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The Daily
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This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise. Twenty minutes a day, five days a week, ready by 6 a.m. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp

Episodes
  • 2024 / 12 / 30
    The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter

    In 1976, after the Watergate scandal and the country’s withdrawal from the Vietnam War, American voters elected Jimmy Carter, a Washington outsider who had served one term as governor of Georgia, to the...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 29
    The Sunday Read: ‘Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.’

    For decades, Big Food has been marketing products to people who can’t seem to stop eating, and now, suddenly, they can. The active ingredient in new drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound mimics a natural...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 27
    The Year in Music

    As 2024 comes to a close, critics, reporters and editors at The New York Times are reflecting on the year in arts and culture, including music.Today, The Times’s pop music critics Jon Pareles, Lindsay Zoladz...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 26
    The Year in TV & Movies

    As we approach the end of 2024, critics, reporters and editors at The New York Times are reflecting on the year in arts and culture, including television and film.The Times’s chief television critic James...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 25
    Joni Mitchell Never Lies

    In 2022, seven years after surviving a brain aneurysm that left her unable to sing or even speak, Joni Mitchell appeared onstage at the Newport Folk Festival. Singing alongside her were her supportive — and...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 24
    How a Skeptical Critic Came to Love Hallmark Christmas Movies

    Hallmark Christmas movies are corny, predictable and just what our critic needed to embrace the holiday spirit.The story of how a big-city culture critic, Amanda Hess, found love where she least expected it —...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 24
    How a Skeptical Critic Came to Love Bad Christmas Movies

    Hallmark Christmas movies are corny, predictable and just what our critic needed to embrace the holiday spirit.The story of how a big-city culture critic, Amanda Hess, found love where she least expected it —...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 23
    Could One Phone Call Lead to the 28th Amendment?

    How President Biden could transform women’s rights and rescue his legacy with just a ring.Dozens of congressional Democrats have a simple pitch to President Biden: with a single phone call he can...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 22
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Alienation of Jaime Cachua’

    His wife was spiraling into insomnia, and his children were afraid to go to school, so Jaime Cachua sought out the person he trusted most in a crisis. He sat at his kitchen table in rural Georgia across from...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 21
    'The Interview': Jonathan Roumie Plays Jesus to Millions. It Can Get Intense.

    The star of “The Chosen” discusses his early struggles in Hollywood, fans who conflate him with his character and how his own faith informs his work.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 20
    Ring-Kissing, Lawsuits and a Looming Shutdown

    Weeks before his inauguration, President-elect Donald J. Trump is pushing the federal government toward a shutdown, corporate titans are flocking to Mar-a-Lago to gain his favor and a major media company has...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 19
    Crypto’s Big Bet Is Paying Off

    Since Donald J. Trump won the 2024 election, cryptocurrency has surged to its highest level ever. David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The Times, explains how a small, renegade industry that began...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 18
    France’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has a Feminist Hero

    Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence.After months of testimony, verdicts are expected as soon as this week in a rape trial that has both horrified and captivated the people...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 17
    Syria Unearths Years of Atrocities

    Warning: This episode contains descriptions of torture and death. It also contains audio of death and grief.Under Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian government set up a vast network of prisons and torture chambers...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 16
    Pete Hegseth Was Toast. The MAGA Swarm Came to His Rescue.

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.Over the past few weeks, the resistance of a single Republican senator, Joni Ernst of Iowa, had threatened to derail Donald J. Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth to...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 15
    The Sunday Read: ‘What if A.I. Is Actually Good for Hollywood?’

    “You couldn’t have made this movie three years ago,” said Robert Zemeckis, the director of “Here.”The film stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, and is based on a 2014 graphic novel that takes place in a single...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 14
    'The Interview': Rick Steves Refuses To Get Cynical About the World

    The guidebook writer and television personality reflects on his cancer diagnosis, social media’s corrosive effect on tourism and the transformative power of travel.Unlock full access to New York Times...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 13
    A Turning Point for Ultraprocessed Foods

    A new study has found that nearly three-quarters of American adults are now obese or overweight, and there’s growing concern — among politicians, scientists and consumers — about one potential culprit:...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 12
    How China Hacked America’s Phone Network

    An alarming new hack by China has penetrated the nerve center of the United States: its telephone network.David E. Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 11
    Notre-Dame Rises From the Ashes

