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Trump Backs Down on Russia, and Representative Is Charged After ICE Clash

<p>Plus, how to stop doomscrolling? </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-cease-fire.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine</strong></a>, <i>by Erica L. Green and Anton Troianovski</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/middleeast/israel-new-invasion-of-gaza.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel Wavers as Far Right and Military Disagree on Gaza Strategy,</strong></a><strong> </strong><i>by Patrick Kingsley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/nyregion/new-jersey-congress-ice-charges.html" target="_blank"><strong>Rep. McIver Charged With Assault Over Clash Outside Newark ICE Center</strong></a>, <i>by Luis Ferré-Sadurní</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/us/politics/supreme-court-protected-status-venezuelans.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Lets Trump Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/style/tiktok-guided-meditation-sleep.html" target="_blank"><strong>Can TikTok Help Young People Take a Break From Screens?</strong></a>, <i>by Sadiba Hasan</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>

Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis, and Why Ukraine is Seeing a Surge of Violence

<p>Plus, one school district’s big A.I. experiment. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/politics/biden-prostate-cancer.html" target="_blank"><strong>Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager and Gina Kolata</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/russia-ukraine-truce-talks.html" target="_blank">As Trump Prepares to Speak With Putin, Here’s Where Ukraine Cease-Fire Talks Stand</a>, <i>by Anton Troianovski, Andrew E. Kramer, Marc Santora and Paul Sonne</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/russia-beefs-up-forces-near-finlands-border.html" target="_blank"><strong>Russia Beefs Up Bases Near Finland’s Border</strong></a>, <i>by Jeffrey Gettleman, Amelia Nierenberg and Johanna Lemola</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/politics/house-republicans-budget-vote-trump-agenda.html" target="_blank"><strong>Key Panel Approves Trump’s Megabill, but Conservatives Hold Out for More Cuts</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/tornadoes-storms-central-us.html" target="_blank"><strong>What to Know About the Tornadoes That Ripped Through the Central U.S.</strong></a>, <i>by Rachel Nostrant</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/palm-springs-bombing-fertility-clinic-suspect.html" target="_blank"><strong>Suspect in Palm Springs Bombing Died in Blast, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Laurel Rosenhall, Shawn Hubler, Jesus Jiménez and Maggie Miles</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/technology/ai-miami-schools-google-gemini.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Future</strong></a>, <i>by Natasha Singer</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>

Trump’s Billion-Dollar Tech Deals, and a Military Buildup at the Border

<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/business/economy/trump-chips-ai-uae.html" target="_blank"><strong>Outsourcer in Chief: Is Trump Trading Away America’s Tech Future?</strong></a>, <i>by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/national-guard-immigration.html" target="_blank"><strong>D.H.S. Requests 20,000 National Guard Members to Help With Immigration Crackdown</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz and Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/politics/trump-border-military.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Military Buildup at the Border Expands</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/16/us/air-traffic-control-staffing-newark.html" target="_blank"><strong>Newark’s Air Traffic Control Staffing Crisis Is Dire. It’s Also Not Unique</strong></a>. <i>By Aaron Krolik, Elena Shao and Emily Steel</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/health/gene-editing-personalized-rare-disorders.html" target="_blank"><strong>Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment</strong></a>, <i>by Gina Kolata</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</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>

A New Test of Federal Judges’ Power, and Overdose Deaths Plummet

<p>Plus, the campy singing contest the whole world watches.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/us/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Examines the Power of District Judges</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/congress-tax-medicaid.html" target="_blank"><strong>House Republicans Push Forward Plan to Cut Taxes, Medicaid and Food Aid</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson and Margot Sanger-Katz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/rfk-jr-hhs-overhaul-hearing.html" target="_blank"><strong>Kennedy, Defending Downsizing, Clashes With Democrats in Tense Hearings</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/health/overdose-deaths-fentanyl.html" target="_blank"><strong>Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports</strong></a>, <i>by Jan Hoffman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/arts/music/diddy-trial-cassie-casandra-ventura-sex-videos.html" target="_blank"><strong>Cassie Ventura Says Sean Combs Used Sex Videos as Blackmail Tools</strong></a>, <i>by Julia Jacobs, Joe Coscarelli and Thomas Fuller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/arts/music/how-to-win-eurovision-in-7-easy-steps.html" target="_blank"><strong>How to Win Eurovision in 7 Easy Steps</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Marshall and Miriam Quick</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</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>

