Trump Considers Insurrection Act, and Flights Slow During Government Shutdown

About this episode

<p>Plus, a new way to fight robocalls. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/trump-insurrection-act-national-guard.html" target="_blank">What Is the Insurrection Act That Trump Says He’s Considering?</a> by Chris Cameron</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/06/us/national-guard-trump-oregon-chicago" target="_blank">Texas Troops Head to Chicago as Trump Weighs Use of Emergency Powers</a> by Julie Bosman, Shawn Hubler, Anna Griffin and Eric Schmitt</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/trump-venezuela-maduro.html" target="_blank">Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela</a> by Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager and Maria Abi-Habib</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/06/upshot/us-international-student-travel.html" target="_blank">Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August</a> by Aatish Bhatia and Amy Fan</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/treasury-trump-coin.html">Treasury Defends Lawfulness of Minting a $1 Trump Coin</a> by Alan Rappeport</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/flight-delays-faa-shutdown.html" target="_blank">Flight Delays Begin as Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Worsen</a> by Niraj Chokshi</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/supreme-court-ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-appeal.html" target="_blank">Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell</a> by Abbie VanSickle</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/technology/personaltech/iphone-robocalls-screener-android.html" target="_blank">We Finally Have Free Anti-Robocall Tools That Work</a> by Brian X. Chen</p><p>Tune in every weekend morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <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>