Trump’s ‘Maximalist’ Plan for the Presidency, and a Major Loophole Closes for U.S. Shoppers

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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/us/politics/trump-firings-cdc-fed.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Targets Agencies Long Seen as Above Politics. Critics See Big Risks.</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-union-protections.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Moves to Strip More Federal Workers of Union Protections</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/us/politics/trump-chicago-immigration-naval-base.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Plans Immigration Crackdown in Chicago</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/business/trump-tariffs-de-minimis.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Tariff Loophole on Cheap Imports Has Closed. How Will It Affect Shoppers?</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Eavis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/us/politics/texas-house-abortion-bill.html" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Lawmakers Back Citizen Lawsuits to Stop Mail-Order Abortion Pills</strong></a>, <i>by J. David Goodman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/world/europe/princess-diana-time-capsule-opened.html" target="_blank"><strong>Buried by Princess Diana, Time Capsule Brings Back the ’90s Far Too Soon</strong></a>, <i>by Victor Mather</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>