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Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted, and Confirmation Hearings Begin

<p>Plus, don’t go to this “Sex and the City” spot.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/politics/trump-special-counsel-report-election-jan-6.html" target="_blank"><strong>Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/politics/special-counsel-report-hunter-biden.html" target="_blank"><strong>Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case</strong></a>, <i>by Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/politics/pete-hegseth-confirmation-defense-secretary.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pete Hegseth to Face Democratic Questioning in Confirmation Hearing</strong></a>, <i>by Helene Cooper</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/14/us/fires-los-angeles-california" target="_blank"><strong>Winds Strengthen, Fueling Fears of New L.A. Fires</strong></a>, <i>by Mike Ives</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/health/dementia-cases-us.html" target="_blank"><strong>Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming Decades, Researchers Say</strong></a>, <i>by Pam Belluck</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/realestate/carrie-bradshaw-sex-and-the-city-apartment-nyc.html" target="_blank"><strong>You Can Have ‘Sex and the City,’ Just Not on the Front Stoop</strong></a>, <i>by Brittany Loggins</i></p><p> </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>

L.A.’s Private Firefighters, and U.S. Childhood Vaccination Rates Fall

<p>Plus, remembering a civil rights Freedom Rider.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/13/us/fires-los-angeles-california-updates" target="_blank"><strong>Dangerous Winds Are Forecast as Crews Battle L.A. Wildfires</strong></a>, <i>by Yan Zhuang, Amy Graff and Jonathan Wolfe</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/13/upshot/vaccination-rates.html" target="_blank"><strong>Childhood Vaccination Rates Were Falling Even Before the Rise of R.F.K. Jr.</strong></a>, <i>by<strong> </strong>Francesca Paris</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/world/middleeast/israeli-security-chiefs-gaza-cease-fire.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Isabel Kershner, Adam Rasgon and Ronen Bergman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/us/politics/trump-title-42-migrants.html" target="_blank"><strong>Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/us/charles-person-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Charles Person, Youngest of the Original Freedom Riders, Dies at 82</strong></a>, <i>by Clay Risen</i></p><p> </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>

Death Toll Climbs in L.A. Fires, and TikTok’s Last Chance

<p>Plus, goodbye to a hairy “Shrek” icon.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/09/us/california-fires-los-angeles" target="_blank"><strong>New Fire Threatens Los Angeles, as Death Toll Rises to 10</strong></a>, <i>by Corina Knoll, Soumya Karlamangla, Juliet Macur and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/nyregion/trump-sentencing-supreme-court.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Sentencing</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/us/politics/supreme-court-tiktok-ban-law.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/us/politics/biden-title-ix-ruling.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students</strong></a>, <i>by Zach Montague</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/us/shrek-donkey-perry-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Perry the Donkey, Model for ‘Shrek,’ Dies at 30</strong></a>, <i>by Sara Ruberg</i></p><p> </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>

100,000 Flee Los Angeles Wildfires, and Trump’s Last-Minute Supreme Court Ask

<p>Plus, don’t eat your Christmas tree.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/09/us/california-fires-los-angeles/heres-the-latest-on-the-fires?smid=url-share" target="_blank"><strong>New Wildfires Strain L.A. as Others Burn Unchecked</strong></a>, <i>by Corina Knoll, Soumya Karlamangla and Mike Ives</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/nyregion/trump-sentencing-supreme-court.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt His Sentencing in N.Y. Criminal Case</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Protess and Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/us/justice-alito-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/us/politics/jimmy-carter-funeral.html" target="_blank"><strong>Nation’s Leaders Will Gather to Honor Carter at Washington Cathedral</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostage-found-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hostage Is Found Dead in Gaza Tunnel, Israel Says</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/europe/belgium-christmas-tree-eating.html" target="_blank"><strong>Please Don’t Eat Your Christmas Tree, Belgium Urges the Public</strong></a>, <i>by Amelia Nierenberg</i></p><p> </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>

