Inside Musk's Government Takeover and Frantic Tariff Negotiations

<p>Plus, “Onyx Storm” smashes onto shelves.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/business/economy/trump-tariffs-china.html" target="_blank"><strong>China Swiftly Counters Trump’s Tariffs With a Flurry of Trade Curbs</strong></a>, <i>by Ana Swanson and Chris Buckley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/us/politics/musk-federal-government.html" target="_blank"><strong>Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government</strong></a>, <i>by Jonathan Swan, Theodore Schleifer, Maggie Haberman, Kate Conger, Ryan Mac and Madeleine Ngo</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/us/state-farm-california-rate-increase.html" target="_blank"><strong>State Farm Seeks an Urgent Increase in California Rates After Fires</strong></a>, <i>by Soumya Karlamangla</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/books/rebecca-yarros-onyx-storm.html" target="_blank"><strong>Rebecca Yarros’s ‘Onyx Storm’ Is the Fastest-Selling Adult Novel in 20 Years</strong></a>, <i>by Alexandra Alter</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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