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Russia Steps Up Ukraine Attacks, and America’s Drinking Drops to Record Low

<p>Plus, a C.I.A. secret up for auction. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/world/europe/russia-ukraine-battlefield-pokrovsk-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Russia Makes a Swift Battlefield Advance, Seeking an Edge in Trump Talks</strong></a>, <i>by Constant Méheut</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/us/border-bakery-undocumented-immigrants.html" target="_blank"><strong>Bakers on Texas-Mexican Border Are Found Guilty of Harboring Illegal Workers</strong></a>, <i>by Edgar Sandoval</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/well/us-alcohol-drinking-low-poll.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Drinking Drops to New Low, Poll Finds</strong></a>, <i>by Dani Blum</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/mark-zuckerberg-palo-alto.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Happened When Mark Zuckerberg Moved In Next Door</strong></a>, <i>by Heather Knight</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/science/kryptos-sculpture-cia-solution-auction.html" target="_blank"><strong>You Can Buy One of the C.I.A.’s Greatest Mysteries at an Auction House</strong></a>, <i>by John Schwartz</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>

Inside Trump’s D.C. Takeover, and the White House Takes On the Smithsonian

<p>Plus, why that old song suddenly has a new music video. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/dc-police-national-guard.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Show of Force Begins to Take Shape as Guard Troops Deploy in D.C.</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager and Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/arts/design/smithsonian-exhibitions-review-white-house-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions</strong></a>, <i>by Graham Bowley, Jennifer Schuessler and Robin Pogrebin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged</strong></a>, <i>by Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/russia-hack-federal-court-system.html" target="_blank"><strong>Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal Court Filing System</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Goldman, Glenn Thrush and Mattathias Schwartz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/arts/music/music-videos-talking-heads-lucy-dacus.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Song Was a Hit 20 Years Ago. It Just Got a Video</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Ducker</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 ‘Law and Order’ Crackdown on D.C., and Silicon Valley Embraces the Pentagon

<p>Plus, a quiet crisis for America’s jurors. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/trump-washington-dc-police.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Takes Control of D.C. Police, Citing ‘Bloodthirsty Criminals.’ But Crime Is Down</strong></a>, <i>by Katie Rogers</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/google-meta-openai-military-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Militarization of Silicon Valley</strong></a>, <i>by Sheera Frenkel</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/us-china-trade-tariffs-deal.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Extends China Tariff Truce by Three Months</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/business/economy/trump-bls-commissioner.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump, Seeking Friendlier Economic Data, Names New Statistics Chief</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm, Ben Casselman and Lydia DePillis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/well/the-hidden-trauma-of-jury-duty.html" target="_blank"><strong>After a Grisly Trial, Jurors Are Left With Mental Scars and Few Resources</strong></a>, <i>by Liz Krieger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/science/meteor-georgia-older-than-earth.html" target="_blank"><strong>Space Rock That Punched Through Roof Almost Struck Resident</strong></a>, <i>by Adeel Hassan</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 Prepares to Meet Putin, and Al Jazeera Says Israel Killed Its Journalists in Gaza

<p>Plus, a Labubu heist.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/politics/jd-vance-zelensky-trump-putin.html" target="_blank"><strong>Vance Says U.S. Is Working for a Meeting With Trump, Putin and Zelensky</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/us-government-nvidia-amd-chips-china.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China</strong></a>, <i>by Tripp Mickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/cdc-shooting-atlanta.html" target="_blank"><strong>What We Know About the C.D.C. Shooting in Atlanta</strong></a>, <i>by Alyce McFadden and Apoorva Mandavilli</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-journalists-killed.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/labubu-dolls-stolen-california.html" target="_blank"><strong>Thousands of Dollars Worth of Labubus Stolen From California Store</strong></a>, <i>by Rylee Kirk</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>

Israel Approves Gaza City Takeover, and Trump to Deploy Federal Agents in D.C.

