Episode description

Plus, a dramatic rise in U.S. obesity.

Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. 

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Picks R.F.K. Jr. to Be Head of Health and Human Services Dept., by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Trump Takes a Victory Lap Before a Friendly Audience at Mar-a-Lago, by Michael Gold

Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say, by Farnaz Fassihi

Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese, by Nina Agrawal

The Onion Wins Bid to Buy Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy, by Benjamin Mullin and Elizabeth Williamson

The Curious Fight Between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, by Emmanuel Morgan