Wildfires Roar Through L.A., and Trump Floats U.S. Expansion

<p>Plus, the end of Facebook fact-checking.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/08/us/california-wildfire-la-palisades" target="_blank"><strong>Fierce Winds Whip Up Devastating Wildfires in Southern California</strong></a>, <i>by Yan Zhuang, Corina Knoll and Soumya Karlamangla</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/us/politics/trump-panama-canal-greenland.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Floats Using Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Michael D. Shear</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/technology/meta-fact-checking-facebook.html" target="_blank"><strong>Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term</strong></a>, <i>by Mike Isaac and Theodore Schleifer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/arts/music/peter-yarrow-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Peter Yarrow, the Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86</strong></a>, <i>by Jim Farber</i></p><p> </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>

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Resign, and U.S. Reports First Bird Flu Death

<p>Plus, the Taliban is welcoming tourists.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/world/canada/justin-trudeau-liberal-party-canada.html" target="_blank"><strong>Justin Trudeau’s Trying to Save His Party. Is He Hurting Canada?</strong></a>, <i>by Matina Stevis-Gridneff</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/health/bird-flu-death-louisiana.html" target="_blank"><strong>First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/technology/dana-white-meta-board-ufc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship C.E.O., Joins Meta’s Board</strong></a>, <i>by Kate Conger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-veterans.html" target="_blank"><strong>For Many Returning Russian Veterans, a Long Road of Recovery Awaits</strong></a>, <i>by Valerie Hopkins</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-tourism.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ignoring Warnings, a Growing Band of Tourists Venture to Afghanistan</strong></a>, <i>by David Zucchino</i></p><p> </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>

Harris to Certify Trump’s Victory, and Driving in Manhattan Gets Pricier

<p>Plus, you probably haven’t seen the Golden Globe winners. </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/us/politics/congress-trump-election-certify-2021-riot.html" target="_blank"><strong>Congress to Certify Trump’s Election, With Memories of Riot Looming Large</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/weather/winter-storm-forecast-snow-ice.html" target="_blank"><strong>Potent Storm Blasts Parts of U.S. With Sleet, Snow and Freezing Rain</strong></a>, <i>by Amy Graff</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/nyregion/trump-sentencing-hush-money-case-ny.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Upholds Trump’s Conviction but Signals No Jail Time</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Protess and Kate Christobek</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/nyregion/congestion-pricings-rush-hour.html" target="_blank"><strong>Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During First Rush Hour</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Ley and Winnie Hu</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/05/arts/golden-globes?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20250106&instance_id=143933&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=212866098&segment_id=187388&user_id=5829023e61ec63a6c9d0046bc499610c" target="_blank"><strong>Golden Globes Highlights: ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ Win Top Film Awards</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</i></p><p> </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 Congress Could Find Itself Paralyzed, and New Orleans Attack Update

<p>Plus, Kenyan villagers get a scare from space.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/speaker-johnson-house-vote.html"><strong>Johnson Grasps for Votes to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/us/new-orleans-terror-truck-attack.html" target="_blank"><strong>New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Isabelle Taft and Michael Levenson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/us/las-vegas-cybertruck-explosion-details.html" target="_blank"><strong>New Details Emerge in Cybertruck Explosion, but Motive Is Still Unclear</strong></a>, <i>by Jacey Fortin and Jesus Jiménez</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/us-steel-nippon-biden.html" target="_blank"><strong>Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/02/world/south-korea-president-yoon-suk-yeol" target="_blank"><strong>South Korean Officials Thwarted in Attempt to Detain President After Standoff</strong></a>, <i>by</i> <i>Choe Sang-Hun, Jin Yu Young and John Yoon</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/technology/net-neutrality-rules-fcc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court</strong></a>, <i>by Cecilia Kang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/world/africa/kenya-space-debris-rocket.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya</strong></a>, <i>by Lynsey Chutel</i></p><p> </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 Hacks the Treasury Dept., and a Hydropower Crisis

