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The Headlines

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Episodes

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Resign, and U.S. Reports First Bird Flu Death

Plus, the Taliban is welcoming tourists. On Today’s Episode: Justin Trudeau’s Trying to Save His Party. Is He Hurting Canada? , by Matina Stevis-Gridneff First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana , by Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship C.E.O., Joins Meta’s Board , by Kate Conger For Many Returning Russian Veterans, a Long Road of Recovery Awaits , by Valerie Hopkins Ignoring Warnings, a Growing Band of Tourists Venture to Afghanistan , by ...

Jan 07, 20259 min

Harris to Certify Trump’s Victory, and Driving in Manhattan Gets Pricier

Plus, you probably haven’t seen the Golden Globe winners. On Today’s Episode: Congress to Certify Trump’s Election, With Memories of Riot Looming Large , by Annie Karni Potent Storm Blasts Parts of U.S. With Sleet, Snow and Freezing Rain , by Amy Graff Judge Upholds Trump’s Conviction but Signals No Jail Time , by Ben Protess and Kate Christobek Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During First Rush Hour , by Ana Ley and Winnie Hu Golden Globes Highlights: ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ Win ...

Jan 06, 20257 min

How Congress Could Find Itself Paralyzed, and New Orleans Attack Update

Plus, Kenyan villagers get a scare from space. On Today’s Episode: Johnson Grasps for Votes to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote , by Catie Edmondson New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say , by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Isabelle Taft and Michael Levenson New Details Emerge in Cybertruck Explosion, but Motive Is Still Unclear , by Jacey Fortin and Jesus Jiménez Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon , by Alan Rappeport South Korean Officials Thw...

Jan 03, 202510 min

China Hacks the Treasury Dept., and a Hydropower Crisis

Plus, what you might be eating in 2025. Tune in, and tell us what you think at theheadlines@nytimes.com . For corrections, email nytnews@nytimes.com . For more audio journalism and storytelling, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. On Today’s Episode: China Hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘Major’ Breach, U.S. Says, by Ana Swanson and David E. Sanger Pentagon Releases Detainee Held at Guantánamo Since Day 1, by Carol ...

Dec 31, 20248 min

Jimmy Carter Dies at 100, and Questions Surround South Korean Plane Crash

Plus, why coffee prices are soaring. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100 , by Peter Baker and Roy Reed Video Offers Clues to Cause of Plane Crash, but No Immediate Answers , by Niraj...

Dec 30, 20249 min

What a Shutdown Could Look Like, and a ‘Healthy’ Food Fight

Plus, real estate’s trendiest mash-up: the “barndo.” On Today’s Episode: Here’s What Could Happen in a Government Shutdown , by Noah Weiland Government Lurches Toward Shutdown After House Tanks Trump’s Spending Plan , by Catie Edmondson Appeals Court Disqualifies Fani Willis From Prosecuting Georgia Trump Case , by Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset What Are ‘Healthy’ Foods? The F.D.A. Updates the Labeling Terms , by Christina Jewett How Your Car Might Be Making Roads Safer , by Kashmir Hill The De...

Dec 20, 20249 min

51 Men Found Guilty in France Rape Trial, and a U.S. Shutdown Looms

Plus, man vs. hornet. On Today’s Episode: Chaos Consumes Drive to Avoid Government Shutdown, With 2 Days to Go , by Chris Cameron Dominique Pelicot Gets 20-Year Sentence in Rape Trial That Shook France , by Catherine Porter California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu in Cattle , by Apoorva Mandavilli Starbucks Has a Pumpkin Spice Latte Problem in China , by Alexandra Stevenson, Julie Creswell and Zixu Wang ‘ Murder Hornet’ Has Been Eradicated From the U.S., Officials Say , by Mike Baker Tune ...

