How the Platner Campaign Imploded, and New Questions About Trump’s Qatari-Donated Jet

Plus, why Gen Z is turning to trade schools.  Here’s what we’re covering: Smoke Floating Far From Canada’s Wildfires Will Darken Skies Again on Thursday, by Judson Jones Clayton Dodges Question on 2020 Election, and Democrats Call Him on It, by Julian E. Barnes Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel, by Annie Karni Mom, Dad, I Want to Be a Welder, by Callie Holtermann Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s., by Julia Moskin Tune 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico. Here’s what we’re covering: In Iran, Trump Has Found an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate, by Peter Baker Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iran, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week, by Madeleine Ngo, Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General, by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case, by Ed Shanahan and Jonah E. Bromwich Cyclospora Cases Rise Rapidly, With No Source Yet Confirmed, by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Chipotle to Sell Its Mexican-Inspired Fast Food in Mexico, by Claire Moses Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email [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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space. Here’s what we’re covering: Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls, by Peter Baker ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Maine, Homeland Security Says, by Jacey Fortin, Heather Beasley Doyle and Miriam Jordan Witnesses Say ICE Fired Fatal Shot Into Open Passenger Window in Houston, by Orlando Mayorquín, Robin Stein and Devon Lum D.O.J. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota Shootings by Immigration Agents, by Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies, by Jane Bradley, Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy, by Rebecca Dzombak Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email [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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78. Here’s what we’re covering: Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71, by Robert Jimison, Zachary Woolfe and Amelia Nierenberg How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal, by Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law, by Conor Dougherty Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media, by Michael M. Grynbaum How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar, by Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78, by The New York Times Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email [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. 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: As Consumers Pare Spending, Grocery Stores Race to Cut Prices, by Julie Creswell and Kim Bhasin The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, by Karen Yourish, Nick Corasaniti and Charlie Smart Israel Investigating After Photo of Stripped and Bound Detainee Is Shared, by David M. Halbfinger Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87, by Richard Goldstein Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, go here. Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email [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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures. Here’s what we’re covering: ‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign, by Lisa Lerer, Katie Glueck and Michael Kruse Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey, by Tyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Eric Lipton Family of Man Fatally Shot by ICE Agent Calls for Independent Inquiry, by Edgar Sandoval Horror Becomes Routine as More Bodies Emerge After Venezuela Quakes, by Emma Bubola How to Prevent Meta From Using Your Instagram Images in A.I., by Eli Tan Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email [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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus, using drones to watch for sharks.  Here’s what we’re covering: Iran Live Updates: Trump Casts Doubt on Future of Cease-Fire After Latest Strikes, by The New York Times Le Pen Says She Will Run for Presidency After Court Lifts Ban, by Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic I.O.C. Lifts Russia’s Olympic Suspension, Clearing the Way for 2028, by Ephrat Livni Tobacco Companies Are Cashing In on Zyn’s Unstoppable Popularity, by Murray Carpenter Spate of Shark Attacks Means More Drones for Australia’s Beaches, by Laura Chung Tune 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus, the museum that wants you to touch the art.  Here’s what we’re covering: Facing Threats, NATO Finds New Value in Turkey, by Ben Hubbard Platner’s Democratic Support Evaporates After Sexual Assault Allegation, by Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Why, by Catie Edmondson Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations, by Aishvarya Kavi Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse., by Azam Ahmed A One-on-One Date With a Museum’s Treasures, 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 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus, an unusual World Cup reversal. Here’s what we’re covering: Live Updates: Crowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah’s Funeral Procession, by The New York Times China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific, Angering Neighbors, by Victoria Kim and Chris Buckley White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism,’ by Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler Prosecutors to Detail Case Against Man Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk, by Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Robert Draper Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play., by Tyler Pager and Tariq Panja 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus, the fight over “Y.M.C.A.”  Here’s what we’re covering: Live Updates: Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Capital in Deadly Attacks, by The New York Times Mass Mournings, 6 Days and 2 Countries: Iran Prepares to Bury Supreme Leader, by Yeganeh Torbati Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down, by Hamed Aleaziz Trump Takes First Flight on New Air Force One, by Karoun Demirjian Live Updates: Brutal Heat Wave Broils Eastern U.S., by The New York Times Victor Willis, Lead Singer of the Village People, Dies at 74, by Alex Marshall and Isabella Kwai Tune 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.