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Plus, the Friday news quiz.  On Today’s Episode: Outsourcer in Chief: Is Trump Trading Away America’s Tech Future? , by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson D.H.S. Requests 20,000 National Guard Members to Help With Immigration Crackdown , by Hamed Aleaziz and Eric Schmitt Trump’s Military Buildup at the Border Expands , by Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper Newark’s Air Traffic Control Staffing Crisis Is Dir...

Plus, the campy singing contest the whole world watches. On Today’s Episode: In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Examines the Power of District Judges , by Abbie VanSickle House Republicans Push Forward Plan to Cut Taxes, Medicaid and Food Aid , by Catie Edmondson and Margot Sanger-Katz Kennedy, Defending Downsizing, Clashes With Democrats in Tense Hearings , by Sheryl Gay Stolberg Drug...

Plus, a new red carpet dress code: no nudity. On Today’s Episode: With Trump Visit, Qatar’s Image Makeover Scores Another Success , by Michael D. Shear, Adam Rasgon and Tariq Panja Trump Meets Syrian President After Pledge to Lift Sanctions: Live Updates , by Vivian Nereim, Jonathan Swan and Qasim Nauman In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation , by Natan Ode...

Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness. On Today’s Episode: Trump Administration Live Updates: President Kicks Off Gulf Tour in Saudi Arabia , by Jonathan Swan, Luke Broadwater and Vivian Nereim Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations to Resume , by Abbie VanSickle Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff , by May...

Plus, For Sale: The pope’s childhood home. On Today’s Episode: U.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash Tariffs in Bid to Defuse Trade War , by Daisuke Wakabayashi, Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson Flights Could Be Disrupted Across U.S., Transportation Secretary Warns, by Troy Closson Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage , by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman Trump Is Poised to Accept...

Plus, a Friday news quiz.  On Today’s Episode: Who Is Pope Leo XIV? , by Elisabetta Povoledo, Jason Horowitz, Emma Bubola, Motoko Rich and Elizabeth Dias Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and John Eligon U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal to Build on Close Ties but Leave Some Tariffs in Place , by Ana Swanson and Jonathan Swan L...

Plus, the best player in the W.N.B.A. now has her own shoe. On Today’s Episode:  Airstrikes Pound Gaza as Israel Announces Plans to Displace More Residents , by Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Lara Jakes Police Remove Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Occupying Columbia Library , by Sharon Otterman Flu Killed 25 Children in New York This Season, the Most in Many Years , by Joseph Goldstein Trump Withdraws Surg...

Plus, your chance at island living.  On Today’s Episode: The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis , by Jason Horowitz and Motoko Rich India Strikes Pakistan, Which Vows to Respond , by Salman Masood, Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar Trump Says the U.S. Will Cease Strikes on Houthi Militants , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Vivian Nereim Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya...

Plus, the Met Gala’s unforgettable looks.  On Today’s Episode: Netanyahu Warns of ‘Intensive’ Escalation in Gaza Campaign , by Michael D. Shear, Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon Canada’s Carney Is on a High-Stakes Visit to the White House , by Matina Stevis-Gridneff Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case , by Pam Belluck Trump Offers to Pay Immigrants Who Deport Themselves , b...

Plus, 200 snake bites later…  On Today’s Episode:  A Trump Family Push for Profit on Three Continents Breaks Historical Norms , by Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany Trump Says ‘I Don’t Know’ When Asked About Due Process and Upholding Constitution , by Jonathan Swan Trump Says He Wants Alcatraz Restored as a Prison , by Devlin Barrett and Shawn Hubler Student Debt Collections Restart on May 5. He...

Plus, online shopping gets pricier.  On Today’s Episode: Trump Moves Waltz to U.N. and Names Rubio Interim National Security Adviser , by Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan Trump Ends Chinese Tariff Loophole, Raising the Cost of Online Goods , by Ana Swanson Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS , by Qasim Nauman Trump Administration Cancels $1...

Plus, a wiener dog’s 529 days in the wild.  On Today’s Episode: U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter, in Reading Clouded by Messy Trade Data , by Ben Casselman Senate Rejects Bipartisan Measure to Undo Trump’s Tariffs , by Robert Jimison U.S. Announces Deal to Share Ukraine’s Mineral Wealth , by Alan Rappeport, Michael Crowley, Andrew E. Kramer and Kim Barker Columbia Student Who Was Arrested at C...

