The Election That Has Republicans on Edge, and How One College Student Was Deported

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<p>Plus, Ozempic for cats?</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/politics/trump-tennessee-election.html" target="_blank">Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee</a> by Emily Cochrane</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-dhs-noem.html" target="_blank">D.H.S. Secretary Recommends New Travel Ban in Wake of Shooting</a> by Chris Cameron</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/politics/trump-immigration-afghan-daca.html" target="_blank">As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Even Long-Held Exceptions Disappear</a> by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/us/politics/college-student-deported-thanksgiving-texas.html" target="_blank">College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving</a> by Amanda Holpuch and Annie Correal</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/travel/real-id-fee-tsa.html" target="_blank">Traveling Without a Real ID? That’ll Cost You $45</a> by Christine Chung</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/health/trump-mri-results.html" target="_blank">Memo From Trump’s Doctor Cites ‘Excellent’ Scan but Offers Little Clarity</a> by Gina Kolata</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/world/asia/flooding-sri-lanka-indonesia-thailand-vietnam-cyclone-rain.html" target="_blank">An Intense Monsoon Season Is Battering Parts of Asia. Here’s What We Know</a> by Amelia Nierenberg, Muktita Suhartono and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/science/ozempic-glp1-pets-cats.html" target="_blank">Could Weight Loss Drugs Turn Fat Cats Into Svelte Ozempets?</a> by Emily Anthes</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>