Trump’s New Pick for Attorney General, and a Surprise Turn in U.S. Drug Deaths

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<p>Plus, a “Wicked” warning.  </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/2024/11/21/us/politics/matt-gaetz-withdraws-trump-attorney-general.html" target="_blank"><strong>Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration for Attorney General</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Picks Pam Bondi, Florida’s Former Top Prosecutor, for Attorney General After Gaetz Withdraws</strong></a>, <i>by Devlin Barrett, Maggie Haberman, Eric Lipton and Kenneth P. Vogel</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/trump-election-landslide.html" target="_blank"><strong>The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/health/overdose-deaths-decline-drug-supply.html" target="_blank"><strong>What’s Behind the Remarkable Drop in U.S. Overdose Deaths</strong></a>, <i>by Jan Hoffman and Noah Weiland</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/europe/russia-ballistic-missile-ukraine-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Use of New Missile, Russia Sends a Threatening Message to the West</strong></a>, <i>by Marc Santora, Lara Jakes, Valerie Hopkins, Andrew E. Kramer and Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-icc-warrant.html"><strong>‘This Helps Netanyahu’: Israelis Rally Around Netanyahu Over Warrant, for Now</strong></a>, <i>by Isabel Kershner</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/movies/wicked-movie-singalong-debate.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘Wicked’ Fans Singing in Movie Theaters Are Anything but Popular</strong></a>, <i>by Remy Tumin and Sara Ruberg</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>