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ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, and Fauci’s Private Diary Faces Scrutiny

<p>Plus, why toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/ice-arrests-airports-visa-overstay.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive</a>, by Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/immigration-civil-fines-self-deportation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Choice Facing Some Immigrants: Pay $1.8 Million in Fines or Leave</a>, by Miriam Jordan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/politics/fauci-in-private-diary-reflected-on-covids-origins-and-his-own-fame.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own Fame</a>, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/business/medicare-drug-subsidies-part-d.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums</a>, by Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/28/world/iran-us-strikes-iraq-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: U.S. and Saudi Arabia Target Iranian Proxies</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/climate/ohio-fracking-water-injection-wells.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground</a>, by Quinn Glabicki</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/science/gunther-von-hagens-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81</a>, by Clay Risen</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>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>

Democratic Party Faces Debt and Disarray, and Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe

<p>Plus, whales on a plane. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/europe/wildfires-france-spain.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">France and Spain Race to Tamp Down Wildfires Before Heat Wave Hits</a>, by Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/world/middleeast/trump-netanyahu-relationship-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Washington, Netanyahu Faces a Delicate Balancing Act</a>, by Isabel Kershner</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/us/politics/trump-iran-talks-negotiations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time</a>, by Michael Crowley</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/us/politics/ken-martin-dnc-democrats.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party</a>, by Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal</a>, by Eli Tan and Maureen Farrell</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/world/canada/marineland-canada-beluga-whales-relocated.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Do You Move 30 Beluga Whales? With Cranes, Planes and Anti-Anxiety Medicine.</a>, by Remy Tumin</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>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>

U.S. Pauses Iran Strikes Amid Growing Risks, and Measles Cases Hit a New Record

<p>Plus, the soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One. <br> Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/politics/trump-iran-military.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns</a>, by Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/well/measles-record-united-states-numbers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane</a>, by Teddy Rosenbluth</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/trump-state-grants-canceled.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him</a>, by Tony Romm and Brad Plumer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/us/politics/trump-air-force-one-security.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One</a>, by Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/world/europe/berlin-gay-pride-attack.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say</a>, by Jim Tankersley</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/style/odyssey-lincoln-square-amc.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">An All-Night ‘Odyssey’ at AMC Lincoln Square</a>, by Alexander Nazaryan</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>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>

The Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs, and the $100 Million Popcorn Bucket Market

<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-tariffs-trade.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Tariffs as Old Ones Expire: The Latest on Trump’s Trade War</a>, by Tony Romm, Edison Wu and Lazaro Gamio</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/oil-price-100-dollars.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Global Oil Price Hits $100 a Barrel for First Time Since May</a>, by Rebecca F. Elliott</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/23/world/iran-war-strikes-oil-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: Iran Rejected a U.S. Cease-Fire Offer Delivered by Iraq, Officials Say</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/us/politics/house-iran-war-powers-vote-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">House Rebukes Trump on Iran as Senate Blocks Debate</a>, by Robert Jimison</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/world/asia/india-youth-protest-modi-cockroach-janta-party.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What Now for India’s Young Protesters?</a>, by Anupreeta Das</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/movie-theaters-popcorn-buckets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salty, Buttery, Astonishingly Lucrative: The $100 Million Market of Popcorn Buckets</a>, by Nicole Sperling</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>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>

U.S. Employers Forced to Fire Thousands of Immigrants, and a Showdown over Peptides

<p>Plus, America says no thanks to salad. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/immigration-trump-senior-living-staffing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out</a>, by Miriam Jordan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/health/fda-scientists-rfk-peptides.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With Kennedy’s Agenda</a>, by Christina Jewett and Dana G. Smith</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/travel/tsa-privatization-push.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Three Airports Plan to Ditch T.S.A. Agents Amid Push for Private Security</a>, by Ryley Ober</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/cyclospora-lettuce-salad.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As Cyclosporiasis Spreads, America Says No Thanks to Salads</a>, by Julie Creswell</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/science/contagious-cancer-catfish.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading</a>, by Carl Zimmer</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>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>

