The F.B.I.’s New Boss, and the Foreign Aid Fallout

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<p>Plus, a James Bond takeover.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:  </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/health/usaid-freeze-hiv-tb-nutrition.html" target="_blank"><strong>Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling</strong></a>, <i>by Stephanie Nolen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/world/asia/trump-usaid-vietnam-agent-orange.html" target="_blank"><strong>Agent Orange Twisted Her Limbs. The U.S. Is Abandoning a Vow to Help</strong></a>, <i>by Damien Cave</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-hostages-bodies.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Coffins and Taunts, Hamas Hands Dead Hostages to Israel</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/world/middleeast/bus-explosions-israel-tel-aviv.html" target="_blank"><strong>Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/kash-patel-trump-fbi-senate.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Goldman and Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-retire.html" target="_blank"><strong>McConnell Announces He Won’t Seek Re-election</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/us/planned-parenthood-clinics.html" target="_blank"><strong>Botched Care and Tired Staff: Planned Parenthood in Crisis</strong></a>, <i>by Katie Benner</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/business/amazon-james-bond-franchise.html" target="_blank"><strong>Amazon Gains Creative Control Over the James Bond Franchise</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>