Qatar Woos Trump, and Israeli Officers Warn About Gaza Starvation

<p>Plus, a new red carpet dress code: no nudity.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/world/middleeast/trump-qatar.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Trump Visit, Qatar’s Image Makeover Scores Another Success</strong></a>, <i>by Michael D. Shear, Adam Rasgon and Tariq Panja</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/14/us/trump-news-middle-east" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Meets Syrian President After Pledge to Lift Sanctions: Live Updates</strong></a>, <i>by Vivian Nereim, Jonathan Swan and Qasim Nauman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/world/middleeast/gaza-famine-starvation-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation</strong></a>, <i>by Natan Odenheimer and Ronen Bergman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/technology/ai-jobs-radiologists-mayo-clinic.html" target="_blank"><strong>Your A.I. Radiologist Will Not Be With You Soon</strong></a>, <i>by Steve Lohr</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/style/cannes-film-festival-naked-dressing-ban.html" target="_blank"><strong>No Naked Dressing? How Will Stars Make News?</strong></a>, <i>by Vanessa Friedman</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</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>

A Lavish Welcome for Trump in Saudi Arabia, and a Standoff at the Library of Congress

<p>Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/13/us/trump-news-saudi-arabia" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Live Updates: President Kicks Off Gulf Tour in Saudi Arabia</strong></a>,<strong> </strong><i>by Jonathan Swan, Luke Broadwater and Vivian Nereim</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/supreme-court-venezuelan-detainees.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations to Resume</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/trump-library-of-congress.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff</strong></a>, <i>by Maya C. Miller and Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/climate/trump-deleted-climate-website-farmers-lawsuit.html" target="_blank"><strong>Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back</strong></a>, <i>by Karen Zraick</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/newsom-california-homeless-encampments.html" target="_blank"><strong>Newsom Asks Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments, Escalating Crackdown</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn Hubler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/science/flamingo-vortex-beaks-water.html" target="_blank"><strong>Flamingos Make Underwater Vortexes to Suck Up Prey</strong></a>, <i>by Rachel Nuwer</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</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>

A Breakthrough on U.S.-China Tariffs, and a New Summer Air Travel Warning

<p>Plus, For Sale: The pope’s childhood home.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/business/china-us-tariffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash Tariffs in Bid to Defuse Trade War</strong></a>, <i>by Daisuke Wakabayashi, Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/nyregion/newark-airport-flight-disruptions-duffy.html" target="_blank"><strong>Flights Could Be Disrupted Across U.S., Transportation Secretary Warns,</strong></a> <i>by Troy Closson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/world/middleeast/hamas-hostage-edan-alexander.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/us/politics/trump-qatar-jet-gift-air-force-one.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/auction-to-dine-with-trump-creates-foreign-influence-opportunity.html" target="_blank"><strong>Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/india-pakistan-kashmir-terrorism.html" target="_blank"><strong>India and Pakistan Agree to a Cease-Fire: What We Know</strong></a>, <i>by Zia ur-Rehman, Mujib Mashal, Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/realestate/pope-leo-xiv-home-chicago-sale.html" target="_blank"><strong>Leo Lived Here: The Price Goes Up for the Pope’s Childhood Home</strong></a>, <i>by Nicholas Boge</i><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-bogel-burroughs" target="_blank"><i>l-</i></a><i>Burroughs and Debra Kamin</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</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>

Pope Leo&apos;s Brother Is &apos;Stunned,&apos; and Bill Gates Speeds Up Giving

<p>Plus, a Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/world/europe/who-is-robert-francis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv.html" target="_blank"><strong>Who Is Pope Leo XIV?</strong></a>, <i>by Elisabetta Povoledo, Jason Horowitz, Emma Bubola, Motoko Rich and Elizabeth Dias</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/world/africa/trump-afrikaner-refugees.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and John Eligon</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/business/economy/trump-britain-trade-tariffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal to Build on Close Ties but Leave Some Tariffs in Place</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/politics/fema-cameron-hamilton.html" target="_blank"><strong>Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency</strong></a>, <i>by Christopher Flavelle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/politics/trump-librarian-congress-carla-hayden.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress</strong></a>, <i>by Tim Balk</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/magazine/bill-gates-foundation-closing-2045.html" target="_blank"><strong>The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation</strong></a>, <i>by David Wallace-Wells</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/business/media/netflix-new-home-screen.html" target="_blank"><strong>Netflix Overhauls Its Home Screen for the First Time in 12 Years</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>

