The Headlines

Plus, Gene Hackman’s everyman legacy. 

On Today’s Episode: 

U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts, by Alan Rappeport

Agriculture Department Looks to Import Eggs as Prices Soar, by Linda Qiu

The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE, by The New York Times

Chief Justice Allows U.S. to Continue Freeze on Foreign Aid Payments, by Zach Montague, Michael Crowley and Adam Liptak

Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored, by Brian M. Rosenthal, Mark Hansen and Jeremy White

Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95, by Robert Berkvist

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Plus, how microphones changed music. 

On Today’s Episode: 

House Passes G.O.P. Budget Teeing Up Enormous Tax and Spending Cuts, by Catie Edmondson, Andrew Duehren, Maya C. Miller and Robert Jimison

Trump Administration Plans to Require Undocumented Immigrants to Register, by Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People,’ by Shawn McCreesh

Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order to Suspend Refugee Program, by Mattathias Schwartz

To Identify Suspect in Idaho Killings, F.B.I. Used Restricted Consumer DNA Data, by Mike Baker

Christianity’s Decline in U.S. Appears to Have Halted, Major Study Shows, by Ruth Graham

100 Years Ago Recording Studios Got a New Tool: Microphones, by Ludovic Hunter-Tilney

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Plus, Roberta Flack remembered.  

On Today’s Episode: 

U.S. and European Allies Split Sharply at the U.N. Over Ukraine, by Farnaz Fassihi

Trump and Macron Display Old Friendship but Split on the Ukraine War, by Peter Baker

Ukraine Nears a Deal to Give U.S. a Share of Its Mineral Wealth, by Constant Méheut

Judge Questions Constitutionality of Musk’s Cost-Cutting Operation, by Alan Feuer

On Chinese Tuna Boats, North Koreans Trawl for Cash for Kim Jong-un, by Choe Sang-Hun and Muktita Suhartono

Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88, by Giovanni Russonello

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Plus, is the daytime soap opera back?  

On Today’s Episode:

Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash, by Robert Jimison

Some Trump Officials Push Back Against Musk’s Ultimatum to Workers, by Chris Cameron and Maggie Haberman

DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes, by Aatish Bhatia, Emily Badger, David A. Fahrenthold, Josh Katz, Margot Sanger-Katz and Ethan Singer

5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election, by Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley

Pope Francis Suffering From Kidney Failure in Addition to Pneumonia, by Elisabetta Povoledo

Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders, by Ellen Barry

A New Soap Opera Looks to Rekindle the Past While Breaking New Ground, by Jonathan Abrams

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Plus, a James Bond takeover.  

On Today’s Episode:  

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling, by Stephanie Nolen

Agent Orange Twisted Her Limbs. The U.S. Is Abandoning a Vow to Help, by Damien Cave

With Coffins and Taunts, Hamas Hands Dead Hostages to Israel, by Aaron Boxerman and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad

Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert, by Ephrat Livni

Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director, by Adam Goldman and Devlin Barrett

McConnell Announces He Won’t Seek Re-election, by Annie Karni

Botched Care and Tired Staff: Planned Parenthood in Crisis, by Katie Benner

Amazon Gains Creative Control Over the James Bond Franchise, by Brooks Barnes

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Plus, please don’t ski down the volcano.  

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin, by Peter Baker

Bucha Has a Question: Does Trump Remember the Russian Massacre?, by Kim Barker

Trump Administration Moves to End New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls, by Ana Ley, Stefanos Chen, Winnie Hu and Benjamin Oreskes

‘Long Live the King’: Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social, by Benjamin Oreskes

Nearly One in 10 U.S. Adults Identifies as L.G.B.T.Q., by Claire Cain Miller and Francesca Paris

Hamas Hands Bodies of 4 Hostages Back to Israel, by Aaron Boxerman

Migrants, Deported to Panama Under Trump Plan, Detained in Remote Jungle Camp, by Julie Turkewitz, Farnaz Fassihi, Hamed Aleaziz and Annie Correal

Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto, by Yan Zhuang

As Tourists Swarm Erupting Mount Etna, Italian Authorities Warn Them Away, by Eve Sampson

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Plus, an asteroid alert (for 2032).  

On Today’s Episode:

Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy, by Peter Baker

Trump Issues Order to Expand His Power Over Agencies Congress Made Independent, by Charlie Savage

Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects, by Lisa Friedman

Kennedy Says ‘Nothing’ Off Limits in Scrutinizing Chronic Disease, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Christina Jewett

Trump’s Cuts Could Make Parks and Forests More Dangerous, Employees Say, by Austyn Gaffney

Musk Team’s Next Target Is Probationary Pentagon Employees, by Eric Schmitt and John Ismay

Pope Francis, Hospitalized, Has Pneumonia, Vatican Says, by Elisabetta Povoledo

Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded, by Robin George Andrews

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Plus, meat raffles: like bingo, but with beef.  

On Today’s Episode:

What We Know About the Toronto Plane Crash, by Tiffany May and Neil Vigdor

As Trump ‘Exports’ Deportees, Hundreds Are Trapped in Panama Hotel, by Julie Turkewitz, Hamed Aleaziz, Farnaz Fassihi and Annie Correal

Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs, by Zach Montague

Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access, by Alan Rappeport, Andrew Duehren and Nicholas Nehamas

Thousands Gather on Presidents’ Day to Call Trump a Tyrant, by Minho Kim, Stephanie Saul and Winnie Hu

Palestinian Displacement in the West Bank Is Highest Since 1967, Experts Say, by Fatima AbdulKarim and Patrick Kingsley

Like Bingo, but With Beef: Why Meat Raffles Are Blowing Up, by David Andreatta

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Plus, how to remember everything.  

On Today’s Episode:

Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response, by Andrew E. Kramer

First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court, by Adam Liptak

Musk Team Seeks Access to I.R.S. System With Taxpayers’ Records, by Alan Rappeport, Andrew Duehren and Maggie Haberman

At Least 10 Dead in South After Rainstorm Pounds the Region, by Tim Balk, Amanda Holpuch and Austyn Gaffney

Meet the Champion Who Memorized 80 Numbers in 13.5 Seconds, by Michael S. Rosenwald

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Plus, why crafters are in mourning.  

On Today’s Episode:

14 States Sue to Challenge Musk’s ‘Unchecked Power,’ by Madeleine Ngo

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending, by Michael Crowley

Judge Temporarily Stops Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youths’ Health Providers, by Amy Harmon and Juliet Macur

Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown, by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Adam Goldman

Trump Is Newly Unleashed on Trade, With Global Consequences, by Ana Swanson

Trump Officials Escalate Layoffs, Targeting Most of 200,000 Workers on Probation, by Madeleine Ngo, Chris Cameron, Nicholas Nehamas and Mattathias Schwartz

Senate Confirms Kennedy, a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Trump’s Whirlwind Now Blows Through Europe, by David E. Sanger

Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas, by Pam Belluck and Mary Beth Gahan

Joann Is More Than a Chain Store to ‘Heartbroken’ Regulars, by Alex Vadukul

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