Plus, the fight over pop hits that celebrate cartels.

On Today’s Episode:

George Santos, Expelled From House, Now Faces Sentencing, by Grace Ashford and Michael Gold

What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too, by Elizabeth Williamson

Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say, by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Christiaan Triebert

Cardinals Gather in Vatican to Fine Tune Preparations for Pope’s Funeral, by Emma Bubola

Odes to Mexican Drug Lords Are Pop Hits, but the Law Is Turning Against Them, by James Wagner

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Plus, how to actually fall asleep.

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia, by David E. Sanger, Michael D. Shear and Mark Landler

Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin, by David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Eric Lipton

Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows, by Tyler Pager and Ruth Igielnik

Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects, by Lisa Friedman

India Takes Aim at Pakistan After Slaughter of Civilians in Kashmir, by Mujib Mashal and Suhasini Raj

The Sleep Trends Experts Think You Should (and Shouldn’t) Try, by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi

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Plus, YouTube turns 20.

On Today’s Episode:

Critics Call Rubio’s Overhaul Plan a Blow to U.S. Values, by Michael Crowley

Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation, by Luke Broadwater

Global Growth Expected to Sputter Amid Trade War Fallout Fears, by Alan Rappeport

Elon Musk Vows to Spend Less Time in Washington as Tesla’s Profit Drops 71%, by Jack Ewing

Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports, by Azeen Ghorayshi

YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’, by Amanda Holpuch

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