On the Scene of a Deadly Gaza Strike, and a Severe U.S. Flu Season

<p>Plus, the best player in the W.N.B.A. now has her own shoe.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-displacement-plan-reaction.html" target="_blank"><strong>Airstrikes Pound Gaza as Israel Announces Plans to Displace More Residents</strong></a>, <i>by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Lara Jakes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/nyregion/columbia-protest-library-occupied.html" target="_blank"><strong>Police Remove Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Occupying Columbia Library</strong></a>, <i>by Sharon Otterman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/nyregion/flu-children-died.html" target="_blank"><strong>Flu Killed 25 Children in New York This Season, the Most in Many Years</strong></a>, <i>by Joseph Goldstein</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/us/politics/casey-means-surgeon-general.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Nomination and Announces New Choice</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager</i></p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/live/2025/05/07/business/fed-interest-rates#what-to-know-about-the-feds-decision" target="_blank"><strong>Fed Keeps Rates Steady and Flags Heightened Uncertainty About the Economy</strong></a>, <i>by Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/business/wnba-aja-wilson-nike-shoe.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Best Player In the W.N.B.A. Now Has Her Own Shoe. Why Did It Take So Long?</strong></a>, <i>by Tania Ganguli</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>

‘Conclave Fever’ in Rome, and India Strikes Pakistan

<p>Plus, your chance at island living. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/world/europe/pope-francis-referendum.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis</strong></a>, <i>by Jason Horowitz and Motoko Rich</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/world/asia/india-pakistan-attacks.html" target="_blank"><strong>India Strikes Pakistan, Which Vows to Respond</strong></a>, <i>by Salman Masood, Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/us/politics/trump-houthis-bombing.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Says the U.S. Will Cease Strikes on Houthi Militants</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Vivian Nereim</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/us/politics/trump-libya-migrants.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Schmitt, Hamed Aleaziz, Maggie Haberman and Michael Crowley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/business/economy/us-china-trade-talks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Officials to Meet With Chinese Counterparts Amid Trade Standoff</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/climate/epa-energy-star-eliminated.html" target="_blank"><strong>E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Friedman and Rebecca F. Elliott</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/world/europe/scotland-island-colonsay-job-offer.html" target="_blank"><strong>Unique Offer on Remote Scottish Island Draws ‘Dreamers and Schemers’</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</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> <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>

Israel’s ‘Intensive’ Escalation, and an Air Traffic Control Crisis

<p>Plus, the Met Gala’s unforgettable looks. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/world/europe/israel-buildup-soldiers-hamas-gaza.html" target="_blank"><strong>Netanyahu Warns of ‘Intensive’ Escalation in Gaza Campaign</strong></a>, <i>by Michael D. Shear, Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/world/canada/trump-carney-white-house-meeting-us-canada.html" target="_blank"><strong>Canada’s Carney Is on a High-Stakes Visit to the White House</strong></a>, <i>by Matina Stevis-Gridneff</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/health/trump-abortion-pill-case.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case</strong></a>, <i>by Pam Belluck</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/politics/trump-immigrant-deportation-payments.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Offers to Pay Immigrants Who Deport Themselves</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/nyregion/newark-airport-delays-disruptions-issues.html" target="_blank"><strong>Controllers Briefly Lost Contact With Planes at Newark Last Week, Union Official Says</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Levenson. Mark Walker. Christine Hauser and Christine Chung</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/travel/real-id-deadline-what-to-know.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Real ID Deadline Is Days Away. Are You Ready to Fly?</strong></a>, <i>by Christine Chung</i> <i>and Debra Kamin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/style/met-gala-2025-best-dressed.html" target="_blank"><strong>15 Unforgettable Looks at the Met Gala</strong></a>, <i>by The Styles Desk</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>

