A State Department Shake-Up, and Musk Pivots as Tesla Profits Plunge

Plus, YouTube turns 20.

On Today’s Episode: 

Critics Call Rubio’s Overhaul Plan a Blow to U.S. Values, by Michael Crowley

Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation, by Luke Broadwater

Global Growth Expected to Sputter Amid Trade War Fallout Fears, by Alan Rappeport

Elon Musk Vows to Spend Less Time in Washington as Tesla’s Profit Drops 71%, by Jack Ewing

Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports, by Azeen Ghorayshi

YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’, by Amanda Holpuch

Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Tell us what you think at: [email protected]. 

Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 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.