    On Sunday, after a fire that many feared would destroy it, and a swift renovation that defied all predictions, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame reopened to the public.Michael Kimmelman, the chief architecture...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 10
    The Manhunt, the Manifesto and the Murder Charge

    Last week, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in Manhattan. A five-day search for the gunman ensued.On Monday, a 26-year-old suspect, Luigi Mangione, was arrested in Pennsylvania...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 9
    Inside The Fall Of Syria’s Brutal Dictator

    Syria has been controlled by one family for more than half a century who ruled by repression, devastation and violence.But about two weeks ago, the regime began to falter, and then over the course of one...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 8
    From DealBook: Alex Cooper on Building a Media Brand

    The host of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast and founder of the Unwell Network discusses her interview with Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the 2024 election, her podcast’s journey from chatting about sex...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 7
    'The Interview': Tilda Swinton Would Like a Word With Trump About His Mother

    The Academy Award-winning actress discusses her lifelong quest for connection, humanity’s innate goodness and the point of being alive.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 6
    The Texas Village Rethinking Homelessness

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.In Austin, Texas, a local businessman has undertaken one of the nation’s biggest and boldest efforts to confront the crisis of chronic homelessness.Lucy...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 5
    The Supreme Court Takes On Transgender Care for Minors

    On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard a major case on the rights of transgender children that could help uphold or dismantle dozens of laws across the country.Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 4
    Two Billionaires’ Big Plan to Shrink Government

    Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have called the federal bureaucracy an “existential threat to our republic.” Now, President-elect Donald J. Trump is empowering them to drastically shrink it, by whatever means...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 3
    When the President Pardons His Son

    President Biden went back on his word by pardoning his son Hunter Biden. His stated rationale for granting the pardon will inevitably muddy the political waters as President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to...

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  • 2024 / 12 / 2
    It’s Tariff Time, Again

    Weeks before taking office, President-elect Donald J. Trump is doubling down on tariffs. Even if the threat to impose them proves to be just a negotiating tactic or bluster, it is also a gambit that has...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 29
    From Wirecutter: Don't Get Swindled on Black Friday

    Most of the deals you’ll see for Black Friday and Cyber Week aren’t worth your time. This week, we reveal how to actually get a deal that’s worth your money.To listen to more episodes, please search for The...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 28
    Thanksgiving With Ina Garten

    Leading up to Thanksgiving, we took a trip to the home of Ina Garten, the legendary cookbook author and TV star. For one glorious afternoon, the Barefoot Contessa gave us a master class on the art of hosting....

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  • 2024 / 11 / 27
    How Israel Uses Palestinian Detainees as Human Shields

    Overnight, Israel agreed to a cease-fire with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah — a major turning point in one of the wars the country has been fighting since Hamas attacked it on Oct. 7. But the war in Gaza...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 26
    The Metamorphosis of Pete Hegseth

    Now that Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration as attorney general, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s most controversial cabinet pick is his selection of Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense.Dave...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 25
    A Sudden Escalation in Ukraine Before Trump Takes Office

    President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised a radically different approach to foreign policy from that of the Biden administration. In Ukraine, he has pledged to end the war in a day.But just weeks before...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 24
    From Serial: ‘The Good Whale’

    After the movie “Free Willy” became a hit, word got out that the star of the film, a killer whale named Keiko, was sick and living in a tiny pool at a Mexican amusement park. Fans were outraged and pleaded...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 23
    K-Pop Trained Rosé to Be ‘a Perfect Girl.’ Now She’s Trying to Be Herself.

    The Blackpink star strikes out on her own, away from the system that turned her into a global phenomenon.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture....

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  • 2024 / 11 / 23
    'The Interview': K-Pop Trained Rosé to Be ‘a Perfect Girl.’ Now She’s Trying to Be Herself.

    The Blackpink star strikes out on her own, away from the system that turned her into a global phenomenon.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture....

