A Green Light to Fire Federal Workers, and Trump's Problem With Putin

<p>Plus, the big business of youth sports. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-firings.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait</strong></a>, <i>by Eileen Sullivan and Chris Cameron</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/trump-putin-ukraine-weapons.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Escalates Criticism of Putin After Restoring Arms Shipments to Ukraine</strong></a>, <i>by Luke Broadwater</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/business/truth-social-trump-media-crypto.html" target="_blank"><strong>As Truth Social Business Struggles, Trump Media Goes Big on Crypto</strong></a>, <i>by Matthew Goldstein</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/travel/tsa-airports-security-shoes.html" target="_blank"><strong>T.S.A. Officially Tells Fliers They Can Keep Their Shoes On</strong></a>, <i>by Christine Chung</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/sports/football/youth-sports-private-equity.html" target="_blank"><strong>Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice</strong></a>, <i>by Joe Drape and Ken Belson</i></p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p>
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