A Lavish Welcome for Trump in [Saudi Arabia](location:1), and a Standoff at the Library of Congress

<p>Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/13/us/trump-news-saudi-arabia" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Live Updates: President Kicks Off Gulf Tour in Saudi Arabia</strong></a>,<strong> </strong><i>by Jonathan Swan, Luke Broadwater and Vivian Nereim</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/supreme-court-venezuelan-detainees.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations to Resume</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/trump-library-of-congress.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff</strong></a>, <i>by Maya C. Miller and Devlin Barrett</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/climate/trump-deleted-climate-website-farmers-lawsuit.html" target="_blank"><strong>Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back</strong></a>, <i>by Karen Zraick</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/newsom-california-homeless-encampments.html" target="_blank"><strong>Newsom Asks Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments, Escalating Crackdown</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn Hubler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/science/flamingo-vortex-beaks-water.html" target="_blank"><strong>Flamingos Make Underwater Vortexes to Suck Up Prey</strong></a>, <i>by Rachel Nuwer</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter. </p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.</p>
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