# FEMA Is Forcing Towns to Fend for Themselves, and Trump Opens ‘Gold Card’ Visa Applications

An episode of [The Headlines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1758855019), 11 Dec 2025, 9:34.

Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/4jdbJYYRKqK96EGqOzQb/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/6be9f004-3e81-4fb7-9ff7-a70c01563962/episodes/37f06a59-334e-4b3e-afd3-97f23cfaad61/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=6be9f004-3e81-4fb7-9ff7-a70c01563962&awEpisodeId=37f06a59-334e-4b3e-afd3-97f23cfaad61&feed=ydACIPHO

Plus, the secret to selling 150 million books. Here’s what we’re covering: Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten by Campbell Robertson U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela by Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt and Nicholas Nehamas Trump Administration Opens Applications for Million-Dollar Visas by Madeleine Ngo Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks by Hiroko Tabuchi The Fed Cut Rates Again but Deep Divisions Cloud Path Ahead by Colby Smith Louvre Heist Was Filmed Live, but the Guards Weren’t Watching by Ségolène Le Stradic Fern Michaels, Prolific Author of Romance Novels, Dies at 92 by Alex Williams 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.

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.