Trump Reaches Contentious New Nuclear Deal, and A.I. Models Go Rogue

<p>Plus, what is a Jimothy? </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/us/politics/trump-saudi-nuclear-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel</a>, by David E. Sanger, Edward Wong and William J. Broad</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/us/politics/iran-war-cost-estimate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion</a>, by Greg Jaffe</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/nyregion/mamdani-netanyahu-arrest-warrant.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’ and Calls on U.S. to Arrest Him</a>, by Liam Stack</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/technology/openai-attack-hugging-face.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library</a>, by Kate Conger</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/style/jimothy-raccoon-seattle-videos.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meet Jimothy, the ‘Silly and Round’ Creature Taking Over Instagram Feeds</a>, by Madison Malone Kircher</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>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>

A New Threat to Global Shipping, and a Huge Drop-Off in Food Stamps

<p>Plus, when A.I. writes your biography. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/world/middleeast/yemen-houthis-saudi-arabia-red-sea-blockade.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houthis in Yemen Declare Red Sea Blockade on Saudi Arabia</a>, by Ismaeel Naar</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/politics/gop-trump-iran-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">G.O.P. Boxed In on Iran War as Trump Sidelines Congress</a>, by Robert Jimison</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/economy/trump-tariffs-canada.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump to Impose 50% Tariff on Many Canadian Goods</a>, by Ana Swanson and Ian Austen</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/politics/new-air-force-one-upgrades.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Says New Air Force One Will Be Out of Service for a Month for ‘Upgrades,’</a> by Tyler Pager</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/politics/snap-food-stamps-arizona.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps</a>, by Jason DeParle</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/world/canada/wildfires-canada-fire-fighting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out</a>, by Norimitsu Onishi</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/technology/ai-slop-books-biography-amazon.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I Got Slopped</a>, by Kashmir Hill</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>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>

U.S. Service Members Killed as War Expands, and Federal Cases Against Protesters Crumble

<p>Plus, what to know about the next British prime minister. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/20/world/iran-war-strikes-trump-hormuz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Signal Hope for Diplomacy Despite New Attacks</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/us/ice-assaults-protesters.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.</a>, by Mike McIntire, Danny Hakim, Alexandra Berzon, Jazmine Ulloa and Lauren McCarthy</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/world/europe/britain-new-prime-minister-challenges.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Five of the Main Challenges Awaiting Britain’s New Prime Minister</a>, by Stephen Castle</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/us/politics/chatbots-political-campaigns.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them</a>, by Stuart A. Thompson and Tiffany Hsu</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/fifa-world-cup-2026-telemundo-broadcast-goal-call-length-analysis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Gooooooool of the 2026 World Cup, According to Telemundo</a>, by Artur Galocha and K.K. Rebecca Lai</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> <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>

What a Times Reporter Saw in Iran, and Takeaways from Trump’s Speech on Election Security

<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/insider/iran-funeral-coverage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What a Times Reporter Just Saw Inside Wartime Iran</a>, by Mike Abrams</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/us/trump-speech-elections-takeaways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Takeaways From Trump’s Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities</a>, by Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/technology/teleprompter-operator-kalshi-trump-speeches.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says</a>, by Lauren McCarthy</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/world/europe/ukraine-military-defense-minister-drones.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View.</a>, by Andrew E. Kramer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/magazine/counterfeit-dollars.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Hunt for the Counterfeiter Trying to Make the Perfect Bill</a>, by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee</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>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>

Wildfire Smoke Turns Skies Orange Across the U.S., and Democrats Make a Big Shift on Israel

<p>Plus, why Gen Z is turning to trade schools. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/weather/canada-wildfire-smoke-us.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Smoke Floating Far From Canada’s Wildfires Will Darken Skies Again on Thursday</a>, by Judson Jones</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/jay-clayton-confirmation-hearing-director-national-intelligence.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clayton Dodges Question on 2020 Election, and Democrats Call Him on It</a>, by Julian E. Barnes</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/democrats-house-israel-vote-aid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel</a>, by Annie Karni</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/style/gen-z-trade-school-careers-ai-college.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mom, Dad, I Want to Be a Welder</a>, by Callie Holtermann</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/dining/driscolls-berries.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.</a>, by Julia Moskin</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>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>

