Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Cuba, and Why Food Banks Are Getting Squeezed

About this episode

<p>Plus, Stephen Colbert’s last show. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/20/us/trump-news?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260520&instance_id=175901&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=220159&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b#raul-castro-cuba-doj-indictment" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Indictment of Raúl Castro Is an Extraordinary Escalation of the Administration’s Pressure on Cuba</a>, by Alan Feuer, Frances Robles and David C. Adams</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/marco-rubio-cuba.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rubio Moves Closer to Decades-Long Goal of Transforming Cuba</a>, by Edward Wong</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/americas/guzman-cuba-us-negotiations-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cuba Says It’s Ready to Negotiate</a>, by Jack Nicas</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/americas/cuba-reaction-castro-indictment.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">News of U.S. Indictment Slow to Reach Cubans Waiting for a Breakthrough</a>, by Emma Bubola</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/donation-big-tobacco-vaping.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision</a>, by Kenneth P. Vogel and Christina Jewett</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/food-bank-gas-prices.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">High Gas Prices Are Squeezing America’s Food Banks</a>, by Chris Hippensteel</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/africa/ebola-congo-tedros-rubio.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ebola Outbreak Is Unlikely to Become Global Threat, W.H.O. Head Says</a>, by Lynsey Chutel, Nick Cumming-Bruce and Ephrat Livni</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/health/ebola-congo-united-states-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Efforts to Contain Ebola May Have Been Hindered by Lack of U.S. Involvement</a>, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Stephanie Nolen</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/arts/television/stephen-colbert-late-show-ending-cbs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">End of a Colbert-a</a>, by James Poniewozik</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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>