Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship Again, and Activists Describe Abuse in Israeli Custody
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Here’s what we’re covering:
Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship, by Maggie Haberman and Ann E. Marimow
C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana, by Adam Entous
Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, by Coral Davenport
Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody, by Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac
Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case, by Eli Tan
Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?, by Simar Bajaj
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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/trump-birthright-citizenship-tourism.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship</a>, by Maggie Haberman and Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/cia-cuba-task-force.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana</a>, by Adam Entous</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/rfk-jr-head-start-antipoverty-program.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start</a>, by Coral Davenport</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/middleeast/gaza-flotilla-israel-abuse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody</a>, by Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/technology/meta-new-mexico-child-safety.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case</a>, by Eli Tan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/well/sober-clubs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?</a>, by Simar Bajaj</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship, by Maggie Haberman and Ann E. Marimow
C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana, by Adam Entous
Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, by Coral Davenport
Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody, by Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac
Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case, by Eli Tan
Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?, by Simar Bajaj
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/trump-birthright-citizenship-tourism.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship</a>, by Maggie Haberman and Ann E. Marimow</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/cia-cuba-task-force.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana</a>, by Adam Entous</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/rfk-jr-head-start-antipoverty-program.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start</a>, by Coral Davenport</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/middleeast/gaza-flotilla-israel-abuse.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody</a>, by Catherine Porter, Elisabetta Povoledo and Nimet Kirac</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/technology/meta-new-mexico-child-safety.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case</a>, by Eli Tan</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/well/sober-clubs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Can Rock Climbing, Weight Lifting and Free Lattes Keep People Sober?</a>, by Simar Bajaj</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>