<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-military-offensive.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Take Control of Gaza City</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Isabel Kershner</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/us/politics/trump-washington-dc-federal-police.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Orders Surge of Law Enforcement in Washington, D.C.</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/usaid-contraceptives-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed</strong></a>, <i>by Jeanna Smialek and Stephanie Nolen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/business/fire-retardant-monopoly.html" target="_blank"><strong>How One Company Maintained a Monopoly on U.S. Fire Retardant</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Hamby</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6535476/2025/08/05/savannah-bananas-what-can-mlb-learn/" target="_blank"><strong>What Can MLB Learn From the Savannah Bananas? A Lot, It Turns Out</strong></a>, <i>by Brittany Ghiroli</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>

Four Key Facts About Trump’s New Tariffs, and a Town Hall Showdown

<p>Plus, inside the weight-loss drug wars. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/economy/trump-tariffs-trade-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/technology/trump-chip-tariffs-semiconductors.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Chips, With a Big Caveat</strong></a>, <i>by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/world/europe/trump-putin-ukraine.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump and Putin to Meet in ‘Coming Days,’ Kremlin Aide Confirms</strong></a>, <i>by Nataliya Vasilyeva</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/politics/mike-flood-town-hall.html" target="_blank"><strong>A G.O.P. Congressman Faced Hometown Voters. It Wasn’t Pretty</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/asia/pakistan-honor-killing-gender-violence.html" target="_blank"><strong>Another Pakistani Woman Is Killed for ‘Honor,’ but She’s Not Forgotten</strong></a>, <i>by Elian Peltier and Zia ur-Rehman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/ozempic-wegovy-novo-nordisk-decline.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Ozempic’s Maker Lost Its Shine After Creating a Wonder Drug</strong></a>, <i>by Eshe Nelson</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>

Uber’s Sexual Assault Problem, and ICE’s $50,000 Signing Bonus

<p>Plus, the shark bite club. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2025/08/06/business/uber-sexual-assault.html" target="_blank"><strong>Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem</strong></a>, <i>by Emily Steel</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/health/rfk-jr-vaccine-funding.html" target="_blank"><strong>Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/politics/trump-russia-grand-jury-investigation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Officials Move to Open Inquiry on Trump’s ‘Russia Hoax’ Grievance</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/politics/ice-bonuses-immigrants-deportations.html" target="_blank"><strong>ICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz and Nicholas Nehamas</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/world/middleeast/un-israel-gaza-war-hostages.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel, Facing Anger Over Starvation in Gaza, Tries to Shift the Focus</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/world/australia/shark-attack-bite-club.html" target="_blank"><strong>Bite Club: The Fraternity That Awaits You After a Shark Attack</strong></a>, <i>by Victoria Kim</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 Public School Enrollment Crisis, and a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

<p>Plus, remembering “the Willy Wonka of cheese.” </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/public-school-enrollment-decline-vouchers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers</strong></a>, <i>by Dana Goldstein </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/us/politics/trump-tariffs-foreign-investment.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Demand to Trading Partners: Pledge Money or Get Higher Tariffs</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/us/politics/pike-confederate-statue-trump-dc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Will Reinstall Confederate Statue in Washington</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/science/nasa-moon-nuclear-reactor.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Nuclear Reactor on the Moon? Come Again?</strong></a>, <i>by Kenneth Chang </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/climate/new-jersey-pfas-settlement.html" target="_blank"><strong>Chemical Makers to Pay N.J. $875 Million to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Claims</strong></a>, <i>by Hiroko Tabuchi </i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/business/james-leprino-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>James Leprino, ‘Willy Wonka of Cheese’ Who Revolutionized Pizza, Dies at 87</strong></a>, <i>by Michael S. Rosenwald </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 ‘Wants His Own People’ in Charge of Jobs Data, and the Ex-Fox Host Turned U.S. Attorney

