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- Today14 min
Inside Trump’s Strategy to Push Out Immigrants, and How Tech Giants Targeted Teens at School
Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Republicans Defeat Move to Bar Trump’s Payout Fund, by Annie Karni and Robert Jimison Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing, by Nicholas Nehamas, Miriam Jordan, Coral Davenport, Hamed Aleaziz, Lydia DePillis and Zolan Kanno-Youngs ‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School, by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries Marjane Satrapi, the Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56, by Amelia Nierenberg and Ségolène Le Stradic Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, go here. Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Yesterday9 min
G.O.P. Defectors Break With Trump Over War, and SpaceX Set for Largest I.P.O. Ever
Plus, could streetlights be making your allergies worse? Here’s what we’re covering: House Votes to Rein In Trump on Iran War, in a Bipartisan Rebuke, by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro Trump Confirms He Called Netanyahu ‘Crazy,’ by Leo Sands Amid War, Iran’s Soccer Leader Works to Get His Team to the World Cup, by Tariq Panja SpaceX Sets Price for the World’s Largest I.P.O., by Ryan Mac Inside the Quest to Mine the Bottom of the Sea, by Harry Stevens, Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Junho Lee Bright City Lights Might Be Making Your Allergies Worse, by Marta Zaraska Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 days ago9 min
Trump’s Controversial Pick to Oversee U.S. Intelligence, and a Surge in Preventable Diseases
Plus, how Marcia Lucas was "the heart" behind "Star Wars." Here’s what we’re covering: Iran War Live Updates, by The New York Times Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says, by Andrew Duehren and Alan Feuer Trump Names Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence, by Maggie Haberman, Julian E. Barnes and Matthew Goldstein Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models, by Sheera Frenkel and Tripp Mickle Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline, by Maggie Astor and Dani Blum Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Editor, Dies at 80, by Alex Traub Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 days agonarrative9 min4-min read
Extreme Water Shortages in the West, and Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge
The episode highlights the escalating drought crisis in the Western United States, where failing snowpack and extreme heat are threatening agriculture, towns, and long-term water security. It also touches on political developments involving the Trump administration, military promotions, and California’s gubernatorial primary.
- 4 days agonarrative9 min4-min read
Inside an Ebola Ward, and a Roadblock for Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
The episode delivers a stark on-the-ground report from the Democratic Republic of Congo during a surging Ebola outbreak, highlighting dangerous hospital conditions, overwhelmed medical staff, and a lagging international response, while also covering breaking news on a blocked $1.8 billion Trump fund, escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, a Hawaii earthquake-induced water crisis, and the unexpected box office success of a YouTube-born horror film.
- 1 weeks agonarrative14 min4-min read
U.S. Ramps Up Deadly Boat Strikes, and What Trump’s Stock Trades Show
The episode delivers a rapid-fire overview of major global and domestic news, from U.S. military strikes on drug boats in South America to ethical concerns over President Trump’s stock trades, a humanitarian crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating violence in Lebanon and Gaza, a promising cash transfer study in Flint, and a lighthearted spelling bee victory and news quiz.
- 1 weeks agonarrative10 min4-min read
Why Texas Students Are Being Tackled and Tasered, and Trump’s Latest Target for Retribution
A New York Times investigation reveals that Texas’s sweeping effort to place police in every public school, enacted after the Uvalde shooting, has led to widespread use of force against students—often for minor infractions—raising serious concerns about student safety and civil rights.
- 1 weeks agonews brief8 min4-min read
A MAGA Victory in Texas, and the Trump Administration’s New Ebola Plan
Plus, Iran begins lifting an internet blackout. Here’s what we’re covering: Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate, by Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Zolan Kanno-Youngs How a Funding Pause Derailed an Artificial Heart for Babies, by Simar Bajaj Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Blackout, Officials Say, by Yeganeh Torbati and Sanam Mahoozi Go Ask Alice Why Tech Start-Ups Are Spending Big on Hype Videos, by Natallie Rocha Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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