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

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 HabermanCNN, MS NOW and Politico Barred From White House After Trump’s Ban, by Michael M. Grynbaum, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Benjamin MullinWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants, by Carolyn Y. Johnson, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Tony Romm and Michael C. BenderA Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees, by Megha Rajagopalan and Pranav BaskarHow DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose, by Alex Klavens, Walt Bogdanich and Jenny VrentasThe 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century, by The New York Times Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

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 TroianovskiWhy Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants, by Ivan NechepurenkoKennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House,’ by Christina Jewett and Teddy RosenbluthIn Corsica, Separatists Bomb Vacation Homes to Send a Message, by Ronda KaysenT. Rex, King of the Dinosaurs, Had a Body Temperature of 97 Degrees, by Carolyn Y. Johnson Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

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 BashirFed Raises Rates in First Major Step by Warsh to Contain Inflation, by Colby SmithOpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior, by Emmy MartinFiji Declares a National Emergency as H.I.V. Cases Skyrocket, by Zane IrwinDopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get Enough, by Ephrat Livni Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

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 CaveHouse Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval, by Robert JimisonTrump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs, by Michael Crowley and Edward WongSenate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry, by David Yaffe-BellanyRussian Businessman Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Lavish Wedding After-Party, by Ben ProtessIt’s Poll Watcher Training Season. Distrust Is on the Lesson Plan., by Tiffany HsuIn the Age of A.I., Some in China Wonder if Learning English Is Worth the Trouble, by Tiffany May and Berry Wang Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

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-YoungsDemocrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds, by Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Sophia JunePresident Trump Is on the Line About an A.I. Slowdown, by Kalley Huang, Mike Isaac and Karen WeiseU.S. Health Officials Move Quickly to Deploy Medical A.I. Despite Concerns, by Christina JewettPolitical Figures From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon Sound Alarms on A.I., by Bayliss Wagner and Neil VigdorAs Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights, by Ishani Desai‘Widow’s Bay’ Dominates, and 7 Other Takeaways From the 2026 Emmys, by John Koblin Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

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 IsaacE.P.A. Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants, by Maxine JoselowA Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco, by Heather KnightToyohiro Akiyama, Japan’s Chain-Smoking ‘Space Antihero,’ Dies at 84, by Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

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 HabermanHouthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally, by Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian NereimThe Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs, by Brad PlumerAnthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons, by Dustin VolzU.S. Officials Expected to Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over, by Christina Jewett, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi and Alice CallahanThe Most Enduring Piece of 9/11 Art? A Musical Set in Canada., by Michael Paulson Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

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 GoldmacherTrump Doled Out $45,000 Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp and Other Aides Last Year, by Luke BroadwaterTrump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race, by Zolan Kanno-YoungsDeported From the U.S., Some Haitians Are Left Broke and Stranded, by Frances RoblesA Nation Gripped by ‘Bayeux Fever’ Finally Gets to See the Tapestry, by Alex Marshall Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

Here’s what we’re covering:Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch., By Reid J. EpsteinIran Signals Readiness to Escalate Fight in Face of Rising U.S. Pressure, by Erika SolomonIsraeli Allies Ban Trade With Settlements as U.K. Cites ‘Ethnic Cleansing,’ by Stephen Castle, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman and Isabel KershnerOpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems,’ by Cade MetzA.I. Listings Are So Widespread Even Zillow Is Concerned, by Gerry Smith Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.

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 Eric SchmittTrump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones, by Coral DavenportTrump Floats Renaming New Mexico as ‘New America,’ Prompting Pushback, by Dan WatsonAfter 9/11, Documents Suggest New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality, by Sally Goldenberg and Nina AgrawalMiami Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways, by Karoun DemirjianMiami Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways, by Karoun DemirjianKenyans Did College Students’ Homework for Years. Then A.I. Arrived., by Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 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.