The Complex Costs of Accountability and Ceremonial Traditions

Plus, the fight over pop hits that celebrate cartels. 

On Today’s Episode:

George Santos, Expelled From House, Now Faces Sentencing, by Grace Ashford and Michael Gold

What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too, by Elizabeth Williamson

Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say, by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Christiaan Triebert

Cardinals Gather in Vatican to Fine Tune Preparations for Pope’s Funeral, by Emma Bubola

Odes to Mexican Drug Lords Are Pop Hits, but the Law Is Turning Against Them, by James Wagner

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