U.S. Withdraws From Iraq After Two Decades, and Trump Tells A.I. Giants to Police Themselves

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<p>Plus, the nepo babies take Fat Bear Week.&nbsp;</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/world/middleeast/iraq-us-forces.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future</a>, by Erika Solomon, Falih Hassan and Eric Schmitt</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/technology/openai-warnings-security.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security</a>, by Sheera Frenkel, Dustin Volz and Dylan Freedman</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/politics/ai-trump-meta-microsoft-openai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">At White House, Trump Asks A.I. Titans to Police Themselves</a>, by Katie Rogers and Cecilia Kang</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/politics/supreme-court-deportations-third-country.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now</a>, by Abbie VanSickle</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/ice-hiring-immigration-enforcement-vetting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive</a>, by Alexandra Berzon and Hamed Aleaziz</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/style/fat-bear-week-winner.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Backpack Is the Fattest of the Fat Bears</a>, by Madison Malone Kircher</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>