<p>Plus, what you might be eating in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank">nytnews@nytimes.com</a>.</p><p>For more audio journalism and storytelling, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936" target="_blank">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio" target="_blank">sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/china-hack-treasury.html" target="_blank"><strong>China Hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘Major’ Breach, U.S. Says,</strong></a> <i>by Ana Swanson and David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/guantanamo-detainee-released-tunisia.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pentagon Releases Detainee Held at Guantánamo Since Day 1,</strong></a> <i>by Carol Rosenberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/world/americas/ecuador-hydropower-drought.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Rivers Run Dry and the Lights Go Out: A Warming Nation’s Doom Loop,</strong></a> <i>by Julie Turkewitz and José María León Cabrera</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/dining/food-eating-predictions-2025.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Will We Eat in 2025? 9 Predictions to Chew On.,</strong></a> <i>by Kim Severson</i></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>

Jimmy Carter Dies at 100, and Questions Surround South Korean Plane Crash

<p>Plus, why coffee prices are soaring.</p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/us/politics/jimmy-carter-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker and Roy Reed</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/world/asia/plane-crash-video-south-korea.html" target="_blank"><strong>Video Offers Clues to Cause of Plane Crash, but No Immediate Answers</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <i>by Niraj Chokshi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/world/europe/azerbaijan-blames-russia-plane-crash.html" target="_blank"><strong>Azerbaijan Blames Russia for Plane Crash and Rebukes Kremlin</strong></a>, <i>by Anatoly Kurmanaev</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/business/trump-immigration-h1b-visa.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Weighs In on Immigrant Visa Debate but Offers Little Clarity</strong></a>, <i>by Ken Bensinger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/murders-decline-crime-concerns.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Number of Murders Kept Falling This Year, but Fear of Crime Persists</strong></a>, <i>by Isabelle Taft and Kate Selig</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/business/coffee-prices-climate-change.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Coffee Prices Are Soaring (Again)</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <i>by Santul Nerkar</i></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>

What a Shutdown Could Look Like, and a ‘Healthy’ Food Fight

<p>Plus, real estate’s trendiest mash-up: the “barndo.”  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/us/politics/government-shutdown-funding.html" target="_blank"><strong>Here’s What Could Happen in a Government Shutdown</strong></a>, <i>by Noah Weiland</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/us/politics/trump-johnson-spending-bill-shutdown.html" target="_blank"><strong>Government Lurches Toward Shutdown After House Tanks Trump’s Spending Plan</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/us/fani-willis-georgia-trump-case.html" target="_blank"><strong>Appeals Court Disqualifies Fani Willis From Prosecuting Georgia Trump Case</strong></a>, <i>by Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/health/fda-healthy-foods-label.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Are ‘Healthy’ Foods? The F.D.A. Updates the Labeling Terms</strong></a>, <i>by Christina Jewett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/technology/connected-cars-roads-data.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Your Car Might Be Making Roads Safer</strong></a>, <i>by Kashmir Hill</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/realestate/barndominium-home-design.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Design Trend Taking Over Rural America</strong></a>, <i>by Colette Coleman</i></p><p> </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>

51 Men Found Guilty in France Rape Trial, and a U.S. Shutdown Looms

<p>Plus, man vs. hornet.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/us/politics/spending-bill-government-shutdown-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Chaos Consumes Drive to Avoid Government Shutdown, With 2 Days to Go</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/19/world/france-rape-verdict-pelicot" target="_blank"><strong>Dominique Pelicot Gets 20-Year Sentence in Rape Trial That Shook France</strong></a>, <i>by Catherine Porter</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/health/bird-flu-emergency-california.html" target="_blank"><strong>California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu in Cattle</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/business/starbucks-china.html" target="_blank"><strong>Starbucks Has a Pumpkin Spice Latte Problem in China</strong></a>, <i>by Alexandra Stevenson, Julie Creswell and Zixu Wang</i></p><p>‘<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/murder-hornet-washington.html" target="_blank"><strong>Murder Hornet’ Has Been Eradicated From the U.S., Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Mike Baker</i></p><p> </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>