<p>Plus, why airlines are making everything “premium.”</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/us/texas-democrats-walkout-redistricting-map-gop.html" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Democrats Leave State to Block G.O.P. From Redrawing Political Map</strong></a>, <i>by J. David Goodman and Julie Bosman</i></p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2025/08/04/us/politics/democrats-redistricting.html" target="_blank"><strong>Democratic Group Calls on Blue States to Draw New House Maps</strong></a>, <i>by Nick Corasaniti</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/business/trump-bls-firing-economic-reports.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Casselman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/us/politics/trump-nuclear-submarines-russia.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Says He Ordered Subs Repositioned in Rare Nuclear Threat to Russia</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/us/politics/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-texas.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Minimum-Security Women’s Prison in Texas</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/us/politics/senate-confirmation-jeanine-pirro-us-attorney.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate Confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for D.C.</strong></a>, <i>by Traci Carl</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/asia/china-passports-civil-servants.html" target="_blank"><strong>No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel</strong></a>, <i>by Vivian Wang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/business/dealbook/premium-airfare.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Even Basic Airline Seats Keep Getting More ‘Premium,’</strong></a> <i>by Amrita Khalid</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&apos;s New Tariff Twist, and a $250 Million A.I. Job Offer

<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/31/business/tariffs-trump-trade" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs for Much of the World</strong></a>, <i>by River Akira Davis and Lydia DePillis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/world/middleeast/witkoff-israel-gaza-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Trump Shifts Blame to Hamas, His Envoy Plans to See Hunger Crisis Firsthand</strong></a>, <i>by Natan Odenheimer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/world/middleeast/hamas-arab-states-palestinians.html" target="_blank"><strong>Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi and Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/31/us/ice-deportation-hub-alexandria-louisiana.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Louisiana Built Trump’s Busiest Deportation Hub</strong></a>, <i>by Brent McDonald, Campbell Robertson, Zach Levitt and Albert Sun</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/health/child-vaccinations-decline-cdc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli, Teddy Rosenbluth and Francesca Paris</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/technology/ai-researchers-nba-stars.html" target="_blank"><strong>A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars</strong></a>, <i>by Mike Isaac, Eli Tan and Cade Metz</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 Trade Deadline Frenzy, and Trump’s Push to Keep Control of Congress

<p>Plus, why the tsunami wasn't bigger. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/business/economy/trump-tariffs-south-korea.html" target="_blank"><strong>South Korea Reaches Trade Deal With Trump</strong></a>, <i>by Lydia DePillis and Choe Sang-Hun</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/politics/india-tariffs-trump-russia.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Threatens India With Steep Tariffs, Including Penalty Over Russian Oil</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Alex Travelli</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/world/americas/trump-sanctions-brazil-judge-bolsonaro.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Escalates Fight With Brazil, Taking Aim at Its Economy and Politics</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Ionova and Jack Nicas</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/politics/trump-national-guard-ice.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Authorizes Deployment of National Guard at ICE Facilities</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron, Hamed Aleaziz and Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/brown-trump-deal-university-funding.html" target="_blank"><strong>Brown University Makes a Deal With the White House to Restore Funding</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Blinder, Michael C. Bender, Sharon Otterman and Anemona Hartocollis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/business/fed-meeting-july-dissent.html" target="_blank"><strong>Fed Keeps Rates Steady Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure</strong></a>, <i>by Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/politics/texas-republican-redistricting.html" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump</strong></a>, <i>by J. David Goodman, Nick Corasaniti and Shane Goldmacher</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/science/russia-earthquake-tsunami-physics.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Produce Such a Weak Tsunami?</strong></a>, <i>by Katrina Miller</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>

