Plus, what's so hard about building trains?

On Today’s Episode:

Trade War Sets Off ‘Max Pessimism’ in Global Markets as Stocks Plunge, by Joe Rennison, Danielle Kaye, River Akira Davis and Eshe Nelson

Grocery Shoppers Will Feel the Tariffs First in the Produce Aisle, by Kim Severson

Trump Fires 6 N.S.C. Officials After Oval Office Meeting With Laura Loomer, by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Ken Bensinger

Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid, by Reed Abelson and Susanne Craig

Trump’s Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms, by David Enrich

What’s So Hard About Building Trains?, by Michael Kimmelman

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Plus, a rare Beatles audition tape.

On Today’s Episode:

China and Europe Vow to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs, by Ana Swanson, Alan Rappeport and Tony Romm

C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Roni Caryn Rabin

Kennedy Guts Teams That Share Health Information With the Public, by Maggie Astor

Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds, by Pam Belluck

Rare Beatles Audition Tape Surfaces in a Vancouver Record Shop, by Neil Vigdor

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Plus, Val Kilmer’s legacy.

On Today’s Episode:

‘Big Psychological Boost’ for Democrats in String of Elections, by Katie Glueck

Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record, by Tim Balk, Mike Ives and Matthew Mpoke Bigg

Trump Is Set to Unveil Expansive Global Tariffs, by Ana Swanson

U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error,’ by Ali Watkins and Alan Feuer

Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Mangione, Bondi Says, by Glenn Thrush and Hurubie Meko

U.N. Accuses Israel of Killing 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza, by Vivian Yee and Farnaz Fassihi

Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65, by Bruce Weber

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