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Catch up on today’s top stories, with insight and analysis from Times reporters all over the world. From the team that brought you "The Daily." Listen every weekday morning.

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  1. Israel’s First Election Since Oct. 7, and What Anthropic’s I.P.O. Means for the Whole Economy

    · 9:49

    Plus, why Halloween candy is scary expensive. Here’s what we’re covering: • Live Updates: Israel Votes in Election Seen as Referendum on Netanyahu, by The New York Times • Netanyahu Pushed for Attack on Iran Ahead of…

  2. Brazil’s Election Defies a Right-Wing Trend, and Trump’s Midterm Attacks Enter a New Phase

    · 11 min

    Plus, can a three-hour documentary lead the box office? Here’s what we’re covering: • Lula Wins Brazil’s Presidency, in Stunning Blow to Latin America’s Right, by Ana Ionova and Adam B. Ellick • Trump’s Election…

  3. The A.I.-Powered Cameras Watching Border Towns, and a Midterms Attack Ad Causes Outrage

    · 15 min

    Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: • Trump’s ‘Smart Wall’ of A.I. Cameras Is Watching the Border, and More Than a Million People, by Bora Erden and Nicholas Nehamas • Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry…

  4. New U.S.-Israeli Plans to Attack Iran, and Trump’s Whistle-Blower Rewards Program

    · 10 min

    Plus, America’s newest national park. Here’s what we’re covering: • U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections, by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi, Natan Odenheimer and…

  5. America’s Utility Bill Crisis, and Trump’s Approval Rating Hits a New Low

    · 10 min

    Plus, the big business of big scares. Here’s what we’re covering: • This Is What America’s Utility Bill Crisis Looks Like, by Eli Saslow • Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds, by Lisa…

  6. The Fight to Tax Billionaires, and Why NDAs Are Everywhere Now

    · 10 min

    Plus, a contentious character is back on “The Simpsons.” Here’s what we’re covering: • How California’s Ultrarich Are Trying to Stop the World’s First Billionaire Tax, by Michael Steinberger • Trump Swings Through…

  7. Israel’s High-Stakes Election, and How Illegal Gold Is Getting Into the Global Market

    · 11 min

    Plus, the search for “superhabitable” planets. Here’s what we’re covering: • Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election, by Tyler Pager and Aaron Boxerman • The Oct. 7 Attack Changed…

  8. A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms, and Teenager Kills 4 at Oregon Elementary School

    · 16 min

    Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: • $137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms, by Stuart A. Thompson • Young Voters Say They Are Turning Their Backs on Trump and His Party, by…

  9. Inflation Data Undercuts Trump’s Economic Claims, and the Danger of New Jet-Powered Drones

    · 11 min

    Plus, the legacy of a competitive eating champion. Here’s what we’re covering: • The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones, by Maria Varenikova and Paul Mozur • Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as…

  10. The Downfall of Trump’s Ambassador to Greece, and the Pope’s Cancer Diagnosis

    · 11 min

    Plus, the antique apples making a comeback. Here’s what we’re covering: • Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin, by Robert Jimison • Katie Zacharia Stepped to the Lectern for the First Time. It Was a…

  11. Musk Pours $276 Million Into the Midterms, and Federal Agents Raid Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar

    · 9:47

    Plus, setting a record on Mars. Here’s what we’re covering: • Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans, by Theodore Schleifer • Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar,…

  12. Growing Threats Against Public Officials, and Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin

    · 9:58

    Plus, how much will holiday travel cost this year? Here’s what we’re covering: • America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear, by Nick Corasaniti • Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes, by Euan…

  13. The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and the Pentagon’s Plan to Livestream an Execution

    · 16 min

    Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: • Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways, by Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei • ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest…

  14. A Forced Retreat for Trump and Hegseth, and What to Know About the Russia Plague Scare

    · 10 min

    Plus, the woman who helped make the moon landing possible. Here’s what we’re covering: • Long-Deployed Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Set for Homecoming, by John Ismay and Jan Ransom • Trump’s Retreat: From…

  15. A Wall Street Record, and Why India Cut 130 Million Names From Its Voter Roll

    · 8:55

    Plus, the cats who taste-test kibble. Here’s what we’re covering: • Stocks Reach New High as Investors Look Past Rising Rates, by Joe Rennison • Top Democratic Super PAC Raised Record Amount in Third Quarter, by…

