Trump’s New $1.8 Billion Pot of Money, and a Deadly Mosque Attack in California

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<p>Plus, a North Korean soccer team hits the road. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/trump-irs-lawsuit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies</a>, by Glenn Thrush, Andrew Duehren and Alan Feuer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/trump-iran-strikes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Threatens Iran and Then Pulls Back, All in the Same Day</a>, by Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/business/qatar-economy-iran-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations</a>, by River Akira Davis</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/18/us/san-diego-islamic-center-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Suspect’s Mother Warned Police of Missing Guns Before Mosque Attack</a>, by Tim Arango, Neil Vigdor and Pooja Salhotra</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/elon-musk-lawsuit-openai-sam-altman.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elon Musk Loses $150 Billion Suit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman</a>, by Cade Metz and Mike Isaac</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/asia/north-korea-naegohyang-soccer-football.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A North Korean Soccer Team Makes a Rare Visit to South Korea</a>, by Choe Sang-Hun</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>