About this episode
Plus, your Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Federal Agencies Return to Work After Longest Shutdown in History by Eileen Sullivan U.S. Strike Kills 4 on Boat Trump Says Was Smuggling Drugs by Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels by Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes Swalwell Denies Allegations of Fraud and Says Trump is Targeting Him by John Yoon Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out by Nick Corasaniti An Escape From India’s Air Pollution for Those Who Can Afford It by Alex Travelli Blue Origin Lands Booster After Rocket Launch and Matches SpaceX’s Feat by Kenneth Chang Tune in every weekday morning, and 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.