Plus, L.A. county’s budget crisis.  On Today’s Episode: Trump Marks 100 Days by Vilifying Migrants and Attacking Opponents , by Luke Broadwater Trump Grants Carmakers Some Relief From His Punishing Tariffs , by Ana Swanson and Jack Ewing Trump Says He Could Free Abrego Garcia From El Salvador, but Won’t , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs More Than 50,000 Workers Go on Strike as Budget Woes Disrupt L.A. Count...

Plus, let’s hear your best sea gull. On Today’s Episode: Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm , by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany and Ben Protess All Authors Working on Flagship U.S. Climate Report Are Dismissed , by Brad Plumer and Rebecca Dzombak Trump Recasts Mission of Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Office, Prompting ‘Exodus,’ by Devli...

 Plus, teaching student athletes how to go viral. On Today’s Episode:  2 American Children Were Sent to Honduras With Their Undocumented Mother , by Rachel Nostrant Wisconsin Judge Arrest: What We Know , by Isabelle Taft Rubio Says Trump Will Decide This Week on Continuing Ukraine War Talks , by Edward Wong Canada Votes: What’s at Stake? , by Matina Stevis-Gridneff News Is Blocked on Meta’s Feeds...

Plus, the fight over pop hits that celebrate cartels.  On Today’s Episode: George Santos, Expelled From House, Now Faces Sentencing , by Grace Ashford and Michael Gold What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too , by Elizabeth Williamson Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say , by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Christiaan Trieber...

Plus, how to actually fall asleep.  On Today’s Episode: Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia , by David E. Sanger, Michael D. Shear and Mark Landler Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin , by David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Eric Lipton Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects , by Lisa Friedman Trump’s...

Plus, YouTube turns 20. On Today’s Episode:  Critics Call Rubio’s Overhaul Plan a Blow to U.S. Values , by Michael Crowley Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation , by Luke Broadwater Global Growth Expected to Sputter Amid Trade War Fallout Fears , by Alan Rappeport Elon Musk Vows to Spend Less Time in Washington as Tesla’s Profit Drops 71% , by Jack Ewing Birthr...

Plus, the Oscars OK the use of A.I. (with caveats).  On Today’s Episode:  Vatican to Hold Pope’s Funeral on Saturday , by Eric Nagourney and Emma Bubola Markets Slide as Trump Renews Attacks on Fed Chair , by Danielle Kaye and Kevin Granville Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding , by Stephanie Saul Trump Calls Concern Over Hegseth’s 2nd Signal Chat Episode ‘Waste of Time’...

Plus, million-dollar empty lots in the Palisades. On Today’s Episode: Pope Francis Dies at 88 , by Jason Horowitz Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat , by Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman Democrats Land in El Salvador, Seeking Release of Maryland Resident , by Robert Jimison and Annie Correal An Urgent Supreme Court Order Protecting Migrants Was Built for S...

Plus, meat is making a comeback.  On Today’s Episode: Maryland Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Man in El Salvador , by Robert Jimison Inside Trump’s Plan to Halt Hundreds of Regulations , by Coral Davenport DOGE Guts Agency That Organizes Community Service Programs , by Aishvarya Kavi Milwaukee’s Lead Crisis: Flaky Paint, Closed Schools and a C.D.C. in Retreat , by Julie Bosman What We Know Ab...

Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina.  On Today’s Episode:  Judge Threatens Contempt Proceedings Over Deportation Flights to El Salvador , by Alan Feuer Maryland Senator Unable to Secure Meeting With Deported Immigrant in El Salvador , by Robert Jimison Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration , by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman and Ronen B...

Plus, “The Great Moose Migration.”  On Today’s Episode:  ‘Nothing Has Been Done’: Judge Rebukes U.S. Effort to Return Wrongly Deported Man , by Alan Feuer Grassley Draws Jeers From Constituents at Raucous Town Hall , by Michael Gold 2 Protesters at Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall Are Subdued With Stun Guns , by Maya C. Miller Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax Status, Escalating Billion-Dollar Pressur...

Plus, black market Lego.  On Today’s Episode:  Trump Administration Will Freeze $2 Billion After Harvard Refuses Demands , by Vimal Patel El Salvador’s Leader Says He Won’t Return Wrongly Deported Maryland Man , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs What to Know About the Mistaken Deportation of a Maryland Man to El Salvador , by Alan Feuer Why I.R.S. Audits, Already at Their Lowest Levels, May Fall Further , by...

Plus, everybody wants a bunker.  On Today’s Episode: China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies , by Keith Bradsher Trump to Meet President of El Salvador, Where Deportees Face Prison , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs Suspect Charged in Arson at Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion , by Edgar Sandoval, Jeremy W. Peters and Mike Ives Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, Will Take the Hot Seat Again , by Ce...