Two Resignations in Congress, and the Pope’s Back-and-Forth With Trump

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<p>Plus, the rise of big bagel. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/us-iran-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. Is Negotiating an Iran Deal That Would Buy Time, Again</a>, by David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/eric-swalwell-resignation-sex-abuse-accusations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Swalwell Says He Will Resign From Congress After Sex Abuse Accusations</a>, by Michael Gold, Jill Cowan and Emily Cochrane</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/texas-representative-tony-gonzales-resigns.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tony Gonzales, a Texas Congressman, Says He Will Resign</a>, by J. David Goodman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/world/europe/pope-leo-africa-future.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pope Leo Heads to Africa to Meet the Future of Catholicism</a>, by Motoko Rich</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/us/undocumented-immigrants-ice-tax-returns-irs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">To File or Not to File: Undocumented Immigrants Face a Tax Return Dilemma</a>, by Miriam Jordan and Andrew Duehren</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/dining/private-equity-bagel-business.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Big Money Is Betting on Bagels</a>, by Julia Moskin</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>