How Congress Could Find Itself Paralyzed, and New Orleans Attack Update

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<p>Plus, Kenyan villagers get a scare from space.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/speaker-johnson-house-vote.html"><strong>Johnson Grasps for Votes to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/us/new-orleans-terror-truck-attack.html" target="_blank"><strong>New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Isabelle Taft and Michael Levenson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/us/las-vegas-cybertruck-explosion-details.html" target="_blank"><strong>New Details Emerge in Cybertruck Explosion, but Motive Is Still Unclear</strong></a>, <i>by Jacey Fortin and Jesus Jiménez</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/us-steel-nippon-biden.html" target="_blank"><strong>Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/02/world/south-korea-president-yoon-suk-yeol" target="_blank"><strong>South Korean Officials Thwarted in Attempt to Detain President After Standoff</strong></a>, <i>by</i> <i>Choe Sang-Hun, Jin Yu Young and John Yoon</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/technology/net-neutrality-rules-fcc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court</strong></a>, <i>by Cecilia Kang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/world/africa/kenya-space-debris-rocket.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya</strong></a>, <i>by Lynsey Chutel</i></p><p> </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>