The G.O.P. Scramble Over Trump’s Policy Bill, and Tracking Major Supreme Court Rulings

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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/politics/parliamentarian-republican-bill.html" target="_blank"><strong>Top Senate Official Rules Against Several Key Provisions in G.O.P. Policy Bill</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson and Margot Sanger-Katz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/rfk-jr-flu-vaccine-thimerosal.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Flu Shot Vote, Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism Comes Full Circle</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/politics/university-of-virginia-president-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign</strong></a>, <i>by Michael S. Schmidt and Michael C. Bender</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/world/middleeast/us-30-million-gaza-humanitarian-foundation.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Approves $30 Million for Contentious New Gaza Aid Group</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-violence.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Lethal Risk of Seeking Food in Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Adam Rasgon</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/supreme-court-planned-parenthood.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Rules Planned Parenthood Cannot Sue Over S. Carolina Defunding Effort</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/15/us/supreme-court-major-cases-2025.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Major Supreme Court Decisions in 2025</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak, Abbie VanSickle and Alicia Parlapiano</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/science/evolution-cod-rodents-anthropocene.html" target="_blank"><strong>Honey, We Shrunk the Cod</strong></a>, <i>by Emily Anthes</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>