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 Triebert

Cardinals Gather in Vatican to Fine Tune Preparations for Pope’s Funeral, by Emma Bubola

Odes to Mexican Drug Lords Are Pop Hits, but the Law Is Turning Against Them, by James Wagner

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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 Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows, by Tyler Pager and Ruth Igielnik

India Takes Aim at Pakistan After Slaughter of Civilians in Kashmir, by Mujib Mashal and Suhasini Raj

The Sleep Trends Experts Think You Should (and Shouldn’t) Try, by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi

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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

Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports, by Azeen Ghorayshi

YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’, by Amanda Holpuch

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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’, by Jonathan Swan, Aishvarya Kavi and Michael Gold

A Venezuelan Is Missing. The U.S. Deported Him. But to Where?, by Miriam Jordan

Supreme Court Story Time: Justices Consider Children’s Books With L.G.B.T.Q. Themes, by Adam Liptak

Oscars OK the Use of A.I., With Caveats, by Brooks Barnes

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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 Speed, by Adam Liptak

Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Are Behind on Payments, by Stacy Cowley

The Next Stage of Rebuilding the Palisades Is Here: Burned Lots for Sale, by Jesus Jiménez

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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 About the Florida State University Shooting, by Patricia Mazzei

They Endured the Parkland Shooting. Then Came Florida State, by Neil Vigdor and Adeel Hassan

Google Broke the Law to Keep Its Advertising Monopoly, a Judge Rules, by David McCabe

Meat Is Back, on Plates and in Politics, by Kim Severson

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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 Bergman

Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas, by Ryan Mac and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Cuts Likely to Curtail Study of Climate Change’s Health Effects, by Maggie Astor

California Is Taking Trump to Court to Stop His Tariffs, by Shawn Hubler and Soumya Karlamangla

Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program, by Dana Goldstein and J. David Goodman

One Town Says, Yes, You Can Have Too Many Capybaras, by Jack Nicas

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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 Pressure Campaign, by Tyler Pager, Andrew Duehren, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

Biden Says Trump Is ‘Breaking Things,’ Including the Safety Net, by Julie Bosman, Shane Goldmacher, Katie Glueck and Tyler Pager

As Fentanyl Deaths Slow, Meth Comes for Maine, by Jan Hoffman

The ‘Great Moose Migration’ Livestream Captivates Sweden, by Amelia Nierenberg and Christina Anderson

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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 Ben Blatt

This Kidney Was Frozen for 10 Days. Could Surgeons Transplant It?, by Gina Kolata

Worth Thousands on the Black Market, Lego Kits Are Now a Target of Thieves, by Aimee Ortiz

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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 Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac

The “Panic Industry” Boom, by Coralie Kraft

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Plus, Hollywood stunts in the spotlight. 

On Today’s Episode:

China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%, by Alexandra Stevenson

Deepening Trade Fight With China Poses New Threat to U.S. Farmers, by Alan Rappeport

Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers, by Alexandra Berzon, Hamed Aleaziz, Nicholas Nehamas, Ryan Mac and Tara Siegel Bernard

Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant, by Adam Liptak

Why Iran’s Supreme Leader Came Around to Nuclear Talks With the U.S., by Farnaz Fassihi

Search Ends for Victims in Dominican Republic Collapse That Killed 221, by Hogla Enecia Pérez and Frances Robles

Stunt Design Will Be Honored at the Academy Awards, by Nicole Sperling

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