The MAGA Fight Over Iran, and a Critical Ruling on Transgender Youth Care

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<p>Plus, a bidding frenzy over David Lynch’s espresso machine. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/19/world/iran-israel-trump-news" target="_blank"><strong>Israel Says Iranian Missile Strikes Hospital and Vows to Intensify Attacks</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Rasgon, Ephrat Livni and David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/trump-maga-base-iran-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Base in Uproar Over His Openness to Joining Iran Fight</strong></a>, <i>by Jess Bidgood</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/supreme-court-trans-what-we-know.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Court Upheld a State Ban on Transgender Care for Minors. Here’s What We Know</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/gender-treatments-trans-youth-medicine.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Has Medical Research Found on Gender Treatments for Trans Youth?</strong></a>, <i>by Azeen Ghorayshi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/well/lgbtq-988-suicide-prevention.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Will End L.G.B.T.Q. Suicide Prevention Service</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Astor</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/justice-dept-guns-atf-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Justice Dept. to Cut Two-Thirds of Inspectors Monitoring Gun Sales</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/world/europe/austria-gun-laws-school-shooting.html" target="_blank"><strong>Austria Moves to Tighten Gun Laws After Deadly School Shooting</strong></a>, <i>by Christopher F. Schuetze</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/arts/design/david-lynch-auction.html" target="_blank"><strong>David Lynch’s Director’s Chair Sells for $70,000 at Los Angeles Auction</strong></a>, <i>by Derrick Bryson Taylor and Pamela Chelin</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </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>