About this episode
Plus, the origins of an iconic TV theme song. On Today’s Episode: Behind Trump’s Tough Russia Talk, Doubts and Missing Details , by Michael Crowley, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump’s Cuts to the Education Department , by Abbie VanSickle 24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education , by Sarah Mervosh Will the Conspiracists Cultivated by Trump Turn on Him Over Epstein? , by Shawn McCreesh Homeless Population Declines in Los Angeles for a Second Straight Year , by Shawn Hubler Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78 , by Alex Williams 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.