• 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

    Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order, by Stephanie Nolen

    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
  • Inside Musk’s Government Takeover, and Frantic Tariff Negotiations
    Feb 4 2025

    Plus, “Onyx Storm” smashes onto shelves.

    On Today’s Episode:

    China Swiftly Counters Trump’s Tariffs With a Flurry of Trade Curbs, by Ana Swanson and Chris Buckley

    Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government, by Jonathan Swan, Theodore Schleifer, Maggie Haberman, Kate Conger, Ryan Mac and Madeleine Ngo

    State Farm Seeks an Urgent Increase in California Rates After Fires, by Soumya Karlamangla

    Rebecca Yarros’s ‘Onyx Storm’ Is the Fastest-Selling Adult Novel in 20 Years, by Alexandra Alter

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    9 mins
  • Trump's Trade War Heats Up, and Government Websites Go Dark
    Feb 3 2025

    Plus, Beyoncé’s long-awaited win.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Keith Bradsher and Susan Hopkins

    Trump Administration Moves to End Protections for Venezuelans in the U.S., by Hamed Aleaziz and Maggie Haberman

    Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday, by Ethan Singer

    Crews Move Closer to Recovering All Bodies in D.C. Crash, by Campbell Robertson

    Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Wins Grammy for Best Country Album, by Ben Sisario

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    8 mins
  • Plane Crash Clues, and a New Way to Treat Pain
    Jan 31 2025

    Plus, 82,000 gallons of blue paint.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Washington Crash Renews Concerns About Air Safety Lapses, by Sydney Ember, Emily Steel, Mark Walker, Kate Kelly and Niraj Chokshi

    From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision, by Peter Baker

    How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze, by Sui-Lee Wee, Declan Walsh and Farnaz Fassihi

    F.D.A. Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects, by Gina Kolata

    82,150 Gallons of Paint Later, a Blue Man Group Farewell, by Melena Ryzik

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    9 mins