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  • 2024 / 11 / 22
    Matt Gaetz Calls It Quits

    After just nine days as Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration.Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter for The Times, discusses the revelations and the...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 21
    The Murder of Laken Riley

    Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and death.On Wednesday afternoon, a guilty verdict was reached in the death of the Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. A 26-year-old migrant...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 20
    The Appeal of the Smaller Breast

    For decades, breast augmentations have been one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in the United States. But in recent years, a new trend has emerged: the breast reduction.Lisa Miller, who covers personal...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 19
    From Resistance to Reflection

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.For the past two weeks, Lynsea Garrison of “The Daily” has been talking to people who were part of a movement, known as the resistance, that opposed Donald...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 18
    Will Republicans Reject Gaetz?

    President-elect Donald J. Trump has picked Representative Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general.Robert Draper, who covers domestic politics for The Times, discusses what the nomination reveals about Mr....

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  • 2024 / 11 / 17
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular’

    Nationwide, just over a million children, mostly girls, participate in cheer each year (some estimates are even higher), more than the number who play softball or lacrosse. And almost every part of that world...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 16
    'The Interview': The Doctor Who Helped Me Understand My Mom’s Choice to Die

    Dr. Ellen Wiebe has performed hundreds of medical aid in dying (or MAID) procedures and is one of Canada’s most prominent advocates for the practice. David Marchese had questions — medical, legal and...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 15
    Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way

    The Democratic Party is sifting through the rubble of its sweeping election loss and trying to work out what went wrong.In an interview, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont discusses his diagnosis and how to...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 14
    Trump 2.0: A Cabinet Full of Surprises and an Awkward Visit With Joe Biden

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.In his first week as president-elect, Donald J. Trump moved at breakneck speed to fill out his cabinet with a set of loyalists who were both conventional and...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 13
    Elon Musk Launches Into American Politics

    After single-handedly remaking the auto industry, social media and the global space race, Elon Musk is now turning his attention, and personal fortune, to politics.Over the past few months, he became one of...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 12
    Why Abortion Rights Won Even as Kamala Harris Lost

    Last Tuesday, voters across the country approved measures to protect abortion rights, while rejecting the presidential candidate who claimed to champion those same rights.Kate Zernike, who covers the issue...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 11
    Democrats Search For Answers

    Democrats, devastated by their sweeping losses in the election, are starting to sift through the wreckage of their defeat.Political leaders from all corners of the Democratic coalition are pointing fingers,...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 9
    'The Interview': Nancy Pelosi Insists the Election Was Not a Rebuke of the Democrats

    The former House Speaker reflects on Donald Trump’s victory, Kamala Harris’s candidacy and the future of the Democratic Party.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 8
    Inside Trump World as the Next Chapter Begins

    In the days since the election, Donald J. Trump has started preparing to retake the White House.Jonathan Swan, who covered Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign for The Times, and Maggie Haberman, a senior...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 7
    Donald Trump’s America

    As the fallout from the election settles, Americans are beginning to absorb, celebrate and mourn the coming of a second Trump presidency.Nate Cohn, chief political analyst for The Times, and Peter Baker,...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 6
    Trump, Again

    In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Donald J. Trump was elected president for a second time.Shortly before that call was made, the Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Nate Cohn, Lisa Lerer and Astead W....

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  • 2024 / 11 / 5
    A Guide to Election Night 2024

    After two years of campaigning, more than a billion of dollars of advertising and a last-minute change to one of the nominees, the 2024 race for president is now in the hands of the American voters.Nate Cohn,...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 4
    The Ad Campaign

    By the time it’s over, this year’s race for president will have cost at least $3.5 billion. The single biggest expense will be campaign ads.Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times,...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 3
    The Sunday Read: ‘Their Son’s Death Was Devastating. Then Politics Made It Worse.’

    A sheriff’s deputy arrived at Nathan and Danielle Clark’s front door on the outskirts of Springfield, Ohio, in September with the latest memento of what their son’s death had become. “I’m sorry that I have to...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 2
    'The Interview': Peter Singer Wants to Shatter Your Moral Complacency

    The controversial philosopher discusses societal taboos, Thanksgiving turkeys and whether anyone is doing enough to make the world a better place.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore...

