Inside Musk's Latest Political Donations, and Greenpeace Takes a Hit

<p>Plus, beef tallow’s unlikely comeback. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/us/politics/musk-donations-congress-judges.html" target="_blank"><strong>Musk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges</strong></a>, <i>by Maggie Haberman, Theodore Schleifer and Annie Karni</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/us/trump-judges-threats.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judges Fear for Their Safety Amid a Wave of Threats</strong></a>, <i>by Mattathias Schwartz and Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/us/politics/trump-education-department.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Is Said to Sign Order Aimed at Dismantling Education Department</strong></a>, <i>by Michael C. Bender, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Zach Montague</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/us/politics/trump-to-pause-175-million-for-university-of-pennsylvania-over-transgender-policy.html" target="_blank"><strong>White House Plans to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy</strong></a>, <i>by Alan Blinder and Michael C. Bender</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/business/federal-reserve-march-meeting.html" target="_blank"><strong>Fed Holds Rates Steady and Predicts Higher Inflation, Slower Growth Ahead</strong></a>, <i>by Colby Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/climate/greenpeace-energy-transfer-dakota-access-verdict.html" target="_blank"><strong>Jury Orders Greenpeace to Pay Pipeline Company More Than $660 Million</strong></a>, <i>by Karen Zraick</i></p><p><strong>How Beef Tallow Made a Comeback</strong>, <i>by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi</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>
<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>