The State of the Republicans' 'Big, Beautiful' Budget Bill; Reporters Ask the Mayor; What to Know About Your Student Loans Under Trump 2.0; An Upside of Enemies

• Jacob Bogage, Congressional economics correspondent at The Washington Post, and Joseph Rosenberg, senior fellow at the Urban Institute / Tax Policy Center, offer analysis of the Republicans budget plan, how it may or may not advance President Trump's legislative agenda and what it might mean for his tax cuts.
  
  
• Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event, including the fallout from the DOJ's interference in his corruption case, plans to close the Roosevelt Hotel as a migrant shelter and the latest campaign news.
  
  
• Charlotte Cowles, financial advice columnist for The Cut, offers advice for federal student loan borrowers who are navigating the complicated system, especially as President Trump threatens to shut down the Department of Education, and key components of former President Biden's student loan relief plan are tied up in court.
  
  
• Rachel Feintzeig, writer based in Connecticut, talks about her recent New York Times guest essay "Why You, Too, Need a Nemesis" as listeners share how they've drawn inspiration from proving someone wrong about them.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.