How Trump Is Shaking Trust in the Economy, and Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Shut Down

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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/world/middleeast/famine-gaza-city-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Are Officially Under Famine, Monitors Say</strong></a>, <i>by Vivian Yee</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/business/trump-federal-reserve-bls.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Attacks on Institutions Threaten a Bulwark of Economic Strength</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/immigration-decline-united-states-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Immigrant Population in U.S. Drops for the First Time in Decades</strong></a>, <i>by Miriam Jordan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-florida-ruling.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now</strong></a>, <i>by Patricia Mazzei and David C. Adams</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/nyregion/trump-fraud-james.html" target="_blank"><strong>Divided Court Eliminates Trump’s Half-Billion-Dollar Fine in Fraud Case</strong></a>, <i>by Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/21/us/menendez-brothers-parole-hearing" target="_blank"><strong>Menendez Hasn’t Been a ‘Model Prisoner,’ Board Says in Denying Parole</strong></a>, <i>by Tim Arango and Matt Stevens</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>