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Plus, 82,000 gallons of blue paint.  On Today’s Episode: Washington Crash Renews Concerns About Air Safety Lapses , by Sydney Ember, Emily Steel, Mark Walker, Kate Kelly and Niraj Chokshi From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision , by Peter Baker How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze , by Sui-Lee Wee, Declan Walsh and Farnaz Fassihi F.D.A. Approves Drug to...

Plus, Hamas releases more hostages.  On Today’s Episode: Many Deaths Feared After Plane Collides With Army Helicopter Near Washington , by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Minho Kim, Chris Cameron, John Yoon and Jin Yu Young Three Contentious Trump Nominees Will Appear Before the Senate , by Chris Cameron With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools , by Dana Goldstein Inside the...

Plus, Mona Lisa makes moves.   On Today’s Episode: Trump Administration Offers Millions of Federal Workers Payouts to Resign , by Chris Cameron, Madeleine Ngo and Erica L. Green Judge Stays Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze, but Disruption to Medicaid Sows Fear , by Michael D. Shear Kennedy, Polarizing Pick for Health Secretary, Makes His Senate Debut , by Sheryl Gay Stolberg American Children’s Read...

Plus, DeepSeek’s shock to the top.     On Today’s Episode: White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants , by Chris Cameron Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries , by Apoorva Mandavilli What to Know About DeepSeek and How It Is Upending A.I. , by Cade Metz Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged , by Hiroko Tabuchi a...

Plus, a Super Bowl three-peat?     On Today’s Episode: Gaza and Lebanon Truces Are Fragile, but All Sides May Keep Them Going , by Patrick Kingsley Colombia Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights After Trump Threatens Tariffs , by Genevieve Glatsky, Simon Romero and Annie Correal At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism , by Andrew Higgins Southern California Rainstorms Raise...

Plus, how Kidz Bop grew up.     On Today’s Episode: Trump to Visit North Carolina and California, With Disaster Aid an Open Question , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship , by Mike Baker and Mattathias Schwartz Trump Issues Executive Order to Support the Growth of Cryptocurrencies , by David Yaffe-Bellany Egg Prices Are High. They Will Likely G...

Plus, an A.I. judge at the X Games.     On Today’s Episode: White House to Old Staff: Go Home. Don’t Call Us. We’ll Call You , by Michael Crowley and David E. Sanger Federal Workers Ordered to Report on Colleagues Over D.E.I. Crackdown , by Erica L. Green and Hamed Aleaziz House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda , by Catie Edmondson and Andrew Duehren Why Is Israe...

Plus, snow on Florida’s beaches.     On Today’s Episode: Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order , by Mattathias Schwartz and Mike Baker Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Tim Balk and Erica L. Green Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife , by Karoun Demirjian and Sharon LaFraniere On...

Plus, an Olympic medal fail.     On Today’s Episode: What Trump Did on Day 1: Tracking His Biggest Moves , by Chris Cameron Trump Grants Sweeping Clemency to All Jan. 6 Rioters , by Alan Feuer Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals , by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear C.E.O.s, and President Trump, Want Workers Back in the Office , by Emma Goldberg Paris Olympi...

Plus, women’s history on the National Mall.     On Today’s Episode: Trump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power , by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold , by Aaron Boxerman, Bilal Shbair, Hiba Yazbek, Isabel Kershner and Christopher Maag TikTok Engineered Its Shutdown to Get Saved. But Trump’s Solution May Fall Short , by David E....

Plus, remembering David Lynch’s weirdness.     On Today’s Episode: Israel and Hamas Work Out Differences Over Deal, Netanyahu Says , by Ephrat Livni TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban , by David McCabe, Adam Liptak and Sapna Maheshwari More Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo , by Kellen Browning, Jesus Jiménez and Jennifer Medina...

Plus, Drake sues his own music label.     On Today’s Episode: Negotiators Agree to Long-Awaited Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal for Gaza , by Patrick Kingsley, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman, Ronen Bergman, Isabel Kershner and Peter Baker Updates on the Cease-Fire Agreement , by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman In Farewell Address, Biden Warns of an ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Shape in America , by Erica L. Green J...

