Putin's Cease-Fire Demands, and a Democratic Flip on the Shutdown

<p>Plus, two astronauts’ long wait for a ride home. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/world/europe/putin-ceasefire-ukraine-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>In No Hurry for Cease-Fire, Putin Demands Numerous Ukrainian Concessions</strong></a>, <i>by Anton Troianovski</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/government-shutdown-senate-democrats.html" target="_blank"><strong>Schumer Will Clear the Way for G.O.P. Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party</strong></a>, <i>by Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-rehire-ruling.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judges Rule</strong></a>, <i>by Zach Montague</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/politics/alien-enemies-act-trump.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Wants to Speed Up Deportations With Alien Enemies Act: What to Know</strong></a>, <i>by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and Maggie Haberman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/business/sp-500-stocks-market-correction.html" target="_blank"><strong>Stocks Tumble Into Correction as Investors Sour on Trump</strong></a>, <i>by Joe Rennison and Danielle Kaye</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/science/nasa-spacex-astronauts-iss-launch.html" target="_blank"><strong>SpaceX Scrubs Launch of Crew-10 Astronauts for NASA to the I.S.S.</strong></a>, <i>by Kenneth Chang</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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