During a congressional hearing yesterday, Republican lawmakers accused university leaders of failing to do enough to combat antisemitism on their campuses. That’s a claim that the university officials strongly rejected.

The hearing was the latest attempt by Republicans to use what they see as the growing threat against Jews to their political advantage. And it reflects a plan that was first laid out by the Heritage Foundation, the same conservative think tank that produced Project 2025.

That plan, known as Project Esther, may have once seemed far-fetched. Katie J.M. Baker explains how it has become a reality.

Guest: Katie J.M. Baker, a national investigative correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: Even before President Trump was re-elected, the Heritage Foundation, best known for Project 2025, set out to destroy pro-Palestinian activism in the United States.

 University leaders rejected Republican attacks, saying they were working to protect Jewish students but also free speech on their campuses.

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A little over a week after the devastating floods in Central Texas, the death toll has reached more than 130 people — and the search for the missing continues.

In the aftermath of the disaster, there have been mounting questions about how local officials handled the critical hours before and after the storm. Today, we look at the missed opportunities that may have contributed to the growing tragedy — and whether anything more could have been done to save lives.

Guest: Christopher Flavelle, a Times reporter covering how President Trump is transforming the local government..

Background reading: Kerr County, where most of the deaths occurred, failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects. Years before the floods, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had approved the removal of many Camp Mystic buildings from flood zones, records show. Eight-year-olds at camp, families in their R.V.s: These were some of the lives lost to the Texas floods.

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When Republicans passed their big domestic policy bill just over a week ago, they kept making the same argument about sweeping changes to Medicaid: that the measures, including new work requirements, would encourage able-bodied adults to earn their health care, ultimately creating a fairer system for everyone. Critics said the opposite: they have predicted that millions of working people who need health care will lose it.

The truth will emerge in rural and often Republican-voting areas where cuts to Medicaid funding will be felt most deeply. Natalie Kitroeff spoke to a family doctor in one of those places, western North Carolina, about what she thinks will happen to her patients.

Guest: Shannon Dowler, a family physician and health advocate in western North Carolina.

Background reading: In North Carolina, President Trump’s domestic policy law jeopardizes plans to reopen one rural county’s hospital — and health coverage for hundreds of thousands of state residents. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicted that the Senate’s version of Trump’s bill would mean that 11.8 million more Americans would become uninsured by 2034.

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The best-selling author and motivational podcast host Mel Robbins is known for her blunt advice and viral wisdom, from The 5-Second Rule to countless proverbs on relationships, confidence and everyday stuck-ness. Her most recent book, “The Let Them Theory,” has given her readers a fresh perspective for navigating disappointment, rejection and uncertainty in life.

On this week’s “Modern Love,” Robbins shares fives tips for letting go of control, and explains how these transformed her marriage and her relationship with her kids. She also reads a Modern Love essay, "You Have to Let Go to Move On,” about a woman who finally learns that real love doesn’t come from holding on tighter.

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The couple, successful artists married for 45 years, reflect on their newfound TikTok fame.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

From the moment President Trump and Republicans took control of Washington this year, they set out to turn their longtime threats against public media, which they see as biased, into action.

Now, a piece of Republican legislation would cut more than a billion dollars from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which finances PBS and NPR.

As the bill makes its way through Congress, those who work in public media are warning that radio stations in red, rural and Republican America will feel the deepest impact.

Guests: Jessica Cheung, a senior audio producer at The New York Times Tom Abbott, the general manager of KFSK-FM in Petersburg, Alaska

Background reading: Some Republican senators voiced concern over the House-passed bill that would rescind money for NPR and PBS stations in their states.

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Caption: The town of Petersburg, Alaska, voted for Donald Trump by an almost 2-to-1 margin in the last election. Now Republicans in Congress are trying to pass cuts that would defund the community’s radio station.

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After months of delaying his most extreme tariffs, President Trump is now threatening to revive the most aggressive version of his global trade war.

America’s trading partners, investors and consumers are bracing for impact.

The Times journalists Natalie Kitroeff, Ana Swanson, Maggie Haberman and Ben Casselman sit down to discuss what we can expect and what Mr. Trump’s endgame might be.

Guest: Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times. Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times. Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: Mr. Trump revived his trade war, threatening steep tariffs on allies unless they reach deals with the U.S. What is a trade deal? He takes an expansive view. The threatened tariffs aim to settle scores with countries, no matter their size.

