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The Headlines

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Episodes

Trump’s New Charm Offensive, and a Drone Attack on Moscow

Plus, a D.O.J. dust-up over Mel Gibson. On Today’s Episode: House Republicans Unveil Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown at Week’s End , by Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse Trump, With More Honey Than Vinegar, Cements an Iron Grip on Republicans , by Annie Karni and Jonathan Swan Trump Promised Americans Booming Wealth. Now He’s Changing His Tune , by Tyler Pager Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights , by Devlin Barrett Ukraine Bombards Russia, Forc...

Mar 11, 202510 min

Trump Won’t Rule Out a Recession, and a Crackdown on Campus Protests

Plus, the Oscar film that pets are watching. On Today’s Episode: Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite , by Luke Broadwater, Colby Smith and Ana Swanson Banker Mark Carney Wins Race to Lead Liberal Party, and Canada , by Matina Stevis-Gridneff Immigration Authorities Arrest Pro-Palestinian Activist at Columbia , by Eliza Shapiro White House Cancels $400 Million in Grants and Contracts to Columbia , by Sharon Otterman and Liam Stack Chaos Sweeps Coastal Syria , by Christin...

Mar 10, 20258 min

Whiplash From the White House, and a SpaceX Explosion

This episode of The Headlines covers several breaking news stories including Trump's reversal on tariffs and its economic impact, the rising tensions between the US and Canada, and the revival of controversial travel bans. It also discusses the SpaceX Starship rocket explosion and a lottery scandal in Texas involving a $95 million jackpot.

Mar 07, 20258 min

Inside Trump’s Deportation Push, and the U.S. Holds Talks With Hamas

Plus, Dolly Parton’s love story. On Today’s Episode: Frustration Grows Inside the White House Over Pace of Deportations , by Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Trump to Pause Auto Tariffs for One Month as Other Levies Continue , by Ana Swanson and Jack Ewing Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Freeze Foreign Aid , by Adam Liptak Veterans Are Caught Up in Trump’s and Musk’s Work Force Overhaul , by Eileen Sullivan and Maya C. Miller U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officia...

Mar 06, 202510 min

Trump’s Defiant Victory Lap, and the Dept. of Education’s ‘Final Mission’

This episode of The Headlines covers President Trump's defiant address to Congress and the Democratic rebuttal. It also discusses potential agreements with Canada and Mexico regarding tariffs, the future of the Department of Education, and Zelensky's peace proposal for Ukraine. The episode concludes with reports of vandalism against Tesla and a look at the soaring cost of concert tickets for Gen Z.

Mar 05, 20259 min

The Tariffs Are On, and Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid

Plus, women’s rugby gets a boost. On Today’s Episode: Beijing Retaliates After Trump Sets Steep Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China , by Keith Bradsher and Ana Swanson Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blowup , by Erica L. Green, Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes In Speech to Congress, Trump Is Expected to Boast About DOGE Cuts and Ukraine , by Luke Broadwater and Michael D. Shear How a Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers , by A...

Mar 04, 20259 min

The Scramble After a White House Showdown, and R.F.K. Jr.’s Measles Response

This episode covers the escalating tensions between the Trump administration and Ukrainian President Zelensky, the efforts of European leaders to support Ukraine amidst this rift, and the disruption of ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. It also discusses the measles outbreak in West Texas and the controversy surrounding the federal response, as well as the surprising success of the film "Anora" at the Oscars.

Mar 03, 20258 min

Iowa Moves to Eliminate Trans Rights, and Zelensky Heads to the White House

Plus, Conan O’Brien on hosting the Oscars. On Today’s Episode: Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections , by Mitch Smith After Insults and False Claims, Trump to Host Zelensky for Minerals Deal , by Peter Baker Trump Says Canada and Mexico Tariffs Will Go Into Effect Next Week , by Ana Swanson Mexico Transfers Dozens of Cartel Operatives to U.S. Custody , by Alan Feuer Netanyahu Sends Team to Cairo as Days Dwindle in Gaza Truce , by Aaron Boxerman In Syria, Come...