  16. Huge Protests Put France on Edge, and How Meta Exploited a Tax Credit to Save Billions

    · 9:57

    Plus, the ancient treasures revealed by melting glaciers. Here’s what we’re covering: • Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France, by Mark Landler • France Set for Nationwide…

  17. The Supreme Court’s New Term, and a Race for Nuclear Power on the Moon

    · 11 min

    Plus, why school music classes are under threat. Here’s what we’re covering: • A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins, by Karen Zraick • How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term, by…

  18. Where Voters Are Abandoning Trump, and Barriers to New Cancer Treatments

    · 16 min

    Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: • Trump Puts on a Midterms Show for an Audience That’s Already Sold, by Katie Rogers • Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump, by Jennifer…

  19. What Newly Obtained Documents Show About the Cornell Case, and Inside the Bloody Midair Cockpit Attack

    · 8:50

    Plus, a Kelvin wave is coming. Here’s what we’re covering: • How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Seeking Justice, by Debra Kamin, Matt Flegenheimer and Amy Julia Harris • Bloody Attack in the Cockpit of a Flight…

  20. U.S. Withdraws From Iraq After Two Decades, and Trump Tells A.I. Giants to Police Themselves

    · 10 min

    Plus, the nepo babies take Fat Bear Week. Here’s what we’re covering: • After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future, by Erika Solomon, Falih Hassan and Eric Schmitt • OpenAI Ignored Employees Who…

  21. Huge Data Breach Leaves F.B.I. Scrambling, and Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books

    · 10 min

    Plus, the new job title taking over LinkedIn. Here’s what we’re covering: • Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees, by Dustin Volz, Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman • Mideast…

  22. Your A.I. Questions Answered

    · 13 min

    Are you using artificial intelligence without even knowing it? And what’s behind the wave of doomsday warnings? Mike Isaac and Cade Metz, technology reporters for The New York Times, field listeners’ questions on…

  23. Possible Terror Plot Thwarted at U.K. Base, and Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Town

    · 11 min

    Plus, the pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers. Here’s what we’re covering: • This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years., by Farah Stockman • Iran Still Awaits ‘Official’ U.S. Response…

  24. Trump’s Standoff With White House Reporters, and the Rise and Fall of ‘Pervert Glasses’

    · 14 min

    Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: • In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So., by Peter Baker • Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War, by Farnaz Fassihi and…

  25. Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Reporters, and How A.I. Is Driving Up Health Care Costs

    · 9:27

    Plus, the undamming of U.S. rivers. Here’s what we’re covering: • Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, by Erik Wemple • Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs…

  26. Trump’s Major Retreat on Greenland, and Why Texas Hit Pause on New Data Centers

    · 9:26

    Plus, El Niño is scrambling hurricane season. Here’s what we’re covering: • At the U.N., Trump Lays Out a Winner-Takes-All Vision of U.S. Power, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger • Trump Once Vowed to ‘Own’…

  27. Why Xi Is Coming to Washington, and White House TV Feeds Go Dark

    · 9:01

    Plus, the man who helped put bugs on the menu. Here’s what we’re covering: • With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump, by David Pierson • Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House…

  28. Trump’s New Middle East Dilemma, and How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target Gamblers

    · 11 min

    Plus, the best TV shows of the century. Here’s what we’re covering: • Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help, by Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman • CNN, MS…

  29. How the Kremlin Gets the Election Results It Wants, and R.F.K. Jr. Rallies Vaccine Skeptics

    · 15 min

    Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: • Trump Wants Putin to End the War. He May Offer Russia Business Deals First., by Anton Troianovski • Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the…

  30. The Deadly Choice Facing Many Gazans, and a New Disclosure of “Concerning” A.I. Behavior

    · 11 min

    Plus, the rise of shopping sites that don’t sell anything. Here’s what we’re covering: • At Least 21 Dead in Gaza After Building Collapse, Officials Say, by Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Abu Bakr Bashir • Fed…

  31. Fuel Riots Spread Around the World, and Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

    · 12 min

    Plus, the Russian businessman who rented an island for Donald Trump Jr. Here’s what we’re covering: • Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World, by Damien Cave • House Directs Trump to Halt War…

  32. New Poll Shows Democrats Have Midterms Momentum, and Trump Calls A.I. Fears ‘a Hoax’

    · 10 min

    Plus, the biggest night in TV. Here’s what we’re covering: • Trump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs • Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New…

  33. The Escalating Warnings About A.I., and the Rise of a Deadly New Street Drug

    · 11 min

    Plus, the man who went to space — and never wanted to go back. Here’s what we’re covering: • Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown, by Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac • E.P.A. Expected to…

