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The Supreme Court delivered big wins for President Trump’s immigration agenda on Thursday. Two polarized decisions closed off another path to seek legal status in the United States and potentially set the stage for hundreds of thousands of people to be deported.

Hamed Aleaziz, who covers immigration policy for The New York Times, explains how these rulings have given Mr. Trump new tools to reshape immigration in America.

Guest: Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

The Supreme Court expanded Mr. Trump’s power over immigration.

Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times

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On Tuesday, a blowout in the New York primaries cemented Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a local kingmaker. All of his chosen candidates won, and their victories pointed to a growing movement within the Democratic Party.

Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics for The New York Times, explains whether their victories will help Democrats in the midterms.

Guest: Nicholas Fandos, a reporter covering New York politics and government for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

Mr. Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory.

Here’s why New York’s Democratic establishment fell to Team Mamdani.

Photo: Lexi Parra/The New York Times

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As the United States and Iran try to reach a lasting end to the war, a major hurdle has emerged: the volatile conflict in Lebanon. President Trump needs Israel to stop attacking Hezbollah there to get Iran to agree to a deal.

The New York Times reporters Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti discuss the growing tensions between the United States and Israel.

Guest:

Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine based in Tel Aviv.

Mark Mazzetti, an investigative reporter for The New York Times based in Washington focusing on national security.

Background reading: 

Analysis: The conflict in Lebanon has become one of the main obstacles to ending the American-Israeli war on Iran.

Vice President JD Vance lashed out at Israeli critics of a U.S.-Iran agreement.

Photo: David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

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Through his second term, President Trump has systematically pressured judges to carry out his agenda in a little-known court system that oversees immigration.

Nicholas Nehamas, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times, speaks to Judge Holly D’Andrea about the Trump administration’s efforts to speed up deportations.

Guest:

Nicholas Nehamas, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times.

Holly D’Andrea, an immigration judge and president of the National Association of Immigration Judges.

Background reading: 

How Mr. Trump purged immigration judges to speed up deportations.

Photo: Desiree Rios for The New York Times

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In his latest public health crusade, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, is asking why millions of Americans have been taking psychiatric drugs for far longer than ever intended.

In the process, he’s highlighting an open secret in medicine: that doctors are better at starting drug treatments than at stopping them, and that patients who want to end their treatment are increasingly taking matters into their own hands.

Ellen Barry, a mental health reporter, takes us inside the growing movement to “deprescribe.”

Guest: Ellen Barry, a reporter covering mental health for The New York Times.

Background reading: Some psychiatrists fear that Mr. Kennedy’s call to rein in the use of depression medications will drive patients away from care.

Photo: Darren Staples/Reuters

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