About this episode
Plus, DeepSeek’s shock to the top. On Today’s Episode: White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants , by Chris Cameron Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries , by Apoorva Mandavilli What to Know About DeepSeek and How It Is Upending A.I. , by Cade Metz Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged , by Hiroko Tabuchi and Mira Rojanasakul Crafting a Haggis for American Tastes (and Import Restrictions) , by Remy Tumin Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. 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.