George Santos to Be Sentenced, and the Real Cost of DOGE’s Cuts

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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, 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

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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2025-04-25 8 min
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