Feb 28, 20259 min

U.S. Economy Under Stress, and a Behind-the-Scenes Look at DOGE

Plus, Gene Hackman’s everyman legacy. On Today’s Episode: U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts , by Alan Rappeport Agriculture Department Looks to Import Eggs as Prices Soar , by Linda Qiu The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE , by The New York Times Chief Justice Allows U.S. to Continue Freeze on Foreign Aid Payments , by Zach Montague, Michael Crowley and Adam Liptak Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored , by Brian M. Rosent...

Feb 27, 202511 min

The Dramatic House Budget Vote, and a New ‘Gold Card’ for Immigrants

Plus, how microphones changed music. On Today’s Episode: House Passes G.O.P. Budget Teeing Up Enormous Tax and Spending Cuts , by Catie Edmondson, Andrew Duehren, Maya C. Miller and Robert Jimison Trump Administration Plans to Require Undocumented Immigrants to Register , by Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People,’ by Shawn McCreesh Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order to Suspend Refugee Program , by Mattathias Schwartz To Ide...

Feb 26, 202510 min

A Showdown on Ukraine, and a Judge Says DOGE Might Be Unconstitutional

Plus, Roberta Flack remembered. On Today’s Episode: U.S. and European Allies Split Sharply at the U.N. Over Ukraine , by Farnaz Fassihi Trump and Macron Display Old Friendship but Split on the Ukraine War , by Peter Baker Ukraine Nears a Deal to Give U.S. a Share of Its Mineral Wealth , by Constant Méheut Judge Questions Constitutionality of Musk’s Cost-Cutting Operation , by Alan Feuer On Chinese Tuna Boats, North Koreans Trawl for Cash for Kim Jong-un , by Choe Sang-Hun and Muktita Suhartono R...

Feb 25, 20258 min

Republicans Face Backlash, and the Dangers of Fake A.I. Therapists

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 ...

Feb 24, 20259 min

The F.B.I.’s New Boss, and the Foreign Aid Fallout

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...

Feb 21, 20259 min

Trump Blames Ukraine, and More Americans Identify as L.G.B.T.Q.

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...

Feb 20, 20259 min

Trump Pivots Toward Putin, and R.F.K. Jr. Says ‘Nothing’ Is Off Limits

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...

Feb 19, 20258 min

Plane Flips Over in Toronto, and Migrants Trapped in Panama Hotel

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...

Feb 18, 20259 min

Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Power, and Musk’s Team Wants Access to I.R.S. Records

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...

Feb 17, 20258 min

Mass Government Layoffs Begin, and New Abortion Fight Takes Shape

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...

Feb 14, 20258 min

Trump’s Call with Putin, and Ozempic’s Effect on Drinking

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...

Feb 13, 20259 min

Musk’s Growing Power, and Russia Releases American Teacher

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...

Feb 12, 202510 min

Trump’s Ultimatum to Hamas, and Nonstop Quakes on Greek Island

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...

Feb 11, 20258 min

Vance Challenges Courts’ Power, and Trump Targets the Penny

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.

Feb 10, 20259 min

Trump’s Attack on Foreign Aid, and Disappearing Bird Flu Data

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...

Feb 07, 20259 min

Midnight Deadline for Federal Workers, and Anti-Trump Protests Across U.S.

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...

Feb 06, 20259 min

Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan, and Making Gods of Gamers

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...

Feb 05, 20259 min

Inside Musk’s Government Takeover, and Frantic Tariff Negotiations

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...

Feb 04, 20259 min

Trump's Trade War Heats Up, and Government Websites Go Dark

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 ...

Feb 03, 20258 min

Plane Crash Clues, and a New Way to Treat Pain

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...

Jan 31, 20259 min

A Plane Crash Near Washington, and 3 Contentious Senate Hearings

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 ...

Jan 30, 20259 min

Millions of Federal Workers Offered Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test

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 ...

Jan 29, 20258 min
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