Dick Cheney Dies at 84, and Anonymous Ballroom Donors Face Scrutiny

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<p>Plus, killer whales versus great whites.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/politics/dick-cheney-dead.html">Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84</a> by Robert D. McFadden</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/us/politics/trump-mamdani-tariffs-shutdown.html" target="_blank">Trump’s Power Faces Pressure Test in Court and at Ballot Box</a> by Erica L. Green</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/us/politics/trump-white-house-ballroom-donors.html" target="_blank">Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Are Asked Why They Chose to Remain Incognito</a> by Kenneth P. Vogel</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/us/politics/durango-colorado-ice-protester.html" target="_blank">An Altercation With ICE Prompts a Police Chief to Push Back</a> by Jack Healy</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/03/us/gun-ranges-brain-injuries.html" target="_blank">Target Shooting Could Be Causing Brain Injuries. We Measured the Danger.</a> by Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Dave Philipps and Jeremy White</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/science/white-sharks-orcas.html" target="_blank">In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks</a> by Alexa Robles-Gil</p><p>Tune in every weekday 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>