A Nerve-Racking Week for SNAP Recipients, and Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Deal

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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/politics/snap-food-stamps-shutdown-trump.html" target="_blank">Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month</a> by Tony Romm</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/snap-benefits-cuts-shutdown.html" target="_blank">Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts</a> by Eric Adelson, Mary Beth Gahan, Lourdes Medrano, Christina Morales, Sonia A. Rao, Dan Simmons and Kevin Williams</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/climate/belem-brazi-cop30-trump.html" target="_blank">The U.S. Is Skipping This Year’s Climate Summit. For Many, That’s OK</a> by Lisa Friedman</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/climate/trump-climate-international-bullying.html" target="_blank">Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure</a> by Lisa Friedman, Max Bearak and Jeanna Smialek</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/business/elon-musk-tesla-pay-vote.html" target="_blank">Musk Wins $1 Trillion Pay Package, Creating Split Screen on Wealth in America</a> by Rebecca F. Elliott, Jack Ewing and Reid J. Epstein</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/arts/design/grand-egyptian-museum-opening.html" target="_blank">Egypt’s Grand Museum Is Finally Open. Now, ‘We Need Our Stuff Back’</a> by Erika Solomon and Rania Khaled</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.</p><p> </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>