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The Winners and Losers of Trump’s Big Bill, and a ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement

<p>Plus, the science of staying cool. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/senate-trump-bill.html" target="_blank"><strong>After Narrow Senate Passage, Trump’s Policy Bill Faces Resistance in House</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson, Carl Hulse, Michael Gold and Megan Mineiro</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/business/poor-americans-senate-legislation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/business/media/paramount-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit.html" target="_blank"><strong>Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit</strong></a>, <i>by Benjamin Mullin, Michael M. Grynbaum, Lauren Hirsch and David Enrich</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/penn-title-ix-transgender-swimmer-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Penn Agrees to Limit Participation of Transgender Athletes</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Blinder</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/trump-education-funds.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation</strong></a>, <i>by Sarah Mervosh and Michael C. Bender</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/climate/plastic-recycling-malaysia-import-ban.html" target="_blank"><strong>The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks</strong></a>, <i>by Hiroko Tabuchi and Zunaira Saieed</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6463906/2025/07/01/sweat-science-mlb-players-teams-devise-methods-to-stay-cool-as-temperatures-rise/" target="_blank"><strong>Sweat Science: MLB Players and Teams Devise Methods to Stay Cool as Temperatures Rise</strong></a>, <i>by Andy McCullough and Chad Jennings</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>

‘Horror Show’ at Detention Facility, and the Dollar’s Big Drop

<p>Plus, three new teams for the WNBA. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/30/us/trump-news?smid=url-share#cb36d047-7981-54ea-8263-02a8dddadcba" target="_blank"><strong>Trump to Visit Migration Detention Camp Called ‘Alligator Alcatraz</strong></a><strong>,’ </strong><i>by Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/us/immigrant-detention-conditions.html" target="_blank"><strong>Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention</strong></a>, <i>by Miriam Jordan and Jazmine Ulloa</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/senate-trump-bill.html"><strong>G.O.P. Toils to Lock Down Senate Votes as Debate on Policy Bill Enters Third Day</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Gold and Megan Mineiro</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/business/dollar-decline-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Dollar Has Its Worst Start to a Year Since 1973</strong></a>, <i>by Joe Rennison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/california-environment-newsom-ceqa.html" target="_blank"><strong>California Rolls Back Its Landmark Environmental Law</strong></a>, <i>by Laurel Rosenhall, Soumya Karlamangla and Adam Nagourney</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6462405/2025/06/30/wnba-expansion-philadelphia-cleveland-detroit/" target="_blank"><strong>WNBA Announces Record Expansion to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Pickman</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 New Cost of Trump’s Bill, and Gen Z’s Retirement Plan

<p>Plus, the tricky science behind lime green Jell-O. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/us/politics/senate-bill-trump-cbo-score-debt.html?searchResultPosition=1" target="_blank"><strong>Senate Bill Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew Duehren</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/us/politics/thom-tillis-retirement.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tillis Announces He Won’t Run Again as Trump Threatens Him With a Primary</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/us/supreme-court-trump-victories.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Triumphant Supreme Court Term for Trump, Fueled by Emergency Rulings</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak and Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/us/politics/injunctions-what-comes-next.html" target="_blank"><strong>Courts Will Have to Grapple With New Limits on Their Power</strong></a>, <i>by Mattathias Schwartz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/world/canada/trump-digital-services-tax.html" target="_blank"><strong>Canada Will Scrap Tax That Prompted Trump to Suspend Trade Talks</strong></a>, <i>by Matina Stevis-Gridneff</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/business/retirement/gen-z-retirement-savings.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gen Z, It Turns Out, Is Great at Saving for Retirement</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Rabasca Roepe</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/business/jell-o-artificial-food-dye.html" target="_blank"><strong>Jell-O With Natural Dyes? It’s Not Easy Becoming Green</strong></a>, <i>by Julie Creswell</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 G.O.P. Scramble Over Trump’s Policy Bill, and Tracking Major Supreme Court Rulings

<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/politics/parliamentarian-republican-bill.html" target="_blank"><strong>Top Senate Official Rules Against Several Key Provisions in G.O.P. Policy Bill</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson and Margot Sanger-Katz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/rfk-jr-flu-vaccine-thimerosal.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Flu Shot Vote, Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism Comes Full Circle</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/politics/university-of-virginia-president-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign</strong></a>, <i>by Michael S. Schmidt and Michael C. Bender</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/world/middleeast/us-30-million-gaza-humanitarian-foundation.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Approves $30 Million for Contentious New Gaza Aid Group</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-violence.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Lethal Risk of Seeking Food in Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Adam Rasgon</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/supreme-court-planned-parenthood.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Rules Planned Parenthood Cannot Sue Over S. Carolina Defunding Effort</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/15/us/supreme-court-major-cases-2025.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Major Supreme Court Decisions in 2025</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak, Abbie VanSickle and Alicia Parlapiano</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/science/evolution-cod-rodents-anthropocene.html" target="_blank"><strong>Honey, We Shrunk the Cod</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>