Tsunami Reaches U.S., and Trump’s Former Lawyer Confirmed as Judge

<p>Plus, how people are helping discover new species with their phones. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/29/world/earthquake-tsunami-russia-japan-hawaii" target="_blank"><strong>Tsunami Waves Reach California After Washing Onto Hawaii</strong></a>, <i>by Livia Albeck-Ripka, Francesca Regalado, Martin Fackler, John Keefe, Jesus Jiménez, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/politics/emil-bove-confirmed-appeals-judge.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate, Rejecting Whistle-Blower Alarms, Confirms Bove to Appeals Court</strong></a>, <i>by Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/health/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html" target="_blank"><strong>Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure</strong></a>, <i>by Christina Jewett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/business/what-to-watch-at-the-federal-reserves-july-meeting.html" target="_blank"><strong>What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s July Meeting</strong></a>, <i>by Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/nfl-cte-suicides-violence.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Familiar Suicide and Final Wish of the N.Y.C. Gunman</strong></a>, <i>by Juliet Macur, John Branch and Ken Belson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/science/citizen-science-ecology-inaturalist.html" target="_blank"><strong>Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests</strong></a>, <i>by Emily Anthes</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>

Gunman Storms New York Skyscraper, and Harvard Weighs $500 Million Deal

<p>Plus, when the peanut M&M was in trouble. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/29/nyregion/nyc-shooting-manhattan" target="_blank"><strong>Investigators Focus on Whether Midtown Gunman Was Targeting N.F.L. Offices</strong></a>, <i>by Francesca Regalado, Ed Shanahan, Chelsia Rose Marcius, Maria Cramer and Matthew Haag</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/trump-starvation-gaza-america-first.html" target="_blank"><strong>For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater and Michael D. Shear</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/health/trump-drug-tariffs-europe.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tariffs on Medicines From Europe Stand to Cost Drugmakers Billions</strong></a>, <i>by Rebecca Robbins</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/trump-harvard-payment.html" target="_blank"><strong>Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute</strong></a>, <i>by Michael C. Bender, Alan Blinder and Michael S. Schmidt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/iran-water-crisis-drought.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tehran Is at Risk of Running Out of Water Within Weeks</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi and Leily Nikounazar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/dining/peanut.html" target="_blank"><strong>How an M&M Sparked the Search for the Next Perfect Peanut</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>

Outrage Grows Over Starvation in Gaza, and a Mysterious Pentagon Budget Line

<p>Plus, a very D.I.Y. act of defiance. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un-aid-theft.html" target="_blank"><strong>No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Natan Odenheimer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-aid-hunger.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/world/middleeast/gaza-starvation-reporters-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>News Organizations Urge Israel to Let Reporters and Aid Into Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/world/europe/eu-trade-deal-trump-tariffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Reaches Preliminary Trade Deal With Europe</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson, Jeanna Smialek and Melissa Eddy</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/us/politics/air-force-one-trump-cost.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/screwworm-beef-prices.html" target="_blank"><strong>Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef</strong></a>, <i>by Pooja Salhotra</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/world/asia/china-demolition-house.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building</strong></a>, <i>by Vivian Wang</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 Contentious Media Merger, and the F.B.I.’s Epstein Scramble

<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/business/media/fcc-skydance-merger-paramount.html" target="_blank"><strong>F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s $8 Billion Merger With Paramount</strong></a>, <i>by Benjamin Mullin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/trump-bank-federal-reserve.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Spars With Powell Over Fed’s Costly Renovations in Rare Visit</strong></a>, <i>by Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-files-trump-bondi-justice-department-fbi.html" target="_blank"><strong>How a Frantic Scouring of the Epstein Files Consumed the Justice Dept.</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Goldman and Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/middleeast/gaza-starvation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gazans Are Dying of Starvation</strong></a>, <i>by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Isabel Kershner and Abu Bakr Bashir</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/europe/france-palestine-statehood-macron-gaza.html" target="_blank"><strong>France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says</strong></a>, <i>by Roger Cohen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/israel-us-hamas-talks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel and the U.S. Pull Back From Talks With Hamas</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Johnatan Reiss</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/sports/hulk-hogan-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hulk Hogan, Shirt-Shredding Superstar of Pro Wrestling, Dies at 71</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’s Name in the Epstein Files, and Rare Protests in Ukraine

