The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint.

The shipping industry is pushing to decarbonize, and exploring cargo ships powered by wind, as it confronts President Trump’s tariffs.

Here are the books discussed in this week’s episode: “The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers’ Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda,” by Nathalia Holt “A Marriage at Sea: A True Story ...