Plus, how to actually fall asleep. 

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia, by David E. Sanger, Michael D. Shear and Mark Landler

Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin, by David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Eric Lipton

Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects, by Lisa Friedman

Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows, by Tyler Pager and Ruth Igielnik

India Takes Aim at Pakistan After Slaughter of Civilians in Kashmir, by Mujib Mashal and Suhasini Raj

The Sleep Trends Experts Think You Should (and Shouldn’t) Try, by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi

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