Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Vance’s Defense of Iran Deal Rests on Vague and Misleading Claims (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/vances-iran-deal-misleading-claims.html) , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Rebecca F. Elliott and Erica L. Green
Israel, Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’ (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/middleeast/israel-iran-deal-reaction-netanyahu.html) , by David M. Halbfinger
ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them. (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/ice-warehouses-immigration.html) , by Hamed Aleaziz
Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/flu-outbreak-air-force-base.html#:~:text=A%20major%20flu%20outbreak%20has,the%20flu%2C%20defense%20officials%20said.) , by Greg Jaffe and Maggie Haberman
Education Dept. Lowers Student Loan Rates for Borrowers in Auto Pay (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/business/student-loans-interest-rate.html) , by Ron Lieber, Tara Siegel Bernard and Michael C. Bender
Elon Musk’s Feud With Delaware May Transform Corporate America (nytimes.com/2026/06/17/magazine/elon-musk-delaware-corporate-law.html) , by Michael Steinberger
Why Waymo’s Driverless Taxis Won’t Be on Your Streets Anytime Soon (nytimes.com/2026/06/17/technology/waymo-driverless-taxis-politics.html) , by David McCabe
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Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Vance’s Defense of Iran Deal Rests on Vague and Misleading Claims (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/vances-iran-deal-misleading-claims.html) , by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Rebecca F. Elliott and Erica L. Green
Israel, Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’ (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/middleeast/israel-iran-deal-reaction-netanyahu.html) , by David M. Halbfinger
ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them. (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/ice-warehouses-immigration.html) , by Hamed Aleaziz
Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/flu-outbreak-air-force-base.html#:~:text=A%20major%20flu%20outbreak%20has,the%20flu%2C%20defense%20officials%20said.) , by Greg Jaffe and Maggie Haberman
Education Dept. Lowers Student Loan Rates for Borrowers in Auto Pay (nytimes.com/2026/06/18/business/student-loans-interest-rate.html) , by Ron Lieber, Tara Siegel Bernard and Michael C. Bender
Elon Musk’s Feud With Delaware May Transform Corporate America (nytimes.com/2026/06/17/magazine/elon-musk-delaware-corporate-law.html) , by Michael Steinberger
Why Waymo’s Driverless Taxis Won’t Be on Your Streets Anytime Soon (nytimes.com/2026/06/17/technology/waymo-driverless-taxis-politics.html) , by David McCabe
Listen to the end of the episode for an audio news quiz. If you want to take The Times’s weekly online news quiz, go here (nytimes.com/spotlight/news-quiz) .
Tune in, and tell us what you think at theheadlines@nytimes.com (mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com) . For corrections, email nytnews@nytimes.com (mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com) .
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com (mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com) .
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
