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 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 to Resume ‘Intense Fighting,’ by Lara Jakes, Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Thomas Fuller A California Battery Plant Burne...
Feb 12, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, why golden retrievers keep losing. On Today’s Episode: Busy Presidential Day Ends at the Super Bowl , by Erica L. Green Trump Orders Treasury Secretary to Stop Minting Pennies , by Yan Zhuang and Erica L. Green 36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations , by Stacy Cowley Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s “Legitimate Power ,” by Charlie Savage and Minho Kim Why Federal Courts May Be the Last Bulwark Against Trump , by Mattathias Schwa...
Feb 10, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, DeepSeek’s shock to the top. On Today’s Episode: White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants , by Chris Cameron Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries , by Apoorva Mandavilli What to Know About DeepSeek and How It Is Upending A.I. , by Cade Metz Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged , by Hiroko Tabuchi and Mira Rojanasakul Crafting a Haggis for American Tastes (and Import Restrictions) , by Remy Tumin Tune...
Jan 28, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, a Super Bowl three-peat? On Today’s Episode: Gaza and Lebanon Truces Are Fragile, but All Sides May Keep Them Going , by Patrick Kingsley Colombia Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights After Trump Threatens Tariffs , by Genevieve Glatsky, Simon Romero and Annie Correal At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism , by Andrew Higgins Southern California Rainstorms Raise Risks of Mudslides , by Tim Balk Super Bowl LIX Projections: Chiefs Meet Eagles in Rematch , by Jeff How...
Jan 27, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, how Kidz Bop grew up. On Today’s Episode: Trump to Visit North Carolina and California, With Disaster Aid an Open Question , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship , by Mike Baker and Mattathias Schwartz Trump Issues Executive Order to Support the Growth of Cryptocurrencies , by David Yaffe-Bellany Egg Prices Are High. They Will Likely Go Higher , by Julie Creswell Don’t Look Now, but Kidz Boppers Have Graduated From College , by Sopan Deb...
Jan 24, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, an A.I. judge at the X Games. On Today’s Episode: White House to Old Staff: Go Home. Don’t Call Us. We’ll Call You , by Michael Crowley and David E. Sanger Federal Workers Ordered to Report on Colleagues Over D.E.I. Crackdown , by Erica L. Green and Hamed Aleaziz House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda , by Catie Edmondson and Andrew Duehren Why Is Israel Targeting Jenin, in the West Bank? , by Ephrat Livni People With A.D.H.D. Are Likely to Die Significan...
Jan 23, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, snow on Florida’s beaches. On Today’s Episode: Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order , by Mattathias Schwartz and Mike Baker Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Tim Balk and Erica L. Green Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife , by Karoun Demirjian and Sharon LaFraniere One Family in Gaza Returned Home. But Home Was Gone , by Vivian Yee and Bilal Shbair Rare Snowfall Snarls ...
Jan 22, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, an Olympic medal fail. On Today’s Episode: What Trump Did on Day 1: Tracking His Biggest Moves , by Chris Cameron Trump Grants Sweeping Clemency to All Jan. 6 Rioters , by Alan Feuer Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals , by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear C.E.O.s, and President Trump, Want Workers Back in the Office , by Emma Goldberg Paris Olympics Medals Are Tarnishing, Putting LVMH in the Spotlight , by Tariq Panja and Liz Alderman Tune in every ...
Jan 21, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, women’s history on the National Mall. On Today’s Episode: Trump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power , by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold , by Aaron Boxerman, Bilal Shbair, Hiba Yazbek, Isabel Kershner and Christopher Maag TikTok Engineered Its Shutdown to Get Saved. But Trump’s Solution May Fall Short , by David E. Sanger How a Monument to Women Finally Won a Place on the National Mall , by Jennifer Schuessler Tune in...
Jan 20, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, remembering David Lynch’s weirdness. On Today’s Episode: Israel and Hamas Work Out Differences Over Deal, Netanyahu Says , by Ephrat Livni TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban , by David McCabe, Adam Liptak and Sapna Maheshwari More Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo , by Kellen Browning, Jesus Jiménez and Jennifer Medina Biden to Commute Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Drug Offenders , by Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs The...
Jan 17, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Drake sues his own music label. On Today’s Episode: Negotiators Agree to Long-Awaited Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal for Gaza , by Patrick Kingsley, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman, Ronen Bergman, Isabel Kershner and Peter Baker Updates on the Cease-Fire Agreement , by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman In Farewell Address, Biden Warns of an ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Shape in America , by Erica L. Green Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight , by Kenneth Chang Drake Sues His Label, Calling K...
