Where Voters Are Abandoning Trump, and Barriers to New Cancer Treatments

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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.&nbsp;</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/us/politics/trump-puts-on-a-midterms-show-for-an-audience-thats-already-sold.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold</a>, by Katie Rogers</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/politics/texas-border-trump-voters.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump</a>, by Jennifer Medina and Edgar Sandoval</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/us/tennessee-executions-christa-pike-lee-review.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christa Pike Is in Critical Condition as Tennessee Pauses Executions</a>, by Emily Cochrane</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/letitia-james-cornell-rape-prosecutor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case</a>, by Santul Nerkar, Benjamin Oreskes and Hurubie Meko</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/world/europe/uk-iran-terrorism-raf-fairford.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in London in Connection to Air Base Incident</a>, by Michael D. Shear</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/science/new-cancer-drugs-are-revolutionary-why-dont-more-patients-get-them.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?</a>, by Gina Kolata</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/business/media/google-hollywood-krya-sedgwick.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology</a>, by Brooks Barnes</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>