Mass Government Layoffs Begin, and New Abortion Fight Takes Shape

Plus, why crafters are in mourning.  

On Today’s Episode:

14 States Sue to Challenge Musk’s ‘Unchecked Power,’ by Madeleine Ngo

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending, by Michael Crowley

Judge Temporarily Stops Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youths’ Health Providers, by Amy Harmon and Juliet Macur

Trump Official’s Demand in Adams Case Forces Justice Dept. Showdown, by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Adam Goldman

Trump Is Newly Unleashed on Trade, With Global Consequences, by Ana Swanson

Trump Officials Escalate Layoffs, Targeting Most of 200,000 Workers on Probation, by Madeleine Ngo, Chris Cameron, Nicholas Nehamas and Mattathias Schwartz

Senate Confirms Kennedy, a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Trump’s Whirlwind Now Blows Through Europe, by David E. Sanger

Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas, by Pam Belluck and Mary Beth Gahan

Joann Is More Than a Chain Store to ‘Heartbroken’ Regulars, by Alex Vadukul

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