Plus, a federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits for November by today. And U.S. transportation officials begin reducing commercial air traffic at 40 major airports due to the continuing government shutdown. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
Jordan Bardella, the leader of the National Rally party, has a stonking lead in voting-intention polls. His plans, our correspondent says, would put France on a collision course with the rest of Europe. We examine a new conservation-finance mechanism being trialled in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And reflecting on the life of Dick Cheney, a remarkably consequential American vice-president.
On today's “Tech Bytes: Week in Review,” we discuss federal cybersecurity cutbacks that affected this week’s elections and a caucus of Midwestern states pushing to join the AI boom. Plus, Sens. Josh Hawley and Mark Warner introduced a bipartisan bill requiring some companies to report when AI replaces workers.
Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Axios tech policy reporter Maria Curi about these headlines and more.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces she won’t seek reelection, marking the end of an era in Democratic politics. The FAA cuts flights nationwide as the government shutdown deepens, straining air travel. Typhoon Kal-Maggiei kills more than 100 across Asia. U.S. job cuts soar to the highest October total in over 20 years. King tides and an atmospheric river bring flooding risks to California’s coast. In business, Starbucks baristas prepare to strike amid stalled contract talks and Governor Gavin Newsom backs away from tough AI restrictions after pushback from Silicon Valley.
In these divided times, how can communities unite? How can we, the average people, empower ourselves and our neighbors? Also -- what's the perfect day in Atlanta? In the second part of this historic, wide-ranging conversation, Ben and Matt return with the legendary MC, activist, and Atlanta community leader Killer Mike to discuss his new podcast Conversate, the importance of connection, and the future of the United States.
The FAA directs airlines to cut flights by ten percent as the government shutdown strains the nation’s air traffic system. A federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully restore SNAP food benefits by today, blasting it for ignoring the harm to millions of Americans who rely on them. And President Trump hosts Hungary’s Viktor Orbán at the White House, while some of his allies say he should be paying more attention to the economy at home.
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Over the past few days, Republicans have suffered some major losses at the ballot box, Supreme Court justices have expressed skepticism about tariffs and Congress’s refusal to end the government shutdown will result in thousands of canceled flights. It adds up to a very bad week for the Trump White House.
In a special round-table episode, The Times’s national political correspondent Lisa Lerer, the White House correspondent Tyler Pager and the congressional editor Julie Davis try to make sense of it all.
Federal officials begin canceling flights due to shutdown-induced staffing shortages. The Trump White House finalizes a deal to make obesity drugs cheaper for millions of Americans. And the FBI warns of criminals impersonating ICE agents.