Episode description

On today’s show: Linda McMahon led WWE and the Small Business Administration. The U.S. Education Department may be next. NPR’s Jonaki Mehta reports on her background and details how the Trump administration targeted an Education Department research arm in recent cuts. The Washington Post reports that McMahon has a record at odds with Trump’s agenda.

As the U.S. battles fentanyl, Mexico is fighting the flow of American guns into the country. The Wall Street Journal’s Zusha Elinson explains why it’s so easy to smuggle weapons across the border.

Wired looks at how online maps are handling Trump’s Gulf of Mexico name change.

Plus, a judge cleared the way for federal employees to accept the president’s “buyout” offer, Trump FBI pick Kash Patel was accused of orchestrating a staff purge at the agency while still a nominee, and how Trump has reshaped the Kennedy Center.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

Correction: A previous version of this episode said Apple Maps had changed “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” for all users. At the time of this episode’s publication, that change has only been made for U.S. users.