Trump Flip-Flops on Strait of Hormuz Plan, and U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Spreads

<p>Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/politics/iran-trump-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Iran, Trump Has Found an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate</a>, by Peter Baker</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/business/economy/inflation-cpi.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iran</a>, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/ice-agents-traffic-stops.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260714&instance_id=178712&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=223076&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week</a>, by Madeleine Ngo, Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/todd-blanche-attorney-general-confirmation-doj.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General</a>, by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/nyregion/carroll-trump-settlement-million.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260714&instance_id=178711&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=223074&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case</a>, by Ed Shanahan and Jonah E. Bromwich</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/well/eat/cyclospora-outbreak-response.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cyclospora Cases Rise Rapidly, With No Source Yet Confirmed</a>, by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/business/chipotle-open-mexico-monterrey.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chipotle to Sell Its Mexican-Inspired Fast Food in Mexico</a>, by Claire Moses</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>

Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Take Over’ Strait of Hormuz, and How Russia Made Japan a Den of Spies

<p>Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/trump-iran-ceasefire.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls</a>, by Peter Baker</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/biddeford-maine-ice-shooting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Maine, Homeland Security Says</a>, by Jacey Fortin, Heather Beasley Doyle and Miriam Jordan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/houston-ice-shooting-video-witnesses.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Witnesses Say ICE Fired Fatal Shot Into Open Passenger Window in Houston</a>, by Orlando Mayorquín, Robin Stein and Devon Lum</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/minnesota-ice-shootings-evidence-pretti-renee-good.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">D.O.J. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota Shootings by Immigration Agents</a>, by Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/world/asia/russia-spies-japan-war-drones-electronics.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies</a>, by Jane Bradley, Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/science/space/sugar-milky-way.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy</a>, by Rebecca Dzombak</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>

Lindsey Graham’s Unexpected Death, and How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela

<p>Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/lindsey-graham-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71</a>, by Robert Jimison, Zachary Woolfe and Amelia Nierenberg</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/trump-strait-of-hormuz-iran-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal</a>, by Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/economy/housing-bill-affordability.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law</a>, by Conor Dougherty</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media</a>, by Michael M. Grynbaum</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20260712&instance_id=178606&nl=from-the-times&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=222970&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar</a>, by Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/obituaries/sam-neill-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78</a>, by The New York Times</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>

How Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, and Why Grocery Stores Are Scrambling

<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/grocery-stores-lower-food-prices.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As Consumers Pare Spending, Grocery Stores Race to Cut Prices</a>, by Julie Creswell and Kim Bhasin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/02/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-strategies.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms</a>, by Karen Yourish, Nick Corasaniti and Charlie Smart</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/world/middleeast/photo-detainee-bound.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israel Investigating After Photo of Stripped and Bound Detainee Is Shared</a>, by David M. Halbfinger</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/science/space/wally-funk-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87</a>, by Richard Goldstein</p> <p>Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">go here</a>.</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>

How the Platner Campaign Imploded, and New Questions About Trump’s Qatari-Donated Jet

<p>Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/politics/graham-platner-campaign-implosion-maine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign</a>, by Lisa Lerer, Katie Glueck and Michael Kruse</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/politics/trump-air-force-one-security.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey</a>, by Tyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Eric Lipton</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/houston-ice-shooting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Family of Man Fatally Shot by ICE Agent Calls for Independent Inquiry</a>, by Edgar Sandoval</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/world/americas/venezuela-earthquakes-deaths-remains.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Horror Becomes Routine as More Bodies Emerge After Venezuela Quakes</a>, by Emma Bubola</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/technology/meta-instagram-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to Prevent Meta From Using Your Instagram Images in A.I.</a>, by Eli Tan</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> <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>

Oil Prices Jump as U.S. and Iran Resume Strikes, and Big Tobacco Makes a Big New Bet