Officials Share New Analysis of Iran Strike, and Zohran Mamdani Talks Next Steps

<p>Plus, Jeff Bezos’ contentious wedding in Venice. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/trump-iran-nuclear.html" target="_blank"><strong>In New Assessment, C.I.A. Chief Says U.S. Strikes ‘Severely Damaged’ Iranian Program</strong></a>, <i>by Julian E. Barnes, Mark Mazzetti and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/world/middleeast/where-is-khamenei-iran-supreme-leader.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Leader’s Absence Raises Alarm in Iran</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyregion/zohran-mamdani-interview.html" target="_blank"><strong>Mamdani Reflects on His Astonishing Rise and the Challenges Ahead</strong></a>, <i>by Emma G. Fitzsimmons</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/world/africa/kenya-protests-william-ruto.html" target="_blank"><strong>What to Know About the Antigovernment Protests in Kenya</strong></a>, <i>by Pranav Baskar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/world/europe/venice-jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-wedding.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Bezos Wedding, Venice Braces for Love in the Time of Tech Billionaires</strong></a>, <i>by Emma Bubola</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 Political Shock in New York, and Democrats Demand Details on Iran Strike

<p>Plus, the 100 best films of the 21st century. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/24/nyregion/nyc-democratic-primary-election-mayor" target="_blank"><strong>‘We Have Won,’ Mamdani Says, as Cuomo Concedes N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary</strong></a>, <i>by Nicholas Fandos</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/iran-nuclear-sites.html" target="_blank"><strong>Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says</strong></a>, <i>by Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Ronen Bergman, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/world/middleeast/white-house-briefing-iran-strikes.html" target="_blank"><strong>White House Postpones Briefing Congress on Iran Strikes</strong></a>, <i>by Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/trump-nato-iran.html" target="_blank"><strong>Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager and David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/business/fico-buy-now-pay-later-credit-scores.html" target="_blank"><strong>FICO Scores to Include a Shopper’s ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Loan History</strong></a>, <i>by Kailyn Rhone</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html" target="_blank"><strong>The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century</strong></a>, <i>by The New York Times</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 Fragile Cease-Fire Between Iran and Israel, and Toxic Homes in L.A.

<p>Plus, Florida’s new “Alligator Alcatraz” for migrants. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/24/world/ceasefire-iran-israel-trump" target="_blank"><strong>Hours After Israel and Iran Agree to Truce, Its Fate Is Uncertain</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley, Isabel Kershner and Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/us/politics/supreme-court-south-sudan-migrants.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Migrants to Countries Other Than Their Own</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Liptak</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/us/politics/florida-alligator-alcatraz-migrant-detention-center.html" target="_blank"><strong>Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/24/realestate/los-angeles-fires-toxic-homes.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘Unsafe to Inhabit’: The Toxic Homes of L.A.</strong></a>, <i>by Blacki Migliozzi, Rukmini Callimachi and K.K. Rebecca Lai</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/science/vera-rubin-telescopes-first-images.html" target="_blank"><strong>Vera Rubin Scientists Reveal Telescope’s First Images</strong></a>, <i>by Kenneth Chang and 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>

Inside the U.S. Strikes on Iran, and a Dangerous Heat Wave Spreads

<p>Plus, Tesla’s new Robotaxi. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/us/politics/trump-iran-decision-strikes.html" target="_blank"><strong>Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike Iran</strong></a>, <i>by Mark Mazzetti, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/world/middleeast/iran-government-us-attack.html" target="_blank"><strong>Iranian Officials Try to Project Sense of Normalcy, Though Nothing Is Normal</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-interview-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘It Felt Like Kidnapping,’ Khalil Says in First Interview Since Release</strong></a>, <i>by Jonah E. Bromwich</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/weather/heat-wave-temperatures.html" target="_blank"><strong>Dangerous Heat Wave Expands Over Central and Eastern United States</strong></a>, <i>by Nazaneen Ghaffar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/business/tesla-robotaxi-service-austin.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tesla Begins Limited Robotaxi Service in Austin</strong></a>, <i>by Jack Ewing</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 Iran Deadline, and TikTok’s Future in the U.S.

