Plus, one school district’s big A.I. experiment. On Today’s Episode: Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer , by Tyler Pager and Gina Kolata As Trump Prepares to Speak With Putin, Here’s Where Ukraine Cease-Fire Talks Stand , by Anton Troianovski, Andrew E. Kramer, Marc Santora and Paul Sonne Russia Beefs Up Bases Near Finland’s Border , by Jeffrey Gettleman, Amelia Nierenberg and Johanna Lemola Key Panel Approves Trump’s Megabill, but Conservatives Hold Out for More Cuts ...
May 19, 2025•10 min
Plus, the Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode: Outsourcer in Chief: Is Trump Trading Away America’s Tech Future? , by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson D.H.S. Requests 20,000 National Guard Members to Help With Immigration Crackdown , by Hamed Aleaziz and Eric Schmitt Trump’s Military Buildup at the Border Expands , by Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper Newark’s Air Traffic Control Staffing Crisis Is Dire. It’s Also Not Unique . By Aaron Krolik, Elena Shao and Emily Steel Baby Is Healed With World’s Fir...
May 16, 2025•13 min
Plus, the campy singing contest the whole world watches. On Today’s Episode: In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Examines the Power of District Judges , by Abbie VanSickle House Republicans Push Forward Plan to Cut Taxes, Medicaid and Food Aid , by Catie Edmondson and Margot Sanger-Katz Kennedy, Defending Downsizing, Clashes With Democrats in Tense Hearings , by Sheryl Gay Stolberg Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports , by Jan Hoffman Cassie Ventura Says Sean Combs Us...
May 15, 2025•10 min
Plus, a new red carpet dress code: no nudity. On Today’s Episode: With Trump Visit, Qatar’s Image Makeover Scores Another Success , by Michael D. Shear, Adam Rasgon and Tariq Panja Trump Meets Syrian President After Pledge to Lift Sanctions: Live Updates , by Vivian Nereim, Jonathan Swan and Qasim Nauman In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation , by Natan Odenheimer and Ronen Bergman Your A.I. Radiologist Will Not Be With You Soon , by Steve Lohr No Naked D...
May 14, 2025•11 min
Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness. On Today’s Episode: Trump Administration Live Updates: President Kicks Off Gulf Tour in Saudi Arabia , by Jonathan Swan, Luke Broadwater and Vivian Nereim Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations to Resume , by Abbie VanSickle Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff , by Maya C. Miller and Devlin Barrett Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It...
May 13, 2025•10 min
Plus, For Sale: The pope’s childhood home. On Today’s Episode: U.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash Tariffs in Bid to Defuse Trade War , by Daisuke Wakabayashi, Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson Flights Could Be Disrupted Across U.S., Transportation Secretary Warns, by Troy Closson Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage , by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One , by Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Glenn Thrush...
May 12, 2025•11 min
Plus, a Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode: Who Is Pope Leo XIV? , by Elisabetta Povoledo, Jason Horowitz, Emma Bubola, Motoko Rich and Elizabeth Dias Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and John Eligon U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal to Build on Close Ties but Leave Some Tariffs in Place , by Ana Swanson and Jonathan Swan Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency , by Christopher Flavelle ...
May 09, 2025•13 min
Plus, the best player in the W.N.B.A. now has her own shoe. On Today’s Episode: Airstrikes Pound Gaza as Israel Announces Plans to Displace More Residents , by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Lara Jakes Police Remove Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Occupying Columbia Library , by Sharon Otterman Flu Killed 25 Children in New York This Season, the Most in Many Years , by Joseph Goldstein Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Nomination and Announces New Choice , by Tyler Pager Fed Keeps Rates Steady and Flags Hei...
May 08, 2025•9 min
Plus, your chance at island living. On Today’s Episode: The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis , by Jason Horowitz and Motoko Rich India Strikes Pakistan, Which Vows to Respond , by Salman Masood, Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar Trump Says the U.S. Will Cease Strikes on Houthi Militants , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Vivian Nereim Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight , by Eric Schmitt, Hamed Aleaziz, Maggie Haberman and Michael Crowley Trump Offi...
May 07, 2025•9 min
Plus, the Met Gala’s unforgettable looks. On Today’s Episode: Netanyahu Warns of ‘Intensive’ Escalation in Gaza Campaign , by Michael D. Shear, Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon Canada’s Carney Is on a High-Stakes Visit to the White House , by Matina Stevis-Gridneff Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case , by Pam Belluck Trump Offers to Pay Immigrants Who Deport Themselves , by Hamed Aleaziz Controllers Briefly Lost Contact With Planes at Newark Last Week, Union Official Says...