<p>Plus, how many steps do you really need a day? </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/us/politics/trump-epstein-files-named.html" target="_blank"><strong>Attorney General Told Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/us/politics/florida-epstein-transcripts-unsealed-denied.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Denies Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts in Florida</strong></a>, <i>by Zach Montague and Seamus Hughes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/nyregion/columbia-trump-funding-deal.html" target="_blank"><strong>Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump</strong></a>, <i>by Sharon Otterman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/technology/trump-ai-executive-orders.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Plans to Give A.I. Developers a Free Hand</strong></a>, <i>by David McCabe and Cecilia Kang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/europe/zelensky-protests-ukraine-corruption.html" target="_blank"><strong>Facing Outcry Over Corruption, Zelensky Says He Will Reverse Course</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew E. Kramer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/well/how-many-steps-per-day-health.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Many Steps Do You Really Need in a Day?</strong></a>, <i>by Simar Bajaj</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 Baselessly Accuses Obama of ‘Treason,’ and Transgender Clinics Close

<p>Plus, Ozzy Osbourne’s wild life. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/politics/mike-johnson-ends-house-session-epstein-vote.html" target="_blank"><strong>Johnson Cuts Short House Business to Avoid Vote on Releasing Epstein Files</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni and Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/politics/trump-obama-clinton-epstein-treason.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Escalates Attacks on Obama and Clinton as Questions Swirl About Epstein</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater and Julian E. Barnes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/epa-endangerment-finding-rescind.html" target="_blank"><strong>E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Friedman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/politics/trump-japan-trade-deal.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and River Akira Davis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/business/gm-profit-tariffs-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>G.M. Profit Shrinks on Billion-Dollar Tariff Hit</strong></a>, <i>by Jack Ewing</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/trump-transgender-healthcare-california-hospitals.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hospitals Are Limiting Gender Treatment for Trans Minors, Even in Blue States</strong></a>, <i>by Jill Cowan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/politics/us-olympics-trans-women-athletes-ban-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Olympic Officials Bar Transgender Women From Women’s Competitions</strong></a>, <i>by Juliet Macur</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/middleeast/iran-fires-sabotage.html" target="_blank"><strong>Iranian Officials Suspect Sabotage in String of Mysterious Fires</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/arts/music/ozzy-osbourne-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Prince of Darkness’ Turned Reality TV Star, Dies at 76</strong></a>, <i>by Gavin Edwards</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>

M.L.K. Files Released, and Troops Are Withdrawing From California

<p>Plus, the missing child case that changed America.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/politics/mlk-jr-files-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Releases Thousands of Martin Luther King Jr. Files</strong></a>, <i>by Rick Rojas and Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/politics/mike-johnson-epstein-files-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Johnson Retreats on Demand for Epstein Disclosures, Saying Trump Needs ‘Space’</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/politics/breonna-taylor-brett-hankison-prison.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/marines-los-angeles-withdraw-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Marines Will Begin Withdrawing From Los Angeles</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn Hubler and Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/nyregion/etan-patz-conviction-overturned.html" target="_blank"><strong>Conviction Reversed in Etan Patz Case That Put Focus on Missing Children</strong></a>, <i>by Hurubie Meko and Jonah E. Bromwich</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/arts/television/malcolm-jamal-warner-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ Dies at 54</strong></a>, <i>by Derrick Bryson Taylor and Matt Stevens</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’s Face-Off With the White House, and a Disturbing Pattern in Organ Donations

<p>Plus, pop music and sign language. </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/trump-administration-harvard-hearing.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration and Harvard Face Crucial Court Test</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Blinder</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/organ-transplants-donors-alive.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk</strong></a>, <i>by Brian M. Rosenthal and Julie Tate</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-military-evacuation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli Troops Kill Dozens Seeking Food Near Border, Gazan Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman, Isabel Kershner and Ameera Harouda</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/world/asia/japan-parliamentary-elections-exit-polls.html" target="_blank"><strong>Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right</strong></a>, <i>by Martin Fackler, Hisako Ueno and Kiuko Notoya</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/world/asia/k-pop-sign-language.html" target="_blank"><strong>This K-Pop Band Is Making Waves With Sign Language</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</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> <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 Order on Epstein Files, and Colbert’s Canceled ‘Late Show’

