Biden Passes Torch to Harris, and Blinken Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire

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<p>Plus, the legacy of the talk show pioneer Phil Donahue.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/us/politics/biden-democratic-national-convention-speech.html" target="_blank"><strong>Biden Defends His Record and Endorses Harris: ‘America, I Gave My Best to You,’</strong></a><strong> </strong><i>by Michael D. Shear</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/middleeast/israel-cease-fire-proposal-hamas-blinken.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel Accepts Proposal to Bridge Differences on Cease-Fire, Blinken Says</strong></a>, <i>by Robert Jimison, Isabel Kershner, Aaron Boxerman and Michael Levenson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/americas/mexico-judges-strike.html" target="_blank"><strong>Mexico’s Judges Vote to Strike, Opposing Overhaul of Legal System</strong></a>, <i>by Simon Romero and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/arts/television/phil-donahue-show-episodes.html" target="_blank"><strong>3 Episodes That Explain Phil Donahue’s Daytime Dominance</strong></a>, <i>by Maya Salam</i></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>