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Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Reporters, and How A.I. Is Driving Up Health Care Costs

The Headlines·The New York Times·26 September 2026·9 min

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Plus, the undamming of U.S. rivers.Here’s what we’re covering:Judge Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, by Erik WempleBattle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher, by Reed Abelson and Teddy RosenbluthOpenAI Agent Hacked Public Health Care Site, Australia Says, by Victoria KimOpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting, by Kate Conger and Victoria KimKennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA, by Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay StolbergSalmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds, by Rebecca Dzombak Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.