<p>Plus, using drones to watch for sharks. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/08/world/iran-war-us-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran Live Updates: Trump Casts Doubt on Future of Cease-Fire After Latest Strikes</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/europe/marine-le-pen-verdict-election-ban-appeal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Le Pen Says She Will Run for Presidency After Court Lifts Ban</a>, by Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/europe/russia-olympic-suspension-lifted.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I.O.C. Lifts Russia’s Olympic Suspension, Clearing the Way for 2028</a>, by Ephrat Livni</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/business/zyn-nicotine-pouches-tobacco.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tobacco Companies Are Cashing In on Zyn’s Unstoppable Popularity</a>, by Murray Carpenter</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/world/australia/spate-of-shark-attacks-means-more-drones-for-australias-beaches.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spate of Shark Attacks Means More Drones for Australia’s Beaches</a>, by Laura Chung</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>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>

What to Watch at the NATO Summit, and Platner’s Allies Rescind Endorsements

<p>Plus, the museum that wants you to touch the art. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/world/middleeast/nato-summit-turkey-erdogan-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facing Threats, NATO Finds New Value in Turkey</a>, by Ben Hubbard</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/graham-platner-maine-assault.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Platner’s Democratic Support Evaporates After Sexual Assault Allegation</a>, by Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/politics/mitch-mcconell-health-hospitalization.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Why</a>, by Catie Edmondson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/politics/trump-gun-rights-laws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations</a>, by Aishvarya Kavi</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/europe/estonia-won-the-war-on-fentanyl-what-came-next-was-even-worse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse.</a>, by Azam Ahmed</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/arts/design/v-and-a-east-storehouse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A One-on-One Date With a Museum’s Treasures</a>, by Alex Marshall</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>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>

Huge Crowds Gather for Ayatollah’s Funeral, and China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile

<p>Plus, an unusual World Cup reversal.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/06/world/iran-funeral-khamenei" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: Crowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah’s Funeral Procession</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/world/asia/china-pacific-nuclear-missile-launch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific, Angering Neighbors</a>, by Victoria Kim and Chris Buckley</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/arts/design/white-house-smithsonian-american-history-museum.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism,’</a> by Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/charlie-kirk-hearing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prosecutors to Detail Case Against Man Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk</a>, by Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Robert Draper</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.</a>, by Tyler Pager and Tariq Panja</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>

A Quiet Surge in ICE Arrests, and Trump’s First Flight on Plane Given by Qatar

<p>Plus, the fight over “Y.M.C.A.” </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/02/world/ukraine-kyiv-russia-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Capital in Deadly Attacks</a>,<strong> </strong>by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/world/middleeast/iran-funeral-ali-khamenei-preparations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mass Mournings, 6 Days and 2 Countries: Iran Prepares to Bury Supreme Leader</a>, by Yeganeh Torbati</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/politics/ice-immigrant-arrests-surge.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down</a>, by Hamed Aleaziz</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/politics/trump-air-force-one-first-flight.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Takes First Flight on New Air Force One</a>, by Karoun Demirjian</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/02/weather/heat-wave" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: Brutal Heat Wave Broils Eastern U.S.</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/arts/music/victor-willis-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Victor Willis, Lead Singer of the Village People, Dies at 74</a>, by Alex Marshall and Isabella Kwai</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>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>

The Supreme Court’s Momentous Term, and How Trump Has Made at Least $2.2 Billion in Office

<p>Plus, zombies at the mall. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/us/politics/supreme-court-takeaways-term.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Takeaways From a Transformative Supreme Court Term</a>, by Ann E. Marimow and Adam Liptak</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/us/politics/trump-financial-disclosure-crypto-windfall.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House</a>, by Ben Protess, Andrea Fuller, Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/world/americas/venezuela-earthquakes-deportees-us-deaths.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Killed by the Venezuelan Quakes Just Hours After Being Deported From U.S.</a>, by Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Patricia Sulbarán</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/world/europe/spain-migrants-legal-status.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">More Than 1 Million Migrants Apply for Legal Status in Spain</a>, by Carlos Barragán</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/movies/dawn-dead-mall-romero.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Horror Fans Bid a Bittersweet Farewell to an Empty Mall Full of Zombies</a>, by Brian Raftery</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>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>

Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power, and a Dangerous U.S. Heat Wave Spreads