<p>Plus, a fast-food gimmick turns 20.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/20/world/israel-iran-trump" target="_blank"><strong>Live Updates: Europe Pushes Diplomacy as Trump Delays Iran War Decision</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/us/politics/iran-nuclear-weapons-assessment.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Spy Agencies Assess Iran Remains Undecided on Building a Bomb</strong></a>, <i>by Julian E. Barnes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/us/california-national-guard-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of California National Guard in L.A.</strong></a>, <i>by Charlie Savage and Laurel Rosenhall</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/business/media/tiktok-cannes-shou-chew.html" target="_blank"><strong>TikTok Hits Cannes, Where a U.S. Ban Seems a Distant Dream</strong></a>, <i>by Sapna Maheshwari</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/business/energy-environment/hybrid-cars-electric-vehicles.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hybrid Cars, Once Derided and Dismissed, Have Become Popular</strong></a>, <i>by Neal E. Boudette</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/dining/taco-bell-crunchwrap-supreme.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Fast-Food Gimmick That Became an Unlikely Muse for Chefs</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Fortney</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 MAGA Fight Over Iran, and a Critical Ruling on Transgender Youth Care

<p>Plus, a bidding frenzy over David Lynch’s espresso machine. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/19/world/iran-israel-trump-news" target="_blank"><strong>Israel Says Iranian Missile Strikes Hospital and Vows to Intensify Attacks</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Rasgon, Ephrat Livni and David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/trump-maga-base-iran-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Base in Uproar Over His Openness to Joining Iran Fight</strong></a>, <i>by Jess Bidgood</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/supreme-court-trans-what-we-know.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Court Upheld a State Ban on Transgender Care for Minors. Here’s What We Know</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/gender-treatments-trans-youth-medicine.html" target="_blank"><strong>What Has Medical Research Found on Gender Treatments for Trans Youth?</strong></a>, <i>by Azeen Ghorayshi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/well/lgbtq-988-suicide-prevention.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Will End L.G.B.T.Q. Suicide Prevention Service</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Astor</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/justice-dept-guns-atf-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Justice Dept. to Cut Two-Thirds of Inspectors Monitoring Gun Sales</strong></a>, <i>by Glenn Thrush</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/world/europe/austria-gun-laws-school-shooting.html" target="_blank"><strong>Austria Moves to Tighten Gun Laws After Deadly School Shooting</strong></a>, <i>by Christopher F. Schuetze</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/arts/design/david-lynch-auction.html" target="_blank"><strong>David Lynch’s Director’s Chair Sells for $70,000 at Los Angeles Auction</strong></a>, <i>by Derrick Bryson Taylor and Pamela Chelin</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 Threatens Iran’s Leader, and Some Gazans Fear Death While Getting Aid

<p>Plus, “America’s Sweethearts” get a raise. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/us/politics/trump-iran-surrender-khamenei.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ and Threatens Its Supreme Leader</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-aid-sites-violence.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘I’ll Never Try Again’: For Some Gazans, Seeking Aid Is Just Too Risky</strong></a>, <i>by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Abu Bakr Bashir</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/world/europe/russia-air-strikes-deaths-kyiv.html" target="_blank"><strong>Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 10</strong></a>, <i>by Constant Méheut</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/world/canada/g7-ukraine-trump-zelensky.html" target="_blank"><strong>As G7 Talks End in Canada, Ukraine Comes Away With Little</strong></a>, <i>by Matina Stevis-Gridneff</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/us/politics/congress-security-after-minnesota.html" target="_blank"><strong>Members of Congress Press for More Security After Minnesota Attacks</strong></a>, <i>by Megan Mineiro and Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/well/alzheimer-symptoms-reversal-dale-bredesen.html" target="_blank"><strong>An Expensive Alzheimer’s Lifestyle Plan Offers False Hope, Experts Say</strong></a>, <i>by Lindsay Gellman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/style/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-salary-americas-sweethearts.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Get a 400 Percent Pay Raise</strong></a>, <i>by Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Katie Van Syckle</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 Cuts G7 Trip Short, and Senate Republicans Propose Steep Medicaid Cuts