<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/trump-epstein-bondi-grand-jury-testimony.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Tells Bondi to Seek Release of Epstein Grand Jury Testimony</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/epstein-files-house-republicans-vote.html" target="_blank"><strong>House Republicans Dangle Possible Vote on Epstein Files, After Voter Backlash</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/senate-vote-trump-bill-pbs-npr-foreign-aid.html" target="_blank"><strong>Congress Agrees to Claw Back Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/technology/crypto-industry-milestone-legislation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Crypto Industry Reaches Milestone With Passage of First Major Bill</strong></a>, <i>by</i> <i>David Yaffe-Bellany and Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/business/stephen-colbert-late-show-ending.html" target="_blank"><strong>CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season</strong></a>, <i>by John Koblin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/world/europe/uk-voting-age-16.html" target="_blank"><strong>The U.K. Plans to Lower the Voting Age to 16. Here’s What to Know,</strong></a> <i>by Stephen Castle</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>

The Senate Surrenders on Spending, and Trump’s New Epstein Strategy

<p>Plus, paying people to quit meth.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/senate-vote-trump-bill-pbs-npr-foreign-aid.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/politics/trump-powell-firing-letter.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Has Draft of Letter to Fire Fed Chair. He Asked Republicans if He Should Send It.</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman and Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/politics/trump-epstein-attacks-supporters.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s New Strategy on Epstein Fallout: Blame the Democrats</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater and Erica L. Green</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/health/meth-addiction-treatment-contingency-management.html" target="_blank"><strong>Upended by Meth, Some Communities Are Paying Users to Quit</strong></a>, <i>by Jan Hoffman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/fyre-fesival-sold-ebay.html" target="_blank"><strong>Scandal-Ridden Fyre Festival Is Sold for $245,000 on eBay</strong></a>, <i>by Neil Vigdor</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>

Tariffs Push Prices Up, and the Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket&apos;

<p>Plus, why that e-book cost your library $50.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/trump-tariffs-inflation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Rising Inflation Underscores Risks in Trump’s New Tariff Threats</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm and Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/politics/supreme-courts-shadow-docket.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/state-department-layoffs-russia-ukraine.html" target="_blank"><strong>State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Crowley, Greg Jaffe and Julian E. Barnes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/hhs-layoffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>H.H.S. Finalizes Thousands of Layoffs After Supreme Court Decision</strong></a>, <i>by Christina Jewett and Benjamin Mueller</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/world/africa/iran-deportations-afghanistan.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?</strong></a>,’ <i>by Elian Peltier, Farnaz Fassihi and Yaqoob Akbary</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/books/libraries-e-books-licensing.html" target="_blank"><strong>Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That.</strong></a> <i>By Erik Ofgang</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>

Trump’s New Ultimatum for Putin, and an Epstein Backlash

<p>Plus, the origins of an iconic TV theme song.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-nato.html" target="_blank"><strong>Behind Trump’s Tough Russia Talk, Doubts and Missing Details</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Crowley, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/supreme-court-education-department.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump’s Cuts to the Education Department</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/states-sue-trump-education-funds-afterschool.html" target="_blank"><strong>24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education</strong></a>, <i>by Sarah Mervosh</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/trump-epstein-conspiracy-theories.html" target="_blank"><strong>Will the Conspiracists Cultivated by Trump Turn on Him Over Epstein?</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn McCreesh</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/los-angeles-homeless.html" target="_blank"><strong>Homeless Population Declines in Los Angeles for a Second Straight Year</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn Hubler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/arts/music/mark-snow-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Williams</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>