May 06, 2025•9 min
Plus, 200 snake bites later… On Today’s Episode: A Trump Family Push for Profit on Three Continents Breaks Historical Norms , by Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany Trump Says ‘I Don’t Know’ When Asked About Due Process and Upholding Constitution , by Jonathan Swan Trump Says He Wants Alcatraz Restored as a Prison , by Devlin Barrett and Shawn Hubler Student Debt Collections Restart on May 5. Here’s What to Know , by Tara Siegel Bernard As Gaza Siege Grinds On, Gazan Children Go Hungry and Patie...
May 05, 2025•10 min
Plus, online shopping gets pricier. On Today’s Episode: Trump Moves Waltz to U.N. and Names Rubio Interim National Security Adviser , by Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan Trump Ends Chinese Tariff Loophole, Raising the Cost of Online Goods , by Ana Swanson Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS , by Qasim Nauman Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health , by Michael C. Bender U.S. Creating Second Military Zone...
May 02, 2025•13 min
Plus, a wiener dog’s 529 days in the wild. On Today’s Episode: U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter, in Reading Clouded by Messy Trade Data , by Ben Casselman Senate Rejects Bipartisan Measure to Undo Trump’s Tariffs , by Robert Jimison U.S. Announces Deal to Share Ukraine’s Mineral Wealth , by Alan Rappeport, Michael Crowley, Andrew E. Kramer and Kim Barker Columbia Student Who Was Arrested at Citizenship Interview Is Freed , by Ana Ley India’s Muslims Fear a Growing Backlash After Kashmir Atta...
May 01, 2025•9 min
Plus, L.A. county’s budget crisis. On Today’s Episode: Trump Marks 100 Days by Vilifying Migrants and Attacking Opponents , by Luke Broadwater Trump Grants Carmakers Some Relief From His Punishing Tariffs , by Ana Swanson and Jack Ewing Trump Says He Could Free Abrego Garcia From El Salvador, but Won’t , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs More Than 50,000 Workers Go on Strike as Budget Woes Disrupt L.A. County , by Shawn Hubler With Black Enrollment Down, Amherst College Faces an Identity Crisis , by Stephan...
Apr 30, 2025•10 min
Plus, let’s hear your best sea gull. On Today’s Episode: Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm , by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany and Ben Protess All Authors Working on Flagship U.S. Climate Report Are Dismissed , by Brad Plumer and Rebecca Dzombak Trump Recasts Mission of Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Office, Prompting ‘Exodus,’ by Devlin Barrett House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump , by Michael Gold an...
Apr 29, 2025•10 min
Plus, teaching student athletes how to go viral. On Today’s Episode: 2 American Children Were Sent to Honduras With Their Undocumented Mother , by Rachel Nostrant Wisconsin Judge Arrest: What We Know , by Isabelle Taft Rubio Says Trump Will Decide This Week on Continuing Ukraine War Talks , by Edward Wong Canada Votes: What’s at Stake? , by Matina Stevis-Gridneff News Is Blocked on Meta’s Feeds in Canada. Here’s What Fills the Void , by Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Stuart A. Thompson Israel’s A.I....
Apr 28, 2025•11 min
Plus, the fight over pop hits that celebrate cartels. On Today’s Episode: George Santos, Expelled From House, Now Faces Sentencing , by Grace Ashford and Michael Gold What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too , by Elizabeth Williamson Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say , by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Christiaan Triebert Cardinals Gather in Vatican to Fine Tune Preparations for Pope’s Funeral , by Emma Bubola Odes to M...
Apr 25, 2025•9 min
Plus, how to actually fall asleep. On Today’s Episode: Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia , by David E. Sanger, Michael D. Shear and Mark Landler Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin , by David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Eric Lipton Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects , by Lisa Friedman Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows , by Tyler Pager and Ruth Igielnik ...
Apr 24, 2025•9 min
Plus, YouTube turns 20. On Today’s Episode: Critics Call Rubio’s Overhaul Plan a Blow to U.S. Values , by Michael Crowley Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation , by Luke Broadwater Global Growth Expected to Sputter Amid Trade War Fallout Fears , by Alan Rappeport Elon Musk Vows to Spend Less Time in Washington as Tesla’s Profit Drops 71% , by Jack Ewing Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports , by Azeen Ghorayshi YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ t...
Apr 23, 2025•10 min
Plus, the Oscars OK the use of A.I. (with caveats). On Today’s Episode: Vatican to Hold Pope’s Funeral on Saturday , by Eric Nagourney and Emma Bubola Markets Slide as Trump Renews Attacks on Fed Chair , by Danielle Kaye and Kevin Granville Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding , by Stephanie Saul Trump Calls Concern Over Hegseth’s 2nd Signal Chat Episode ‘Waste of Time’ , by Jonathan Swan, Aishvarya Kavi and Michael Gold A Venezuelan Is Missing. The U.S. Deported Him. Bu...
