What Could Happen at the Trump-Putin Summit, and a Game of Chicken Over Voting Maps
The Headlines
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
On Today's Episode:
How Trump's Meeting With Putin Could Unfold, by David E. Sanger
Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map, by J. David Goodman
Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally, by Laurel Rosenhall, Jesus Jiménez and Hamed Aleaziz
No School, No Toys, No Hope: The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza, by Patrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair
With Arson and Land Grabs, Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Hit Record High, by Patrick Kingsley, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer
The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It?, by Aishvarya Kavi
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/politics/trump-putin-summit-ukraine.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Trump’s Meeting With Putin Could Unfold</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/texas-democrats-return.html" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map</strong></a>, <i>by J. David Goodman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/newsom-la-immigration-agents.html" target="_blank"><strong>Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally</strong></a>, <i>by Laurel Rosenhall, Jesus Jiménez and Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/world/middleeast/gaza-children-school-play.html" target="_blank"><strong>No School, No Toys, No Hope: The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/middleeast/west-bank-israel-settler-attacks.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Arson and Land Grabs, Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Hit Record High</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/europe/russian-yacht-seized-sanctions-auction.html" target="_blank"><strong>The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It?</strong></a>, <i>by Aishvarya Kavi</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> <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.
On Today's Episode:
How Trump's Meeting With Putin Could Unfold, by David E. Sanger
Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map, by J. David Goodman
Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally, by Laurel Rosenhall, Jesus Jiménez and Hamed Aleaziz
No School, No Toys, No Hope: The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza, by Patrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair
With Arson and Land Grabs, Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Hit Record High, by Patrick Kingsley, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer
The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It?, by Aishvarya Kavi
Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/politics/trump-putin-summit-ukraine.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Trump’s Meeting With Putin Could Unfold</strong></a>, <i>by David E. Sanger</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/texas-democrats-return.html" target="_blank"><strong>Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map</strong></a>, <i>by J. David Goodman</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/newsom-la-immigration-agents.html" target="_blank"><strong>Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally</strong></a>, <i>by Laurel Rosenhall, Jesus Jiménez and Hamed Aleaziz</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/world/middleeast/gaza-children-school-play.html" target="_blank"><strong>No School, No Toys, No Hope: The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/middleeast/west-bank-israel-settler-attacks.html" target="_blank"><strong>With Arson and Land Grabs, Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Hit Record High</strong></a>, <i>by Patrick Kingsley, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/europe/russian-yacht-seized-sanctions-auction.html" target="_blank"><strong>The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It?</strong></a>, <i>by Aishvarya Kavi</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> <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>