Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Reporters, and How A.I. Is Driving Up Health Care Costs

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<p>Plus, the undamming of U.S. rivers.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/business/media/cnn-ms-now-politico-white-house-trump-ban-ruling.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico</a>, by Erik Wemple</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/business/ai-hospitals-insurers-health-care-costs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher</a>, by Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/world/asia/australia-investigates-openai-hack-on-public-health-care-site.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI Agent Hacked Public Health Care Site, Australia Says</a>, by Victoria Kim</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/technology/openai-ai-breach-australia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting</a>, by Kate Conger and Victoria Kim</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/politics/rfk-jr-book-advances-maha.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA</a>, by Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/climate/klamath-salmon-recovery-dam-removal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds</a>, by Rebecca Dzombak</li></ul> <p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>