Plus, a Pulitzer-winning Super Bowl halftime headliner.

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On Today’s Episode:

Trump and Harris Neck and Neck After Summer Upheaval, Times/Siena Poll Finds, by Jonathan Weisman and Ruth Igielnik

After a Year of Legal Peril, Trump Seeks Election as a Felon, but Free, by Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and William K. Rashbaum

A Trial Over Tyre Nichols’s Death Begins as Memphis Is in a New Bind, by Emily Cochrane

Gunman Who Wounded 5 on a Kentucky Highway Remains At Large, by Amanda Holpuch

Venezuela’s Presidential Contender Flees, and Hopes for Democracy Dim, by Genevieve Glatsky

What Happens When Half a Million People Abandon Their City, by Frances Robles

Kendrick Lamar to Headline 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show, by Emmanuel Morgan

Plus, the Taliban codifies dire restrictions on women.

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On Today’s Episode:

Father of Teen Suspect Charged in Georgia School Shooting, by Emily Cochrane and Jacey Fortin

Why This Jobs Report Could Be the Most Pivotal One in Years, by Jeanna Smialek

Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty in Tax Case, by Glenn Thrush and Lauren Herstik

Teenage E-Cigarette Use Drops to a 10-Year Low, by Christina Jewett

With New Taliban Manifesto, Afghan Women Fear the Worst, by Christina Goldbaum and Najim Rahim

In Michigan, an ‘Unhinged Werewolf’ Will Make It Clear Who Voted, by Callie Holtermann

Plus, bogus bands, fake fans and $10 million.

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On Today’s Episode:

14-Year Old Held in Georgia Shooting Was Questioned About Threats Last Year, by Rick Rojas and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon

Trump’s Federal Election Case to Go Back Before a No-Nonsense Judge, by Alan Feuer

Hunter Biden’s Legal Woes Return to Spotlight Ahead of Tax Trial, by Glenn Thrush

Republicans Seize on False Theories About Immigrant Voting, by Alexandra Berzon

The Bands and the Fans Were Fake. The $10 Million Was Real, by Maia Coleman