# Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications, and China’s Fast-Food Brands Make a Play for the U.S.

An episode of [The Headlines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1758855019), 1 Dec 2025, 9:01.

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Plus, how young is too young for a smartphone? Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans by Hamed Aleaziz and Edward Wong Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime by Michael Gold In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions by Tyler Pager Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire by Selam Gebrekidan, Amy Chang Chien and Joy Dong A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says by Catherine Pearson Get Ready, America: Here Come China’s Food and Drink Chains by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Joy Dong Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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