Gutting the Education Department, and a Trump Tesla Show

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<p>Plus, who can do the Daffy Duck voice? </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/trump-education-department-firings.html" target="_blank"><strong>Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff</strong></a>, <i>by Michael C. Bender and Dana Goldstein</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/climate/epa-closure-environmental-justice-offices.html" target="_blank"><strong>E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Friedman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/world/europe/ukraine-us-saudi-cease-fire-talks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ukraine Supports 30-Day Cease-Fire as U.S. Says It Will Resume Military Aid</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew E. Kramer and Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/house-stopgap-funding-bill-vote-government-shutdown.html" target="_blank"><strong>House G.O.P. Passes Bill to Avert a Shutdown, Daring the Senate to Accept It</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/politics/trumps-tariffs-on-steel-and-aluminum-go-into-effect.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Go Into Effect</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Jeanna Smialek</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/economy/trump-tariff-supporters.html" target="_blank"><strong>Who Likes Tariffs? Some U.S. Industries Are Eager for Them</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Eavis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/trump-buy-tesla-elon-musk.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump, an E.V. Naysayer, Gives Tesla and Musk a White House Exhibition</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-donation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Directly Into Trump Political Operation</strong></a>, <i>by Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/movies/looney-tunes-voice-actor-eric-bauza.html" target="_blank"><strong>He Voices Porky Pig, and That’s Not All, Folks</strong></a>, <i>by Carlos Aguilar</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>