Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship Again, and Activists Describe Abuse in Israeli Custody

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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/2026/08/06/us/politics/trump-birthright-citizenship-tourism.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship</a>, by Maggie Haberman and Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/cia-cuba-task-force.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana</a>, by Adam Entous</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/rfk-jr-head-start-antipoverty-program.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start</a>, by Coral Davenport</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/middleeast/gaza-flotilla-israel-abuse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody</a>, by Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/technology/meta-new-mexico-child-safety.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case</a>, by Eli Tan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/well/sober-clubs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?</a>, by Simar Bajaj</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">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 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>