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For months, President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested that they would expose the hidden, potentially sinister truth about Jeffrey Epstein’s death in 2019.

But over the past few days, the Trump administrationWhite House decided to shut down has poured cold water on the conspiracy theories surrounding the financier.

Glenn Thrush, who covers the Justice Department for The Times, explains what happened.

Guest: Glenn Thrush, who reports on the Justice Department for The New York Times.

Background reading: The Trump administration acknowledged a lack of evidence from Epstein documents. Confronted over the Epstein files, President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi tell their supporters to move on.

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On Monday evening, the death toll from the flooding in Central Texas rose past 100. A single place accounted for 27 of those deaths: Camp Mystic, a century-old Christian summer camp for girls.

Erin Paisan, who attended Camp Mystic, explains what the place meant to generations of girls.

Guest: Erin Paisan, who attended Camp Mystic

Background reading: Camp Mystic has been operated by generations of the same family since the 1930s. See how close the cabins were to the river at the camp. The mother of two rescued campers relayed their story.

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Last week, when Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, announced a $16 million settlement with President Trump over editing of a segment of “60 Minutes,” many of the network’s journalists were furious.

The deal also raised questions about the independence of CBS’s journalism, and how much news organizations could be cowed by threats from the president going forward.

David Enrich, an investigations editor at The Times, takes us inside the settlement, and Lowell Bergman, a former CBS producer and investigative journalist at The Times, reminds us that the network has been in a similar situation before and discusses why this time may be different.

First, Edgar Sandoval, who is on the ground in Texas, explains what is happening in the wake of the flooding.

Guest: Edgar Sandoval, a reporter for The New York Times covering Texas. David Enrich, a deputy investigations editor for The New York Times. Lowell Bergman, a journalist and former producer for CBS’s “60 Minutes.”

Background reading: Paramount to pay Donald Trump $16 million to settle ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit. For ‘60 Minutes,’ a humbling moment at an uneasy time for press freedom. More than 50 have been found dead in Texas floods as the search for missing grows dire.

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When the Modern Love podcast asked listeners how location sharing is affecting their relationships, the responses they got were all over the map. Some people love this technology. Some hate it. But either way, it has changed something fundamental about how we demonstrate our love and how we set boundaries around relationships. In this episode, the Modern Love team shares a few of their favorite listener responses. Then, host Anna Martin talks with Arlon Jay Staggs, a Modern Love essayist who has wrestled deeply with whether to share his location.

At first, location sharing wasn’t a big deal for Staggs and his mother. He took a lot of long drives, and it made sense for her to keep tabs on him. But when he realized his mother was watching his little blue dot too closely, and it was causing her stress when she needed peace of mind, Staggs decided the sharing had to stop. He just couldn’t figure out how to tell her. And when tragedy struck his family, the stakes of his decision to share or not share became a lot higher.

Today’s episode was inspired by the essay “Every Move I Make, She’ll Be Watching Me.”

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Secretary general Mark Rutte has only good things to say about the mercurial U.S. leader and his impact on the world stage. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

After months of debate, weeks of tense negotiations and 24 hours of Republican arm-twisting, President Trump has muscled his giant domestic-policy bill through both chambers of Congress.

It’s a major legislative victory for the president that paves the way for much of his second-term agenda, and it will have profound impacts across the country.

The Times journalists Tony Romm, Andrew Duehren and Margot Sanger-Katz discuss what the legislation changes, and those whose lives it will change the most.

Guest: Tony Romm, a reporter covering economic policy and the Trump administration for The New York Times, based in Washington. Andrew Duehren, who writes about tax policy for The New York Times from Washington. Margot Sanger-Katz, a reporter for The New York Times who covers health care policy and government spending.

Background reading: Trump’s policy bill cleared Congress after House Republicans quelled revolt from some of their members. Our reporters answered nine questions about the bill, including who benefits and who gets hurt. See how the bill could affect your taxes, health care and other finances.

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After a eight-week trial whose every turn has grabbed headlines, a jury found Sean Combs, the music mogul known as Diddy, not guilty of the most serious charges against him.

Ben Sisario, who has been covering the trial, explains why the prosecution’s case fell short, and Jodi Kantor, an investigative reporter at The Times, discusses what the verdict may tell us about how prosecutors and juries see sexual abuse cases.

