A Showdown on Ukraine, and a Judge Says DOGE Might Be Unconstitutional

<p>Plus, Roberta Flack remembered.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/world/middleeast/us-un-russia-ukraine-war.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. and European Allies Split Sharply at the U.N. Over Ukraine</strong></a>, <i>by Farnaz Fassihi</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/politics/trump-macron-ukraine.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump and Macron Display Old Friendship but Split on the Ukraine War</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/world/europe/ukraine-us-mineral-wealth-deal.html" target="_blank"><strong>Ukraine Nears a Deal to Give U.S. a Share of Its Mineral Wealth</strong></a>, <i>by Constant Méheut</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/politics/doge-elon-musk-lawsuits.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Questions Constitutionality of Musk’s Cost-Cutting Operation</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Feuer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/world/asia/north-korea-china-fishing-boats.html" target="_blank"><strong>On Chinese Tuna Boats, North Koreans Trawl for Cash for Kim Jong-un</strong></a>, <i>by Choe Sang-Hun and Muktita Suhartono</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/arts/music/roberta-flack-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88</strong></a>, <i>by Giovanni Russonello</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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