>David Yaffe-Bellany and Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/business/stephen-colbert-late-show-ending.html" target="_blank"><strong>CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season</strong></a>, <i>by John Koblin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/world/europe/uk-voting-age-16.html" target="_blank"><strong>The U.K. Plans to Lower the Voting Age to 16. Here’s What to Know,</strong></a> <i>by Stephen Castle</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</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>