<p>Plus, a daring rescue mission in space. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/supreme-court-independent-regulator-firings.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Justices Expand Trump’s Power to Fire Officials</a>, by Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/24/us/trump-dc-costs-ballroom-arch-pool.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Funding for Trump’s Construction Spree Is Murky. Here’s What We Found Out.</a>, by Luke Broadwater, Marco Hernandez, Junho Lee and Elena Shao</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/tom-kean-returns.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence</a>, by Annie Karni</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/weather/july-fourth-heat-wave-forecast.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">As U.S. Heat Wave Widens, Here’s Where Tuesday’s Temperatures Will Be Highest</a>, by Nazaneen Ghaffar, Judson Jones and Erin McCann</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/science/nasa-falling-space-telescope-swift.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up</a>, by Kenneth Chang</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>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>

A Frantic Search for Survivors in Venezuela, and Fires Scorch Western U.S.

<p>Plus, microdramas are trying to go mainstream. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-peace-talks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait</a>, by Erika Solomon</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/supreme-court-final-decisions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">With Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided</a>, by Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/mike-johnson-trump-housing-bill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Johnson Says He Will Send Housing Bill to Trump</a>, by Michael Gold</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/26/world/americas/venezuela-earthquake-damage-coast.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Trail of Devastation Along the Venezuelan Coast</a>, by Leanne Abraham, Agnes Chang, Simon Ducroquet, Samuel Granados and Pablo Robles</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/wildfires-utah-colorado-firefighters-deaths.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Firefighters Mourn 3 Fallen Comrades as Blazes Ravage Utah and Colorado</a>, by Bernard Mokam, Jack Healy, Nancy Lofholm and Maia Spoto</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/business/taiwan-chips-boom.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Welcome to the Luxury City Built by Taiwan’s A.I. Boom</a>, by Amy Chang Chien and Meaghan Tobin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/arts/television/microdrama-short-tv-series-bravo-lifetime-bet.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Microdramas, Often Dismissed as Lowbrow Curiosities, Eye the Mainstream</a>, by Jonathan Abrams</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>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>

Big Wins for Trump at the Supreme Court, and a $2.5 Billion Cyberattack Whodunit

<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/supreme-court-temporary-protected-status.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power Over Immigration</a>, by Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-threat-rubio-bahrain.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz, Undermining Efforts to Restore Traffic</a>, by Peter Eavis, Farnaz Fassihi, Jenny Gross and Euan Ward</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/americas/venezuela-earthquake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hoping for Miracles as Venezuela Digs Out From Massive Quakes</a>, by María Victoria Fermín, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Julie Turkewitz, Isayen Herrera and Michael Levenson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/world/europe/jaguar-russia-hack.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A $2.5 Billion Whodunit: The Hack That Dented the U.K. Economy</a>, by Adam Goldman, Jane Bradley, Dustin Volz and Michael Schwirtz</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/well/family/gray-divorce-empty-shell-marriage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Older Adults Are No Longer Staying in ‘Empty Shell’ Marriages</a>, by Catherine Pearson</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>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>

2 Deadly Earthquakes Hit Venezuela, and Why Chemo Drugs Could Soon Be Rationed

<p>Plus, will A.I. find the next soccer superstar? </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/24/world/venezuela-earthquake" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Venezuela Live Updates: Chaos and Fear After Deadly Earthquakes</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/us/politics/trump-senate-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">After Trump’s Outburst, Senate G.O.P. Reverses Course on Iran</a>, by Robert Jimison and Michael Gold</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/us/politics/trump-housing-bill-voting-restrictions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump’s Refusal to Sign Housing Bill Complicates Fate of Bipartisan Effort</a>, by Michael Gold, Tony Romm, Tyler Pager and Ronda Kaysen</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/health/chemotherapy-drug-shortage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shortage of Chemotherapy Drugs Brings Rationing Fears</a>, by Christina Jewett</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/americas/brazil-soccer-ai-scout-fc-santos.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Could A.I. Find Brazil’s Next Pelé?</a>, by Ana Ionova</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>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>

