Trump’s Cabinet Shake-Up, and a Friday News Quiz

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<p>Plus, online shopping gets pricier. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/politics/michael-waltz-signal-leak-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Moves Waltz to U.N. and Names Rubio Interim National Security Adviser</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/business/economy/trump-china-tariffs-de-minimis.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Ends Chinese Tariff Loophole, Raising the Cost of Online Goods</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/us/politics/trump-funding-npr-pbs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS</strong></a>, <i>by Qasim Nauman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/politics/trump-mental-health-grants.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health</strong></a>, <i>by Michael C. Bender</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/politics/military-border-mexico-migrants.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Creating Second Military Zone Along Southern Border</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/01/us/trump-news#may-day-trump-protests" target="_blank"><strong>May Day Protests Across the Country Show Opposition to Trump’s Policies</strong></a>, <i>by Orlando Mayorquín, Robert Chiarito and Aishvarya Kavi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/health/medicare-kickbacks-private-plans-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Prosecutors Accuse Large Insurers of Paying Kickbacks for Private Medicare Plans</strong></a>, <i>by Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/business/media/meta-movie-theater-chatbot.html" target="_blank"><strong>Chatting in Movie Theaters Is a No-No. But What About Chatbots?</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</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>