Biden Hits Back on Autopen Claims, and Public Media Braces for Cuts

<p>Plus, a very Wimbledon disruption.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-pardon-autopen-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Biden Says He Made the Clemency Decisions That Were Recorded With Autopen</strong></a>, <i>by Charlie Savage and Tyler Pager</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/business/media/public-broadcasters-federal-funding.html" target="_blank"><strong>Public Broadcasters Brace for Vote on Sharp Funding Cut</strong></a>, <i>by Benjamin Mullin</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/trumps-ukraine-biden.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Willingness to Arm Ukraine Puts Him Closer to Biden Approach</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/kristi-noem-trump-texas-floods-fema.html" target="_blank"><strong>Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods</strong></a>, <i>by Alyce McFadden</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-market.html" target="_blank"><strong>Children Among at Least 10 Killed in Israeli Strike in Central Gaza, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/business/unitedhealth-insurance-criticism.html" target="_blank"><strong>UnitedHealth’s Campaign to Quiet Critics</strong></a>, <i>by David Enrich</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6490930/2025/07/13/sinner-alcaraz-wimbledon-final-result-analysis/" target="_blank"><strong>Jannik Sinner Beats Carlos Alcaraz to Win First Wimbledon Title</strong></a>, <i>by Charlie Eccleshare and Matthew Futterman</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>

How Netanyahu Prolonged the Gaza War, and the F.B.I.’s Loyalty Test

<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2025/07/11/magazine/benjamin-netanyahu-gaza-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Natan Odenheimer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/us/ice-raid-california-cannabis-farm.html" target="_blank"><strong>Federal Agents Clash With Protesters During Immigration Raid at California Farm</strong></a>, <i>by Livia Albeck-Ripka</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyregion/ice-agents-masks-lawmakers-ban.html" target="_blank"><strong>Lawmakers in Liberal States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Ley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/politics/fbi-polygraph-kash-patel.html" target="_blank"><strong>The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials’ Loyalty</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Goldman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/health/transgender-medicine-minors-trump-subpoena.html" target="_blank"><strong>Justice Dept. Demands Patient Details From Trans Medicine Providers</strong></a>, <i>by Azeen Ghorayshi and Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/ketanji-brown-jackson-democracy.html" target="_blank"><strong>Justice Jackson Says ‘the State of Our Democracy’ Keeps Her Up at Night</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/technology/nvidia-4-trillion-market-value.html" target="_blank"><strong>Nvidia Becomes First Public Company Worth $4 Trillion</strong></a>, <i>by Tripp Mickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/climate/psychedelic-sonoran-desert-toad.html" target="_blank"><strong>These Toads Have Psychedelic Powers, but They’d Prefer to Keep It Quiet</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"><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 Details on Camp Mystic, and Trump’s Retribution Campaign

<p>Plus, where curry meets quesadillas.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/09/us/camp-mystic-texas-cabins.html" target="_blank"><strong>Camp Mystic Cabins Stood in an ‘Extremely Hazardous’ Floodway</strong></a>, <i>by Mike Baker, Malika Khurana, Harry Stevens and Marco Hernandez</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/politics/ratcliffe-brennan-cia.html" target="_blank"><strong>Administration Takes Steps to Target 2 Officials Who Investigated Trump</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush and Julian E. Barnes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/politics/james-comey-secret-service.html" target="_blank"><strong>Comey Tracked by Secret Service After Post Critical of Trump</strong></a>, <i>by Michael S. Schmidt and Eileen Sullivan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/world/americas/brazil-trump-bolsonaro-lula-coup-tariff.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Pledges 50% Tariffs Against Brazil, Citing ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Bolsonaro</strong></a>, <i>by Jack Nicas</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/well/us-measles-record-outbreaks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Measles Cases Hit Highest Total Since U.S. Eliminated the Disease</strong></a>, <i>by Teddy Rosenbluth and Jonathan Corum</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/dining/mexican-indian-food-fusion.html" target="_blank"><strong>This Is the Moment for Mexican Indian Food to Flourish</strong></a>, <i>by Tejal Rao</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 Green Light to Fire Federal Workers, and Trump’s Problem With Putin

