Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode: Trump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4 , by Apoorva Mandavilli Since Leaving Washington, Elon Musk Has Been All In on His A.I. Company , by Cade Metz, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac The Plot to Free the Nuns , by Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley Tune in every weekend morning, and tell us what you think...
Sep 19, 2025•15 min
Plus, smart glasses and even smarter headphones. On Today’s Episode: ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure , by John Koblin, Michael M. Grynbaum and Brooks Barnes Kennedy’s Vaccine Committee to Vote on Hepatitis B and Covid Shots , by Apoorva Mandavilli 5 Takeaways From Ousted C.D.C. Director’s Hearing , by Christina Jewett and Dani Blum Fed Cuts Rates for First Time This Year , by Colby Smith 3 Police Officers Are Killed in Shooting in Southern Pennsylva...
Sep 18, 2025•11 min
Plus, Robert Redford’s legacy. On Today’s Episode: Kirk Killing Suspect Faces Aggravated Murder Charge, and Death Penalty , by Anna Griffin, Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Jacey Fortin Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Justifying Measures to Silence Opponents , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Andrew Duehren, Kenneth P. Vogel and Katie Rogers Patel Plays the Familiar Role of Pugilist at a Senate Hearing , by Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer Trump Delays TikTok Ban Again as a Deal Takes Shape , by Laure...
Sep 17, 2025•11 min
Plus, a “sci-fi” discovery about ants. On Today’s Episode: Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, U.N. Inquiry Says , by Nick Cumming-Bruce Israel Launches Ground Offensive in Gaza City , by Lara Jakes, Gabby Sobelman, Isabel Kershner and Natan Odenheimer White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups , by Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Appeals Court Says Lisa Cook Can Remain on Fed Board , by Tony Romm, Colby Smith and Ben Casselman U.S. Strikes a 2nd Venezuela Boat, Killing 3, Trump ...
Sep 16, 2025•10 min
Plus, Gen Z’s go-to financial adviser. On Today’s Episode: Kirk Shooting Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology,’ Utah Governor Says , by Jack Healy and Orlando Mayorquín Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Kirk Killing , by Alan Feuer, Ken Bensinger and Pooja Salhotra U.K. Plans Biggest Security Operation Since Coronation for Trump’s State Visit , by Lizzie Dearden Far-Right Rally in London Draws Huge Crowd and a Counterprotest , by Mark Landler Starving Children Eat Animal ...
Sep 15, 2025•12 min
Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode: Trump Says Person Is in Custody in Connection With Kirk Shooting , by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman and Isabella Kwai Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil , by Ana Ionova and Jack Nicas Nepal’s Young Protesters Find an Unlikely Partner: The Army , by Alex Travelli States Want to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It , by Hiroko Tabuchi Their Schoo...
Sep 12, 2025•12 min
Plus, why firefighters are sounding an alarm. On Today’s Episode: Charlie Kirk Assassination Raises Fear of Surging Political Violence , by Richard Fausset, Ken Bensinger and Alan Feuer Putin’s Message to Ukraine, Europe and Trump: I Won’t Back Down , by Anton Troianovski Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It , by Charlie Savage and Helene Cooper Firefighters Condemn ‘Greed’ as Fire Engine Prices Soar , by Mike Baker Scammers Are Using Fake Reviews to E...
Sep 11, 2025•11 min
Plus, 7-Eleven’s new master plan. On Today’s Episode: Israel Attempts to Kill Hamas Leadership in Airstrike on Qatar, a Gaza War Mediator , by Adam Rasgon, Vivian Nereim and Ronen Bergman Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now , by Colby Smith and Tony Romm Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters , by Jesse Drucker 6 Takeaways From Kennedy’s Childhood Health Report , by Dani Blum, Maggie Astor, Christina Caron, Teddy Rosenbluth and Alice Callahan Trump Mov...
Sep 10, 2025•11 min
Plus, the fight for control of Fox News. On Today’s Episode: Israeli Military Orders Residents of Gaza City to Evacuate , by Adam Rasgon House Panel Releases Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump , by Michael Gold Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops , by Adam Liptak Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Chicago , by Hamed Aleaziz and Julie Bosman Inside the Deal Ending the Murdoch Succession Fight , by Jim Rutenberg and Jonathan Mahler Re...
Sep 09, 2025•8 min
Plus, why you’re wrong about your Zodiac sign. On Today’s Episode: How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein , by David Enrich, Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg Russia Unleashes Largest Drone Assault of War, Setting Government Building Ablaze , by Andrew E. Kramer What We Know About the Hyundai-LG Plant Immigration Raid in Georgia , by Chris Hippensteel Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown , by Alan Feuer Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion ...
