• Mass Government Layoffs Begin, and New Abortion Fight Takes Shape
    Feb 14 2025

    Plus, why crafters are in mourning.

    On Today’s Episode:

    14 States Sue to Challenge Musk’s ‘Unchecked Power,’ by Madeleine Ngo

    Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending, by Michael Crowley

    Judge Temporarily Stops Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youths’ Health Providers, by Amy Harmon and Juliet Macur

    Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown, by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Adam Goldman

    Trump Is Newly Unleashed on Trade, With Global Consequences, by Ana Swanson

    Trump Officials Escalate Layoffs, Targeting Most of 200,000 Workers on Probation, by Madeleine Ngo, Chris Cameron, Nicholas Nehamas and Mattathias Schwartz

    Senate Confirms Kennedy, a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

    Trump’s Whirlwind Now Blows Through Europe, by David E. Sanger

    Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas, by Pam Belluck and Mary Beth Gahan

    Joann Is More Than a Chain Store to ‘Heartbroken’ Regulars, by Alex Vadukul

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    8 mins
  • Trump’s Call with Putin, and Ozempic’s Effect on Drinking
    Feb 13 2025

    Plus, the hidden cost of a Valentine’s bouquet.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Trump Says Call With Putin Is Beginning of Ukraine Peace Negotiations, by Maggie Haberman, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Anton Troianovski

    Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards, by Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage

    Family of Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal,’ by Julie Turkewitz and Hamed Aleaziz

    Gabbard Sworn In as Top Intelligence Official, by Julian E. Barnes and Robert Jimison

    Trump’s Federal Resignation Program Moves Ahead After Court Win, by Chris Cameron, Karoun Demirjian and Madeleine Ngo

    State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks, by Jack Ewing

    Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States, by Maya C. Miller and Catie Edmondson

    Ozempic Can Curb Drinking, New Research Shows, by Dani Blum

    How Can My Valentine’s Flowers Show the Earth Love, Too?, by Selena Ross

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    9 mins
  • More Power for Elon Musk, and the Risk of Lithium-Ion Batteries
    Feb 12 2025

    Plus, who isn’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Trump Orders Plans for ‘Large Scale’ Work Force Cuts and Expands Musk’s Power, by Theodore Schleifer and Madeleine Ngo

    Russia Releases U.S. Prisoner After Talks With Trump Envoy, by Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Julian E. Barnes and Anton Troianovski

    Gaza Cease-Fire Imperiled as Netanyahu Threatens to Resume ‘Intense Fighting,’ by Lara Jakes, Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Thomas Fuller

    A California Battery Plant Burned. Residents Have Gotten Sick, and Anxious, by Orlando Mayorquín

    Monty, a Dignified Giant Schnauzer, Wins Best in Show at Westminster, by Sarah Lyall and Callie Holtermann

    Chubby Checker, Phish and Outkast Among Rock Hall Nominees, by Ben Sisario

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    10 mins
  • Trump’s Ultimatum to Hamas, and Showdown Looms Between White House and the Courts
    Feb 11 2025

    Plus, a surprise blockbuster.

    On Today’s Episode:

    White House Failed to Comply With Court Order, Judge Rules, by Mattathias Schwartz

    Adams May Get His Charges Dropped, but His Re-election Fight Remains, by Dana Rubinstein, Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jeffery C. Mays

    Hamas Postpones Release of More Hostages “Until Further Notice,” by Lara Jakes, Ronen Bergman, Adam Rasgon and Johnatan Reiss

    Trump Says He May Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt if They Don’t Take Gazans, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Shawn McCreesh

    Nonstop Quakes Leave a Tourist Island Empty and Its Residents on Edge, by Niki Kitsantonis

    Who Needs Hollywood? Chinese Animated Film Shatters Box Office Records, by Claire Fu and Daisuke Wakabayashi

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    8 mins
  • Vance Challenges Courts’ Power, and Trump Targets the Penny
    Feb 10 2025

    Plus, why golden retrievers keep losing.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Busy Presidential Day Ends at the Super Bowl, by Erica L. Green

    Trump Orders Treasury Secretary to Stop Minting Pennies, by Yan Zhuang and Erica L. Green

    36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations, by Stacy Cowley

    Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s “Legitimate Power,” by Charlie Savage and Minho Kim

    Why Federal Courts May Be the Last Bulwark Against Trump, by Mattathias Schwartz

    Israeli Troops Withdraw From Key Zone Bisecting Gaza, by Lara Jakes, Natan Odenheimer and Ephrat Livni

    How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires, by Ken Bensinger and Jeremy Singer-Vine

    Can a Golden Retriever Win at Westminster? History Says No, by Sarah Lyall

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    9 mins
  • Trump’s Attack on Foreign Aid, and Disappearing Bird Flu Data
    Feb 7 2025

    Plus, New Orleans’ Super Bowl makeover.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Trump Administration to Lay Off Nearly All of U.S. Aid Agency’s Staff, by Karoun Demirjian and Aishvarya Kavi

    Judge Delays Program Offering Federal Workers Incentives to Quit, by Zach Montague and Madeleine Ngo

    Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her, by Chris Cameron

    N.C.A.A., Following Trump’s Order, Excludes Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports, by Juliet Macur

    Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director, by Alan Rappeport

    C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes

    After Attack, New Orleans Is Rattled but Ready for the “Biggest Show on Earth,” by Rick Rojas

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    9 mins
  • Midnight Deadline for Federal Workers, and Anti-Trump Protests Across U.S.
    Feb 6 2025

    Plus, the N.F.L.’s first fashion editor.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Trump Administration Deepens Pressure on Federal Workers to Resign, by Michael C. Bender, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Christopher Flavelle

    Trump Officials Walk Back Plan to Take Over Gaza, by Luke Broadwater and Michael Crowley

    Trump Signs Order Barring Transgender Student-Athletes From Women’s Sports, by Zach Montague

    Thousands Protest Trump Policies Across the U.S., by Sara Ruberg

    Global Temperatures Shattered Records in January, by Raymond Zhong

    Did You Know the N.F.L. Has a Fashion Editor?, by Chantel Tattoli

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    9 mins
  • Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan, and Making Gods of Gamers
    Feb 5 2025

    Plus, how tariffs will hit small businesses.

    On Today’s Episode:

    With Gaza Plan, an Unbound Trump Pushes an Improbable Idea, by Peter Baker

    Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab, by Charlie Savage

    U.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Service From China as Trump’s Trade Curbs Begin, by Keith Bradsher, Ana Swanson and Jordyn Holman

    Small-Business Owners Say Tariffs Will Squeeze Them, and Their Customers, by Danielle Kaye

    The Sims Turned Players Into Gods. And Farmers. And Vampires. And Landlords, by Zachary Small

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    9 mins