Dec 19, 202410 min

Fed Expected to Cut Rates, and C.E.O. Shooting Suspect Branded Terrorist

Plus, a beefy new skin care trend. On Today’s Episode: The Economy Is Finally Stable. Is That About to Change? , by Ben Casselman ‘No Place to Hide’: Trapped on the Border, Immigrants Fear Deportation , by Edgar Sandoval Mangione Faces First-Degree Murder Charge That Brands Him a Terrorist , by Hurubie Meko Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen , by Christopher Flavelle and Mira Rojanasakul People Are Putting Beef on Their Faces. What Could Go Wrong? , by Hank Sanders Tune i...

Dec 18, 20249 min

A Perilous Time for Europe, and a Brazen Assassination in Moscow

Plus, a school shooting in Wisconsin. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: German Government Collapses at a Perilous Time for Europe , by Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley Bomb Kills General Who Led Russia’s Nuclear Defense Force , by Ant...

Dec 17, 20247 min

Trump Threatens More News Outlets, and Injuries at Amazon's Warehouses

Plus, a troubling trend in American schools. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage , by David Enrich How Will the Rebels Rule Syria? Their Past Offers Clues , by Neil MacFarquhar and...

Dec 16, 202410 min

A Profile of the C.E.O. Killing Suspect, and Tech Giants Give to Trump Fund

Plus, a mystery in New Jersey’s skies. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Months Before C.E.O.’s Killing, the Suspect Went Silent. Where Was He?, by Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Shawn Hubler and Jacey Fortin The Fall of al-Assad Quickly...

Dec 13, 202410 min

F.B.I. Chief to Step Out of ‘the Fray,’ and Housing’s Terrible Year

Plus, a labor fight that could upend reality TV. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Christopher Wray Says He’ll Step Down as F.B.I. Director , by Adam Goldman and Devlin Barrett Colleges Warn Foreign Students to Get to Campus Before Trump Takes ...

Dec 12, 20249 min

A Search for Syria’s Disappeared, and New Details in C.E.O. Killing Investigation

Plus, another World Cup raises human rights fears. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: A Search in Syria for the Disappeared , by Daniel Berehulak and Christina Goldbaum Israel, Seeing an Opportunity, Demolishes Syria’s Military Assets , by Jack ...

Dec 11, 202410 min

C.E.O. Shooting Suspect Arrested, and Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial

Plus, Google’s quantum computing breakthrough. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Suspect Is Charged in C.E.O.’s Murder After Arrest in Pennsylvania , by Ed Shanahan Daniel Penny Is Acquitted in Death of Jordan Neely on Subway , by Hurubie Meko ...

Dec 10, 20249 min

Syria’s New Reality, and Trump Lays Out Aggressive Agenda

Plus, the end of the Eras Tour. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: With Assad Gone, a Brutal Dictatorship Ends. But the New Risks Are Huge , by David E. Sanger Trump Signals an Aggressive Opening, Threatening ‘Jail’ for Cheney and Others , by Pe...

Dec 09, 20248 min

Police Track C.E.O.’s Killer, and Biden Aides Consider Blanket Pardons

Plus, the spectacular rebirth of Notre-Dame. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Images of Unmasked Suspect Emerge as the Police Track C.E.O.’s Killer , by Ed Shanahan and Andy Newman The ‘Chilling’ Fatal Shooting of a C.E.O. Has Business Leaders...

Dec 06, 202410 min

A Manhunt in Manhattan, and Another Trump Pick in Trouble

Plus, the A.I. that aces weather forecasts. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Police Hunt Gunman After Health Executive Is Killed in ‘Brazen Targeted Attack,’ by Michael Wilson, Chelsia Rose Marcius, Maria Cramer and Joe Rennison As Hegseth Vow...

Dec 05, 20247 min

What to Know About the Chaos in South Korea, and a Major Trans Rights Case

Plus, how money to protect pandas is really spent. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: South Korea’s President Faces Impeachment Motion , by John Yoon, Victoria Kim, Minho Kim and Choe Sang-Hun For Families of Transgender Children, Tennessee’s Ba...

