How Trump Is Shaking Trust in the Economy, and Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Shut Down

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On Today’s Episode:

Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Are Officially Under Famine, Monitors Say, by Vivian Yee

Trump’s Attacks on Institutions Threaten a Bulwark of Economic Strength, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

Immigrant Population in U.S. Drops for the First Time in Decades, by Miriam Jordan

Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now, by Patricia Mazzei and David C. Adams

Divided Court Eliminates Trump’s Half-Billion-Dollar Fine in Fraud Case, by Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess

Menendez Hasn’t Been a ‘Model Prisoner,’ Board Says in Denying Parole, by Tim Arango and Matt Stevens

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

On Today’s Episode:

Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Are Officially Under Famine, Monitors Say, by Vivian Yee

Trump’s Attacks on Institutions Threaten a Bulwark of Economic Strength, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

Immigrant Population in U.S. Drops for the First Time in Decades, by Miriam Jordan

Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now, by Patricia Mazzei and David C. Adams

Divided Court Eliminates Trump’s Half-Billion-Dollar Fine in Fraud Case, by Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess

Menendez Hasn’t Been a ‘Model Prisoner,’ Board Says in Denying Parole, by Tim Arango and Matt Stevens

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. 

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.


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2025-08-22 13 min
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