A New Test of Federal Judges’ Power, and Overdose Deaths Plummet

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<p>Plus, the campy singing contest the whole world watches.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Examines the Power of District Judges</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/congress-tax-medicaid.html" target="_blank"><strong>House Republicans Push Forward Plan to Cut Taxes, Medicaid and Food Aid</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson and Margot Sanger-Katz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/rfk-jr-hhs-overhaul-hearing.html" target="_blank"><strong>Kennedy, Defending Downsizing, Clashes With Democrats in Tense Hearings</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/health/overdose-deaths-fentanyl.html" target="_blank"><strong>Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports</strong></a>, <i>by Jan Hoffman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/arts/music/diddy-trial-cassie-casandra-ventura-sex-videos.html" target="_blank"><strong>Cassie Ventura Says Sean Combs Used Sex Videos as Blackmail Tools</strong></a>, <i>by Julia Jacobs, Joe Coscarelli and Thomas Fuller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/arts/music/how-to-win-eurovision-in-7-easy-steps.html" target="_blank"><strong>How to Win Eurovision in 7 Easy Steps</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Marshall and Miriam Quick</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</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>