Dec 04, 202411 min

White House Defends Pardon, and Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire

Plus, mail trucks get a “goofy” upgrade. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Pardoning Hunter Complicates the Legacy That Biden Envisioned , by Peter Baker Broad Pardon for Hunter Biden Troubles Experts , by Kenneth P. Vogel Inside the Supreme Co...

Dec 03, 20248 min

Biden Pardons His Son Hunter in U-Turn, and Syrian Rebels’ Surprise Advance

Plus, Oxford’s word of the year is …. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Biden Issues a ‘Full and Unconditional Pardon’ of His Son Hunter Biden , by Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Trump Doubles Down on Defiance After the Collapse of the...

Dec 02, 20249 min

A Fragile Israel-Hezbollah Truce, and a Push to Make You Love Plastic

Plus, the A.I. granny scamming the scammers. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Thousands Return to Southern Lebanon as Cease-Fire Takes Effect , by Euan Ward Trump Picks Stanford Doctor Who Opposed Lockdowns to Head N.I.H. , by Sheryl Gay Stolb...

Nov 27, 202411 min

Trump’s Dramatic Tariff Plan, and a Cease-Fire Takes Shape in Lebanon

Plus, Matt Gaetz’s new gig. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump Plans Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China That Could Cripple Trade , by Ana Swanson, Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Simon Romero Jack Smith Seeks Dismissal of Two Federal Cases Aga...

Nov 26, 20249 min

The Trump Transition’s Secret Funding, and a Campus Crackdown

Plus, payouts for finding pandemic fraud. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump’s Cabinet: Many Ideologies Behind the Veil of ‘America First,’ by David E. Sanger Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money , by Ken Bensinger and Davi...

Nov 25, 20248 min

Trump’s New Pick for Attorney General, and a Surprise Turn in U.S. Drug Deaths

Plus, a “Wicked” warning. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration for Attorney General , by Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan Trump Picks Pam Bondi, Florida’s Former Top Prosecutor, for Attorney Ge...

Nov 22, 202410 min

Gaetz Ethics Report Blocked, and the Trial That’s Horrified France

Plus, a $6.2 million piece of fruit. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: House Republicans Block the Release of an Ethics Committee Report on Matt Gaetz , by Annie Karni, Robert Draper and Maya C. Miller Federal Inquiry Traced Payments From Gaetz...

Nov 21, 202410 min

Former W.W.E. Boss Tapped to Run Education, and Trans Rights on Capitol Hill

Plus, this musical wants France to love it back. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump Chooses Longtime Ally Linda McMahon to Run Education Dept. , by Zach Montague and Ana Swanson Tracking Trump’s Cabinet and Staff Nominations , by June Kim,...

Nov 20, 202410 min

Explosive Claims About Gaetz, and Dozens Jailed in Hong Kong Mass Trial

Plus, the man who opened travel to the masses. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Lawyer Says His Client Testified That She Saw Gaetz Having Sex With Underage Girl , by Maggie Haberman Trump Confirms Plans to Use the Military to Assist in Mass D...

Nov 19, 202410 min

Biden’s Big Shift on Ukraine, and Neo-Nazi Marchers Shock Ohio

Plus, the 50-yard field goal phenomenon. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles , by Adam Entous, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes Trump Stands by Defense Pick Who Says Encounter W...

Nov 18, 202410 min

How Kennedy Could ‘Go Wild on Health,’ and The Onion’s Infowars Bid

Plus, a dramatic rise in U.S. obesity. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Trump Picks R.F.K. Jr. to Be Head of Health and Human Services Dept. , by Sheryl Gay Stolberg Trump Takes a Victory Lap Before a Friendly Audience at Mar-a-Lago , by Micha...

Nov 15, 202410 min

A Republican Trifecta, and Trump’s Latest Pick Creates Shock Waves

Plus, a Chinese government cover-up. Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. On Today’s Episode: Republicans Win Control of House, Cementing a G.O.P. Trifecta Under Trump , by Catie Edmondson Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth: Trump’s Picks Are a Show of Force , by Katie Roger...

Nov 14, 202410 min
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