Fed Expected to Cut Rates, and C.E.O. Shooting Suspect Branded Terrorist

<p>Plus, a beefy new skin care trend.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/business/economy/trump-us-economy.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Economy Is Finally Stable. Is That About to Change?</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Casselman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/us/undocumented-border-families-texas.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘No Place to Hide’: Trapped on the Border, Immigrants Fear Deportation</strong></a>, <i>by Edgar Sandoval</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/nyregion/mangione-first-degree-murder-terrorism.html" target="_blank"><strong>Mangione Faces First-Degree Murder Charge That Brands Him a Terrorist</strong></a>, <i>by Hurubie Meko</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/18/climate/insurance-non-renewal-climate-crisis.html" target="_blank"><strong>Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen</strong></a>, <i>by Christopher Flavelle and Mira Rojanasakul</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/style/beef-tallow-skin-products.html" target="_blank"><strong>People Are Putting Beef on Their Faces. What Could Go Wrong?</strong></a>, <i>by Hank Sanders</i><br /> </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><br /> </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 Perilous Time for Europe, and a Brazen Assassination in Moscow

<p>Plus, a school shooting in Wisconsin.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/world/europe/germany-confidence-vote-scholz-snap-election.html" target="_blank"><strong>German Government Collapses at a Perilous Time for Europe</strong></a>, <i>by Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/world/europe/russian-general-bombing-moscow.html" target="_blank"><strong>Bomb Kills General Who Led Russia’s Nuclear Defense Force</strong></a>, <i>by Anton Troianovski and Constant Méheut</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/nyregion/trump-immunity-criminal-case.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Denies Trump’s Bid to Throw Out Conviction Over Immunity Ruling</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Protess and Kate Christobek</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/us/madison-wi-school-shooting-abundant-life.html" target="_blank"><strong>What We Know About the Madison School Shooting</strong></a>, <i>by Mitch Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/arts/music/zakir-hussain-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Zakir Hussain, Tabla Virtuoso Who Fused Musical Traditions, Dies at 73</strong></a>, <i>by Jon Pareles</i></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 Threatens More News Outlets, and Injuries at Amazon&apos;s Warehouses

<p>Plus, a troubling trend in American schools.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/business/media/trump-defamation-lawsuit-abc-hegseth-cnn.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage</strong></a>, <i>by David Enrich</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/world/middleeast/rebels-syria-governing-style-idlib.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Will the Rebels Rule Syria? Their Past Offers Clues</strong></a>, <i>by Neil MacFarquhar and Justin Scheck</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/business/economy/amazon-warehouse-injuries.html" target="_blank"><strong>Amazon Disregarded Internal Warnings on Injuries, Senate Investigation Claims</strong></a>, <i>by Noam Scheiber</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/technology/school-fight-videos-student-phones.html" target="_blank"><strong>An Epidemic of Vicious School Brawls, Fueled by Student Cellphones</strong></a>, <i>by Natasha Singer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5987857/2024/12/12/trading-cards-sports-collectibles-scanners-ethics/" target="_blank"><strong>How CT Scanners Are Being Used on Trading Cards</strong></a>, <i>by Larry Holder and Craig Custance</i></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 Profile of the C.E.O. Killing Suspect, and Tech Giants Give to Trump Fund

<p>Plus, a mystery in New Jersey’s skies.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/luigi-mangione-gunman-united-healthcare-shooting.html" target="_blank"><strong>Months Before C.E.O.’s Killing, the Suspect Went Silent. Where Was He?,</strong></a> <i>by Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Shawn Hubler and Jacey Fortin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/world/europe/syria-assad-europe-germany-refugees.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Fall of al-Assad Quickly Infuses Europe’s Debate Over Asylum</strong>,</a> <i>by Christopher F. Schuetze</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/technology/amazon-trump-inauguration.html" target="_blank"><strong>Amazon Plans $1 Million Donation to Trump’s Inaugural Fund</strong>,</a> <i>by Karen Weise and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/nyregion/new-jersey-drones.html" target="_blank"><strong>Are Those Drones Over New Jersey? Despite Sightings, U.S. Is Skeptical.,</strong></a> <i>by Alyce McFadden</i></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>