<p>Plus, the big business of youth sports. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-firings.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait</strong></a>, <i>by Eileen Sullivan and Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/trump-putin-ukraine-weapons.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Escalates Criticism of Putin After Restoring Arms Shipments to Ukraine</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/business/truth-social-trump-media-crypto.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Truth Social Business Struggles, Trump Media Goes Big on Crypto</strong></a>, <i>by Matthew Goldstein</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/travel/tsa-airports-security-shoes.html" target="_blank"><strong>T.S.A. Officially Tells Fliers They Can Keep Their Shoes On</strong></a>, <i>by Christine Chung</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/sports/football/youth-sports-private-equity.html" target="_blank"><strong>Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice</strong></a>, <i>by Joe Drape and Ken Belson</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 Trade Threats, and the Return of Land Mines

<p>Plus, your next job interview might be with A.I.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/trump-tariffs-japan-south-korea.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Revives Trade War, Threatening Steep Aug. 1 Tariffs on Allies</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Tony Romm</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/07/us/texas-floods" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Flood Death Toll Tops 100 With More Rain to Fall</strong></a>, <i>by Jesus Jiménez, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Rick Rojas and Soumya Karlamangla</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/europe/land-mines-treaty-russia-ukraine.html" target="_blank"><strong>Land Mines, a Cold War Horror, Could Return to Fortify Europe’s Borders</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew Higgins</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/world/americas/mexico-city-protests-rent-prices-tourists.html" target="_blank"><strong>Why Are Protesters in Mexico City Angry at Remote Workers?</strong></a>, <i>by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Paulina Villegas and Simon Romero</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/technology/ai-job-interviews.html" target="_blank"><strong>Welcome to Your Job Interview. Your Interviewer Is A.I.</strong></a>, <i>by Natallie Rocha</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 Agonizing Search in Texas, and a Looming Trade Deadline

<p>Plus, what your TV knows about you.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/06/us/texas-floods" target="_blank"><strong>Harrowing Tales Emerge in Texas as Rescuers Keep Up Search for Missing</strong></a>, <i>by Edgar Sandoval, Amy Graff and Jill Cowan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/politics/texas-floods-warnings-vacancies.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas</strong></a>, <i>by Christopher Flavelle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/your-money/social-security-tax.html" target="_blank"><strong>Social Security Email Says Policy Bill Eliminates Tax on Benefits. Does It?</strong></a>, <i>by Tara Siegel Bernard</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/tax-cuts-benefit-cuts.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tax Cuts Now, Benefit Cuts Later: The Timeline in the Republican Megabill</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm, Andrew Duehren, Margot Sanger-Katz, Brad Plumer and Daniel</i> <i>Wood</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/politics/migrants-djibouti-south-sudan.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Turns Eight Migrants Over to South Sudan, Ending Weeks of Legal Limbo</strong></a>, <i>by Mattathias Schwartz and Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/trump-tariff-deadline.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Keeps Foreign Countries on Edge as Tariff Deadline Nears</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/world/middleeast/netanyahu-trump-israel-war-gaza.html" target="_blank"><strong>With One War Over, Netanyahu Heads to Washington Amid Calls to End Another</strong></a>, <i>by Isabel Kershner</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/advice-smart-devices-data-tracking/" target="_blank"><strong>Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too. Here’s What They Know</strong></a>, <i>by Rachel Cericola, Jon Chase and Lee Neikirk</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 Final Vote, and the Sean Combs Verdict

<p>Plus, Lululemon vs. Costco.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/03/us/trump-news-policy-bill" target="_blank"><strong>House Moves Ahead With President’s Policy Bill Amid G.O.P. Resistance</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Gold, Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/border-crossings-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Illegal Border Crossings Plunge to Lowest Level in Decades</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/arts/music/combs-acquitted-sex-trafficking-sean-diddy.html" target="_blank"><strong>Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Sisario and Julia Jacobs</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/trump-russia-sanctions.html" target="_blank"><strong>Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into Russia</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Krolik</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/lululemon-costco-dupes-lawsuit.html" target="_blank"><strong>Lululemon Sues Costco Over Selling ‘Dupes,’</strong></a> <i>by Ali Watkins</i></p><p><i> </i>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>