Sep 08, 2025•11 min
Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode: How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart , by Dave Philipps and Matthew Cole Is the Jobs Data Still Reliable? Yes, at Least for Now , by Ben Casselman Members of Congress Grasp for a Stopgap Deal to Avert a Shutdown , by Catie Edmondson Trump to Sign Order Renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War , by Erica L. Green Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open , by Patricia Mazzei T...
Sep 05, 2025•15 min
Plus, a Chinese coffee giant comes to America. On Today’s Episode: States Go Their Own (and Contradictory) Ways on Vaccine Policy , by Emily Baumgaertner Nunn Kennedy Faces Senate Grilling After Vaccine Changes and C.D.C. Shake-Up , by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Megan Mineiro Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels , by Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper, Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage and Edward Wong White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore ...
Sep 04, 2025•10 min
Plus, a post-mortem on the summer box office. On Today’s Episode: House Oversight Panel Releases Some Epstein Files as Pressure Mounts , by Michael Gold Judge Says Trump’s Use of Troops in L.A. Is Illegal , by Shawn Hubler Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans , by John Yoon and Francesca Regalado Trump Says U.S. Attacked Boat Carrying Venezuelan Gang Members, Killing 11 , by Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Edward Wong and Alan Feuer Google Avoids Harshest Pena...
Sep 03, 2025•10 min
Plus, the Bad Bunny economic boost. On Today’s Episode: Putin Finds a Growing Embrace on the Global Stage , by Paul Sonne After Court Defeat, Trump Warns of Economic Chaos From Loss of Tariffs , by Tony Romm and Ana Swanson Judge Blocks Pillar of Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign , by Zach Montague Judge Halts U.S. Effort to Deport Guatemalan Children as Planes Sit on Tarmac , by Miriam Jordan and Aishvarya Kavi What to Know About the Earthquake in Afghanistan , by Amelia Nierenberg, Safiullah P...
Sep 02, 2025•8 min
Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode: Trump Targets Agencies Long Seen as Above Politics. Critics See Big Risks. , by Luke Broadwater Trump Moves to Strip More Federal Workers of Union Protections , by Chris Cameron Trump Administration Plans Immigration Crackdown in Chicago , by Hamed Aleaziz A Tariff Loophole on Cheap Imports Has Closed. How Will It Affect Shoppers? , by Peter Eavis Texas Lawmakers Back Citizen Lawsuits to Stop Mail-Order Abortion Pills , by J. David Goodman Buried ...
Aug 29, 2025•13 min
Plus, robots for rent. On Today’s Episode: White House Says New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, but She Refuses to Leave , by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett Minneapolis Suspect Knew Her Target, but Motive Is a Mystery , by Talya Minsberg, Amy Harmon and Aric Toler Israel’s Exhausted Soldiers Complicate Plans for Gaza Assault , by Aaron Boxerman Rented Robots Get the Worst Jobs and Help Factories Keep the Humans , by Farah Stockman Tune in every weekday morning. To get our...
Aug 28, 2025•9 min
Plus, Taylor Swift's engagement era. On Today’s Episode: The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Economy, Too , by Lydia DePillis Full Weight of American Tariffs Slams Into Effect Against India , by Alex Travelli FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump , by Maxine Joselow A Spate of Fake Shooting Calls Disrupts College Campuses , by Christina Morales What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor? , by Helen Ouyang Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Announce Their Engagement ...
Aug 27, 2025•10 min
Plus, a Hitchcock star re-emerges. On Today’s Episode: Trump, in a Move With Little Precedent, Says He Is Firing a Fed Governor , by Tony Romm, Colby Smith and Ben Casselman 20 Killed in Gaza Hospital Strikes. Netanyahu Claims ‘Tragic Mishap’ , by Isabel Kershner, Aaron Boxerman and Ameera Harouda Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Government Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him , by Alan Feuer, Jazmine Ulloa and Chris Cameron Trump Orders Major Expansion of National Guard’s Role in Law Enforcement ,...
Aug 26, 2025•9 min
Plus, Spotify playlists can spill your secrets. On Today’s Episode: In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests , by Devlin Barrett Democrats Criticize Trump’s Push for National Guard in More Cities , by Alyce McFadden and Tim Balk 5 Takeaways From Ghislaine Maxwell’s Interview About Jeffrey Epstein , by Chris Cameron, Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, Sharon LaFraniere and Maggie Haberman Russia’s Top Diplomat Says There Is No Plan for Putin-Zelensky Meeting , by Tyler Pager...
Aug 25, 2025•10 min
Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode: Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Are Officially Under Famine, Monitors Say , by Vivian Yee Trump’s Attacks on Institutions Threaten a Bulwark of Economic Strength , by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith Immigrant Population in U.S. Drops for the First Time in Decades , by Miriam Jordan Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now , by Patricia Mazzei and David C. Adams Divided Court Eliminates Trump’s Half-Billion-Dollar ...
