America’s Utility Bill Crisis, and Trump’s Approval Rating Hits a New Low

Plus, the Friday news quiz.Here’s what we’re covering:Trump’s ‘Smart Wall’ of A.I. Cameras Is Watching the Border, and More Than a Million People, by Bora Erden and Nicholas NehamasJustice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski, by Glenn Thrush, Tyler Pager and Nicholas NehamasThe Ad Dividing the Republican Party, by Jess BidgoodProtesters in Indonesia Demand Action to Stop Fires in Rainforests, by Muktita SuhartonoAirbnb Says Guests Shouldn’t Have to Do the Dishes Anymore, by Francesca Regalado and Jonathan WolfeListen 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 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, America’s newest national park. Here’s what we’re covering:U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections, by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi, Natan Odenheimer and Ronen BergmanTrump Says He’ll Decide Who Gets Rewards From New Whistle-Blower Program, by Luke BroadwaterA.I. Discovered a Critical Security Flaw Underpinning Websites, by Dustin VolzMeta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users on Privacy, by Eli Tan and Cecilia KangSpaceX and Tesla Explore Merger to Create a De Facto Elon Inc., by Ryan Mac and Jack EwingAmerica Mints a New National Park, Elevating an Arizonan ‘Sky Island,’ by Ryley Ober‘People Are So Rude’: Can Britain Shhhh Headphone Dodgers on Trains?, by Megan Specia 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 big business of big scares.Here’s what we’re covering:This Is What America’s Utility Bill Crisis Looks Like, by Eli SaslowTrump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds, by Lisa Lerer and Ruth IgielnikTrump Wields an Unprecedented $277 Million in Final Midterm Stretch, by Theodore SchleiferTrump’s Super PAC Unleashes Deluge of Ads on Facebook and Instagram, by Shane Goldmacher and Theodore SchleiferCalling Putin a ‘Humanitarian,’ Witkoff Thanks Him for Releasing an American, by David E. Sanger, Kim Barker and Ivan NechepurenkoTrump Pushes to Evict the Press From the White House, by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan SwanMajor Yemeni City Running Out of Food and Water as Houthis Encircle It, by Saeed Al-Batati and Vivian NereimThe Bedeviling Work of Designing and Redesigning Haunted Houses, by Aimee Ortiz 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, a contentious character is back on “The Simpsons.” Here’s what we’re covering:How California’s Ultrarich Are Trying to Stop the World’s First Billionaire Tax, by Michael SteinbergerTrump Swings Through Deep-Red States Seeking to Reverse Lagging G.O.P. Enthusiasm, by Emily Davies and Jonathan SwanIsraeli Police Detain 10 Over Violent Settler Attacks in West Bank, by Aaron BoxermanNDAs: Now They’re for Housekeepers and Butlers, Too, by Guy TrebayApu Returns to ‘The Simpsons’ With a New Voice Actor, by Sopan Deb 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 search for “superhabitable” planets. Here’s what we’re covering:Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election, by Tyler Pager and Aaron BoxermanThe Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics, by Isabel KershnerA Day After Huge Riots in France, Shock and Recrimination, by Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le StradicFrance’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country, by Catherine PorterTo Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look, by Justin ScheckWorlds More Habitable Than Earth? They’re Out There., by Natalie Wolchover 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:$137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms, by Stuart A. ThompsonYoung Voters Say They Are Turning Their Backs on Trump and His Party, by Sabrina Tavernise and Ruth IgielnikTrump Cancels Planned Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution, by Katie Rogers, Tyler Pager, John Ismay and Greg JaffeWhat We Know About the School Shooting in Bend, Oregon, by Francesca RegaladoChinese Carmakers, Once a Sideshow, Take Center Stage, by James Paton 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 legacy of a competitive eating champion. Here’s what we’re covering:The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones, by Maria Varenikova and Paul MozurUkraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates, by Constant MéheutHigher Energy Prices Lift U.S. Inflation Ahead of Midterm Elections, by Colby SmithRising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans, by Sydney EmberMigrant Children Without Lawyers Face Fast-Tracked Deportations Alone, by Jazmine Ulloa and Madeleine NgoTim Janus, One of the World’s Greatest Competitive Eaters, Has Died, by Clay Risen 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 antique apples making a comeback. Here’s what we’re covering:Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin, by Robert JimisonKatie Zacharia Stepped to the Lectern for the First Time. It Was a Bumpy Ride., by Shawn McCreesh‘Honey Please’: The Steep Rise and Sudden Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle., by Elisabeth BumillerPope Leo Found to Have Lung Cancer During Surgery, Vatican Says, by Elisabetta PovoledoCornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators, by Sharon Otterman and Debra KaminCyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France, by Ségolène Le StradicThe Next ‘It’ Apple Might Be 300 Years Old, by Sarah Karnasiewicz 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, setting a record on Mars. Here’s what we’re covering:Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans, by Theodore SchleiferHomeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, by Devlin Barrett, Hamed Aleaziz, Ernesto Londoño and Alan FeuerU.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin, by Michael D. Shear and Jeanna SmialekIsrael’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Intensified After the Cease-Fire, by Christina Goldbaum, Samuel Granados and Adina Renner28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record, by Kenneth Chang 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, how much will holiday travel cost this year? Here’s what we’re covering:America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear, by Nick CorasanitiSaudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes, by Euan Ward and Vivian NereimEconomic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go, by Patricia Mazzei and Shane GoldmacherIndia’s ‘Cockroach’ Leaders Released as Small Protests Go On in Delhi, by Somini Sengupta and Suhasini RajAirfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?, by Elaine Glusac 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.