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Plus, is the daytime soap opera back? On Today’s Episode: Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash , by Robert Jimison Some Trump Officials Push Back Against Musk’s Ultimatum to Workers , by Chris Cameron and Maggie Haberman DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes , by Aatish Bhatia, Emily Badger, David A. Fahrenthold, Josh Katz, Margot Sanger-Katz and Ethan Singer 5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election , by Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley Pope ...
Plus, a James Bond takeover. On Today’s Episode: Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling , by Stephanie Nolen Agent Orange Twisted Her Limbs. The U.S. Is Abandoning a Vow to Help , by Damien Cave With Coffins and Taunts, Hamas Hands Dead Hostages to Israel , by Aaron Boxerman and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert , by Ephrat Livni Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director , by Adam Goldm...
Plus, please don’t ski down the volcano. On Today’s Episode: Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin , by Peter Baker Bucha Has a Question: Does Trump Remember the Russian Massacre? , by Kim Barker Trump Administration Moves to End New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls , by Ana Ley, Stefanos Chen, Winnie Hu and Benjamin Oreskes ‘Long Live the King’: Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social , by Benjamin Oreskes Nearly One in 10 U.S. Adults Identifies as L.G.B.T...
Plus, an asteroid alert (for 2032). On Today’s Episode: Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy , by Peter Baker Trump Issues Order to Expand His Power Over Agencies Congress Made Independent , by Charlie Savage Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects , by Lisa Friedman Kennedy Says ‘Nothing’ Off Limits in Scrutinizing Chronic Disease , by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Christina Jewett Trump’s Cuts Could Make Parks and Forests More Danger...
Plus, meat raffles: like bingo, but with beef. On Today’s Episode: What We Know About the Toronto Plane Crash , by Tiffany May and Neil Vigdor As Trump ‘Exports’ Deportees, Hundreds Are Trapped in Panama Hotel , by Julie Turkewitz, Hamed Aleaziz, Farnaz Fassihi and Annie Correal Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs, by Zach Montague Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access , by Alan Rappeport, Andrew Duehren and Nicholas Nehamas Th...
Plus, how to remember everything. On Today’s Episode: Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response , by Andrew E. Kramer First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court , by Adam Liptak Musk Team Seeks Access to I.R.S. System With Taxpayers’ Records , by Alan Rappeport, Andrew Duehren and Maggie Haberman At Least 10 Dead in South After Rainstorm Pounds the Region , by Tim Balk, Amanda Holpuch and Austyn Gaffney Meet the Champion Who Memorized 80 Numbers in 1...
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 Cons...
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. Barn...
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 Johnson ‘Wholeheartedly’ Agrees With Trump’s Spending Cuts, Undermining Congress , by Karoun Demirjian and Maya C. Miller 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 t...
Plus, a surprise animated hit. 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 Mc...
This episode covers a range of topics including President Trump's new tariffs and order to stop minting pennies. It also discusses the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and J.D. Vance's challenge to the power of the courts. Additionally, the episode touches on the Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, the use of GoFundMe after the California wildfires, and why golden retrievers never win at Westminster.
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 Transge...
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...
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 V...
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 Al...
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 ...
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 F...
Plus, Hamas releases more hostages. On Today’s Episode: Many Deaths Feared After Plane Collides With Army Helicopter Near Washington , by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Minho Kim, Chris Cameron, John Yoon and Jin Yu Young Three Contentious Trump Nominees Will Appear Before the Senate , by Chris Cameron With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools , by Dana Goldstein Inside the Chaotic Rollout of Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze , by Jonathan Swan and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Hamas Is ...
Plus, Mona Lisa makes moves. On Today’s Episode: Trump Administration Offers Millions of Federal Workers Payouts to Resign , by Chris Cameron, Madeleine Ngo and Erica L. Green Judge Stays Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze, but Disruption to Medicaid Sows Fear , by Michael D. Shear Kennedy, Polarizing Pick for Health Secretary, Makes His Senate Debut , by Sheryl Gay Stolberg American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows , by Dana Goldstein Mona Lisa to Get Her Own Room as the Overcrowded Louvre ...
Plus, DeepSeek’s shock to the top. On Today’s Episode: White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants , by Chris Cameron Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries , by Apoorva Mandavilli What to Know About DeepSeek and How It Is Upending A.I. , by Cade Metz Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged , by Hiroko Tabuchi and Mira Rojanasakul Crafting a Haggis for American Tastes (and Import Restrictions) , by Remy Tumin Tune...