<p>Plus, streaming’s TV takeover. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/17/world/israel-iran-trump" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Returns to D.C. as Israel and Iran Trade Attacks</strong></a>, <i>by Michael D. Shear, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Francesca Regalado</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/trump-iran-diplomacy-conflict.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Iran Choice: Last-Chance Diplomacy or a Bunker-Busting Bomb</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html" target="_blank"><strong>36 More Countries May Be Added to Trump’s Travel Ban</strong></a>, <i>by Charlie Savage and Edward Wong</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/senate-bill-medicaid-cuts.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senate Bill Would Make Deep Cuts to Medicaid, Setting Up Fight With House</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson, Margot Sanger-Katz, Tony Romm and Brad Plumer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/world/americas/peru-gang-violence-extortions.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gangs Terrorize Peru in an Epidemic of Extortion</strong></a>, <i>by Mitra Taj</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/business/media/streaming-beats-cable-broadcast.html" target="_blank"><strong>It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV</strong></a>, <i>by John Koblin</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Manhunt Ends for Minnesota Suspect, and Israel-Iran Conflict Ramps Up

<p>Plus, Pope Leo’s hometown shout-out. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/world/middleeast/iran-israel-war-off-ramp.html" target="_blank"><strong>With No Clear Off-Ramp, Israel’s War With Iran May Last Weeks Not Days</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/minnesota-lawmakers-manhunt-what-to-know.html" target="_blank"><strong>Minnesota Manhunt and Arrest: What We Know</strong></a>, <i>by Bernard Mokam and Pooja Salhotra</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/politics/minnesota-political-violence.html" target="_blank"><strong>Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Lerer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/politics/trump-military-parade-takeaways.html" target="_blank"><strong>Takeaways From Trump’s Military Parade in Washington</strong></a>, <i>by Zach Montague</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/protests-cities-no-kings.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘No Kings’ Protests Across the United States</strong></a>, <i>by The New York Times</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/us/politics/no-kings-protest-shooting-salt-lake-city.html" target="_blank"><strong>1 Killed in Shooting at a ‘No Kings’ Protest in Salt Lake City</strong></a>, <i>by Alexandra E. Petri</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/chicago-mass-pope-leo-comiskey.html" target="_blank"><strong>Pope Leo Delivers First Public Address to an American Audience</strong></a>, <i>by Ruth Graham</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 Attacks Iran, and India Plane Crash Survivor Speaks

<p>Plus, Friday’s news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/12/world/israel-iran-us-nuclear" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli Strikes Wipe Out Iran’s Top Military Chain of Command</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi, Qasim Nauman, Aaron Boxerman, Patrick Kingsley and Ronen Bergman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/world/middleeast/israel-iran-tehran-attack.html" target="_blank"><strong>Residents of Tehran Awake to Devastation</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/us/politics/california-trump-lawsuit-protests.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Use of National Guard in Limbo After Court Rulings</strong></a>, <i>by Charlie Savage, Kellen Browning and Laurel Rosenhall</i></p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2025/06/12/us/politics/senator-alex-padilla-handcuffed.html" target="_blank"><strong>Senator Is Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed After Interrupting Noem</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn Hubler, Jennifer Medina and Jill Cowan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/world/asia/india-air-crash-victims.html" target="_blank"><strong>Grieving Relatives of India Air Crash Victims Wait for Bodies to Be Identified</strong></a>, <i>by Suhasini Raj, Mujib Mashal and Pragati K.B.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/world/asia/viswash-kumar-ramesh-air-india-survivor.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘I Don’t Know How I Am Alive,’ Air India Crash Survivor Tells Family</strong></a>, <i>by Jacob Judah</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/science/bedbugs-humans-urbanization-study.html" target="_blank"><strong>Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew Jacobs</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>

Plane Crash in India, and Israel Appears Ready to Attack Iran

<p>Plus, remembering the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/12/world/india-plane-crash-ahmedabad#india-plane-crash-ahmedabad" target="_blank"><strong>Passenger Plane Crashes in Western India With 242 Aboard</strong></a>, <i>by John Yoon and Suhasini Raj</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/nyregion/immigration-courthouse-arrests-trump-deportation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Inside a Courthouse, Chaos and Tears as Trump Accelerates Deportations</strong></a>, <i>by Luis Ferré-Sadurní</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/rfk-jr-cdc-vaccine-panel.html" target="_blank"><strong>Kennedy Announces Eight New Members of C.D.C. Vaccine Advisory Panel</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/iran-us-iraq-diplomats-middle-east.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel Appears Ready to Attack Iran, Officials in U.S. and Europe Say</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Crowley, David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/nyregion/harvey-weinstein-sex-crimes-trial.html" target="_blank"><strong>After a Wild Day in Court, Weinstein Jurors Will Resume Deliberations</strong></a>, <i>by Hurubie Meko</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/arts/music/brian-wilson-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Brian Wilson, Pop Auteur and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Sisario</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>

Protests Over Immigration Raids Spread, and Austria Reels From Rare School Shooting

