Millions of Federal Workers Offered Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test
Millions of Federal Workers Offered Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test  
Podcast: The Headlines
Published On: Wed Jan 29 2025
Description: Plus, Mona Lisa makes moves.  On Today’s Episode:Trump Administration Offers Millions of Federal Workers Payouts to Resign, by Chris Cameron, Madeleine Ngo and Erica L. GreenJudge Stays Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze, but Disruption to Medicaid Sows Fear, by Michael D. ShearKennedy, Polarizing Pick for Health Secretary, Makes His Senate Debut, by Sheryl Gay StolbergAmerican Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows, by Dana GoldsteinMona Lisa to Get Her Own Room as the Overcrowded Louvre Expands, by Aurelien BreedenTune 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: theheadlines@nytimes.com.