Deadly Heat Wave Grips Europe, and Congress Passes a Landmark Housing Bill

<p>Plus, why some tech companies are telling workers to cut back on A.I. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/weather/europe-extreme-heat-wave-warning.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Europe Is Sweltering in an Extreme Heat Wave. Here’s the Latest.</a>, by Nazaneen Ghaffar</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyregion/new-york-primary-takeaways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Insurgency Over Incumbency: 7 Takeaways From New York’s Primaries</a>, by Maya King, Sally Goldenberg and Emma Goldberg</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/politics/congress-housing-bill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat</a>, by Ronda Kaysen</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/world/middleeast/un-report-israel-palestinian-children.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.N. Report Says Israeli Killings of Gaza Children Post-Truce Amount to Genocide</a>, by Nick Cumming-Bruce</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/technology/ai-token-minimizing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tech Workers Maxed Out Their A.I. Use. Now They’re Trying to Minimize It.</a>, by Eli Tan</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>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>

5 Major Supreme Court Decisions to Watch, and the Rise of Sewage Surveillance

<p>Plus, where did all the cottage cheese go? </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-major-cases.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Major Supreme Court Decisions Testing Trump’s Policies Remain</a>, by Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/politics/bill-pulte-firings-national-intelligence.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Congressional Democrats Warn Pulte Against Mass Firings</a>, by Julian E. Barnes</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/health/drug-testing-wastwater-sewage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cities and Schools Are Testing Wastewater for Illicit Drugs</a>, by Jan Hoffman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/business/cottage-cheese-shortage.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Where Has All the Cottage Cheese Gone?</a>, by Niko Gallogly</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>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>

The Key Players in the U.S.-Iran Talks, and the Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s

<p>Plus, the “Steven Spielberg of sitcoms.” </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/21/world/iran-us-trump-lebanon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates on the U.S.-Iran Talks</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/world/middleeast/three-men-are-key-to-irans-approach-to-us-talks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Three Men Are Key to Iran’s Approach to U.S. Talks</a>, by Yeganeh Torbati</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/trump-reflecting-pool-drained.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained</a>, by Minho Kim</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/22/world/uk-keir-starmer-resign-pressure" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: Starmer Announces Resignation as Prime Minister</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv-pedestrian-crashes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s</a>, by Michael H. Keller, Eli Murray, Danielle Ivory and Irineo Cabreros</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/arts/television/james-burrows-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">James Burrows, Master of the TV Sitcom, Dies at 85</a>, by Glenn Rifkin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/arts/television/frasier-paramount-james-burrows.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">On a New ‘Frasier,’ James Burrows Has a Joke for You</a>, by Alexis Soloski</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>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>

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

<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>

How Iran Could Benefit From Its Deal With the U.S., and an A.I. Arms Race in Schools

<p>Plus, the “Obamalisk” opens.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/world/middleeast/trump-iran-deal-obama.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Defends Deal to End the War With Iran as Details Emerge</a>, by Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Farnaz Fassihi and Michael Levenson</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/politics/trump-thune-republicans-election-year-rift.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Feuds With Thune and G.O.P., Stoking Election-Year Rift</a>, by Carl Hulse</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/climate/trump-wind-farms-cancel-millions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects</a>, by Brad Plumer</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/ai-apps-students-cheat.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How A.I. Apps Teach Students How to Cheat</a>, by Dana Goldstein</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/arts/design/obama-presidential-center-library-chicago.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Obama Center’s Two Sides: A Lovely Park and a Forbidding Tower</a>, by Michael Kimmelman</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>

How Local Police Are Working for ICE, and an Unusual Data Center Dispute

<p>Plus, the gym is the new first date.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/12/us/politics/ice-local-police-immigration-287g.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ICE Wants Local Police to Enforce Immigration Law. These Officers Signed Up.</a>, by Allison McCann</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/politics/kevin-warsh-federal-reserve-swearing-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Warsh Takes Charge of a Fed Facing Rising Inflation Threat</a>, by Colby Smith</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/climate/xai-musk-mississippi-grok-turbine-lawsuit-naacp.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Air Pollution Lawsuit Against xAI Data Center</a>, by Karen Zraick and Hiroko Tabuchi</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ebola Outbreak Could Become Worst on Record, Africa C.D.C. Chief Warns</a>, by Zane Irwin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/well/move/dating-apps-fitness-hyrox.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sick of Swiping, Some Daters Would Rather Sweat Together</a>, by Danielle Friedman</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>