<p>Plus, a BTS reunion on the horizon? </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/11/us/los-angeles-protests-trump-ice" target="_blank"><strong>Cities Across U.S. Brace for Protests as Marines Prepare to Deploy in L.A.</strong></a>, <i>by Francesca Regalado, John Yoon, Julie Bosman, Eric Schmitt and Sean Keenan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/national-guard-texas-deploy-abbott.html" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Governor Will Deploy National Guard to Immigration Protests</strong></a>, <i>by Yan Zhuang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/eleanor-norton-age-congress-dc.html" target="_blank"><strong>Norton, D.C.’s Stalwart in Congress, Clings to Seat Amid Signs of Decline</strong></a>, <i>by Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/southern-baptist-obergefell-same-sex-marriage.html" target="_blank"><strong>Southern Baptists Endorse Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage</strong></a>, <i>by Ruth Graham</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/world/europe/austria-school-shooting-graz.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘We’re Just Speechless’: Austria Mourns After Deadly School Rampage</strong></a>, <i>by Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/arts/music/bts-rm-v-military-service.html" target="_blank"><strong>K-Pop Fans’ Wait Is Almost Over as BTS Members Leave the Army,</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 Sends Marines to L.A. Protests, and Kennedy Fires Vaccine Experts

<p>Plus, remembering a funk legend.  </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/us/politics/trump-pentagon-marines-protests.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration More Than Doubles Federal Deployments to Los Angeles</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger, Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Laurel Rosenhall</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/us/trump-immigration-raids-workplaces.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Targets Workplaces as Immigration Crackdown Widens</strong></a>, <i>by Lydia DePillis and Ernesto Londoño</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/health/rfk-jr-cdc-vaccine-panel.html" target="_blank"><strong>Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technology/chatgpt-openai-colleges.html" target="_blank"><strong>Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.</strong></a>, <i>by Natasha Singer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/arts/music/sly-stone-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82</strong></a>, <i>by Joe Coscarelli</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 Deploys National Guard in L.A., and His Travel Ban Goes Into Effect

<p>Plus, the big winners at the Tonys.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/08/us/la-protests-national-guard" target="_blank"><strong>Live Updates: Tensions Flare Between Protesters and Law Enforcement in L.A.</strong></a>, <i>by Rick Rojas, Livia Albeck-Ripka, Shawn Hubler, Jesus Jiménez and Yan Zhuang</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/newsom-formally-asks-trump-to-pull-national-guard-out-of-la.html" target="_blank"><strong>Newsom Formally Asks Trump to Pull National Guard Out of L.A.</strong></a>, <i>by Adam Nagourney</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/us/trump-travel-ban-countries-what.html" target="_blank"><strong>What to Know About Trump’s New Travel Ban</strong></a>, <i>by Isabella Kwai and Claire Moses</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/politics/abrego-garcia-justice-department-contempt-proceedings.html" target="_blank"><strong>Deportee’s Lawyers Push for Contempt Proceedings Despite His Return</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/technology/youtube-videos-content-moderation.html" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos</strong></a>, <i>by Nico Grant and Tripp Mickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/theater/tony-awards-highlights-broadway.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tonys 2025 Takeaways: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Wins 6 Awards</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Paulson</i></p><p><i>With special thanks to Mimi Dwyer</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>

Musk vs. Trump, and a Surge in Whooping Cough

<p>Plus, a Friday news quiz.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/us/politics/trump-musk-policy-bill.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump and Musk’s Unlikely Alliance Breaks Down in Rapid and Public Fashion</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager and Theodore Schleifer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/world/asia/xi-trump-talks-china-us-trade.html" target="_blank"><strong>After Trump and Xi Speak, U.S. and China Agree to Revive Trade Talks</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and David Pierson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-militia-netanyahu.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israel Armed Palestinian Militia to Fight Hamas, Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman and Patrick Kingsley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/well/whooping-cough-pertussis-booster.html" target="_blank"><strong>Whooping Cough Is Surging. Do You Need Another Shot?</strong></a>, <i>by Teddy Rosenbluth</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/travel/new-travel-terms.html" target="_blank"><strong>Land Snorkeling? Townsizing? A User’s Guide to the Latest Travel Lingo.</strong></a>, <i>by Elaine Glusac</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 Orders an Investigation Into Biden and a Travel Ban on 12 Countries