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  • 2024 / 11 / 1
    The Army of Election Officials Ready To Reject The Vote

    On Tuesday night, as the voting ends and the counting begins, the election system itself will be on trial.Jim Rutenberg, a writer at large for The Times, explains how some local election officials entrusted...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 31
    Black Voters and the Democratic Party: One Family’s Story

    Warning: This episode contains strong language and racial slurs.For decades, Black Americans formed the backbone of the Democratic Party, voting by overwhelming margins for Democratic candidates. While most...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 30
    Six Days Left: Closing Arguments, Racist Jokes and Burning Ballots

    In the final week of the race for president, Donald J. Trump’s big rally in New York appeared to backfire, while Kamala Harris’s closing message cast her as a unifier. Fears about election interference also...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 29
    On the Ballot: An Immigration System Most Americans Never Wanted

    If Donald J. Trump wins next week’s election, it will be in large part because voters embraced his message that the U.S. immigration system is broken.David Leonhardt, a senior writer at The New York Times,...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 28
    The Trump Campaign’s Big Gamble

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.The presidential campaign is in its final week and one thing remains true: the election is probably going to come down to a handful of voters in a swing...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 27
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Everyone Got Lost in Netflix’s Endless Library’

    If you take a journey deep within Netflix’s furthest recesses — burrow past Binge-worthy TV Dramas and 1980s Action Thrillers, take a left at Because You Watched the Lego Batman Movie, keep going past Fright...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 26
    'The Interview': John Fetterman Fears Trump Is Stronger Than Ever

    The senator discusses the “astonishing” support for the former president in Pennsylvania, his rift with progressives over Israel and his own position in the Democratic Party.Unlock full access to New York...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 25
    The United States of Pennsylvania

    Throughout this election, one state has been at the center of every imaginable path to victory: Pennsylvania. Both candidates have campaigned there relentlessly, and both parties have spent more money there...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 24
    12 Days to Go: French Fries and Fascism

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.With less than two weeks to go in the race for the presidency, Donald Trump’s longest-serving White House chief of staff is warning that he met the definition of...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 23
    The Gender Election

    A stark new gender divide has formed among the country’s youngest voters. Young men have drifted toward Donald Trump, while young women are surging toward Kamala Harris.As a result, men and women under 30,...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 22
    As Marijuana’s Popularity Grows, So Do Its Harms

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of a mental health crisis and violence.This Election Day, recreational marijuana could become legal across more than half of the United States. But as more...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 21
    What Happens in Vegas Could Decide the Election

    For millions of Americans, the housing crisis defines the U.S. economy. In the swing state of Nevada, it could soon define the election.Jennifer Medina, who covers politics at The Times, and Carlos Prieto and...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 20
    The Sunday Read: ‘An Acerbic Young Writer Takes Aim at the Identity Era’

    There was something distinctly unrelaxed about the way that Tony Tulathimutte, one of the more talented young writers at work in America today, announced the publication of “The Feminist,” a new short story,...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 19
    'The Interview': Mia Khalifa’s Messy World of Money, Sex and Activism

    For the OnlyFans star and influencer, navigating the internet is a full-time job.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 18
    Israel Kills The Leader of Hamas

    Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, played a central role in planning the deadly assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that set off the war in Gaza. His killing was a major win for Israel, and prompted calls from...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 17
    19 Days to Go: Early Voting, Dance Parties and Third Parties

    This week on the campaign trail, Donald Trump displayed bizarre town hall behavior, Kamala Harris pursued a strategy aimed at Black men, and the first wave of early voting offered a look at the energy of the...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 16
    The Race That Could Tip Control of the Senate

    Yesterday, The Daily explained how control of the House has come down to a few contests in two blue states. Today, we look at the race for the Senate.Carl Hulse, The Times’s chief Washington correspondent,...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 15
    Two Blue States That Will Determine Control of Congress

    This year’s presidential race looks certain to be won or lost in a handful of swing states where neither party has a clear advantage.But that is not the case for Congress.Nicholas Fandos, who covers politics...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 14
    Inside an Unprepared Secret Service

    After the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pa., Congress held hearings on the failures of the Secret Service, and its director, Kimberly Cheatle, stepped down.Weeks later,...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 12
    'The Interview': A Conversation With JD Vance

    The Republican vice-presidential candidate rejects the idea that he’s changed, defends his rhetoric and still won’t say if Trump lost in 2020.Soon, you’ll need a subscription to keep full access to this show,...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 11
    Trump 2.0: A Presidency Driven by Revenge

    In a special series, “The Daily” examines what a second Trump presidency would look like, and how it would challenge democratic norms.This episode focuses on former President Donald J. Trump’s growing plans...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 10
    25 Days to Go

