About this episode
Plus, is the daytime soap opera back? On Today’s Episode: Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash , by Robert Jimison Some Trump Officials Push Back Against Musk’s Ultimatum to Workers , by Chris Cameron and Maggie Haberman DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes , by Aatish Bhatia, Emily Badger, David A. Fahrenthold, Josh Katz, Margot Sanger-Katz and Ethan Singer 5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election , by Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley Pope Francis Suffering From Kidney Failure in Addition to Pneumonia , by Elisabetta Povoledo Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders , by Ellen Barry A New Soap Opera Looks to Rekindle the Past While Breaking New Ground , by Jonathan Abrams 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.