Jan 16, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, who gets a quinceañera? On Today’s Episode: What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement , by The New York Times Biden to Deliver Farewell Address, Capping a 5-Decade Political Career , by Erica L. Green Four Takeaways From Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing , by Sharon LaFraniere S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations , by Matthew Goldstein and Kate Conger South Korea’s President Is Detained for Questioning , by Choe Sang-Hun, Jin Yu Young and Victoria K...
Jan 15, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, don’t go to this “Sex and the City” spot. On Today’s Episode: Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case , by Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case , by Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush Pete Hegseth to Face Democratic Questioning in Confirmation Hearing , by Helene Cooper Winds Strengthen, Fueling Fears of New L.A. Fires , by Mike Ives Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming ...
Jan 14, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, remembering a civil rights Freedom Rider. On Today’s Episode: Dangerous Winds Are Forecast as Crews Battle L.A. Wildfires , by Yan Zhuang, Amy Graff and Jonathan Wolfe Childhood Vaccination Rates Were Falling Even Before the Rise of R.F.K. Jr. , by Francesca Paris Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza , by Isabel Kershner, Adam Rasgon and Ronen Bergman Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and H...
Jan 13, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, goodbye to a hairy “Shrek” icon. On Today’s Episode: New Fire Threatens Los Angeles, as Death Toll Rises to 10 , by Corina Knoll, Soumya Karlamangla, Juliet Macur and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Sentencing , by Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and Adam Liptak Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok , by Adam Liptak Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students , by Zach Montague Per...
Jan 10, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, don’t eat your Christmas tree. On Today’s Episode: New Wildfires Strain L.A. as Others Burn Unchecked , by Corina Knoll, Soumya Karlamangla and Mike Ives Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt His Sentencing in N.Y. Criminal Case , by Ben Protess and Adam Liptak Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing , by Adam Liptak Nation’s Leaders Will Gather to Honor Carter at Washington Cathedral , by Peter Baker Hostage Is Found Dead in Gaza Tunnel, Israel Says , by Ephrat Livni Please ...
Jan 09, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the end of Facebook fact-checking. On Today’s Episode: Fierce Winds Whip Up Devastating Wildfires in Southern California , by Yan Zhuang, Corina Knoll and Soumya Karlamangla Trump Floats Using Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal , by David E. Sanger and Michael D. Shear Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term , by Mike Isaac and Theodore Schleifer Peter Yarrow, the Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86 , by Jim Farber Tune in every weekday morning. To ge...
Jan 08, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, the Taliban is welcoming tourists. On Today’s Episode: Justin Trudeau’s Trying to Save His Party. Is He Hurting Canada? , by Matina Stevis-Gridneff First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana , by Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship C.E.O., Joins Meta’s Board , by Kate Conger For Many Returning Russian Veterans, a Long Road of Recovery Awaits , by Valerie Hopkins Ignoring Warnings, a Growing Band of Tourists Venture to Afghanistan , by ...
Jan 07, 2025•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, you probably haven’t seen the Golden Globe winners. On Today’s Episode: Congress to Certify Trump’s Election, With Memories of Riot Looming Large , by Annie Karni Potent Storm Blasts Parts of U.S. With Sleet, Snow and Freezing Rain , by Amy Graff Judge Upholds Trump’s Conviction but Signals No Jail Time , by Ben Protess and Kate Christobek Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During First Rush Hour , by Ana Ley and Winnie Hu Golden Globes Highlights: ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ Win ...
Jan 06, 2025•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Kenyan villagers get a scare from space. On Today’s Episode: Johnson Grasps for Votes to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote , by Catie Edmondson New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say , by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Isabelle Taft and Michael Levenson New Details Emerge in Cybertruck Explosion, but Motive Is Still Unclear , by Jacey Fortin and Jesus Jiménez Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon , by Alan Rappeport South Korean Officials Thw...
Jan 03, 2025•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, a breathalyzer test for marijuana? On Today’s Episode: New Orleans Attacker Was “Inspired” by ISIS, Biden Says , by Devlin Barrett, Adam Goldman, Hamed Aleaziz, Emily Cochrane and Aishvarya Kavi 1 Dead After a Cybertruck Explodes Outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas , by Alexandra E. Petri, Emmett Lindner and Pashtana Usufzy Why Did Ukraine Halt the Flow of Russia’s Natural Gas to Europe? , by Marc Santora, Andrew Higgins and Stanley Reed As Marijuana Use Grows, Effect on Road Safety Remai...
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