The 60-Day Deadline for the War in Iran, and an End to the D.H.S. Shutdown
The Headlines
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval, by Megan Mineiro
Supreme Leader Says Iran Is Planning for Ongoing Control of Strait, by Leo Sands
House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown, by Carl Hulse and Michael Gold
After Seven Years, First U.S. Direct Flight Lands in Caracas, by Tyler Pager
Camp Mystic, Where 28 Died, Says It Will Not Reopen This Summer, by J. David Goodman
In Permissive Amsterdam, Ads for Fossil Fuels or Meat Are Now Verboden, by Cara Buckley
The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters, by The New York Times Magazine
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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/hegseth-iran-cease-fire-congress.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval</a>, by Megan Mineiro</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/world/middleeast/iran-war-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-strait-hormuz.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supreme Leader Says Iran Is Planning for Ongoing Control of Strait</a>, by Leo Sands</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/house-homeland-security-funding-bill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown</a>, by Carl Hulse and Michael Gold</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/world/americas/us-flights-venezuela-caracas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">After Seven Years, First U.S. Direct Flight Lands in Caracas</a>, by Tyler Pager</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/camp-mystic-texas-floods-closure.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Camp Mystic, Where 28 Died, Says It Will Not Reopen This Summer</a>, by J. David Goodman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/climate/in-permissive-amsterdam-ads-for-fossil-fuels-or-meat-are-now-verboden.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Permissive Amsterdam, Ads for Fossil Fuels or Meat Are Now Verboden</a>, by Cara Buckley</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/magazine/greatest-american-songwriters-alive.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters</a>, by The New York Times Magazine</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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>
Show Notes
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval, by Megan Mineiro
Supreme Leader Says Iran Is Planning for Ongoing Control of Strait, by Leo Sands
House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown, by Carl Hulse and Michael Gold
After Seven Years, First U.S. Direct Flight Lands in Caracas, by Tyler Pager
Camp Mystic, Where 28 Died, Says It Will Not Reopen This Summer, by J. David Goodman
In Permissive Amsterdam, Ads for Fossil Fuels or Meat Are Now Verboden, by Cara Buckley
The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters, by The New York Times Magazine
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/hegseth-iran-cease-fire-congress.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval</a>, by Megan Mineiro</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/world/middleeast/iran-war-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-strait-hormuz.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supreme Leader Says Iran Is Planning for Ongoing Control of Strait</a>, by Leo Sands</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/house-homeland-security-funding-bill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown</a>, by Carl Hulse and Michael Gold</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/world/americas/us-flights-venezuela-caracas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">After Seven Years, First U.S. Direct Flight Lands in Caracas</a>, by Tyler Pager</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/camp-mystic-texas-floods-closure.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Camp Mystic, Where 28 Died, Says It Will Not Reopen This Summer</a>, by J. David Goodman</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/climate/in-permissive-amsterdam-ads-for-fossil-fuels-or-meat-are-now-verboden.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Permissive Amsterdam, Ads for Fossil Fuels or Meat Are Now Verboden</a>, by Cara Buckley</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/magazine/greatest-american-songwriters-alive.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters</a>, by The New York Times Magazine</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</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>