F.B.I. Chief to Step Out of ‘the Fray,’ and Housing’s Terrible Year

<p>Plus, a labor fight that could upend reality TV.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/politics/wray-trump-fbi-director.html" target="_blank"><strong>Christopher Wray Says He’ll Step Down as F.B.I. Director</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Goldman and Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/colleges-international-students-trump-travel-ban.html" target="_blank"><strong>Colleges Warn Foreign Students to Get to Campus Before Trump Takes Office</strong></a>, <i>by Sharon Otterman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/realestate/housing-market-2024-2025.html" target="_blank"><strong>Can the U.S. Climb Out of Its ‘Unprecedented’ Housing Crisis?</strong></a>, <i>by Ronda Kaysen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/africa/sudan-gold-rush-heart-civil-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War</strong></a>, <i>by Declan Walsh</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/arts/television/love-is-blind-nlrb-employees-union.html" target="_blank"><strong>Labor Board Classifies ‘Love Is Blind’ Contestants as Employees</strong></a>, <i>by Julia Jacobs</i></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 Search for Syria’s Disappeared, and New Details in C.E.O. Killing Investigation

<p>Plus, another World Cup raises human rights fears.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/middleeast/syria-prisoners-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Search in Syria for the Disappeared</strong></a>, <i>by Daniel Berehulak and Christina Goldbaum</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-syria.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel, Seeing an Opportunity, Demolishes Syria’s Military Assets</strong></a>, <i>by Jack Nicas</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/united-healthcare-ceo-shooting-luigi-mangione.html" target="_blank"><strong>Suspect in C.E.O. Killing Withdrew From a Life of Privilege and Promise</strong></a>, <i>by Corey Kilgannon, Mike Baker, Luke Broadwater and Shawn Hubler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/business/kroger-albertsons-merger-ftc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Federal Judge Blocks $25 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Merger</strong></a>, <i>by Danielle Kaye</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/us/franklin-fire-malibu-evacuations.html" target="_blank"><strong>Panic at Pepperdine University in Malibu as Wildfires Threaten City</strong></a>, <i>by Corina Knoll and Isabelle Taft</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/middleeast/saudi-world-cup-human-rights.html" target="_blank"><strong>FIFA Bends Own Rules to Give Saudi Arabia Coveted 2034 World Cup</strong></a>, <i>by Tariq Panja</i></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>

C.E.O. Shooting Suspect Arrested, and Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial

<p>Plus, Google’s quantum computing breakthrough.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-suspect-arrest-altoona.html" target="_blank"><strong>Suspect Is Charged in C.E.O.’s Murder After Arrest in Pennsylvania</strong></a>, <i>by Ed Shanahan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/daniel-penny-not-guilty-jordan-neely.html" target="_blank"><strong>Daniel Penny Is Acquitted in Death of Jordan Neely on Subway</strong></a>, <i>by Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/middleeast/the-netanyahu-corruption-trial-explained.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Netanyahu Corruption Trial, Explained</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/business/tiktok-temporary-pause-ban-supreme-court-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>TikTok Asks Court to Temporarily Freeze Sale-or-Ban Law</strong></a>, <i>by Sapna Maheshwari</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/technology/google-quantum-computing.html" target="_blank"><strong>Quantum Computing Inches Closer to Reality After Another Google Breakthrough</strong></a>, <i>by Cade Metz</i></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>

Syria’s New Reality, and Trump Lays Out Aggressive Agenda

<p>Plus, the end of the Eras Tour.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/us/politics/syria-assad-iran-risks.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Assad Gone, a Brutal Dictatorship Ends. But the New Risks Are Huge</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/us/politics/trump-interview-meet-the-press.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Signals an Aggressive Opening, Threatening ‘Jail’ for Cheney and Others</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/world/asia/south-korea-protests-president-impeach.html" target="_blank"><strong>Disappointed Protesters Vow to Keep Pressure on South Korea’s Yoon</strong></a>, <i>by John Yoon and Brolley Genster</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/health/usda-bird-flu-milk-testing.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Milk to Be Tested for Bird Flu Virus</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/arts/music/for-taylor-swift-its-the-end-of-the-eras.html" target="_blank"><strong>For Taylor Swift, It’s the End of the ‘Eras,’</strong></a> <i>by Victor Mather and Sarah Berman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/arts/music/taylor-swift-eras-tour-ticket-sales.html" target="_blank"><strong>Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Grand Total: A Record $2 Billion</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Sisario</i></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>