Apr 22, 2025•9 min
Plus, million-dollar empty lots in the Palisades. On Today’s Episode: Pope Francis Dies at 88 , by Jason Horowitz Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat , by Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman Democrats Land in El Salvador, Seeking Release of Maryland Resident , by Robert Jimison and Annie Correal An Urgent Supreme Court Order Protecting Migrants Was Built for Speed , by Adam Liptak Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Are Behind on Payments , by Stacy Cowley Th...
Apr 21, 2025•9 min
Plus, meat is making a comeback. On Today’s Episode: Maryland Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Man in El Salvador , by Robert Jimison Inside Trump’s Plan to Halt Hundreds of Regulations , by Coral Davenport DOGE Guts Agency That Organizes Community Service Programs , by Aishvarya Kavi Milwaukee’s Lead Crisis: Flaky Paint, Closed Schools and a C.D.C. in Retreat , by Julie Bosman What We Know About the Florida State University Shooting , by Patricia Mazzei They Endured the Parkland Shooting. Th...
Apr 18, 2025•9 min
Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina. On Today’s Episode: Judge Threatens Contempt Proceedings Over Deportation Flights to El Salvador , by Alan Feuer Maryland Senator Unable to Secure Meeting With Deported Immigrant in El Salvador , by Robert Jimison Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration , by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman and Ronen Bergman Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas , by Ryan Mac and Hamed Al...
Apr 17, 2025•9 min
Plus, “The Great Moose Migration.” On Today’s Episode: ‘Nothing Has Been Done’: Judge Rebukes U.S. Effort to Return Wrongly Deported Man , by Alan Feuer Grassley Draws Jeers From Constituents at Raucous Town Hall , by Michael Gold 2 Protesters at Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall Are Subdued With Stun Guns , by Maya C. Miller Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax Status, Escalating Billion-Dollar Pressure Campaign , by Tyler Pager, Andrew Duehren, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan Biden Says Trump Is ‘Br...
Apr 16, 2025•9 min
Plus, black market Lego. On Today’s Episode: Trump Administration Will Freeze $2 Billion After Harvard Refuses Demands , by Vimal Patel El Salvador’s Leader Says He Won’t Return Wrongly Deported Maryland Man , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs What to Know About the Mistaken Deportation of a Maryland Man to El Salvador , by Alan Feuer Why I.R.S. Audits, Already at Their Lowest Levels, May Fall Further , by Ben Blatt This Kidney Was Frozen for 10 Days. Could Surgeons Transplant It? , by Gina Kolata Worth Tho...
Apr 15, 2025•9 min
Plus, everybody wants a bunker. On Today’s Episode: China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies , by Keith Bradsher Trump to Meet President of El Salvador, Where Deportees Face Prison , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs Suspect Charged in Arson at Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion , by Edgar Sandoval, Jeremy W. Peters and Mike Ives Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, Will Take the Hot Seat Again , by Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac The “Panic Industry” Boom , by Coralie Kraft Tune in every weekday morning....
Apr 14, 2025•9 min
Plus, Hollywood stunts in the spotlight. On Today’s Episode: China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125% , by Alexandra Stevenson Deepening Trade Fight With China Poses New Threat to U.S. Farmers , by Alan Rappeport Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers , by Alexandra Berzon, Hamed Aleaziz, Nicholas Nehamas, Ryan Mac and Tara Siegel Bernard Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant , by Adam Liptak Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around...
Apr 11, 2025•11 min
Plus, the soundtrack of America. On Today’s Episode: From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump’s Reversal on Tariffs , by Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Ana Swanson and Jonathan Swan Johnson Delays Budget Vote As G.O.P. Defectors Balk , by Catie Edmondson, Michael Gold and Maya C. Miller ‘Where’s Alex?’ A Beloved Caregiver Is Swept Up in Trump’s Green Card Crackdown , by Miriam Jordan Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities , by Paula Span Pop Songs, ‘Hamilton’ and Windows 95 Ch...
Apr 10, 2025•9 min
Plus, the theme park wars heat up. On Today’s Episode: Asia Grapples With Punishing Tariffs as Its Stocks Sink Again , by Yan Zhuang and Keith Bradsher Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data , by Andrew Duehren Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry , by Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say , by Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg In T...
Apr 09, 2025•10 min
Plus, a new push to clone ancient animals. On Today’s Episode: Supreme Court Clears Way for Venezuelan Deportations to Resume, for Now , by Abbie VanSickle Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Order Requiring Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant , by Adam Liptak Stocks Whipsaw With S&P 500 on the Precipice of a Bear Market , by Joe Rennison, Eshe Nelson and River Akira Davis Kennedy Calls for States to Ban Fluoridated Drinking Water , by Emily Baumgaertner Nunn Trump Administration to Roll Back Ar...
Apr 08, 2025•8 min
