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The Scramble After a White House Showdown, and R.F.K. Jr.’s Measles Response

The Scramble After a White House Showdown, and R.F.K. Jr.’s Measles Response

The Headlines
Mar 3, 2025 8 min
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<p>Plus, “Anora” has a big night at the Oscars. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/us/politics/marco-rubio-zelensky-ukraine-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Rubio Attacks Zelensky, Firmly Defending Trump and Vance</strong></a>, <i>by Minho Kim</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/world/europe/starmer-zelensky-meeting-europe-ukraine-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine</strong></a>, <i>by Mark Landler and Stephen Castle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-cease-fire-assess.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Cease-Fire Shaky, Israel and Hamas Weigh Diplomatic and Military Options</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Rasgon and Iyad Abuheweila</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/health/measles-vaccination-texas-kennedy.html" target="_blank"><strong>Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say</strong></a>, <i>by Teddy Rosenbluth</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/movies/oscars-moments-best-worst.html" target="_blank"><strong>Best and Worst Moments From the 2025 Oscars</strong></a>, <i>by The New York Times</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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