U.S. Allies Reject Trump’s Demands for Warships, and Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol

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<p> Plus, the champion of “Swedish death cleaning” dies at 91. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/world/middleeast/trump-strait-of-hormuz-warships-australia-germany.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Hits Out at Allies After Cool Response to Requests for Warships</a>, by Anton Troianovski, Erica L. Green, David E. Sanger and Aaron Boxerman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/business/media/trump-iran-media-coverage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War</a>, by Michael M. Grynbaum</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/world/americas/cuba-us-foreign-investment-businesses.html?campaign_id=57&emc=edit_ne_20260316&instance_id=172598&nl=the-evening&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=216761&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says He Will Have the ‘Honor’ of ‘Taking Cuba,’</a> by Annie Correal, Jack Nicas and Frances Robles</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/gregory-bovino-retire-border-patrol.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gregory Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol</a>, by Hamed Aleaziz</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/childhood-vaccines-lawsuit-kennedy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies</a>, by Apoorva Mandavilli</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/health/medicaid-jail-prison-healh-care.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Outside the Bars</a>, by Ted Alcorn</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/books/margareta-magnusson-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Margareta Magnusson, 91, Dies; Wrote of Cleaning Up Before Dying</a>, by Chris Kornelis</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>