Trump's Latest Demands on Ukraine, and a White House Crypto Contest

<p>Plus, how to actually fall asleep. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/world/europe/ukraine-cease-fire-talks-london.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger, Michael D. Shear and Mark Landler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/technology/trump-private-dinner-crypto-memecoin.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin</strong></a>, <i>by David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Eric Lipton</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/climate/interior-department-gas-and-mining-projects.html" target="_blank"><strong>Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects</strong></a>, <i>by Lisa Friedman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/us/politics/trump-approval-rating.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows</strong></a>, <i>by Tyler Pager and Ruth Igielnik</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/world/asia/kashmir-attack-india-pakistan.html" target="_blank"><strong>India Takes Aim at Pakistan After Slaughter of Civilians in Kashmir</strong></a>, <i>by Mujib Mashal and Suhasini Raj</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/well/social-media-sleep-trends-that-work.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Sleep Trends Experts Think You Should (and Shouldn’t) Try</strong></a>, <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>
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