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The episode delves into a wave of Republican-led bills limiting transgender rights across various states, sparking debate on identity and discrimination. It also highlights a split among Trump supporters, the "Maha Moms," who feel betrayed by an executive order boosting a controversial weed killer. Additionally, the podcast examines the US's record-high trade deficit, soaring winter energy costs, and a controversial change in Reese's chocolate ingredients, concluding with a lively news quiz on current events.
Plus, a lifesaving phone feature. Here’s what we’re covering: U.S. Military Moves Into Place for Possible Strikes in Iran , by Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman Defense Dept. and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety , by Sheera Frenkel and Julian E. Barnes U.K. Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Over Epstein Ties, BBC Reports , by Megan Specia After Avalanche Warnings, a Sierra Nevada Tragedy , by Thomas Fuller and Jill Cowan South Korean Ex-Leader Is Sentenced to Life in...
Plus, Brad Pitt vs. Tom Cruise? Here’s what we’re covering: Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress , by Annie Karni U.S. Kills 11 in Boat Strikes in Pacific and Caribbean , by Carol Rosenberg Democrats and White House Trade Offers but Deal to Reopen D.H.S. Remains Elusive , by Carl Hulse Democrats Plan to Counter Trump’s Speech to Congress With Rally , by Annie Karni Colbert Says CBS Pulled Senate Candidate Interview , by John Koblin Nine Skiers Still Missing A...
Plus, drones at the Olympics. Here’s what we’re covering: U.S. and Iran Gear Up for Nuclear Talks Amid Rising Tensions , by Aaron Boxerman U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections , by Pranav Baskar and Hamed Aleaziz Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84 , by Peter Applebome Columbia Punishes 2 Who Helped Epstein’s Girlfriend Enter Dental College , by Ed Shanahan Tom Pritzker, Citing Epstein Connection, Steps Down as Hyatt’s Executive Ch...
Plus, the Super Bowl ad that prompted a backlash. Here’s what we’re covering: Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts , by Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac What to Know About the Homeland Security Shutdown , by The New York Times ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled. , by Mitch Smith and Hamed Aleaziz U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections , by Pranav Baskar and Hamed Aleaziz Students Across the U.S. Are Protesting...
Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: 5 Takeaways From Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota , by Julie Bosman Hundreds of Children Are in ICE Detention , by Miriam Jordan, Sarah Mervosh and Allison McCann The Homeland Security Shutdown Could Affect ICE, Travelers and the Coast Guard , by Karoun Demirjian and Madeleine Ngo Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change , by Lisa Friedman N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After ...
Plus, how the ultra-rich are changing the travel industry. Here’s what we’re covering: Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser , by Karoun Demirjian, Eric Schmitt, Kate Kelly, Hamed Aleaziz and Luke Broadwater Bondi Faces Anger From Lawmakers Over Handling of Epstein Files , by Glenn Thrush House Votes to Cancel Trump’s Canada Tariffs , by Robert Jimison Employers Hired Swiftly in January After a Dismal 2025 , by Lydia DePillis New Method Can Find Hidd...
Plus, how extremist groups are using video games to recruit children online. Here’s what we’re covering: 9 Killed and 25 Injured in Shootings at School and Home in British Columbia , by Francesca Regalado Man Who Was Detained in Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance Is Released , by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Jill Cowan Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress , by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Michael S. Schmidt Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept...
Plus, Olympic medals are falling apart — again. Here’s what we’re covering: When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court , by Alexandra Berzon and Allison McCann Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States , by Apoorva Mandavilli Maxwell Refuses to Answer Questions in House Deposition , by Michael Gold Without a Border ‘Invasion,’ Texas G.O.P. Turns to an Old Enemy, Islam , by J. David Goodman Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Ba...