<p>Plus, these birds are getting clever.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html?smid=url-share" target="_blank"><strong>‘We Don’t Want Them’: Trump Signs Travel Ban on Citizens From 12 Countries</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/us/politics/trump-biden-investigation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Orders Investigation of Biden and His Aides</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/world/middleeast/un-security-council-gaza-cease-fire.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Demanding Immediate Gaza Cease-Fire</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/world/middleeast/israeli-aid-sites-gaza.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Close Temporarily After Deadly Shootings</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/health/should-we-test-babies-for-incurable-diseases.html" target="_blank"><strong>Should We Test Babies for Incurable Diseases?</strong></a>, <i>by Emily Baumgaertner Nunn</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/science/cockatoos-water-fountains-sydney-australia.html" target="_blank"><strong>Clever Cockatoos Have Figured Out How to Drink From Water Fountains</strong></a>, <i>by Gemma Conroy</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>

Musk Slams Trump’s Policy Bill, and Steel Tariffs Double

<p>Plus, a giant plume of dust is headed to Florida.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/technology/elon-musk-criticizes-republican-legislation.html" target="_blank"><strong>Elon Musk Calls Trump Policy Bill a ‘Disgusting Abomination’</strong></a>, <i>by Kate Conger, Michael Gold and Jonathan Swan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/politics/house-republicans-policy-bill-regrets.html" target="_blank"><strong>After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/business/economy/trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum.html" target="_blank"><strong>Higher Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports Go Into Effect</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Ian Austen</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/politics/trump-emergency-abortion-rule.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/politics/navy-ships-harvey-milk-renamed.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel</strong></a>, <i>by Karoun Demirjian and John Ismay</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-hajj-heat.html" target="_blank"><strong>Amid Rising Heat, Hajj Becomes Test of Endurance for Pilgrims and Saudi Arabia</strong></a>, <i>by Ismaeel Naar</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/weather/saharan-dust-florida-gulf-coast.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Giant Plume of Saharan Dust Is Headed to Florida</strong></a>, <i>by Amy Graff</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>

Israeli Soldiers Open Fire Near Aid Site, and Coffee’s Link to Healthy Aging

<p>Plus, The Times’s summer book picks. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-site-shooting-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>Israeli Soldiers Open Fire Near Gaza Aid Site. Gaza Health Officials Say 27 Are Killed</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/us/politics/trump-big-beautiful-bill-facts.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump and Allies Sell Domestic Policy Bill With Falsehoods</strong></a>, <i>by Linda Qiu</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/weather/nws-job-cuts-weather-service-hiring.html" target="_blank"><strong>After Staff Cuts, the National Weather Service Is Hiring Again</strong></a>, <i>by Judson Jones</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/climate/michael-boren-agriculture-nominee-idaho-airstrip.html" target="_blank"><strong>He Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He’s in Line to Lead the Forest Service</strong></a>, <i>by Hiroko Tabuchi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/trump-federal-spending-grants-scientists-leaving.html" target="_blank"><strong>The U.S. Lit a Beacon for Science. Under Trump, Scientists Fear It’s Dimming</strong></a>, <i>by Kate Zernike</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/well/eat/health-longevity-aging-benefits-of-coffee.html" target="_blank"><strong>That Cup of Coffee May Have a Longer-Term Perk</strong></a>, <i>by Alice Callahan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/books/review/new-fiction-books-summer-2025.html" target="_blank"><strong>31 Novels Coming This Summer</strong></a>, <i>by Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/books/review/21-nonfiction-books-coming-this-summer.html" target="_blank"><strong>21 Nonfiction Books Coming This Summer</strong></a>, <i>by Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson</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>

‘Targeted Terror Attack’ in Colorado, and Ukraine’s Audacious Plot

<p>Plus, the oldest corporation on the continent is closing. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/01/us/boulder-colorado-attack" target="_blank"><strong>Eight Burned in Attack at Colorado Event Honoring Israeli Hostages</strong></a>, <i>by John Branch, Alexandra E. Petri and Mark Walker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-distribution-site-attack.html" target="_blank"><strong>More Than 20 Killed Near Aid Distribution Site in Gaza, Health Officials Say</strong></a>, <i>by Aaron Boxerman and Ameera Harouda</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/world/europe/ukraine-russia-istanbul-talks.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ukraine and Russia to Meet for Second Round of Talks as Attacks Escalate</strong></a>, <i>by Constant Méheut and Ivan Nechepurenko</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/business/china-rare-earths-united-states-supplies.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Dependence on China for Rare Earth Magnets Is Causing Shortages</strong></a>, <i>by Keith Bradsher</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/world/canada/canada-hudsons-bay-stores-closing.html" target="_blank"><strong>A 355-Year-Old Company That Once Owned One-Third of Canada Is Shutting Down</strong></a>, <i>by Ian Austen</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>