The Trump Family Cashes In, and Chatbot Mistakes Multiply

<p>Plus, 200 snake bites later… </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/politics/eric-donald-jr-trump-family-deals.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Trump Family Push for Profit on Three Continents Breaks Historical Norms</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/us/politics/trump-meet-the-press-interview-due-process.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Says ‘I Don’t Know’ When Asked About Due Process and Upholding Constitution</strong></a>, <i>by Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/us/politics/trump-alcatraz-prison.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Says He Wants Alcatraz Restored as a Prison</strong></a>, <i>by Devlin Barrett and Shawn Hubler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/business/student-loans-collections.html" target="_blank"><strong>Student Debt Collections Restart on May 5. Here’s What to Know</strong></a>, <i>by Tara Siegel Bernard</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/world/europe/israel-gaza-blockade-humanitarian-crisis.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Gaza Siege Grinds On, Gazan Children Go Hungry and Patients Die</strong></a>, <i>by Erika Solomon and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/arts/music/sean-combs-jury-to-decide-if-he-led-an-entourage-or-a-criminal-enterprise.html" target="_blank"><strong>Sean Combs Jury to Decide if He Led an Entourage or a Criminal Enterprise</strong></a>, <i>by Julia Jacobs</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/technology/ai-hallucinations-chatgpt-google.html" target="_blank"><strong>A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse</strong></a>, <i>by Cade Metz and Karen Weise</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/health/snakes-universal-antivenom-tim-friede.html" target="_blank"><strong>Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli</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>

Trump’s Cabinet Shake-Up, and a Friday News Quiz

<p>Plus, online shopping gets pricier. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/politics/michael-waltz-signal-leak-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Moves Waltz to U.N. and Names Rubio Interim National Security Adviser</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/business/economy/trump-china-tariffs-de-minimis.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Ends Chinese Tariff Loophole, Raising the Cost of Online Goods</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/us/politics/trump-funding-npr-pbs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS</strong></a>, <i>by Qasim Nauman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/politics/trump-mental-health-grants.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health</strong></a>, <i>by Michael C. Bender</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/politics/military-border-mexico-migrants.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Creating Second Military Zone Along Southern Border</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/01/us/trump-news#may-day-trump-protests" target="_blank"><strong>May Day Protests Across the Country Show Opposition to Trump’s Policies</strong></a>, <i>by Orlando Mayorquín, Robert Chiarito and Aishvarya Kavi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/health/medicare-kickbacks-private-plans-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Prosecutors Accuse Large Insurers of Paying Kickbacks for Private Medicare Plans</strong></a>, <i>by Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/business/media/meta-movie-theater-chatbot.html" target="_blank"><strong>Chatting in Movie Theaters Is a No-No. But What About Chatbots?</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</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>

New Warnings for U.S. Economy, and Columbia Student Is Freed

<p>Plus, a wiener dog’s 529 days in the wild. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/business/us-economy-gdp-tariffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter, in Reading Clouded by Messy Trade Data</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Casselman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/us/politics/senate-trump-tariffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate Rejects Bipartisan Measure to Undo Trump’s Tariffs</strong></a>, <i>by Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/world/europe/ukraine-minerals-deal-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Announces Deal to Share Ukraine’s Mineral Wealth</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport, Michael Crowley, Andrew E. Kramer and Kim Barker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/nyregion/columbia-student-mohsen-mahdawi-freed.html" target="_blank"><strong>Columbia Student Who Was Arrested at Citizenship Interview Is Freed</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Ley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/world/asia/india-muslims-detentions-demolitions.html" target="_blank"><strong>India’s Muslims Fear a Growing Backlash After Kashmir Attack</strong></a>, <i>by Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/world/australia/dachshund-australia-valerie-rescued.html" target="_blank"><strong>After 529 Days, Valerie the Dachshund Has Been Rescued</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>

Trump Says He’s ‘Just Gotten Started,’ and Anti-Tourism Tactics in Europe

<p>Plus, L.A. county’s budget crisis. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/trump-michigan-100-days.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Marks 100 Days by Vilifying Migrants and Attacking Opponents</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/trump-auto-tariffs-executive-order.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Grants Carmakers Some Relief From His Punishing Tariffs</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Jack Ewing</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/trump-abrego-garcia-deported.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Says He Could Free Abrego Garcia From El Salvador, but Won’t</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/los-angeles-seiu-union-strike.html" target="_blank"><strong>More Than 50,000 Workers Go on Strike as Budget Woes Disrupt L.A. County</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn Hubler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/us/black-enrollment-amherst-college-affirmative-action.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Black Enrollment Down, Amherst College Faces an Identity Crisis</strong></a>, <i>by Stephanie Saul</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/travel/tourism-protests-europe.html" target="_blank"><strong>European Anti-Tourism Groups Plan June 15 Disruptions</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Abend</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>