Police Track C.E.O.’s Killer, and Biden Aides Consider Blanket Pardons

<p>Plus, the spectacular rebirth of Notre-Dame.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/nyregion/brian-thompson-uhc-shooting-suspect-search.html" target="_blank"><strong>Images of Unmasked Suspect Emerge as the Police Track C.E.O.’s Killer</strong></a>, <i>by Ed Shanahan and Andy Newman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/business/brian-thompson-insurance-executives-threats.html" target="_blank"><strong>The ‘Chilling’ Fatal Shooting of a C.E.O. Has Business Leaders on Edge</strong></a>, <i>by Emma Goldberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/politics/biden-trump-pardons.html" target="_blank"><strong>Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker and Erica L. Green</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/technology/bitcoin-price-record.html" target="_blank"><strong>Bitcoin Hits a Milestone: $100,000</strong></a>, <i>by David Yaffe-Bellany</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/politics/david-sacks-crypto-ai-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Names Top Silicon Valley Conservative to Oversee Crypto and A.I.</strong></a>, <i>by Theodore Schleifer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/world/europe/notre-dame-paris-france.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Notre-Dame Was Reborn</strong></a>, <i>by Aurelien Breeden</i></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 Manhunt in Manhattan, and Another Trump Pick in Trouble

<p>Plus, the A.I. that aces weather forecasts.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooting.html" target="_blank"><strong>Police Hunt Gunman After Health Executive Is Killed in ‘Brazen Targeted Attack,’</strong></a><strong> </strong><i>by Michael Wilson, Chelsia Rose Marcius, Maria Cramer and Joe Rennison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/politics/hegseth-trump-defense.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Hegseth Vows to Fight, Trump Considers DeSantis for Defense Secretary</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Michael D. Shear</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/politics/trump-organization-plans-an-ethics-policy-without-banning-foreign-deals.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Organization Plans an Ethics Policy Without Banning Foreign Deals</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Lipton, Ben Protess and David Yaffe-Bellany</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/04/world/south-korea-yoon-impeachment" target="_blank"><strong>South Korean Lawmakers Question Military Leaders After Failed Crackdown</strong></a>, <i>by Choe Sang-Hun, John Yoon and Qasim Nauman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/politics/supreme-court-transgender-care-minors.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Inclined to Uphold Tennessee Law on Transgender Care</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak and Emily Bazelon</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/science/google-ai-weather-forecast.html" target="_blank"><strong>Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts</strong></a>, <i>by William J. Broad</i></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>

What to Know About the Chaos in South Korea, and a Major Trans Rights Case

<p>Plus, how money to protect pandas is really spent.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/04/world/south-korea-yoon-martial-law" target="_blank"><strong>South Korea’s President Faces Impeachment Motion</strong></a>, <i>by John Yoon, Victoria Kim, Minho Kim and Choe Sang-Hun</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/politics/transgender-care-tennessee-ban.html" target="_blank"><strong>For Families of Transgender Children, Tennessee’s Ban Forces Hard Choices</strong></a>, <i>by Emily Cochrane</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/politics/california-house-gray-duarte.html" target="_blank"><strong>California Democrat Flips Seat in the Last House Race to Be Called</strong></a>, <i>by Jill Cowan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/us/politics/chad-chronister-dea-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Pick to Lead D.E.A. Withdraws, Citing ‘Gravity’ of Job</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/us/trump-fbi-background-checks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Team Signs Agreement to Allow F.B.I. Background Checks for Nominees</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman, Charlie Savage and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/podcasts/south-korea-trans-rights.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Zoos Gave a Fortune to Protect Pandas. That’s Not How China Spent It</strong></a>, <i>by Mara Hvistendahl</i></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>

White House Defends Pardon, and Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire

