Trump’s Loyalty Test, and a Chaotic Deportation Hearing

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<p>Plus, “Norm!” </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/trump-big-beautiful-bill.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Squeezes His Party on Domestic Policy Bill as G.O.P. Hunts for Votes</strong></a>, <i>by Catie Edmondson, Maya C. Miller and Robert Jimison</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/trump-immigration-deportations-south-sudan.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Orders U.S. to Keep Custody of Migrants Amid Claims They Were Sent to South Sudan</strong></a>, <i>by Hamed Aleaziz, Alan Feuer and Mattathias Schwartz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/kristi-noem-habeas-corpus-deportations.html" target="_blank"><strong>Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Gold</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/trump-golden-dome.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Unveils Plans for ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System</strong></a>, <i>by Erica L. Green</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-political-spending.html" target="_blank"><strong>Elon Musk Plans ‘a Lot Less’ Spending as He Edges Away From Politics</strong></a>, <i>by Theodore Schleifer, Ryan Mac and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/us/politics/nebraska-bans-soda-snap-benefits-usda.html" target="_blank"><strong>In Approving Soda Ban for Food Stamps, U.S.D.A. Reverses Decades of Policy</strong></a>, <i>by Linda Qiu</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/technology/personaltech/google-ai-mode-search.html" target="_blank"><strong>Google Unveils A.I. Chatbot, Signaling a New Era for Search</strong></a>, <i>by Tripp Mickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/arts/television/george-wendt-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>George Wendt, a.k.a. Norm From ‘Cheers,’ Is Dead at 76</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Williams</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </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>