# How Pam Bondi Got Fired, and a Flood of Deadly New Drugs

An episode of [The Headlines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1758855019), 3 Apr 2026, 15 min.

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone., by Glenn Thrush and Tyler Pager Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders, by Greg Jaffe, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt House Punts on Homeland Security Funding, Prolonging Shutdown, by Carl Hulse and Michael Gold Trump Faces a Tough Fight With His New Budget, by Tony Romm How the Internet Became the ‘Cookbook’ of the Drug Trade, by Matt Richtel Hershey’s Promises to Use Only Real Chocolate After Backlash, by Alice Callahan 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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