<p>Plus, mail trucks get a “goofy” upgrade.</p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/us/politics/biden-pardon-criticized-democrats.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pardoning Hunter Complicates the Legacy That Biden Envisioned</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/us/politics/hunter-biden-pardon-president.html" target="_blank"><strong>Broad Pardon for Hunter Biden Troubles Experts</strong></a>, <i>by Kenneth P. Vogel</i></p><p><a href="https://nytimes.com/2024/12/03/us/supreme-court-ethics-rules.html" target="_blank"><strong>Inside the Supreme Court Ethics Debate: Who Judges the Justices?</strong></a>, <i>by Jodi Kantor and Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://nytimes.com/2024/12/03/world/middleeast/israel-hezbollah-cease-fire-violations.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Israel and Hezbollah Are Still Firing Amid a Cease-Fire</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/us/usps-new-mail-trucks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Yes, It ‘Looks Like a Duck,’ but Carriers Like the New Mail Truck</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Levenson</i></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 Pardons His Son Hunter in U-Turn, and Syrian Rebels’ Surprise Advance

<p>Plus, Oxford’s word of the year is …. </p><p> </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.<br /> </p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/politics/biden-pardon-son-hunter.html" target="_blank"><strong>Biden Issues a ‘Full and Unconditional Pardon’ of His Son Hunter Biden</strong></a>, <i>by Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/us/politics/trump-defiance-appointees.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Doubles Down on Defiance After the Collapse of the Matt Gaetz Selection</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/world/middleeast/syria-rebels-bashar-al-assad.html" target="_blank"><strong>Syria’s Rebels Struck When Assad’s Allies Were Weakened and Distracted</strong></a>, <i>by Raja Abdulrahim</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/world/americas/mexico-fentanyl-chemistry-students.html" target="_blank"><strong>Mexican Cartels Lure Chemistry Students to Make Fentanyl</strong></a>, <i>by Natalie Kitroeff and Paulina Villegas</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/arts/brain-rot-oxford-word.html" target="_blank"><strong>Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year Is…</strong></a>, <i>by Jennifer Schuessler</i></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 Fragile Israel-Hezbollah Truce, and a Push to Make You Love Plastic

<p>Plus, the A.I. granny scamming the scammers. </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11/27/world/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-cease-fire/here-is-the-latest-on-the-cease-fire-in-lebanon?smid=url-share" target="_blank"><strong>Thousands Return to Southern Lebanon as Cease-Fire Takes Effect</strong></a>, <i>by Euan Ward</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/us/politics/jay-bhattacharya-nih-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Picks Stanford Doctor Who Opposed Lockdowns to Head N.I.H.</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/climate/plastic-industry-internal-documents.html" target="_blank"><strong>Inside the Plastic Industry’s Battle to Win Over Hearts and Minds</strong></a>, <i>by Hiroko Tabuchi</i></p><p><a href="https://nytimes.com/2024/11/27/us/thanksgiving-travel-chicago-new-york.html" target="_blank"><strong>Record Number of Travelers Expected Over Thanksgiving Week</strong></a><strong>, </strong><i>by Hank Sanders</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/technology/ai-granny-phone-scam.html" target="_blank"><strong>An A.I. Granny Is Phone Scammers’ Worst Nightmare</strong></a>, <i>by Ali Watkins</i></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 Dramatic Tariff Plan, and a Cease-Fire Takes Shape in Lebanon

<p>Plus, Matt Gaetz’s new gig.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/business/economy/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Plans Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China That Could Cripple Trade</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson, Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Simon Romero</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/us/politics/jack-smith-trump-election-documents-charges.html" target="_blank"><strong>Jack Smith Seeks Dismissal of Two Federal Cases Against Trump</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage and Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/podcasts/trumps-tariff-plan-ceasefire.html"><strong>Top Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to ‘Promote’ Potential Appointees</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/world/europe/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-strikes-ceasefire.html" target="_blank"><strong>Netanyahu Signals Openness to Cease-Fire With Hezbollah, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Ronen Bergman, Patrick Kingsley and Jack Nicas</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/world/asia/pakistan-protests-imran-khan.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pakistan Deploys Army in Its Capital as Protesters and Police Clash</strong></a>, <i>by Salman Masood</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/magazine/ozempic-junk-food.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back</strong></a>, <i>by Tomas Weber</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/style/matt-gaetz-cameo.html" target="_blank"><strong>Who Needs Congress When You Have Cameo?</strong></a>, <i>by Joseph Bernstein</i></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 Transition’s Secret Funding, and a Campus Crackdown

