The Headlines

Plus, breakfast cereals are getting less healthy. 

On Today’s Episode: 

2 Israeli Embassy Aides Are Fatally Shot Outside Event in Washington, by Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush and Chris Cameron

Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation, by Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

House G.O.P. Presses Ahead on Tax and Spending Bill, With Votes Uncertain, by Catie Edmondson and Michael Gold

U.S. Formally Accepts Luxury Jet From Qatar for Trump, by Eric Lipton and Eric Schmitt

Justice Dept. to End Oversight of Local Police Accused of Abuses, by Jacey Fortin, Devlin Barrett, Ernesto Londoño and Shaila Dewan

American Breakfast Cereals Are Becoming Less Healthy, Study Finds, by Andrew Jacobs

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Plus, “Norm!” 

On Today’s Episode: 

Trump Squeezes His Party on Domestic Policy Bill as G.O.P. Hunts for Votes, by Catie Edmondson, Maya C. Miller and Robert Jimison

Judge Orders U.S. to Keep Custody of Migrants Amid Claims They Were Sent to South Sudan, by Hamed Aleaziz, Alan Feuer and Mattathias Schwartz

Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People, by Michael Gold

Trump Unveils Plans for ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System, by Erica L. Green

Elon Musk Plans ‘a Lot Less’ Spending as He Edges Away From Politics, by Theodore Schleifer, Ryan Mac and Maggie Haberman

In Approving Soda Ban for Food Stamps, U.S.D.A. Reverses Decades of Policy, by Linda Qiu

Google Unveils A.I. Chatbot, Signaling a New Era for Search, by Tripp Mickle

George Wendt, a.k.a. Norm From ‘Cheers,’ Is Dead at 76, by Alex Williams

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Plus, how to stop doomscrolling? 

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine, by Erica L. Green and Anton Troianovski

Israel Wavers as Far Right and Military Disagree on Gaza Strategy, by Patrick Kingsley

Rep. McIver Charged With Assault Over Clash Outside Newark ICE Center, by Luis Ferré-Sadurní

Supreme Court Lets Trump Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans, by Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak

Can TikTok Help Young People Take a Break From Screens?, by Sadiba Hasan

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Plus, one school district’s big A.I. experiment. 

On Today’s Episode:

Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer, by Tyler Pager and Gina Kolata

As Trump Prepares to Speak With Putin, Here’s Where Ukraine Cease-Fire Talks Stand, by Anton Troianovski, Andrew E. Kramer, Marc Santora and Paul Sonne

Russia Beefs Up Bases Near Finland’s Border, by Jeffrey Gettleman, Amelia Nierenberg and Johanna Lemola

Key Panel Approves Trump’s Megabill, but Conservatives Hold Out for More Cuts, by Catie Edmondson

What to Know About the Tornadoes That Ripped Through the Central U.S., by Rachel Nostrant

Suspect in Palm Springs Bombing Died in Blast, Officials Say, by Laurel Rosenhall, Shawn Hubler, Jesus Jiménez and Maggie Miles

How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Future, by Natasha Singer

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Plus, the Friday news quiz. 

On Today’s Episode:

Outsourcer in Chief: Is Trump Trading Away America’s Tech Future?, by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson

D.H.S. Requests 20,000 National Guard Members to Help With Immigration Crackdown, by Hamed Aleaziz and Eric Schmitt

Trump’s Military Buildup at the Border Expands, by Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper

Newark’s Air Traffic Control Staffing Crisis Is Dire. It’s Also Not Unique. By Aaron Krolik, Elena Shao and Emily Steel

Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment, by Gina Kolata

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Plus, the campy singing contest the whole world watches.

On Today’s Episode:

In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Examines the Power of District Judges, by Abbie VanSickle

House Republicans Push Forward Plan to Cut Taxes, Medicaid and Food Aid, by Catie Edmondson and Margot Sanger-Katz

Kennedy, Defending Downsizing, Clashes With Democrats in Tense Hearings, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports, by Jan Hoffman

Cassie Ventura Says Sean Combs Used Sex Videos as Blackmail Tools, by Julia Jacobs, Joe Coscarelli and Thomas Fuller

How to Win Eurovision in 7 Easy Steps, by Alex Marshall and Miriam Quick

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Plus, a new red carpet dress code: no nudity.

On Today’s Episode:

With Trump Visit, Qatar’s Image Makeover Scores Another Success, by Michael D. Shear, Adam Rasgon and Tariq Panja

Trump Meets Syrian President After Pledge to Lift Sanctions: Live Updates, by Vivian Nereim, Jonathan Swan and Qasim Nauman

In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation, by Natan Odenheimer and Ronen Bergman

Your A.I. Radiologist Will Not Be With You Soon, by Steve Lohr

No Naked Dressing? How Will Stars Make News?, by Vanessa Friedman

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Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness.

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Kicks Off Gulf Tour in Saudi Arabia, by Jonathan Swan, Luke Broadwater and Vivian Nereim

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations to Resume, by Abbie VanSickle

Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff, by Maya C. Miller and Devlin Barrett

Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back, by Karen Zraick

Newsom Asks Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments, Escalating Crackdown, by Shawn Hubler

Flamingos Make Underwater Vortexes to Suck Up Prey, by Rachel Nuwer

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Plus, For Sale: The pope’s childhood home.

On Today’s Episode:

U.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash Tariffs in Bid to Defuse Trade War, by Daisuke Wakabayashi, Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson

Flights Could Be Disrupted Across U.S., Transportation Secretary Warns, by Troy Closson

Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage, by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman

Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One, by Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Glenn Thrush

Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity, by Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany

India and Pakistan Agree to a Cease-Fire: What We Know, by Zia ur-Rehman, Mujib Mashal, Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B.

Leo Lived Here: The Price Goes Up for the Pope’s Childhood Home, by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Debra Kamin

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Plus, a Friday news quiz. 

On Today’s Episode:

Who Is Pope Leo XIV?, by Elisabetta Povoledo, Jason Horowitz, Emma Bubola, Motoko Rich and Elizabeth Dias

Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and John Eligon

U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal to Build on Close Ties but Leave Some Tariffs in Place, by Ana Swanson and Jonathan Swan

Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency, by Christopher Flavelle

Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress, by Tim Balk

The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation, by David Wallace-Wells

Netflix Overhauls Its Home Screen for the First Time in 12 Years, by John Koblin

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