Musk’s Drug Use, and Companies Back Off Pride Month

<p>Plus, a Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama</strong></a>, <i>by Kirsten Grind and Megan Twohey</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/trump-tariffs-trade-policy.html" target="_blank"><strong>Tariff Rulings Inject New Uncertainty Into Trump Trade Strategy</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/trump-judges-attacks-tariffs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Officials Intensify Attacks on Judges as Court Losses Mount</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/well/maha-report-citations.html" target="_blank"><strong>White House Health Report Included Fake Citations</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <i>by Dani Blum and Maggie Astor</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/ice-deportations-officials-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Top Officials Overseeing Deportations Leave Their Roles at ICE</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/nyregion/immigrants-farms-deportations-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Deportations Haunt Workers in the Fields of Rural New York</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Ley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/pride-corporate-sponsors-dei.html" target="_blank"><strong>Companies Pull Back From Pride Events as Trump Targets D.E.I.</strong></a>, <i>by Jonathan Wolfe</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/world/asia/sumo-yokozuna-onosato-daiki-japan.html" target="_blank"><strong>Japan Welcomes a New Sumo Champ. Surprise: He’s Japanese</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 Flurry of Pardons, and Musk’s Goodbye

<p>Plus, the rise of crypto kidnappings. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/trump-pardons-hoover-grimm-chrisley.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Gives Clemency to More Than Two Dozen, Including Political Allies</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/business/trump-tariffs-blocked-federal-court.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel</strong></a>, <i>by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/china-student-visas-revoke.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students, Rubio Says</strong></a>, <i>by Edward Wong</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-doge.html" target="_blank"><strong>A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Theodore Schleifer, Jonathan Swan and Ryan Mac</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/world/europe/france-crypto-kidnappings.html" target="_blank"><strong>French Crypto Chiefs Step Up Security After String of Violent Kidnappings</strong></a>, <i>by Aurelien Breeden, Catherine Porter and Liz Alderman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/movies/bruce-logan-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Bruce Logan, Who Blew Up the Death Star in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 78</strong></a>, <i>by Richard Sandomir</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/obituaries/greg-cannom-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Greg Cannom, Who Made Brad Pitt Old and Marlon Wayans White, Dies at 73</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Traub</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 Tensions for U.S. and Israel, and a Surge of Homeless Seniors

<p>Plus, a faster way up Mount Everest. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/us/politics/as-trump-seeks-iran-deal-israel-again-raises-possible-strikes-on-nuclear-sites.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Trump Seeks Iran Deal, Israel Again Raises Possible Strikes on Nuclear Sites</strong></a>, <i>by Julian E. Barnes, David E. Sanger, Maggie Haberman and Ronen Bergman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-site-israel.html" target="_blank"><strong>Chaos Mars Opening of Israeli-Backed Aid Distribution Site in Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Ephrat Livni, Patrick Kingsley, Ameera Harouda and Aaron Boxerman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/trump-student-visas-interviews.html" target="_blank"><strong>State Department Halts Interviews for Student and Exchange Visas</strong></a>, <i>by Edward Wong</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/nyregion/new-york-student-arrested-ice.html" target="_blank"><strong>ICE, Shifting Tactics, Detains High School Student at N.Y.C. Courthouse</strong></a>, <i>by Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Dana Rubinstein</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/health/covid-vaccines-children-pregnant-women-rfk-jr.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women</strong></a>, <i>by Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/homelessness-baby-boomers.html" target="_blank"><strong>How a Generation’s Struggle Led to a Record Surge in Homelessness</strong></a>, <i>by Jason DeParle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/world/europe/mount-everest-xenon-gas-nepal-uk-climbers.html" target="_blank"><strong>They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?</strong></a>, <i>by Jonathan Wolfe and Bhadra Sharma</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>

