A Forced Retreat for Trump and Hegseth, and What to Know About the Russia Plague Scare

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<p>Plus, the woman who helped make the moon landing possible.&nbsp;</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/uss-abraham-lincoln-san-diego.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming</a>, by John Ismay and Jan Ransom</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/politics/trump-iran-retreat.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump’s Retreat: From the Gulf to Britain, American Forces Pull Back</a>, by David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/world/middleeast/israel-embassy-milstein-huckabee.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel</a>, by Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/christa-pike-tennessee-legal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Christa Pike, Awake and Confused, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm</a>, by Emily Cochrane</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/science/plague-russia-biosafety.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What Experts Want to Know About the Russia Plague Scare</a>, by K. R. Callaway</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/obituaries/margaret-hamilton-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died</a>, by Trip Gabriel</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>