JD Vance’s Blunt Warning to Israel, and Why Waymo Is Struggling to Go National

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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/vances-iran-deal-misleading-claims.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vance’s Defense of Iran Deal Rests on Vague and Misleading Claims</a>, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Rebecca F. Elliott and Erica L. Green</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/middleeast/israel-iran-deal-reaction-netanyahu.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israel, Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’</a>, by David M. Halbfinger</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/ice-warehouses-immigration.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.</a>, by Hamed Aleaziz</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/flu-outbreak-air-force-base.html#:~:text=A%20major%20flu%20outbreak%20has,the%20flu%2C%20defense%20officials%20said." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional</a>, by Greg Jaffe and Maggie Haberman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/business/student-loans-interest-rate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Education Dept. Lowers Student Loan Rates for Borrowers in Auto Pay</a>, by Ron Lieber, Tara Siegel Bernard and Michael C. Bender</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/magazine/elon-musk-delaware-corporate-law.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elon Musk’s Feud With Delaware May Transform Corporate America</a>, by Michael Steinberger</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/technology/waymo-driverless-taxis-politics.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Waymo’s Driverless Taxis Won’t Be on Your Streets Anytime Soon</a>, by David McCabe</p> <p><strong>Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, </strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>go here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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>