Trump Cuts G7 Trip Short, and Senate Republicans Propose Steep Medicaid Cuts

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<p>Plus, streaming’s TV takeover. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/17/world/israel-iran-trump" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Returns to D.C. as Israel and Iran Trade Attacks</strong></a>, <i>by Michael D. Shear, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Francesca Regalado</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/trump-iran-diplomacy-conflict.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Iran Choice: Last-Chance Diplomacy or a Bunker-Busting Bomb</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html" target="_blank"><strong>36 More Countries May Be Added to Trump’s Travel Ban</strong></a>, <i>by Charlie Savage and Edward Wong</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/senate-bill-medicaid-cuts.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate Bill Would Make Deep Cuts to Medicaid, Setting Up Fight With House</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson, Margot Sanger-Katz, Tony Romm and Brad Plumer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/world/americas/peru-gang-violence-extortions.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gangs Terrorize Peru in an Epidemic of Extortion</strong></a>, <i>by Mitra Taj</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/business/media/streaming-beats-cable-broadcast.html" target="_blank"><strong>It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV</strong></a>, <i>by John Koblin</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>