Plus, Super Bowl and Olympics highlights. Here’s what we’re covering: For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump , by Kenneth P. Vogel, Lisa Friedman and David A. Fahrenthold Officials Pressed Schumer to Help Name Penn Station and Dulles Airport for Trump , by Michael Gold Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics , by Erica L. Green Talks on Immigration Enforcement Limits Still Stuck With Deadline Nearing , by Michael Gold Mexican Car...
Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: ‘Gang Stuff’ and ‘Illicit Trysts’: How Epstein Sought Leverage With the Wealthy , by Steve Eder, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein Nike and Trump’s Supporters Have Been on a Collision Course for Years , by Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Kim Bhasin Trump’s Online Drugstore Opens for Business , by Rebecca Robbins and Margot Sanger-Katz U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman as Regional Leaders Seek to Prevent War , by Erika Solomon and B...
Plus, Savannah Guthrie makes a plea to her mother’s abductor. Here’s what we’re covering: Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons , by David E. Sanger and William J. Broad Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload , by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Hamed Aleaziz Trump Says He Ordered Withdrawal of 700 Immigration Agents From Minneapolis , by Madeleine Ngo and Mitch Smith Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Mi...
Plus, a fitting tribute to Catherine O’Hara. Here’s what we’re covering: Renee Good’s Brothers Call on Congress to Rein In Immigration Crackdown , by Michael Gold A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children , by Corina Knoll Congress Targets Housing Crisis as Solutions Elude Trump , by Ronda Kaysen Ruptures in China’s Leadership Could Be Due to Paranoia and Power Plays , by Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes Catherine O’Hara, Star of ‘Best in Show,’ Honored in Westminster Tribute , by Callie Holt...
Plus, a conservative group plans an alternate Super Bowl halftime show. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections , by Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search , by William K. Rashbaum, Devlin Barrett and Julian E. Barnes Here’s What to Know About the Partial Government Shutdown , by Aaron Boxerman Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks End of Protection for Haitians in U.S. , ...
Plus, big firsts at the Grammy Awards. Here’s what we’re covering: How Trump Appears in the Epstein Files , by Steve Eder, Michael C. Bender and David Enrich The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files , by Mike Baker and Julie Tate Release of Three Million Epstein Pages Falls Short, Survivors Say , by Devlin Barrett, Michael Gold and Mike Baker They Said They Weren’t Close to Epstein. New Documents Show Otherwise. , by Nicholas Confessore U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake i...
Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging , by Evan Gorelick Democrats Reach Spending Deal With Trump, Seeking to Rein In ICE , by Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse Twix Is OK but Granola Isn’t as States Deploy New Food Stamp Rules , by Julie Creswell and Linda Qiu No More Zoom for French Officials: France to Use Local Alternative to U.S. Tech , by Ségolène Le Stradic Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthil...
Plus, Amazon's big "Melania" push. Here’s what we’re covering: Democrats Demand Unmasked Agents, New Limits to Fund D.H.S. , by Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson Trump and Schumer Move Toward Possible Deal to Avert a Shutdown , by Carl Hulse Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders , by Alan Feuer Judge Orders Release of Minnesota Refugees Targeted in ICE Crackdown , by Miriam Jordan Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands , by David E. Sanger...
Plus, the woman who helped make GPS possible.Here’s what we’re covering: Representative Ilhan Omar Is Attacked at Town Hall in Minneapolis , by Reis Thebault, Lauren McCarthy and Ashley Ahn Democrats Push to Impeach and Investigate Noem , by Michael Gold U.S. Population Growth Slows Sharply as Immigration Numbers Plunge , by Jeff Adelson and Sabrina Tavernise Trump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work. , by Andrew Duehren Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 2 Million, Study Fi...
Plus, Mamdani’s snowstorm recommendation. Here’s what we’re covering: Crackdown Chief to Leave Minneapolis as White House Distances Trump From Uproar , by Luke Broadwater and David E. Sanger Border Patrol Official Gregory Bovino Is Set to Leave Minnesota , by Hamed Aleaziz They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway. , by Miriam Jordan and Hamed Aleaziz Israel Recovers Remains of Last Captive in Gaza, Closing a Chapter , by David M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner Social Media Gian...