Aug 22, 2025•14 min
Plus, why steamy fan fiction is topping the best-seller list. On Today’s Episode: ‘We Can’t Take It Anymore’: Gazans Fear Looming Israeli Operation , by Adam Rasgon and Iyad Abuheweila With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry , by Lara Jakes In Pursuing Trump Rival, Weaponization Czar Sidesteps Justice Dept. Norms , by Jonah E. Bromwich, Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer and Michael S. Schmidt Amid Threats From Trump, Adam Schiff Forms Legal Defense Fund , by Shane Goldmacher St...
Aug 21, 2025•11 min
Plus, censoring prestige TV. On Today’s Episode: The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis , by Shane Goldmacher Trump Revokes Security Clearances of 37 Former and Current Officials , by Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman Trump’s Tactics Mean Many International Students Won’t Make It to Campus , by Anemona Hartocollis Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was,’ by Zolan Kanno-Youngs The Founders of This New Development Say You Must Be White to Live There , by...
Aug 20, 2025•9 min
Plus, the rise of rap on tour. On Today’s Episode: 5 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Zelensky and European Leaders , by Luke Broadwater Trump Wants to End Mail-In Voting Ahead of Next Year’s Midterms , by Tyler Pager and Nick Corasaniti Housing Agency to Offer Material Only in English, Official Says , by Eileen Sullivan Israel Is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say , by Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer and Abdi Latif Dahir Hamas Accepts New Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal, Officia...
Aug 19, 2025•9 min
Plus, selling your likeness for $750. On Today’s Episode: Zelensky and Allies Head to White House to Show Unity on Ukraine , by Jim Tankersley, David E. Sanger, Constant Méheut and Andy Newman U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Right-Wing Outcry , by Hamed Aleaziz and Ken Bensinger Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying , by Hannah Dreier He Sold His Likeness. Now His Avatar Is Shilling Supplements on TikTok , by Sapna Maheshwari Tune in every weekday morn...
Aug 18, 2025•10 min
Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode: How Trump’s Meeting With Putin Could Unfold , by David E. Sanger Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map , by J. David Goodman Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally , by Laurel Rosenhall, Jesus Jiménez and Hamed Aleaziz No School, No Toys, No Hope: The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza , by Patrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair With Arson and Land Grabs, Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Hit Record High , by P...
Aug 15, 2025•14 min
Plus, a C.I.A. secret up for auction. On Today’s Episode: Russia Makes a Swift Battlefield Advance, Seeking an Edge in Trump Talks , by Constant Méheut Bakers on Texas-Mexican Border Are Found Guilty of Harboring Illegal Workers , by Edgar Sandoval U.S. Drinking Drops to New Low, Poll Finds , by Dani Blum What Happened When Mark Zuckerberg Moved In Next Door , by Heather Knight You Can Buy One of the C.I.A.’s Greatest Mysteries at an Auction House , by John Schwartz Tune in every weekday morning...
Aug 14, 2025•9 min
Plus, why that old song suddenly has a new music video. On Today’s Episode: Trump’s Show of Force Begins to Take Shape as Guard Troops Deploy in D.C. , by Tyler Pager and Devlin Barrett White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions , by Graham Bowley, Jennifer Schuessler and Robin Pogrebin Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged , by Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman Russia Is Suspected to Be Behind Breach of Federal ...
Aug 13, 2025•10 min
Plus, a quiet crisis for America’s jurors. On Today’s Episode: Trump Takes Control of D.C. Police, Citing ‘Bloodthirsty Criminals.’ But Crime Is Down , by Katie Rogers The Militarization of Silicon Valley , by Sheera Frenkel Trump Extends China Tariff Truce by Three Months , by Alan Rappeport Trump, Seeking Friendlier Economic Data, Names New Statistics Chief , by Tony Romm, Ben Casselman and Lydia DePillis After a Grisly Trial, Jurors Are Left With Mental Scars and Few Resources , by Liz Kriege...
Aug 12, 2025•10 min
Plus, a Labubu heist. On Today’s Episode: Vance Says U.S. Is Working for a Meeting With Trump, Putin and Zelensky , by Luke Broadwater U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China , by Tripp Mickle What We Know About the C.D.C. Shooting in Atlanta , by Alyce McFadden and Apoorva Mandavilli Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says , by Ephrat Livni Thousands of Dollars Worth of Labubus Stolen From California Store , by Rylee Kirk Tune in every weekday ...
Aug 11, 2025•9 min
Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode: Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Take Control of Gaza City , by Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Isabel Kershner Trump Orders Surge of Law Enforcement in Washington, D.C. , by Chris Cameron As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed , by Jeanna Smialek and Stephanie Nolen How One Company Maintained a Monopoly on U.S. Fire Retardant , by Chris Hamby What Can MLB Learn From the Savannah Banan...
Aug 08, 2025•13 min