<p>Plus, payouts for finding pandemic fraud.  </p><p> </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.<br /> </p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/us/politics/trump-cabinet-america-first.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Cabinet: Many Ideologies Behind the Veil of ‘America First,’</strong></a> <i>by David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/us/politics/donald-trump-2024-campaign-transition.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money</strong></a>, <i>by Ken Bensinger and David A. Fahrenthold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/world/middleeast/lebanon-dahiya-hezbollah-israel-airstrikes.html" target="_blank"><strong>On the Outskirts of Beirut, a Crowd Watches the War, and Waits for Its End</strong></a>, <i>by Christina Goldbaum</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/us/university-crackdowns-protests-israel-hamas-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Universities Cracked Down on Pro-Palestinian Activism</strong></a>, <i>by Isabelle Taft</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/pandemic-fraud-lawsuits.html" target="_blank"><strong>They Investigated Pandemic Fraud, Then Earned Thousands</strong></a>, <i>by Madeleine Ngo</i></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 Pick for Attorney General, and a Surprise Turn in U.S. Drug Deaths

<p>Plus, a “Wicked” warning.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/politics/matt-gaetz-withdraws-trump-attorney-general.html" target="_blank"><strong>Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration for Attorney General</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Picks Pam Bondi, Florida’s Former Top Prosecutor, for Attorney General After Gaetz Withdraws</strong></a>, <i>by Devlin Barrett, Maggie Haberman, Eric Lipton and Kenneth P. Vogel</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/trump-election-landslide.html" target="_blank"><strong>The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/health/overdose-deaths-decline-drug-supply.html" target="_blank"><strong>What’s Behind the Remarkable Drop in U.S. Overdose Deaths</strong></a>, <i>by Jan Hoffman and Noah Weiland</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/world/europe/russia-ballistic-missile-ukraine-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Use of New Missile, Russia Sends a Threatening Message to the West</strong></a>, <i>by Marc Santora, Lara Jakes, Valerie Hopkins, Andrew E. Kramer and Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-icc-warrant.html"><strong>‘This Helps Netanyahu’: Israelis Rally Around Netanyahu Over Warrant, for Now</strong></a>, <i>by Isabel Kershner</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/movies/wicked-movie-singalong-debate.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘Wicked’ Fans Singing in Movie Theaters Are Anything but Popular</strong></a>, <i>by Remy Tumin and Sara Ruberg</i></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>

Gaetz Ethics Report Blocked, and the Trial That’s Horrified France

<p>Plus, a $6.2 million piece of fruit.  </p><p> </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><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/politics/matt-gaetz-house-ethics-report.html" target="_blank"><strong>House Republicans Block the Release of an Ethics Committee Report on Matt Gaetz</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni, Robert Draper and Maya C. Miller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/politics/matt-gaetz-venmo-payments-sex.html" target="_blank"><strong>Federal Inquiry Traced Payments From Gaetz to Women</strong></a>, <i>by Michael S. Schmidt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/politics/mike-johnson-transgender-women-ban-capitol-bathrooms.html" target="_blank"><strong>Johnson Says He Will Bar Transgender Women From Capitol Bathrooms</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/politics/senate-israel-weapons.html" target="_blank"><strong>Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to Israel</strong></a>, <i>by Karoun Demirjian</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/europe/france-rape-trial-gisele-pelicot.html" target="_blank"><strong>As French Rape Trial Nears End, Wife Speaks of ‘Banality’ and ‘Cowardice,’</strong></a><strong> </strong><i>by Catherine Porter</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/technology/google-search-remedies-doj.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Proposes Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly</strong></a>, <i>by David McCabe</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/arts/design/cattelan-banana-sothebys-auction.html" target="_blank"><strong>Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s</strong></a>, <i>by Zachary Small</i></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>