Trump’s Xenophobic Outburst, and a Planned Donation to 25 Million U.S. Kids

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<p>Plus, the 10 best books of the year. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/trump-sleep-cabinet-meeting.html" target="_blank">Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting</a> by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/trump-somalia.html" target="_blank">Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country</a> by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Shawn McCreesh</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/tennessee-special-election-winner-matt-van-epps.html" target="_blank">Republican Wins Tennessee House Race After a Trump-Led Rescue Mission</a> by Shane Goldmacher and Emily Cochrane</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/business/dell-children-trump-accounts.html" target="_blank">Michael and Susan Dell to Put $250 in 25 Million Children’s Accounts</a> by Nicholas Kulish</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/world/europe/europe-russia-hybrid-attacks.html" target="_blank">Europe Wants to Get the Word Out: Russia Is to Blame for Sabotage</a> by Lara Jakes</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/technology/cryptocurrencies-tumble-trump-rally.html" target="_blank">Those Sky-High Bitcoin Prices That Everyone Said Were Here to Stay? They Left</a> by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kailyn Rhone</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/books/review/best-books-2025.html" target="_blank">The 10 Best Books of 2025</a> by The New York Times Book Review</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>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>