Trump's Gaza Takeover Plan, and Making Gods of Gamers

<p>Plus, how tariffs will hit small businesses.  </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/politics/trump-gaza-netanyahu-takeover.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Gaza Plan, an Unbound Trump Pushes an Improbable Idea</strong></a>, <i>by Peter Baker</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/trump-federal-law-power.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab</strong></a>, <i>by Charlie Savage</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/business/china-us-usps-de-minimis.html" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Service From China as Trump’s Trade Curbs Begin</strong></a>, <i>by Keith Bradsher, Ana Swanson and Jordyn Holman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/us/trump-tariffs-china-consumer-costs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Small-Business Owners Say Tariffs Will Squeeze Them, and Their Customers</strong></a>, <i>by Danielle Kaye</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/arts/the-sims-25th-anniversary-will-wright.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Sims Turned Players Into Gods. And Farmers. And Vampires. And Landlords</strong></a>, <i>by Zachary Small</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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