The Headlines

Plus, the soundtrack of America. 

On Today’s Episode:

From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump’s Reversal on Tariffs, by Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Ana Swanson and Jonathan Swan

Johnson Delays Budget Vote As G.O.P. Defectors Balk, by Catie Edmondson, Michael Gold and Maya C. Miller

‘Where’s Alex?’ A Beloved Caregiver Is Swept Up in Trump’s Green Card Crackdown, by Miriam Jordan

Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities, by Paula Span

Pop Songs, ‘Hamilton’ and Windows 95 Chime Join National Registry, by Derrick Bryson Taylor

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Plus, the theme park wars heat up. 

On Today’s Episode: 

Asia Grapples With Punishing Tariffs as Its Stocks Sink Again, by Yan Zhuang and Keith Bradsher

Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data, by Andrew Duehren

Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry, by Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul

Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say, by Michael C. Bender and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation, by Adam Liptak

What Are Microplastics Doing to Our Bodies? This Lab Is Racing to Find Out, by Nina Agrawal

Epic Universe Is Coming. Here’s a Sneak Peek, by Brooks Barnes

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Plus, a new push to clone ancient animals. 

On Today’s Episode:

Supreme Court Clears Way for Venezuelan Deportations to Resume, for Now, by Abbie VanSickle

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Order Requiring Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant, by Adam Liptak

Stocks Whipsaw With S&P 500 on the Precipice of a Bear Market, by Joe Rennison, Eshe Nelson and River Akira Davis

Kennedy Calls for States to Ban Fluoridated Drinking Water, by Emily Baumgaertner Nunn

Trump Administration to Roll Back Array of Gun Control Measures, by Glenn Thrush

U.S. and Iran Will Hold Nuclear Talks on Saturday, by David E. Sanger and Farnaz Fassihi

Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close, by Carl Zimmer

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Plus, Wayne Gretzky’s record finally falls. 

On Today’s Episode:

Stocks in Asia and Europe Plunge as Trump Says Tariffs Will Stay, by Yan Zhuang

Judge Calls Mistaken Deportation of Maryland Man a ‘Grievous Error’, by Alan Feuer

Mass Protests Across the Country Show Resistance to Trump, by Shaila Dewan, Minho Kim and Katie Benner

Inspectors Say More Than 100 Chemical Weapons Sites Could Remain in Syria, by Megha Rajagopalan

Alex Ovechkin Scored No. 894 ‘In Theater And In Style.’ His Next Goal Will Be Even Grander, by Sean Gentille

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Plus, what's so hard about building trains? 

On Today’s Episode:

Trade War Sets Off ‘Max Pessimism’ in Global Markets as Stocks Plunge, by Joe Rennison, Danielle Kaye, River Akira Davis and Eshe Nelson

Grocery Shoppers Will Feel the Tariffs First in the Produce Aisle, by Kim Severson

Trump Fires 6 N.S.C. Officials After Oval Office Meeting With Laura Loomer, by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Ken Bensinger

Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid, by Reed Abelson and Susanne Craig

Trump’s Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms, by David Enrich

What’s So Hard About Building Trains?, by Michael Kimmelman

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Plus, a rare Beatles audition tape. 

On Today’s Episode: 

China and Europe Vow to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs, by Ana Swanson, Alan Rappeport and Tony Romm

C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Roni Caryn Rabin

Kennedy Guts Teams That Share Health Information With the Public, by Maggie Astor

Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds, by Pam Belluck

Rare Beatles Audition Tape Surfaces in a Vancouver Record Shop, by Neil Vigdor

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Plus, Val Kilmer’s legacy.

On Today’s Episode:

‘Big Psychological Boost’ for Democrats in String of Elections, by Katie Glueck

Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record, by Tim Balk, Mike Ives and Matthew Mpoke Bigg

Trump Is Set to Unveil Expansive Global Tariffs, by Ana Swanson

U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error,’ by Ali Watkins and Alan Feuer

Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Mangione, Bondi Says, by Glenn Thrush and Hurubie Meko

U.N. Accuses Israel of Killing 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza, by Vivian Yee and Farnaz Fassihi

Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65, by Bruce Weber

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Plus, the return of the rotating restaurant. 

On Today’s Episode:

What to Watch in Today’s Big Elections in Wisconsin and Florida, by Reid J. Epstein and Emily Cochrane

U.S. Deports More Detainees to El Salvador, Calling Them ‘Violent Criminals,’ by Devlin Barrett, Karoun Demirjian and Annie Correal

Pentagon Eliminates Lower Fitness Standards for Women in Combat Roles, by Chris Cameron

What Ivermectin Can (and Can’t) Do, by Dani Blum

The Revolving Restaurant Is Back Again (and Again), by Diana Budds

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Plus, trying the impossible at the Olympics. 

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution, by Erica L. Green

Greenland’s Prime Minister Says the U.S. Will Not ‘Get’ the Island, by Yan Zhuang

Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar, by Hannah Beech and Edward Wong

Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?, by David C. Adams and Frances Robles

Skateboarders Are Defying Gravity Once Again, by Lindsey Adler

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Plus, what we didn’t know about sharks. 

On Today’s Episode: 

Musk and Aides Try Charm Offensive in Fox News Interview, by Tyler Pager

Forgoing Oversight, Republicans Resort to Personal Appeals to Head Off DOGE Cuts, by Maya C. Miller

Top Senate Republican Protests Trump Bid to Withhold Spending, by Carl Hulse

Kennedy Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Skeptic for Autism Study, by Christina Jewett, Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low, by Austyn Gaffney

A Shark Breaks Its Silence With Some Clicking Sounds, by Yan Zhuang

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