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Republicans Face Backlash, and the Dangers of Fake A.I. Therapists

Republicans Face Backlash, and the Dangers of Fake A.I. Therapists

The Headlines
Feb 24, 2025 9 min
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<p>Plus, is the daytime soap opera back?  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/us/politics/republicans-congress-town-halls-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash</strong></a>, <i>by Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/us/politics/elon-musk-email-federal-workers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Some Trump Officials Push Back Against Musk’s Ultimatum to Workers</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/upshot/doge-musk-trump-errors.html" target="_blank"><strong>DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes</strong></a>, <i>by Aatish Bhatia, Emily Badger, David A. Fahrenthold, Josh Katz, Margot Sanger-Katz and Ethan Singer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/world/europe/takeaways-germany-election.html" target="_blank"><strong>5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election</strong></a>, <i>by Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/world/europe/pope-francis-health.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pope Francis Suffering From Kidney Failure in Addition to Pneumonia</strong></a>, <i>by Elisabetta Povoledo</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/health/ai-therapists-chatbots.html" target="_blank"><strong>Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders</strong></a>, <i>by Ellen Barry</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/arts/television/beyond-the-gates.html" target="_blank"><strong>A New Soap Opera Looks to Rekindle the Past While Breaking New Ground</strong></a>, <i>by Jonathan Abrams</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>

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