
Mike Johnson Shuts Door on Key Health Care Vote, and a Dangerous New Drug Hits U.S. Cities
17/12/2025 | 8 min
Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum. Here’s what we’re covering:Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies by Michael Gold and Carl HulseTrump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries by Tyler Pager and Hamed AleazizTrump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela by Edward Wong, Simon Romero, Charlie Savage and Julian E. BarnesWhite House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate by Tony RommTrump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy by Tony Romm and Andrew DuehrenA Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia by Jan HoffmanAt Rome’s New Stations, Peruse Ancient Relics While Catching a Train by Elisabetta PovoledoTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

ISIS ‘Ideology’ Is Linked to Australia Killings, and Trump Files New $10 Billion Lawsuit
16/12/2025 | 9 min
Plus, how foreign patients are paying for U.S. organs. Here’s what we’re covering:Sydney Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia’s Leader Says by Victoria Kim, Jin Yu Young, Yan Zhuang and Livia Albeck-RipkaBondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active by Jason Gutierrez and Sui-Lee WeePolice Share New Images of Man Sought in Deadly Shooting at Brown by Mark Arsenault, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Jacey Fortin and Mitch SmithTrump Files $10 Billion Suit Against BBC Over Documentary by Michael D. ShearJustice Dept. Charges Four in Los Angeles Over Left-Wing Bomb Plot by Devlin BarrettBorn Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade by Sonia A. RaoNick Reiner’s Struggles With Drugs Left His Parents “Desperate” by Julia Jacobs and Nicole SperlingTransplant Hospitals Court Patients Overseas Despite Organ Shortage by Brian M. Rosenthal and Mark HansenHow the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak by Emily AnthesTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

A Massacre in Australia, and Rob Reiner Is Found Dead in ‘Apparent Homicide’
15/12/2025 | 8 min
Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University. Here’s what we’re covering:Australian Police Plan to Charge Suspect in Bondi Massacre by Victoria Kim, Yan Zhuang, Jin Yu Young and Livia Albeck-RipkaPolice Say They Are Still Searching for Brown University Gunman by Mitch Smith, Qasim Nauman, Mark Arsenault and Thomas Gibbons-NeffRob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78 by Julia JacobsImmigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort by Hamed AleazizCanadians Rush to Buy Stockpiles of Boycotted U.S. Liquor by Michael LevensonTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

Republicans Defy Trump in Indiana, and Hundreds Quarantined in Measles Outbreak
12/12/2025 | 15 min
Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering:6 Takeaways From Indiana’s Defiance of Trump by Nick Corasaniti and Mitch SmithHow a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed by Megan Twohey and Isabella KwaiSenate Deadlocks on Health Care, Leaving Subsidies to Expire by Carl HulseTrump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws by Cecilia KangHundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Spreads by Teddy RosenbluthItalian Cooking, Kohl Makeup and Icelandic Pools Are Recognized by UNESCO by Lynsey ChutelTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

FEMA Is Forcing Towns to Fend for Themselves, and Trump Opens ‘Gold Card’ Visa Applications
11/12/2025 | 9 min
Plus, the secret to selling 150 million books. Here’s what we’re covering:Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten by Campbell RobertsonU.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela by Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt and Nicholas NehamasTrump Administration Opens Applications for Million-Dollar Visas by Madeleine NgoStarting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks by Hiroko TabuchiThe Fed Cut Rates Again but Deep Divisions Cloud Path Ahead by Colby SmithLouvre Heist Was Filmed Live, but the Guards Weren’t Watching by Ségolène Le StradicFern Michaels, Prolific Author of Romance Novels, Dies at 92 by Alex WilliamsTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.



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