Plus, a Super Bowl three-peat? On Today’s Episode: Gaza and Lebanon Truces Are Fragile, but All Sides May Keep Them Going , by Patrick Kingsley Colombia Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights After Trump Threatens Tariffs , by Genevieve Glatsky, Simon Romero and Annie Correal At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism , by Andrew Higgins Southern California Rainstorms Raise Risks of Mudslides , by Tim Balk Super Bowl LIX Projections: Chiefs Meet Eagles in Rematch , by Jeff How...
Plus, how Kidz Bop grew up. On Today’s Episode: Trump to Visit North Carolina and California, With Disaster Aid an Open Question , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship , by Mike Baker and Mattathias Schwartz Trump Issues Executive Order to Support the Growth of Cryptocurrencies , by David Yaffe-Bellany Egg Prices Are High. They Will Likely Go Higher , by Julie Creswell Don’t Look Now, but Kidz Boppers Have Graduated From College , by Sopan Deb...
Plus, an A.I. judge at the X Games. On Today’s Episode: White House to Old Staff: Go Home. Don’t Call Us. We’ll Call You , by Michael Crowley and David E. Sanger Federal Workers Ordered to Report on Colleagues Over D.E.I. Crackdown , by Erica L. Green and Hamed Aleaziz House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda , by Catie Edmondson and Andrew Duehren Why Is Israel Targeting Jenin, in the West Bank? , by Ephrat Livni People With A.D.H.D. Are Likely to Die Significan...
Plus, snow on Florida’s beaches. On Today’s Episode: Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order , by Mattathias Schwartz and Mike Baker Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Tim Balk and Erica L. Green Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife , by Karoun Demirjian and Sharon LaFraniere One Family in Gaza Returned Home. But Home Was Gone , by Vivian Yee and Bilal Shbair Rare Snowfall Snarls ...
Plus, an Olympic medal fail. On Today’s Episode: What Trump Did on Day 1: Tracking His Biggest Moves , by Chris Cameron Trump Grants Sweeping Clemency to All Jan. 6 Rioters , by Alan Feuer Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals , by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear C.E.O.s, and President Trump, Want Workers Back in the Office , by Emma Goldberg Paris Olympics Medals Are Tarnishing, Putting LVMH in the Spotlight , by Tariq Panja and Liz Alderman Tune in every ...
Plus, women’s history on the National Mall. On Today’s Episode: Trump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power , by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold , by Aaron Boxerman, Bilal Shbair, Hiba Yazbek, Isabel Kershner and Christopher Maag TikTok Engineered Its Shutdown to Get Saved. But Trump’s Solution May Fall Short , by David E. Sanger How a Monument to Women Finally Won a Place on the National Mall , by Jennifer Schuessler Tune in...
Plus, remembering David Lynch’s weirdness. On Today’s Episode: Israel and Hamas Work Out Differences Over Deal, Netanyahu Says , by Ephrat Livni TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban , by David McCabe, Adam Liptak and Sapna Maheshwari More Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo , by Kellen Browning, Jesus Jiménez and Jennifer Medina Biden to Commute Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Drug Offenders , by Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs The...
Plus, Drake sues his own music label. On Today’s Episode: Negotiators Agree to Long-Awaited Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal for Gaza , by Patrick Kingsley, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman, Ronen Bergman, Isabel Kershner and Peter Baker Updates on the Cease-Fire Agreement , by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman In Farewell Address, Biden Warns of an ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Shape in America , by Erica L. Green Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight , by Kenneth Chang Drake Sues His Label, Calling K...
Plus, who gets a quinceañera? On Today’s Episode: What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement , by The New York Times Biden to Deliver Farewell Address, Capping a 5-Decade Political Career , by Erica L. Green Four Takeaways From Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing , by Sharon LaFraniere S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations , by Matthew Goldstein and Kate Conger South Korea’s President Is Detained for Questioning , by Choe Sang-Hun, Jin Yu Young and Victoria K...
Plus, don’t go to this “Sex and the City” spot. On Today’s Episode: Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case , by Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case , by Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush Pete Hegseth to Face Democratic Questioning in Confirmation Hearing , by Helene Cooper Winds Strengthen, Fueling Fears of New L.A. Fires , by Mike Ives Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming ...