The Secret Deals Behind Trump’s Crypto Firm, and a Revenge Porn Ban

<p>Plus, let’s hear your best sea gull.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/politics/trump-crypto-world-liberty-financial.html" target="_blank"><strong>Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany and Ben Protess</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/climate/national-climate-assessment-authors-dismissed.html" target="_blank"><strong>All Authors Working on Flagship U.S. Climate Report Are Dismissed</strong></a>, <i>by Brad Plumer and Rebecca Dzombak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/us/politics/trump-doj-civil-rights.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Recasts Mission of Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Office, Prompting ‘Exodus,’</strong></a> <i>by Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/us/politics/house-revenge-porn-bill.html" target="_blank"><strong>House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Gold and Cecilia Kang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/28/world/canada-election" target="_blank"><strong>Mark Carney Wins New Term as Canada’s Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform</strong></a>, <i>by Matina Stevis-Gridneff</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/science/amazon-kuiper-launch-ula.html" target="_blank"><strong>Amazon Launches First 27 Project Kuiper Internet Satellites</strong></a>, <i>by Karen Weise and Kenneth Chang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/world/europe/seagull-screeching-competition-europe.html" target="_blank"><strong>To Win This Contest, Just Squawk Like a Seagull</strong></a>, <i>by Amanda Holpuch</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>

American Children Sent to Honduras, and A.I. on the Battlefield

<p> Plus, teaching student athletes how to go viral.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/us/politics/us-citizen-children-deported-honduras-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>2 American Children Were Sent to Honduras With Their Undocumented Mother</strong></a>, <i>by Rachel Nostrant</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/us/wisconsin-judge-hannah-dugan-arrest.html" target="_blank"><strong>Wisconsin Judge Arrest: What We Know</strong></a>, <i>by Isabelle Taft</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/us/politics/trump-ukraine-rubio-zelensky-putin.html" target="_blank"><strong>Rubio Says Trump Will Decide This Week on Continuing Ukraine War Talks</strong></a>, <i>by Edward Wong</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/world/canada/canada-election-issues-voters.html" target="_blank"><strong>Canada Votes: What’s at Stake?</strong></a>, <i>by Matina Stevis-Gridneff</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/canada-election-facebook-instagram-meta.html" target="_blank"><strong>News Is Blocked on Meta’s Feeds in Canada. Here’s What Fills the Void</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <i>by Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Stuart A. Thompson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/technology/israel-gaza-ai.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel’s A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns</strong></a>, <i>by Sheera Frenkel and Natan Odenheimer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/business/unc-student-athlete-influencers.html" target="_blank"><strong>They’re on the Varsity Influencer Team</strong></a>, <i>by Sapna Maheshwari</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>

George Santos to Be Sentenced, and the Real Cost of DOGE’s Cuts

<p>Plus, the fight over pop hits that celebrate cartels. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/nyregion/george-santos-sentencing-prison.html" target="_blank"><strong>George Santos, Expelled From House, Now Faces Sentencing</strong></a>, <i>by Grace Ashford and Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/us/politics/musk-cuts.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too</strong></a>, <i>by Elizabeth Williamson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/us/politics/pete-hegseth-phone-signal.html"><strong>Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say</strong></a>, <i>by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Christiaan Triebert</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/world/europe/pope-francis-cardinals-conclave-vatican.html" target="_blank"><strong>Cardinals Gather in Vatican to Fine Tune Preparations for Pope’s Funeral</strong></a>, <i>by Emma Bubola</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/world/americas/mexico-narcocorridos-ban.html" target="_blank"><strong>Odes to Mexican Drug Lords Are Pop Hits, but the Law Is Turning Against Them</strong></a>, <i>by James Wagner</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>

