Trump’s New Charm Offensive, and a Drone Attack on Moscow

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<p>Plus, a D.O.J. dust-up over Mel Gibson. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/us/politics/house-gop-spending-bill-government-shutdown.html" target="_blank"><strong>House Republicans Unveil Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown at Week’s End</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/us/politics/trump-republicans-congress.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump, With More Honey Than Vinegar, Cements an Iron Grip on Republicans</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/us/politics/trump-tariffs-fox-news-recession.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Promised Americans Booming Wealth. Now He’s Changing His Tune</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/us/politics/justice-department-mel-gibson.html" target="_blank"><strong>Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights</strong></a>, <i>by Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/world/europe/ukraine-russia-moscow-war-drones.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ukraine Bombards Russia, Forcing Moscow Airports to Close</strong></a>, <i>by Marc Santora and Ivan Nechepurenko</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/world/asia/icc-philippines-rodrigo-duterte.html" target="_blank"><strong>Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine Ex-President, Is Arrested on I.C.C. Warrant</strong></a>, <i>by Sui-Lee Wee and Camille Elemia</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/11/upshot/covid-lessons.html" target="_blank"><strong>15 Lessons Scientists Learned About Us When the World Stopped</strong></a>, <i>by Claire Cain Miller and Irineo Cabreros</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>