Mike Johnson Shuts Door on Key Health Care Vote, and a Dangerous New Drug Hits U.S. Cities

Plus, your Friday news quiz.Here’s what we’re covering:What We Know About the Shootings at Brown and M.I.T. by Francesca RegaladoTrump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It by Azeen Ghorayshi, Amy Harmon and Reed AbelsonTrump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana by Luke Broadwater and Ashley SouthallTrump’s ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Troops Will Be Paid for by Pentagon Housing Funds by John Ismay and Ali WatkinsThe D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024 by Shane GoldmacherEurope to Lend $105 Billion to Ukraine, Without Touching Russian Funds by Jeanna SmialekLemon-Shaped World Is the Most Stretched-Out Planet Ever Seen by Jonathan O’CallaghanTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.

Plus, don’t blame the dogs in strollers. Here’s what we’re covering:A Bellicose Trump Points Fingers in Defending His Record on the Economy by David E. SangerRepublicans Clinch Democratic Bid to Force Vote on Health Subsidies by Michael GoldDan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January by Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman and Adam GoldmanTrump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship by Hamed AleazizN.Y. Governor Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill for the Terminally Ill by Grace AshfordBirthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers by Amanda TaubTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.

Plus, the subway stop that’s also a museum. Here’s what we’re covering:Johnson Rules Out House Vote to Extend Health Insurance Subsidies by Michael Gold and Carl HulseTrump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries by Tyler Pager and Hamed AleazizTrump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela by Edward Wong, Simon Romero, Charlie Savage and Julian E. BarnesWhite House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate by Tony RommTrump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy by Tony Romm and Andrew DuehrenA Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia by Jan HoffmanAt Rome’s New Stations, Peruse Ancient Relics While Catching a Train by Elisabetta PovoledoTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.

Plus, how foreign patients are paying for U.S. organs. Here’s what we’re covering:Sydney Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia’s Leader Says by Victoria Kim, Jin Yu Young, Yan Zhuang and Livia Albeck-RipkaBondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active by Jason Gutierrez and Sui-Lee WeePolice Share New Images of Man Sought in Deadly Shooting at Brown by Mark Arsenault, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Jacey Fortin and Mitch SmithTrump Files $10 Billion Suit Against BBC Over Documentary by Michael D. ShearJustice Dept. Charges Four in Los Angeles Over Left-Wing Bomb Plot by Devlin BarrettBorn Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade by Sonia A. RaoNick Reiner’s Struggles With Drugs Left His Parents “Desperate” by Julia Jacobs and Nicole SperlingTransplant Hospitals Court Patients Overseas Despite Organ Shortage by Brian M. Rosenthal and Mark HansenHow the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak by Emily AnthesTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.

Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University. Here’s what we’re covering:Australian Police Plan to Charge Suspect in Bondi Massacre by Victoria Kim, Yan Zhuang, Jin Yu Young and Livia Albeck-RipkaPolice Say They Are Still Searching for Brown University Gunman by Mitch Smith, Qasim Nauman, Mark Arsenault and Thomas Gibbons-NeffRob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78 by Julia JacobsImmigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort by Hamed AleazizCanadians Rush to Buy Stockpiles of Boycotted U.S. Liquor by Michael LevensonTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.

Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering:6 Takeaways From Indiana’s Defiance of Trump by Nick Corasaniti and Mitch SmithHow a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed by Megan Twohey and Isabella KwaiSenate Deadlocks on Health Care, Leaving Subsidies to Expire by Carl HulseTrump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws by Cecilia KangHundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Spreads by Teddy RosenbluthItalian Cooking, Kohl Makeup and Icelandic Pools Are Recognized by UNESCO by Lynsey ChutelTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.

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 RobertsonU.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela by Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt and Nicholas NehamasTrump Administration Opens Applications for Million-Dollar Visas by Madeleine NgoStarting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks by Hiroko TabuchiThe Fed Cut Rates Again but Deep Divisions Cloud Path Ahead by Colby SmithLouvre Heist Was Filmed Live, but the Guards Weren’t Watching by Ségolène Le StradicFern Michaels, Prolific Author of Romance Novels, Dies at 92 by Alex WilliamsTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.

Plus, the travel influencers who aren’t actually real. Here’s what we’re covering:Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Takes Effect by Victoria KimTrump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour by David E. SangerTrump Calls Europe ‘Decaying’ and Suggests ‘Size Will Win’ in Ukraine War by Amelia NierenbergJudge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Maxwell Case by Benjamin WeiserCold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users by Corey KilgannonThese Travel Influencers Don’t Want Freebies. They’re A.I. by Julie WeedTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.

Plus, a big Hollywood battle just got messier. Here’s what we’re covering:Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ by Ben CasselmanTrump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China by Tripp Mickle and Ana SwansonTrump Promises Farmers $12 Billion to Blunt Fallout From His Trade War by Alan Rappeport, Kevin Draper and Ana SwansonA Weakened Hamas Still Dominates Gaza, Building Day by Day by Adam RasgonTrump Says Netflix Takeover of Warner Bros. ‘Could Be a Problem’ by Lauren HirschTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.

Plus, the social changes sweeping Iran. Here’s what we’re covering:Supreme Court to Hear Major Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials by Ann E. MarimowConservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials by Ann E. MarimowRunning Out of Time, Republicans in Congress Still Lack a Health Plan by Sheryl Gay StolbergBipartisan House Group Proposes Long-Shot Health Care Plan by Catie EdmondsonPoll Suggests G.O.P. Will Face More Blame if Obamacare Subsidies Go Away by Reed AbelsonStates Are Raking In Billions From Slot Machines on Your Phone by Ben BlattAngst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros. by Brooks Barnes and Shawn HublerOutdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran? by Farnaz Fassihi and Sanam MahooziTune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: [email protected]. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.