The Headlines

Plus, why airlines are making everything “premium.”

On Today’s Episode:

Texas Democrats Leave State to Block G.O.P. From Redrawing Political Map, by J. David Goodman and Julie Bosman

Democratic Group Calls on Blue States to Draw New House Maps, by Nick Corasaniti

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils, by Ben Casselman

Trump Says He Ordered Subs Repositioned in Rare Nuclear Threat to Russia, by David E. Sanger

Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Minimum-Security Women’s Prison in Texas, by Alan Feuer

Senate Confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for D.C., by Traci Carl

No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel, by Vivian Wang

Why Even Basic Airline Seats Keep Getting More ‘Premium,’ by Amrita Khalid

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs for Much of the World, by River Akira Davis and Lydia DePillis

As Trump Shifts Blame to Hamas, His Envoy Plans to See Hunger Crisis Firsthand, by Natan Odenheimer

Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State, by Farnaz Fassihi and Ephrat Livni

How Louisiana Built Trump’s Busiest Deportation Hub, by Brent McDonald, Campbell Robertson, Zach Levitt and Albert Sun

Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows, by Apoorva Mandavilli, Teddy Rosenbluth and Francesca Paris

A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars, by Mike Isaac, Eli Tan and Cade Metz

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Plus, why the tsunami wasn't bigger. 

On Today’s Episode:

South Korea Reaches Trade Deal With Trump, by Lydia DePillis and Choe Sang-Hun

Trump Threatens India With Steep Tariffs, Including Penalty Over Russian Oil, by Ana Swanson and Alex Travelli

Trump Escalates Fight With Brazil, Taking Aim at Its Economy and Politics, by Ana Ionova and Jack Nicas

Trump Administration Authorizes Deployment of National Guard at ICE Facilities, by Chris Cameron, Hamed Aleaziz and Eric Schmitt

Brown University Makes a Deal With the White House to Restore Funding, by Alan Blinder, Michael C. Bender, Sharon Otterman and Anemona Hartocollis

Fed Keeps Rates Steady Despite Internal Divisions and Political Pressure, by Colby Smith

Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump, by J. David Goodman, Nick Corasaniti and Shane Goldmacher

Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Produce Such a Weak Tsunami?, by Katrina Miller

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Plus, how people are helping discover new species with their phones. 

On Today’s Episode:

Tsunami Waves Reach California After Washing Onto Hawaii, by Livia Albeck-Ripka, Francesca Regalado, Martin Fackler, John Keefe, Jesus Jiménez, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall

Senate, Rejecting Whistle-Blower Alarms, Confirms Bove to Appeals Court, by Devlin Barrett

Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure, by Christina Jewett

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s July Meeting, by Colby Smith

The Familiar Suicide and Final Wish of the N.Y.C. Gunman, by Juliet Macur, John Branch and Ken Belson

Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests, by Emily Anthes

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Plus, when the peanut M&M was in trouble. 

On Today’s Episode:

Investigators Focus on Whether Midtown Gunman Was Targeting N.F.L. Offices, by Francesca Regalado, Ed Shanahan, Chelsia Rose Marcius, Maria Cramer and Matthew Haag

For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach, by Luke Broadwater and Michael D. Shear

Tariffs on Medicines From Europe Stand to Cost Drugmakers Billions, by Rebecca Robbins

Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute, by Michael C. Bender, Alan Blinder and Michael S. Schmidt

Tehran Is at Risk of Running Out of Water Within Weeks, by Farnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi and Leily Nikounazar

How an M&M Sparked the Search for the Next Perfect Peanut, by Kim Severson

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Plus, a very D.I.Y. act of defiance. 

On Today’s Episode:

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say, by Natan Odenheimer

Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger, by Aaron Boxerman

News Organizations Urge Israel to Let Reporters and Aid Into Gaza, by Ephrat Livni

U.S. Reaches Preliminary Trade Deal With Europe, by Ana Swanson, Jeanna Smialek and Melissa Eddy

What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask, by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt

Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef, by Pooja Salhotra

Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building, by Vivian Wang

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

On Today’s Episode:

F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s $8 Billion Merger With Paramount, by Benjamin Mullin

Trump Spars With Powell Over Fed’s Costly Renovations in Rare Visit, by Colby Smith

How a Frantic Scouring of the Epstein Files Consumed the Justice Dept., by Adam Goldman and Alan Feuer

Gazans Are Dying of Starvation, by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Isabel Kershner and Abu Bakr Bashir

France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says, by Roger Cohen

Israel and the U.S. Pull Back From Talks With Hamas, by David E. Sanger and Johnatan Reiss

Hulk Hogan, Shirt-Shredding Superstar of Pro Wrestling, Dies at 71, by Victor Mather

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Plus, how many steps do you really need a day? 

On Today’s Episode:

Attorney General Told Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files, by Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush

Judge Denies Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts in Florida, by Zach Montague and Seamus Hughes

Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump, by Sharon Otterman

Trump Plans to Give A.I. Developers a Free Hand, by David McCabe and Cecilia Kang

Facing Outcry Over Corruption, Zelensky Says He Will Reverse Course, by Andrew E. Kramer

How Many Steps Do You Really Need in a Day?, by Simar Bajaj

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Plus, Ozzy Osbourne’s wild life. 

On Today’s Episode: 

Johnson Cuts Short House Business to Avoid Vote on Releasing Epstein Files, by Annie Karni and Michael Gold

Trump Escalates Attacks on Obama and Clinton as Questions Swirl About Epstein, by Luke Broadwater and Julian E. Barnes

E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change, by Lisa Friedman

U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal, by Ana Swanson and River Akira Davis

G.M. Profit Shrinks on Billion-Dollar Tariff Hit, by Jack Ewing

Hospitals Are Limiting Gender Treatment for Trans Minors, Even in Blue States, by Jill Cowan

U.S. Olympic Officials Bar Transgender Women From Women’s Competitions, by Juliet Macur

Iranian Officials Suspect Sabotage in String of Mysterious Fires, by Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon

Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Prince of Darkness’ Turned Reality TV Star, Dies at 76, by Gavin Edwards

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Plus, the missing child case that changed America.

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Releases Thousands of Martin Luther King Jr. Files, by Rick Rojas and Glenn Thrush

Johnson Retreats on Demand for Epstein Disclosures, Saying Trump Needs ‘Space’, by Annie Karni

Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison, by Glenn Thrush

Marines Will Begin Withdrawing From Los Angeles, by Shawn Hubler and Eric Schmitt

Conviction Reversed in Etan Patz Case That Put Focus on Missing Children, by Hurubie Meko and Jonah E. Bromwich

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ Dies at 54, by Derrick Bryson Taylor and Matt Stevens

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