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A State Department Shake-Up, and Musk Pivots as Tesla Profits Plunge

A State Department Shake-Up, and Musk Pivots as Tesla Profits Plunge

The Headlines
Apr 23, 2025 10 min
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<p>Plus, YouTube turns 20.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/rubio-state-department-overhaul.html" target="_blank"><strong>Critics Call Rubio’s Overhaul Plan a Blow to U.S. Values</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Crowley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/trump-undocumented-immigrants-trials-deportation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/imf-world-economic-outlook.html" target="_blank"><strong>Global Growth Expected to Sputter Amid Trade War Fallout Fears</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/tesla-earnings-elon-musk.html" target="_blank"><strong>Elon Musk Vows to Spend Less Time in Washington as Tesla’s Profit Drops 71%</strong></a>, <i>by Jack Ewing</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/health/birth-rates-cdc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports</strong></a>, <i>by Azeen Ghorayshi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/technology/youtube-20th-anniversary-timeline.html"><strong>YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <i>by Amanda Holpuch</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>

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