Trump’s Latest Demands on Ukraine, and a White House Crypto Contest

<p>Plus, how to actually fall asleep. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/world/europe/ukraine-cease-fire-talks-london.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger, Michael D. Shear and Mark Landler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/technology/trump-private-dinner-crypto-memecoin.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin</strong></a>, <i>by David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Eric Lipton</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/climate/interior-department-gas-and-mining-projects.html" target="_blank"><strong>Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Friedman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/us/politics/trump-approval-rating.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager and Ruth Igielnik</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/world/asia/kashmir-attack-india-pakistan.html" target="_blank"><strong>India Takes Aim at Pakistan After Slaughter of Civilians in Kashmir</strong></a>, <i>by Mujib Mashal and Suhasini Raj</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/well/social-media-sleep-trends-that-work.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Sleep Trends Experts Think You Should (and Shouldn’t) Try</strong></a>, <i>by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi</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>

A State Department Shake-Up, and Musk Pivots as Tesla Profits Plunge

<p>Plus, YouTube turns 20.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/rubio-state-department-overhaul.html" target="_blank"><strong>Critics Call Rubio’s Overhaul Plan a Blow to U.S. Values</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Crowley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/trump-undocumented-immigrants-trials-deportation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/imf-world-economic-outlook.html" target="_blank"><strong>Global Growth Expected to Sputter Amid Trade War Fallout Fears</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/tesla-earnings-elon-musk.html" target="_blank"><strong>Elon Musk Vows to Spend Less Time in Washington as Tesla’s Profit Drops 71%</strong></a>, <i>by Jack Ewing</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/health/birth-rates-cdc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports</strong></a>, <i>by Azeen Ghorayshi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/technology/youtube-20th-anniversary-timeline.html"><strong>YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <i>by Amanda Holpuch</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>

How to Choose a Pope, and a Deportation ‘Black Hole’

<p>Plus, the Oscars OK the use of A.I. (with caveats). </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/21/world/pope-francis-death-news" target="_blank"><strong>Vatican to Hold Pope’s Funeral on Saturday</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Nagourney and Emma Bubola</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/business/trump-tariffs-stock-markets.html" target="_blank"><strong>Markets Slide as Trump Renews Attacks on Fed Chair</strong></a>, <i>by Danielle Kaye and Kevin Granville</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/harvard-lawsuit-trump-administration.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding</strong></a>, <i>by Stephanie Saul</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-hegseth-signal-chat-leak.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Calls Concern Over Hegseth’s 2nd Signal Chat Episode ‘Waste of Time’</strong></a>, <i>by Jonathan Swan, Aishvarya Kavi and Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/venezuela-immigrant-disappear-deport-ice.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Venezuelan Is Missing. The U.S. Deported Him. But to Where?</strong></a>, <i>by Miriam Jordan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/supreme-court-childrens-books-gay-trans.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Story Time: Justices Consider Children’s Books With L.G.B.T.Q. Themes</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/business/oscars-rules-ai.html" target="_blank"><strong>Oscars OK the Use of A.I., With Caveats</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</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>

Pope Francis Dies at 88, and Another Hegseth Signal Chat

<p>Plus, million-dollar empty lots in the Palisades.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/21/world/pope-francis-updates-vatican" target="_blank"><strong>Pope Francis Dies at 88</strong></a>, <i>by Jason Horowitz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/hegseth-yemen-attack-second-signal-chat.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat</strong></a>, <i>by Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/abrego-garcia-el-salvador-democrats.html"><strong>Democrats Land in El Salvador, Seeking Release of Maryland Resident</strong></a>, <i>by Robert Jimison and Annie Correal</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/us/politics/supreme-court-deportation-protocol-venezuela.html" target="_blank"><strong>An Urgent Supreme Court Order Protecting Migrants Was Built for Speed</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/business/student-loan-borrowers-payments.html" target="_blank"><strong>Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Are Behind on Payments</strong></a>, <i>by Stacy Cowley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/us/palisades-burned-lots-sale.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Next Stage of Rebuilding the Palisades Is Here: Burned Lots for Sale</strong></a>, <i>by Jesus Jiménez</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>

