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From the moment President Trump and Republicans took control of Washington this year, they set out to turn their longtime threats against public media, which they see as biased, into action. Now, a piece of Republican legislation would cut more than a billion dollars from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which finances PBS and NPR. As the bill makes its way through Congress, those who work in public media are warning that radio stations in red, rural and Republican America will feel the deepest impact. Guests:  * Jessica Cheung [https://www.nytimes.com/by/jessica-cheung], a senior audio producer at The New York Times * Tom Abbott, the general manager of KFSK-FM in Petersburg, Alaska   Background reading:  * Some Republican senators voiced concern [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/politics/trump-public-broadcasting-senate.html] over the House-passed bill that would rescind money for NPR and PBS stations in their states. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Photo Credit: Ash Adams for The New York Times. Caption: The town of Petersburg, Alaska, voted for Donald Trump by an almost 2-to-1 margin in the last election. Now Republicans in Congress are trying to pass cuts that would defund the community’s radio station. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

After months of delaying his most extreme tariffs, President Trump is now threatening to revive the most aggressive version of his global trade war. America’s trading partners, investors and consumers are bracing for impact. The Times journalists Natalie Kitroeff, Ana Swanson, Maggie Haberman and Ben Casselman sit down to discuss what we can expect and what Mr. Trump’s endgame might be. Guest: * Ana Swanson [https://www.nytimes.com/by/ana-swanson], who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times. * Maggie Haberman [https://www.nytimes.com/by/maggie-haberman], a White House correspondent for The New York Times. * Ben Casselman [https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-casselman], the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading:  * Mr. Trump revived his trade war [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/trump-tariffs-japan-south-korea.html], threatening steep tariffs on allies unless they reach deals with the U.S. * What is a trade deal? [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/trump-trade-deal.html] He takes an expansive view. * The threatened tariffs aim to settle scores with countries [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/business/economy/trump-tariffs-global-trade.html], no matter their size. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Photo: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

For months, President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested that they would expose the hidden, potentially sinister truth about Jeffrey Epstein’s death in 2019. But over the past few days, the Trump administrationWhite House decided to shut down has poured cold water on the conspiracy theories surrounding the financier. Glenn Thrush, who covers the Justice Department for The Times, explains what happened. Guest: Glenn Thrush [https://www.nytimes.com/by/glenn-thrush], who reports on the Justice Department for The New York Times. Background reading:  * The Trump administration acknowledged a lack of evidence from Epstein documents [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/trump-administration-jeffrey-epstein-client-list-suicide.html?searchResultPosition=3]. * Confronted over the Epstein files, President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi tell their supporters to move on [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/trump-epstein.html]. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Photo: Pete Marovich for The New York Times Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Monday evening, the death toll from the flooding in Central Texas rose past 100. A single place accounted for 27 of those deaths: Camp Mystic, a century-old Christian summer camp for girls. Erin Paisan, who attended Camp Mystic, explains what the place meant to generations of girls. Guest: Erin Paisan, who attended Camp Mystic Background reading:  * Camp Mystic has been operated by generations of the same family [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/us/camp-mystic-texas.html] since the 1930s. * See how close the cabins were to the river [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/05/us/camp-mystic-texas-flooding.html] at the camp. * The mother of two rescued campers [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/us/the-mother-of-two-rescued-campers-relays-their-story.html] relayed their story. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Photo: Callaghan O’Hare for The New York Times Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Last week, when Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, announced a $16 million settlement with President Trump over editing of a segment of “60 Minutes,” many of the network’s journalists were furious. The deal also raised questions about the independence of CBS’s journalism, and how much news organizations could be cowed by threats from the president going forward. David Enrich, an investigations editor at The Times, takes us inside the settlement, and Lowell Bergman, a former CBS producer and investigative journalist at The Times, reminds us that the network has been in a similar situation before and discusses why this time may be different. First, Edgar Sandoval, who is on the ground in Texas, explains what is happening in the wake of the flooding. Guest: * Edgar Sandoval, a reporter for The New York Times covering Texas. * David Enrich, a deputy investigations editor for The New York Times. * Lowell Bergman, a journalist and former producer for CBS’s “60 Minutes.” Background reading:  * Paramount to pay Donald Trump $16 million [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/business/media/paramount-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit.html] to settle ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit. * For ‘60 Minutes,’ a humbling moment [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/business/media/trump-paramount-cbs-60-minutes-lawsuit.html] at an uneasy time for press freedom. * More than 50 have been found dead in Texas floods as the search for missing grows dire [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/05/us/texas-floods]. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.