G.O.P. Resistance to Trump&apos;s Bill, and a Setback for a Gaza Aid Plan

<p>Plus, Disney’s unexpected “rebel” star. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/us/politics/fiscal-hawks-senate-house-bill.html" target="_blank"><strong>Fiscal Hawks in Senate Balk at House’s Bill to Deliver Trump’s Agenda</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson and Minho Kim</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/republican-crackdown-on-aid-to-immigrants-would-hit-us-citizens.html" target="_blank"><strong>Republican Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit U.S. Citizens</strong></a>, <i>by Madeleine Ngo and Lydia DePillis</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-new-phase.html" target="_blank"><strong>Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine as U.S. Steps Back</strong></a>, <i>by Marc Santora</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/us/politics/trump-putin.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Condemns Putin’s Killings in Ukraine, but Doesn’t Make Him Pay a Price</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/world/asia/gaza-aid-wood-independence-resigns.html" target="_blank"><strong>Head of New Gaza Aid System Resigns Over Lack of Autonomy</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley and Jin Yu Young</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/business/amazon-ai-coders.html" target="_blank"><strong>At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work</strong></a>, <i>by Noam Scheiber</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/business/media/lilo-stitch-mission-impossible-sinners-box-office.html" target="_blank"><strong>‘Lilo & Stitch’ and Tom Cruise Add to a Box Office Boomlet</strong></a>, <i>by Brooks Barnes</i></p><p><strong>‘</strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/movies/lilo-stitch-disney-live-action-merch.html" target="_blank"><strong>Lilo & Stitch’: How a Fuzzy Blue Alien Became a Disney Cash Cow</strong></a>, <i>by Ashley Spencer</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 Crypto Dinner, the End of the Penny, a Friday News Quiz

<p>Plus, an escalation with Harvard. <br /><br /><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/politics/trump-memecoin-dinner.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hundreds Join Trump at ‘Exclusive’ Dinner, With Dreams of Crypto Fortunes in Mind</strong></a>, <i>by David Yaffe-Bellany and Eric Lipton</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/politics/trump-harvard-international-students.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students</strong></a>, <i>by Michael S. Schmidt and Michael C. Bender</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/politics/trump-international-student-visas.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Revoking Student Visas</strong></a>, <i>by Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/politics/kennedy-trump-maha-report.html" target="_blank"><strong>Kennedy and Trump Paint Bleak Picture of Chronic Disease in U.S. Children</strong></a>, <i>by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Dani Blum</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/climate/deforestation-wri-report.html" target="_blank"><strong>Global Forest Loss Hit a Record Last Year as Fires Raged</strong></a>, <i>by Hiroko Tabuchi and Harry Stevens</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/politics/penny-manufacturing.html" target="_blank"><strong>End of the Penny Grows Near</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Rappeport and Karoun Demirjian</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>

D.C. Shooting Kills 2 at Jewish Museum, and House Passes Trump&apos;s &apos;Beautiful&apos; Bill

<p>Plus, breakfast cereals are getting less healthy. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/israel-embassy-staffers-killed.html" target="_blank"><strong>2 Israeli Embassy Aides Are Fatally Shot Outside Event in Washington</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush and Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/trump-ramaphosa-south-africa-visit.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation</strong></a>, <i>by Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/one-big-beautiful-bill-house-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>House G.O.P. Presses Ahead on Tax and Spending Bill, With Votes Uncertain</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson and Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/qatar-plane-trump-air-force-one.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Formally Accepts Luxury Jet From Qatar for Trump</strong></a>, <i>by Eric Lipton and Eric Schmitt</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/trump-police-consent-decrees.html" target="_blank"><strong>Justice Dept. to End Oversight of Local Police Accused of Abuses</strong></a>, <i>by Jacey Fortin, Devlin Barrett, Ernesto Londoño and Shaila Dewan</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/health/cereal-nutrients-unhealthy.html" target="_blank"><strong>American Breakfast Cereals Are Becoming Less Healthy, Study Finds</strong></a>, <i>by Andrew Jacobs</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 Loyalty Test, and a Chaotic Deportation Hearing

<p>Plus, “Norm!” </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/trump-big-beautiful-bill.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Squeezes His Party on Domestic Policy Bill as G.O.P. Hunts for Votes</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson, Maya C. Miller and Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/trump-immigration-deportations-south-sudan.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Orders U.S. to Keep Custody of Migrants Amid Claims They Were Sent to South Sudan</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz, Alan Feuer and Mattathias Schwartz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/kristi-noem-habeas-corpus-deportations.html" target="_blank"><strong>Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/trump-golden-dome.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Unveils Plans for ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System</strong></a>, <i>by Erica L. Green</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-political-spending.html" target="_blank"><strong>Elon Musk Plans ‘a Lot Less’ Spending as He Edges Away From Politics</strong></a>, <i>by Theodore Schleifer, Ryan Mac and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/nebraska-bans-soda-snap-benefits-usda.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Approving Soda Ban for Food Stamps, U.S.D.A. Reverses Decades of Policy</strong></a>, <i>by Linda Qiu</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/technology/personaltech/google-ai-mode-search.html" target="_blank"><strong>Google Unveils A.I. Chatbot, Signaling a New Era for Search</strong></a>, <i>by Tripp Mickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/arts/television/george-wendt-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>George Wendt, a.k.a. Norm From ‘Cheers,’ Is Dead at 76</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"><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>