  34. What JD Vance Knew About the War, and New Warnings About A.I.

    · 16 min

    Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: • Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War, by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous and Maggie Haberman • Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea…

  35. Trump Dangles $5,000 Payments if Republicans Win, and Deportees Are Stranded in Haiti

    · 12 min

    Plus, the secretive operation to move a 900-year-old masterpiece. Here’s what we’re covering: • ‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention, by Patricia Mazzei and Shane Goldmacher •…

  36. Why Trump Is Gathering Republicans in Texas, and Iran Targets U.S. Warships

    · 10 min

    Here’s what we’re covering: • Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch., By Reid J. Epstein • Iran Signals Readiness to Escalate Fight in Face of Rising U.S. Pressure, by Erika…

  37. Why the Pentagon Is Doing Polygraphs, and Officials Prepare to Release Huge Set of 9/11 Documents

    · 10 min

    Plus, could crushable concrete stop the next plane crash? Here’s what we’re covering: • In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members, by Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman and…

  38. A Surge of Russian Sabotage Attacks in Europe, and Musk’s Political War Chest

    · 15 min

    Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: • The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control, by Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman • ‘I Wouldn’t Call It a War’: Vance Plays…

  39. U.S. Attack Hits Iranian Wedding, and Influencers Are Being Quietly Paid to Talk Politics

    · 12 min

    Plus, the N.B.A.’s biggest punishment ever. Here’s what we’re covering: • In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy, by Christiaan Triebert, Malachy Browne, Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon…

  40. Russia’s New Push to Torment Kyiv, and a Whistle-Blower’s Warning on Mail-In Voting

    · 10 min

    Plus, hiking 2,190 miles at age 91. Here’s what we’re covering: • Russia Torments Kyiv With New Tactic of Nonstop Waves of Drones, by Siobhán O’Grady and Yurii Shyvala • Putin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and…

  41. The Supreme Court’s Secret Documents, and an Unusual Order From the C.D.C. Director

    · 9:18

    Plus, a conviction in the Tupac Shakur murder trial. Here’s what we’re covering: How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History, by Jodi Kantor Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction, by…

  42. The Navy’s Supply Chain Struggle, and Trump’s Unusual Oil Deal in Venezuela

    · 10 min

    Plus, a groundbreaking new space telescope. Here’s what we’re covering: Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fire for First Time in a Month, by Times reporters Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base…

  43. Six Months of War, and Trump’s Push for ‘Lake America’

    · 15 min

    Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War, by Leily Nikounazar and Yeganeh Torbati Trump Orders the Government to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake…

  44. ICE Arrests Soar Across U.S., and Meta Agrees to Make Major Changes to Instagram and Facebook

    · 13 min

    Plus, a breakthrough in cancer treatment. Here’s what we’re covering: ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted, by Albert Sun and Allison McCann Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in…

  45. Hegseth’s Army Purge, and Polling Chaos in the Midterms

    · 14 min

    Plus, there was no one like Dolly Parton. Here’s what we’re covering: Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless, by Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Adam Entous Graham, and Trump,…

  46. An Alarming New Study About Brain Injuries in Football, and How States Are Paying Millions for Rain

    · 11 min

    Plus, is the BRAT diet really the best thing for stomach bugs? Here’s what we’re covering: Study’s Alarming Finding: At Least 1 in 4 N.F.L. Players Gets Brain Disease, by John Branch Trump Administration Aims to…

  47. Canada Is ‘at War’ With U.S. Over Tariffs, and U.S.P.S. Publishes Plan to Restrict Ballots

    · 11 min

    Plus, what it’s like to live next to a roller coaster. Here’s what we’re covering: Canada-U.S. Trade War: What to Know, by The New York Times Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication,…

  48. U.S.S. Lincoln Begins 13,000-Mile Journey Home, and the Shortage That Could Take Down the Grid

    · 16 min

    Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: The Message Behind Trump’s Threats of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Iran, by Anton Troianovski and Alan Rappeport Weary U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle…

  49. $40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer

    · 10 min

    Plus, could tweaking flight paths reduce global warming? Here’s what we’re covering: U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues, by Alan Rappeport Israel Opens Criminal Inquiries Into…

  50. How Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom

    · 10 min

    Plus, the political emails are coming for you. Here’s what we’re covering: States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims, by Cecilia Kang, Eli Tan and Emmy Martin Silicon Valley…

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