Senator Visits Wrongly Deported Man, and Trump’s ‘Kill List’ for Regulations

<p>Plus, meat is making a comeback. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/senator-chris-van-hollen-el-salvador-prison.html" target="_blank"><strong>Maryland Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Man in El Salvador</strong></a>, <i>by Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/trump-doge-regulations.html" target="_blank"><strong>Inside Trump’s Plan to Halt Hundreds of Regulations</strong></a>, <i>by Coral Davenport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/doge-cost-americorps-community-service.html" target="_blank"><strong>DOGE Guts Agency That Organizes Community Service Programs</strong></a>, <i>by Aishvarya Kavi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/us/milwaukee-schools-lead-cdc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Milwaukee’s Lead Crisis: Flaky Paint, Closed Schools and a C.D.C. in Retreat</strong></a>, <i>by Julie Bosman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/florida-state-university-shooting-explainer.html" target="_blank"><strong>What We Know About the Florida State University Shooting</strong></a>, <i>by Patricia Mazzei</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/fsu-parkland-school-shooting.html" target="_blank"><strong>They Endured the Parkland Shooting. Then Came Florida State</strong></a>, <i>by Neil Vigdor and Adeel Hassan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/google-ad-tech-antitrust-ruling.html" target="_blank"><strong>Google Broke the Law to Keep Its Advertising Monopoly, a Judge Rules</strong></a>, <i>by David McCabe</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/dining/meat-beef-restaurants-politics.html" target="_blank"><strong>Meat Is Back, on Plates and in Politics</strong></a>, <i>by Kim Severson</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>

New Pushback to Trump’s Deportations, and Climate Research Under Threat

<p>Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-probable-cause-contempt-deportation-flights.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Threatens Contempt Proceedings Over Deportation Flights to El Salvador</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/maryland-el-salvador-senator-van-hollen-abrego-garcia-deportation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Maryland Senator Unable to Secure Meeting With Deported Immigrant in El Salvador</strong></a>, <i>by Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-israel-iran-nuclear.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration</strong></a>, <i>by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman and Ronen Bergman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/gold-card-visa-trump-musk.html" target="_blank"><strong>Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas</strong></a>, <i>by Ryan Mac and Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/well/trump-nih-cuts-climate-change-health.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Cuts Likely to Curtail Study of Climate Change’s Health Effects</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Astor</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/california-trump-tariffs-lawsuit-newsom-bonta.html" target="_blank"><strong>California Is Taking Trump to Court to Stop His Tariffs</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn Hubler and Soumya Karlamangla</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/texas-trump-private-school-vouchers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program</strong></a>, <i>by Dana Goldstein and J. David Goodman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/world/americas/argentina-capybaras-vasectomies.html" target="_blank"><strong>One Town Says, Yes, You Can Have Too Many Capybaras</strong></a>, <i>by Jack Nicas</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>

Deportation Fight Escalates, and America’s New Meth Crisis

<p>Plus, “The Great Moose Migration.” </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/trump-abrego-garcia-deported-hearing.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘Nothing Has Been Done’: Judge Rebukes U.S. Effort to Return Wrongly Deported Man</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/chuck-grassley-town-hall-iowa.html" target="_blank"><strong>Grassley Draws Jeers From Constituents at Raucous Town Hall</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-protesters.html" target="_blank"><strong>2 Protesters at Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall Are Subdued With Stun Guns</strong></a>, <i>by Maya C. Miller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/trump-harvard-tax-status.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax Status, Escalating Billion-Dollar Pressure Campaign</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager, Andrew Duehren, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/joe-biden-speech.html" target="_blank"><strong>Biden Says Trump Is ‘Breaking Things,’ Including the Safety Net</strong></a>, <i>by Julie Bosman, Shane Goldmacher, Katie Glueck and Tyler Pager</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/health/meth-maine-fentanyl.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Fentanyl Deaths Slow, Meth Comes for Maine</strong></a>, <i>by Jan Hoffman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/europe/sweden-moose-livestream.html" target="_blank"><strong>The ‘Great Moose Migration’ Livestream Captivates Sweden</strong></a>, <i>by Amelia Nierenberg and Christina Anderson</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>

Harvard vs. Trump, and Your (Shrinking) Chance of Being Audited

<p>Plus, black market Lego. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/harvard-trump-reject-demands.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Will Freeze $2 Billion After Harvard Refuses Demands</strong></a>, <i>by Vimal Patel</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/trump-bukele-prison-deported-migrants.html" target="_blank"><strong>El Salvador’s Leader Says He Won’t Return Wrongly Deported Maryland Man</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/abrego-garcia-trump-deportations-el-salvador.html" target="_blank"><strong>What to Know About the Mistaken Deportation of a Maryland Man to El Salvador</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/upshot/irs-tax-audits-cuts.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why I.R.S. Audits, Already at Their Lowest Levels, May Fall Further</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Blatt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/health/frozen-kidney-organ-transplant.html" target="_blank"><strong>This Kidney Was Frozen for 10 Days. Could Surgeons Transplant It?</strong></a>, <i>by Gina Kolata</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/business/lego-minifigures-black-market.html" target="_blank"><strong>Worth Thousands on the Black Market, Lego Kits Are Now a Target of Thieves</strong></a>, <i>by Aimee Ortiz</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>

