Trump’s New Plan to Target Liberal Groups, and a Shouting Match in the Senate

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<p>Plus, Robert Redford’s legacy. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/16/us/kirk-shooting-suspect-charges" target="_blank"><strong>Kirk Killing Suspect Faces Aggravated Murder Charge, and Death Penalty</strong></a>, <i>by Anna Griffin, Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Jacey Fortin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/us/politics/trump-kirk-free-speech-hate-speech-left.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Justifying Measures to Silence Opponents</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Andrew Duehren, Kenneth P. Vogel and Katie Rogers</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/us/politics/kash-patel-senate-hearing-fbi.html" target="_blank"><strong>Patel Plays the Familiar Role of Pugilist at a Senate Hearing</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/technology/tiktok-fourth-delay.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Delays TikTok Ban Again as a Deal Takes Shape</strong></a>, <i>by Lauren Hirsch, Emmett Lindner and Sapna Maheshwari</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/world/europe/trump-state-visit-uk-king-charles.html" target="_blank"><strong>What to Know About Trump’s Second State Visit to the U.K.</strong></a>, <i>by Stephen Castle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/world/middleeast/gaza-city-israel-invasion.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli Ground Forces Move Into Gaza City, Sowing Chaos</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman, Lara Jakes, Isabel Kershner, Liam Stack and Michael Levenson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/movies/robert-redford-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/movies/robert-redford-streaming.html" target="_blank"><strong>Robert Redford: 15 Memorable Movies to Stream</strong></a>, <i>by Esther Zuckerman</i></p><p>Tune in every weekend morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">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>