• How DOGE Hides Its Work, and Trump Targets Climate Rules
    Mar 13 2025

    Plus, an explosive new Facebook memoir.

    On Today’s Episode:

    E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose, by Lisa Friedman and Hiroko Tabuchi

    DOGE Makes Its Latest Errors Harder to Find, by David A. Fahrenthold and Jeremy Singer-Vine

    Senate Democrats Balk at Funding Extension, Raising the Risk of a Shutdown, by Carl Hulse

    Columbia Activist Has Not Been Allowed to Speak Privately With Lawyers, by Jonah E. Bromwich and Anusha Bayya

    U.S. Inflation Eased More Than Expected in February, by Colby Smith

    Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir, by Mike Isaac

    Maker of Pokémon Go Agrees to Sell Unit to Saudi Fund, by Yan Zhuang

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    9 mins
  • Gutting the Education Department, and a Trump Tesla Show
    Mar 12 2025

    Plus, who can do the Daffy Duck voice?

    On Today’s Episode:

    Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff, by Michael C. Bender and Dana Goldstein

    E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices, by Lisa Friedman

    Ukraine Supports 30-Day Cease-Fire as U.S. Says It Will Resume Military Aid, by Andrew E. Kramer and Alan Rappeport

    House G.O.P. Passes Bill to Avert a Shutdown, Daring the Senate to Accept It, by Catie Edmondson

    Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Go Into Effect, by Ana Swanson and Jeanna Smialek

    Who Likes Tariffs? Some U.S. Industries Are Eager for Them, by Peter Eavis

    Trump, an E.V. Naysayer, Gives Tesla and Musk a White House Exhibition, by Tyler Pager

    Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Directly Into Trump Political Operation, by Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman

    He Voices Porky Pig, and That’s Not All, Folks, by Carlos Aguilar

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    8 mins
  • Trump’s New Charm Offensive, and a Wall Street Dive
    Mar 11 2025

    Plus, a D.O.J. dust-up over Mel Gibson.

    On Today’s Episode:

    House Republicans Unveil Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown at Week’s End, by Catie Edmondson and Carl Hulse

    Trump, With More Honey Than Vinegar, Cements an Iron Grip on Republicans, by Annie Karni and Jonathan Swan

    Trump Promised Americans Booming Wealth. Now He’s Changing His Tune, by Tyler Pager

    Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights, by Devlin Barrett

    Ukraine Bombards Russia, Forcing Moscow Airports to Close, by Marc Santora and Ivan Nechepurenko

    Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine Ex-President, Is Arrested on I.C.C. Warrant, by Sui-Lee Wee and Camille Elemia

    15 Lessons Scientists Learned About Us When the World Stopped, by Claire Cain Miller and Irineo Cabreros

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    10 mins
  • Trump Won’t Rule Out a Recession, and a Crackdown on Campus Protests
    Mar 10 2025

    Plus, the Oscar film that pets are watching.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite, by Luke Broadwater, Colby Smith and Ana Swanson

    Banker Mark Carney Wins Race to Lead Liberal Party, and Canada, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff

    Immigration Authorities Arrest Pro-Palestinian Activist at Columbia, by Eliza Shapiro

    White House Cancels $400 Million in Grants and Contracts to Columbia, by Sharon Otterman and Liam Stack

    Chaos Sweeps Coastal Syria, by Christina Goldbaum and Reham Mourshed

    The Oscar-Winning Movie That Pets Can’t Stop Watching, by Esther Zuckerman

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    8 mins
  • Whiplash From the White House, and a SpaceX Explosion
    Mar 7 2025

    Plus, how to win the lottery.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Trump Whipsaws on Tariffs, Giving Mexico and Canada Reprieve, by Ana Swanson and Alan Rappeport

    Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

    How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff

    Trump Administration Prepares to Revive and Expand Travel Bans, by Charlie Savage and Edward Wong

    U.S. and Ukrainian Officials to Meet Next Week About Path to End War, by Luke Broadwater and Marc Santora

    National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Officials Appear to Want It Kept Quiet, by Lisa Friedman

    Breakup of SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports, by Kenneth Chang

    2 Texas Lottery Wins Prompt Investigations and Stir Public Outrage, by Michael Levenson

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    8 mins
  • Inside Trump’s Deportation Push, and the U.S. Holds Talks With Hamas
    Mar 6 2025

    Plus, Dolly Parton’s love story.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Frustration Grows Inside the White House Over Pace of Deportations, by Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

    Trump to Pause Auto Tariffs for One Month as Other Levies Continue, by Ana Swanson and Jack Ewing

    Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Freeze Foreign Aid, by Adam Liptak

    Veterans Are Caught Up in Trump’s and Musk’s Work Force Overhaul, by Eileen Sullivan and Maya C. Miller

    U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say, by Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman and Ronen Bergman

    Why Some Schools Are Rethinking ‘College for All’, by Dana Goldstein

    How Dolly Parton’s Husband, Carl Dean, Inspired ‘Jolene’, by Mike Ives

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    10 mins
  • Trump’s Defiant Victory Lap, and the Dept. of Education’s ‘Final Mission’
    Mar 5 2025

    Plus, the sky-high cost of concert tickets.

    On Today’s Episode:

    6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Congress, by Tyler Pager

    Warning That Trump Will ‘Make You Pay,’ Slotkin Gives Democratic Response, by Annie Karni

    Republican House Members Told to Stop Holding In-Person Town Halls, by Catie Edmondson

    Trump’s Trade War Could Be His Biggest Economic Gamble, by Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson

    ‘Final Mission’ for Education Dept. Begins Now, McMahon Says, by Michael C. Bender

    Zelensky Offers Terms to Stop Fighting, Assuring U.S. That Ukraine Wants Peace, by Marc Santora

    7 Tesla Charging Stations Torched Near Boston, by Sara Ruberg

    Concert Ticket Prices Are Soaring, and Busting Gen Z’s Budgets, by Melissa Rohman

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    9 mins
  • The Tariffs Are On, and Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid
    Mar 4 2025

    Plus, women’s rugby gets a boost.

    On Today’s Episode:

    Beijing Retaliates After Trump Sets Steep Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, by Keith Bradsher and Ana Swanson

    Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blowup, by Erica L. Green, Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes

    In Speech to Congress, Trump Is Expected to Boast About DOGE Cuts and Ukraine, by Luke Broadwater and Michael D. Shear

    How a Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers, by Ashley Southall

    U.S. Superstar Ilona Maher and Her Impact in England, by Caoimhe O’Neillx

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    9 mins