Plus, High January is the new Dry January. Here’s what we’re covering: How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting , by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz Timeline: A Moment-by-Moment Look at the Shooting of Alex Pretti , by Bora Erden, Devon Lum, Helmuth Rosales, Elena Shao, Haley Willis and Ashley Wu Storm Dumps a Foot of Snow in at Least 17 U.S. States , by Andy Newman Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science,’ by Mike McIntire High January ...
Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: TikTok Strikes Deal for New U.S. Entity, Ending Long Legal Saga , by David McCabe and Emmett Lindner ‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE , by Pooja Salhotra and Jazmine Ulloa 3 People Arrested Over Protest of Minnesota Pastor Linked to ICE , by Jacey Fortin and Lauren McCarthy Voters Are Split on Deportations but Disapprove of ICE, Poll Finds , by Jennifer Medina and Ruth Igielnik More Than 160 Milli...
Plus, how A.I. is judging your résumé. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Says He Has Framework for Greenland Deal as NATO Mulls Idea of U.S. Sovereignty Over Bases , by Lara Jakes, Jim Tankersley and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge , by Anton Troianovski Few Voters Say Trump’s Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds , by Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Main...
The episode discusses deep concerns about the transatlantic alliance as President Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos, paralleled by Canadian Prime Minister Carney's warnings of a "rupture" in global order. It also details criticisms of ICE tactics in Minnesota and an investigation into a detainee's death, along with Australia's implementation of stricter gun control and hate speech laws. Finally, the podcast explores the return of cursive handwriting to New Jersey elementary school curricula.
Plus, the struggle to finish a major Olympic arena. Here’s what we’re covering: How Trump Is Remaking America, State by State , by The New York Times Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize , by Jeffrey Gettleman and Henrik Pryser Libell Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Arguments on Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Official , by Colby Smith ‘Like an Earthquake’: How 40 People Died in a Spanish Train Crash , by Jason Horowitz, José Bautista and Samuel Granados Suicides Were ...
Plus, chimney sweeps are making a comeback. Here’s what we’re covering: European Union Officials Lean Toward Negotiating, Not Retaliating, Over Trump Tariff Threat , by Jeanna Smialek and Anushka Patil In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters , by Stephanie Saul $1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ , by Isabel Kershner China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949 , by Alexandra Stevenson Why London’s Chimney Sweeps Are Enjoying a Resurgenc...
Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act and Send Troops to Minnesota , by Shawn McCreesh Calling Trump ‘Authoritarian,’ Judge Seeks to Restrict Student Deportations , by Zach Montague U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving , by Adam Sella Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal , by Max Bearak and Henrik Pryser Libell Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising , by Kevin Draper and ...
Plus, a space station evacuation. Here’s what we’re covering: Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis, Prompting Tense Protests , by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Mitch Smith and Hamed Aleaziz Lawyers for Renee Good’s Family Plan to Investigate Minnesota ICE Shooting , by Mitch Smith Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela , by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe , by Anatoly Kurmanaev Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not W...
Plus, the battle over taxing billionaires. Here’s what we’re covering: Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow , by Ernesto Londoño ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say , by Miriam Jordan Tensions Are High as Vance and Rubio Prepare to Meet Danish and Greenlandic Officials , by Amelia Nierenberg U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza , by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman China Announces Record Trade Surplus as It...
Plus, the rise of at-home medical tests. Here’s what we’re covering: Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments by Mitch Smith F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Bans on Transgender Athletes by Ann E. Marimow E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution by Maxine Joselow U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircra...
Plus, Russia’s push to indoctrinate Ukrainian kids. Here’s what we’re covering: Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell by Glenn Thrush and Colby Smith Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide by Chris Hippensteel ‘Hundreds More’ Federal Agents to Be Deployed to Minneapolis, Noem Says by Minho Kim As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters by Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Cont...
