Trump's 'Armed Conflict' Against Cartels, and the Rise of Hyperrealistic A.I. Videos
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- Trump 'Determined' the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told by Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt
- Deepfakes, Insults and Job Cuts: A Government Shutdown Like No Other by Erica L. Green
- F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions by Pam Belluck
- Deadly Attack Outside U.K. Synagogue on Yom Kippur Is Declared Terrorism by Michael D. Shear, Lizzie Dearden, Stephen Castle, Emma Bubola and Thomas Fuller
- OpenAI's Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real by Tiffany Hsu, Stuart A. Thompson and Steven Lee Myers
- On 'Showgirl,' Taylor Swift Has a Lust for Love (and Her Foes) by Jon Caramanica
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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/2025/10/02/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war.html" target="_blank">Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told</a> by Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/us/politics/shutdown-trump-clinton-gingrich.html" target="_blank">Deepfakes, Insults and Job Cuts: A Government Shutdown Like No Other</a> by Erica L. Green</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/health/abortion-pill-generic-fda.html" target="_blank">F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions</a> by Pam Belluck</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/world/europe/terrorist-attack-uk-synagogue-manchester.html" target="_blank">Deadly Attack Outside U.K. Synagogue on Yom Kippur Is Declared Terrorism</a> by Michael D. Shear, Lizzie Dearden, Stephen Castle, Emma Bubola and Thomas Fuller</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/technology/sora-openai-video-disinformation.html" target="_blank">OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real</a> by Tiffany Hsu, Stuart A. Thompson and Steven Lee Myers</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/arts/music/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-review.html" target="_blank">On ‘Showgirl,’ Taylor Swift Has a Lust for Love (and Her Foes)</a> by Jon Caramanica</p><p>Tune in every weekend morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">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:
- Trump 'Determined' the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told by Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt
- Deepfakes, Insults and Job Cuts: A Government Shutdown Like No Other by Erica L. Green
- F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions by Pam Belluck
- Deadly Attack Outside U.K. Synagogue on Yom Kippur Is Declared Terrorism by Michael D. Shear, Lizzie Dearden, Stephen Castle, Emma Bubola and Thomas Fuller
- OpenAI's Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real by Tiffany Hsu, Stuart A. Thompson and Steven Lee Myers
- On 'Showgirl,' Taylor Swift Has a Lust for Love (and Her Foes) by Jon Caramanica
Tune in every weekend morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war.html" target="_blank">Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told</a> by Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/us/politics/shutdown-trump-clinton-gingrich.html" target="_blank">Deepfakes, Insults and Job Cuts: A Government Shutdown Like No Other</a> by Erica L. Green</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/health/abortion-pill-generic-fda.html" target="_blank">F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions</a> by Pam Belluck</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/world/europe/terrorist-attack-uk-synagogue-manchester.html" target="_blank">Deadly Attack Outside U.K. Synagogue on Yom Kippur Is Declared Terrorism</a> by Michael D. Shear, Lizzie Dearden, Stephen Castle, Emma Bubola and Thomas Fuller</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/technology/sora-openai-video-disinformation.html" target="_blank">OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real</a> by Tiffany Hsu, Stuart A. Thompson and Steven Lee Myers</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/arts/music/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-review.html" target="_blank">On ‘Showgirl,’ Taylor Swift Has a Lust for Love (and Her Foes)</a> by Jon Caramanica</p><p>Tune in every weekend morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">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>
