The Childhood Vaccine Under Threat, and Trump’s Newest Push for Gas-Powered Cars

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<p>Plus, the race to save music history. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/health/vaccine-committee-hepatitis-b-children-trump-rfk-jr.html" target="_blank">Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule</a> by Apoorva Mandavilli</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/politics/trump-boat-strikes-survivors.html" target="_blank">U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance</a> by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/politics/hegseth-signal-leak-report.html" target="_blank">Pentagon Investigator Faults Hegseth for Improper Use of Signal</a> by Robert Jimison, Megan Mineiro and John Ismay</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/climate/trump-fuel-economy-car-rules.html" target="_blank">Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy</a> by Lisa Friedman, Maxine Joselow and Jack Ewing</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/well/medical-records-chatbots.html" target="_blank">People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots</a> by Maggie Astor</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/arts/music/iron-mountain-audio-tape-preservation.html" target="_blank">The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes</a> by Ben Sisario</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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>