Guest: Ben Sisario, a reporter for The New York Times covering music and the music industry. Jodi Kantor, a New York Times reporter whose job is to carefully uncover secrets and illuminate how power operates.

Background reading: The music mogul was convicted of arranging for the travel of male escorts across state lines but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. After the verdict, the testimony of Cassie and “Jane” lingers.

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With a tiebreaking vote from Vice President JD Vance, the Senate has adopted President Trump’s giant domestic policy bill, which now heads back to the House for a final vote.

The legislation is defined by the staggering amount of debt it will create: more than $3 trillion.

Andrew Duehren, who covers tax policy, and Colby Smith, who covers the economy, talk about how Republicans have rewritten the rules to make that debt vanish, and why the world is less and less convinced that the United States can handle its debts.

Guest: Andrew Duehren, who writes about tax policy for The New York Times from Washington. Colby Smith, a New York Times reporter covering the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economy.

Background reading: The Senate bill would add at least $3.3 trillion to the national debt, the budget office says. The bill puts the nation on a new, more perilous fiscal path.

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Warning: This episode contains strong language.

From the outside, the political movement created by Donald J. Trump has never seemed more empowered or invulnerable.

But Steve Bannon, who was the first Trump administration’s chief strategist, sees threats and betrayals at almost every turn, whether it’s bombing Iran or allowing tech billionaires to advise the president.

Jeremy W. Peters, a national reporter at The Times, talks to Mr. Bannon about those threats and why, to him, the future of the MAGA movement depends on defeating them.

Guest: Jeremy W. Peters, a national reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: Steve Bannon said he told President Trump to investigate Elon Musk as an “illegal alien.” The president’s supporters are warring over two dueling campaign promises: to steer clear of foreign wars and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

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In a major ruling on Friday, the Supreme Court limited the ability of judges to block President Trump’s policies nationwide, including his order to end birthright citizenship.

Mr. Trump immediately cheered the ruling, while critics have decried it as a fundamental threat to the rule of law.

Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains how the ruling redefines the role of the courts, just when the White House is aggressively testing the limits of its power.

Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times.

Background reading: With this Supreme Court ruling, another check on Mr. Trump’s power fades. In the birthright citizenship case, the Supreme Court limited the power of judges to block Mr. Trump’s policies.

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The director Celine Song won over audiences and critics alike with her first feature film, “Past Lives,” the semi-autobiographical tale of a married Korean American woman meeting up with her former childhood sweetheart. Now Song is back with another story about love called “Materialists.” This time the main character is a matchmaker, a job that Song did briefly in her early 20s.

On this episode of “Modern Love,” Song reads Louise Rafkin’s Modern Love essay “My View From the Margins,” about a relationship columnist who can’t figure out love in her own life. And Song tells us how neither falling in love at age 24 nor making a career of writing about love has brought her any closer to understanding it. “It’s the one thing that makes me feel like a fool,” Song says.

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Last fall, the Justice Department unveiled a series of shocking allegations against Sean Combs, the music mogul known as Diddy.

Prosecutors charged Mr. Combs with sex trafficking and racketeering, and for the past seven weeks, they have argued their case in a Manhattan courtroom.

Ben Sisario, who has been covering the trial, explains the ins and outs of the proceedings and discusses the media circus surrounding it.

Guest: Ben Sisario, a reporter for The New York Times covering music and the music industry.

Background reading: Read four takeaways from the closing argument at Mr. Combs’s trial. Here’s a timeline of Mr. Combs’s career, including his rise in hip-hop, controversies and legal disputes.

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In the months since taking office, President Trump has made billions of dollars in cuts to scientific research, essentially saying science has become too woke.

Emily Anthes, a science reporter at The New York Times, explains what is being cut and how much the world of science is about to change.

Guest: Emily Anthes, a science reporter at The New York Times.

Background reading: Nearly 2,500 National Institutes of Health grants have been ended or delayed. A N.I.H. memo paused the cancellations of medical research grants.

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After President Trump’s announcement of a cease-fire between Israel and Iran, all sides are claiming victory, but perhaps no country has emerged as a bigger winner than Israel.

Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steered Israel to this moment — and what might come if the cease-fire holds.

Guest: Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: The cease-fire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding after a rebuke from Mr. Trump. Mr. Netanyahu’s move against Iran gives him room to maneuver on Gaza.

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