Mass Government Layoffs Begin, and New Abortion Fight Takes Shape

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<p>Plus, why crafters are in mourning.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/13/us/trump-news#elon-musk-doge-lawsuits" target="_blank"><strong>14 States Sue to Challenge Musk’s ‘Unchecked Power,’</strong></a><strong> </strong><i>by Madeleine Ngo</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/politics/court-trump-foreign-aid-freeze.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending</strong></a><strong>, </strong><i>by Michael Crowley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/trump-trans-youth-health-providers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Temporarily Stops Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youths’ Health Providers</strong></a>, <i>by Amy Harmon and Juliet Macur</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/politics/emil-bove-doj-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Adam Goldman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/politics/trump-tariffs-global-trade.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Is Newly Unleashed on Trade, With Global Consequences</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/politics/trump-federal-personnel-layoffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Officials Escalate Layoffs, Targeting Most of 200,000 Workers on Probation</strong></a>, <i>by Madeleine Ngo, Chris Cameron, Nicholas Nehamas and Mattathias Schwartz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/rfk-jr-hhs-senate-confirmation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate Confirms Kennedy, a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/world/europe/trump-europe-tariffs-ukraine-nato.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Whirlwind Now Blows Through Europe</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/health/texas-new-york-abortion-pills-lawsuit.html" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas</strong></a>, <i>by Pam Belluck and Mary Beth Gahan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/style/joann-bankruptcy-reactions.html" target="_blank"><strong>Joann Is More Than a Chain Store to ‘Heartbroken’ Regulars</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Vadukul</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>