How the Eagles, and Kendrick Lamar, won the Super Bowl

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<p>On today&rsquo;s show: The speed at which Trump and Elon Musk have dismantled USAID has shocked people on both sides of the aisle. <a href="https://apple.news/AwWzvm1RVTBqIon9ZFvNuOg">The Atlantic</a>&rsquo;s Russell Berman explains why.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Trump&rsquo;s new budget chief was previously one of the architects of Project 2025. <a href="https://www.politico.com/interactives/2025/trump-executive-orders-project-2025/">Politico</a> White House reporter Megan Messerly discusses how, despite Trump&rsquo;s repeated disavowal of the controversial policy plan during the campaign, we&rsquo;re already seeing much of it unfolding.</p> <p>Worries over bird flu are growing after the deaths of several birds at New York City zoos. <a href="https://apple.news/A7M-fenXNQMahEkvC1kZWwQ">NBC News</a> reports on the precautions being taken. <a href="https://apple.news/AtjNrcCDBTsKsrIIDJGOFcg">NPR</a> also reports on why bird flu is affecting prices of eggs but not, for example, chicken wings.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Plus, Trump announced <a href="https://apple.news/A4zEWd57HRy6c3hDBiZjAmw">new tariffs</a> on aluminum and steel imports, the Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl LIX <a href="https://apple.news/AYPSMk-IvRPOm7ZbprWdosA">champions</a>, and Kendrick Lamar&rsquo;s <a href="https://apple.news/An8JqsnxHTQ6c_2f-CFTGng">triumphant</a> halftime performance.</p>