Trump's New Ultimatum for Putin, and an Epstein Backlash

<p>Plus, the origins of an iconic TV theme song.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-nato.html" target="_blank"><strong>Behind Trump’s Tough Russia Talk, Doubts and Missing Details</strong></a>, <i>by Michael Crowley, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/supreme-court-education-department.html" target="_blank"><strong>Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump’s Cuts to the Education Department</strong></a>, <i>by Abbie VanSickle</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/states-sue-trump-education-funds-afterschool.html" target="_blank"><strong>24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education</strong></a>, <i>by Sarah Mervosh</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/trump-epstein-conspiracy-theories.html" target="_blank"><strong>Will the Conspiracists Cultivated by Trump Turn on Him Over Epstein?</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn McCreesh</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/los-angeles-homeless.html" target="_blank"><strong>Homeless Population Declines in Los Angeles for a Second Straight Year</strong></a>, <i>by Shawn Hubler</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/arts/music/mark-snow-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78</strong></a>, <i>by Alex Williams</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">download</a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio">sign up</a> for our weekly newsletter. </p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p>
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