U.S. to Send Troops to Israel, and a Splintering Democratic Coalition

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<p>Plus, SpaceX makes a tricky “catch.”  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/us/politics/us-missile-defense-iran-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. to Deploy Missile Defense System and About 100 Troops to Israel</strong></a>, <i>by Helene Cooper</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/world/middleeast/lebanon-israel-hezbollah.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hezbollah Drone Strike Kills 4 Israeli Soldiers on Military Base</strong></a>, <i>by Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Aaron Boxerman, Johnatan Reiss and Thomas Fuller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/harris-democratic-coalition.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harris’s Final Challenge: Restore a Splintering Democratic Coalition</strong></a>, <i>by Jennifer Medina, Katie Glueck and Ruth Igielnik</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/us/politics/trump-rally-arrest-coachella.html" target="_blank"><strong>Man Is Arrested on Weapons Charges Heading to Trump Rally in Coachella, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Kellen Browning</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/world/europe/india-sugar-worker-abuse-maharashtra-politicians.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Politicians Ignore Abuses in India’s Sugar Industry: They Run It</strong></a>, <i>by Megha Rajagopalan and Qadri Inzamam</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/science/space-starship-launch-landing.html" target="_blank"><strong>SpaceX Advances Starship Program With a Launch and a Catch</strong></a>, <i>by Kenneth Chang and Eric Lipton</i></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>