A Norm-Shattering Indictment, and Amazon’s $2.5 Billion Settlement

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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/trump-retribution-comey-indictment.html" target="_blank">Trump Gets the Retribution He Sought, and Shatters Norms in the Process</a> by Alan Feuer, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/business/economy/trump-tariffs-pharmaceuticals-furniture-trucks.html" target="_blank">Trump Will Slap Tariffs on Imported Drugs, Trucks and Household Furnishings</a> by Ana Swanson, Rebecca Robbins and Peter Eavis</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/hegseth-generals-admirals-summoned.html" target="_blank">Hegseth Is Said to Have Summoned U.S. Military Brass From Around the Globe</a> by Eric Schmitt, John Ismay, Greg Jaffe and Helene Cooper</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/dallas-ice-shooting.html" target="_blank">Attack on Dallas ICE Was ‘Very Definition of Terrorism,’ Prosecutor Says</a> by J. David Goodman and Christina Morales</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/world/middleeast/evacuation-flight-gaza-abu-dhabi.html" target="_blank">Relief, Grief and Pain as Gaza’s Wounded Are Flown to Safety</a> by Ismaeel Naar</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/world/middleeast/abbas-hamas-gaza-war-unga.html" target="_blank">Abbas Accuses Israel of ‘War Crimes’ and Says Hamas Will Not Govern Gaza After War</a> by Farnaz Fassihi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/technology/amazon-ftc-settlement.html" target="_blank">Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle Claims It Tricked Prime Customers</a> by Karen Weise and Cecilia Kang</p><p>Tune in every weekend morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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>