Plus, who gets a quinceañera?     On Today’s Episode: What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement , by The New York Times Biden to Deliver Farewell Address, Capping a 5-Decade Political Career , by Erica L. Green Four Takeaways From Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing , by Sharon LaFraniere S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations , by Matthew Goldstein and Kate Co...

Plus, don’t go to this “Sex and the City” spot.     On Today’s Episode: Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case , by Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case , by Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush Pete Hegseth to Face Democratic Questioning in Confirmation Hearing , by Helene Cooper Winds Strengt...

Plus, remembering a civil rights Freedom Rider.     On Today’s Episode: Dangerous Winds Are Forecast as Crews Battle L.A. Wildfires , by Yan Zhuang, Amy Graff and Jonathan Wolfe Childhood Vaccination Rates Were Falling Even Before the Rise of R.F.K. Jr. , by Francesca Paris Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza , by Isabel Kershner, Adam Rasgon and Ronen Bergman Insi...

Plus, goodbye to a hairy “Shrek” icon.     On Today’s Episode: New Fire Threatens Los Angeles, as Death Toll Rises to 10 , by Corina Knoll, Soumya Karlamangla, Juliet Macur and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Sentencing , by Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and Adam Liptak Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok , by Adam Lipt...

Plus, don’t eat your Christmas tree.     On Today’s Episode: New Wildfires Strain L.A. as Others Burn Unchecked , by Corina Knoll, Soumya Karlamangla and Mike Ives Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt His Sentencing in N.Y. Criminal Case , by Ben Protess and Adam Liptak Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing , by Adam Liptak Nation’s Leaders Will Gather to Honor Carter at Washingto...

Plus, the end of Facebook fact-checking.     On Today’s Episode: Fierce Winds Whip Up Devastating Wildfires in Southern California , by Yan Zhuang, Corina Knoll and Soumya Karlamangla Trump Floats Using Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal , by David E. Sanger and Michael D. Shear Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term , by Mike Isaac and Theodore Schleifer Peter Ya...

Plus, the Taliban is welcoming tourists.     On Today’s Episode: Justin Trudeau’s Trying to Save His Party. Is He Hurting Canada? , by Matina Stevis-Gridneff First Bird Flu Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana , by Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship C.E.O., Joins Meta’s Board , by Kate Conger For Many Returning Russian Veterans, a Long Road of Recover...

Plus, you probably haven’t seen the Golden Globe winners.    On Today’s Episode: Congress to Certify Trump’s Election, With Memories of Riot Looming Large , by Annie Karni Potent Storm Blasts Parts of U.S. With Sleet, Snow and Freezing Rain , by Amy Graff Judge Upholds Trump’s Conviction but Signals No Jail Time , by Ben Protess and Kate Christobek Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During First...

Plus, Kenyan villagers get a scare from space.     On Today’s Episode: Johnson Grasps for Votes to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote , by Catie Edmondson New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say , by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Isabelle Taft and Michael Levenson New Details Emerge in Cybertruck Explosion, but Motive Is Still Unclear , by Jacey Fortin and Jesus Jiménez Biden Pl...

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Plus, real estate’s trendiest mash-up: the “barndo.”     On Today’s Episode: Here’s What Could Happen in a Government Shutdown , by Noah Weiland Government Lurches Toward Shutdown After House Tanks Trump’s Spending Plan , by Catie Edmondson Appeals Court Disqualifies Fani Willis From Prosecuting Georgia Trump Case , by Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset What Are ‘Healthy’ Foods? The F.D.A. Updates th...

Plus, man vs. hornet.     On Today’s Episode: Chaos Consumes Drive to Avoid Government Shutdown, With 2 Days to Go , by Chris Cameron Dominique Pelicot Gets 20-Year Sentence in Rape Trial That Shook France , by Catherine Porter California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu in Cattle , by Apoorva Mandavilli Starbucks Has a Pumpkin Spice Latte Problem in China , by Alexandra Stevenson, Julie Creswe...