China Cuts Off Critical Exports, and Meta Goes on Trial

<p>Plus, everybody wants a bunker. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/business/china-rare-earths-exports.html" target="_blank"><strong>China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies</strong></a>, <i>by Keith Bradsher</i></p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/trump-bukele-prison-deported-migrants.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump to Meet President of El Salvador, Where Deportees Face Prison</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/us/politics/josh-shapiro-arson-attack-pennsylvania.html" target="_blank"><strong>Suspect Charged in Arson at Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion</strong></a>, <i>by Edgar Sandoval, Jeremy W. Peters and Mike Ives</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technology/zuckerberg-testifies-meta-trial-ftc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, Will Take the Hot Seat Again</strong></a>, <i>by Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/10/magazine/bunkers-prepping.html" target="_blank"><strong>The “Panic Industry” Boom</strong></a>, <i>by Coralie Kraft</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>

Trump’s New Plan for Social Security Death List, and China’s Counterattack on Tariffs

<p>Plus, Hollywood stunts in the spotlight. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/11/business/trump-tariffs-stocks-china" target="_blank"><strong>China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%</strong></a>, <i>by Alexandra Stevenson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/business/economy/trump-tariffs-china-farmers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Deepening Trade Fight With China Poses New Threat to U.S. Farmers</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/migrants-deport-social-security-doge.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers</strong></a>, <i>by Alexandra Berzon, Hamed Aleaziz, Nicholas Nehamas, Ryan Mac and Tara Siegel Bernard</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-deported-migrant.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/world/middleeast/us-iran-talks-trump-khamenei.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With the U.S.</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/world/americas/dominican-republic-nightclub-collapse-deaths.html" target="_blank"><strong>Search Ends for Victims in Dominican Republic Collapse That Killed 221</strong></a>, <i>by Hogla Enecia Pérez and Frances Robles</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/movies/oscars-stunt-design.html" target="_blank"><strong>Stunt Design Will Be Honored at the Academy Awards</strong></a>, <i>by Nicole Sperling</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>

Trump’s Drastic Tariff Turnaround, and Green Card Holders on Edge

<p>Plus, the soundtrack of America. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/us/politics/trump-tariff-pause-be-cool.html" target="_blank"><strong>From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump’s Reversal on Tariffs</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Ana Swanson and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/us/politics/house-budget-vote-republicans.html" target="_blank"><strong>Johnson Delays Budget Vote As G.O.P. Defectors Balk</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson, Michael Gold and Maya C. Miller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/us/immigration-green-card-crackdown-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘Where’s Alex?’ A Beloved Caregiver Is Swept Up in Trump’s Green Card Crackdown</strong></a>, <i>by Miriam Jordan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/health/cameras-assisted-living.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities</strong></a>, <i>by Paula Span</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/arts/music/national-recording-registry-hamilton-windows-95.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pop Songs, ‘Hamilton’ and Windows 95 Chime Join National Registry</strong></a>, <i>by Derrick Bryson Taylor</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>

A Game of Chicken With China, and How Much Plastic Is in the Human Brain

<p>Plus, the theme park wars heat up. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/08/business/trump-tariffs-china-stock-market" target="_blank"><strong>Asia Grapples With Punishing Tariffs as Its Stocks Sink Again</strong></a>, <i>by Yan Zhuang and Keith Bradsher</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/irs-ice-tax-data-deal.html" target="_blank"><strong>Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew Duehren</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/climate/trump-order-coal-mining.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry</strong></a>, <i>by Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/cornell-northwestern-university-funds-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/supreme-court-trump-confrontation.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/well/microplastics-health.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out</strong></a>, <i>by Nina Agrawal</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/travel/universal-epic-universe-theme-park-orlando-preview.html" target="_blank"><strong>Epic Universe Is Coming. Here’s a Sneak Peek</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</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>