    In the campaign for president, this was the week when back-to-back natural disasters became an inescapable part of the race, when Vice-President Kamala Harris chose to meet the press and when Donald J. Trump...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 9
    The Parents Aren’t All Right

    For years, research on hyper-attentive parenting has focused on all the ways that it can hurt children.Now, the U.S. government is reframing that conversation and asking if our new era of parenting is...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 8
    How NAFTA Broke American Politics

    On the campaign trail, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are constantly talking about trade, tariffs and domestic manufacturing.In many ways, these talking points stem from a single trade deal that transformed...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 7
    The Year Since Oct. 7

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of war and trauma.One year ago, Israel suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history. The conflict that followed has become bigger and deadlier by the day,...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 6
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Blind Side’ Made Him Famous. But He Has a Different Story to Tell.

    It was an overcast Monday afternoon in late April, and Michael Oher, the former football player whose high school years were dramatized in the movie “The Blind Side,” was driving Michael Sokolove on a tour...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 5
    'The Interview': Al Pacino Is Still Going Big

    A conversation with the legendary actor about, well, everything.Soon, you’ll need a subscription to keep full access to this show, and to other New York Times podcasts, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify....

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  • 2024 / 10 / 4
    Four Weeks to Go

    With Election Day fast approaching, polls show the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump to be the closest in a generation.The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Shane...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 3
    Iran Retaliates

    Israel’s series of military successes against its longtime adversary Hezbollah had raised the question of whether the militant group’s backer, Iran, would retaliate. On Tuesday, that question was answered,...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 2
    The Walz-Vance Debate: Civility and Then a Clash

    Just three weeks after Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump engaged in a fiery and often hostile presidential debate, their running mates, Tim Walz and JD Vance, met for their own face-off — and struck a very...

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  • 2024 / 10 / 1
    Hurricane Helene’s 600 Miles of Destruction

    Warning: This episode contains strong language and descriptions of death.Over the past few days, Hurricane Helene has left a trail of devastation, killing more than 100 people, driving thousands from their...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 30
    Alliance vs. Isolation: Harris and Trump’s Competing Views on Foreign Policy

    As wars in Ukraine and the Middle East deepen, the U.S. presidential campaign is raising a crucial question: Whose idea of American foreign policy will the world get next?Peter Baker, the chief White House...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 29
    The Deserter: Parts 4 and 5

    In “The Deserter,” Sarah A. Topol reports the story of Ivan, a captain in the Russian Army who fought in Ukraine and then ultimately fled the war and his country with his wife, Anna. Topol spoke to 18...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 29
    The Deserter: Parts 1-3

    In “The Deserter,” Sarah A. Topol reports the story of Ivan, a captain in the Russian Army who fought in Ukraine and then ultimately fled the war and his country with his wife, Anna. Topol spoke to 18...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 28
    'The Interview': John Oliver Is Still Working Through the Rage

    The host of "Last Week Tonight" talks about what he’s learned in the ten years of making the show, why he doesn't consider himself a journalist and not giving in to nihilism.

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  • 2024 / 9 / 27
    The Criminal Indictment of New York City’s Mayor

    For the first time in New York history, federal prosecutors have indicted the city’s sitting mayor, accusing him of accepting illegal campaign donations and luxury gifts in return for political favors.Emma...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 26
    The Profitable Business of Holding Patients Against Their Will

    Warning: This episode contains descriptions of captivity, mental-health trauma and suicidal thoughts.A Times investigation into a leading chain of psychiatric hospitals in the United States reveals a world...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 26
    How One Hospital Chain Traps Patients for Profit

    Warning: This episode contains descriptions of captivity, mental-health trauma and suicidal thoughts.A Times investigation into a leading chain of psychiatric hospitals in the United States reveals a world...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 25
    The Slide Toward War in Lebanon

    In the past few days, Israel has waged intense air raids in Lebanon, killing more than 600 people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief for The Times, explains the...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 24
    How the Cost of Housing Became So Crushing

    Over the past year, frustration over the cost of housing in the United States has become a centerpiece of the presidential race, a focus of government policy and an agonizing nationwide problem.Conor...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 23
    How Telegram Became the Underworld’s Favorite App

    A Times investigation has found that Telegram, one of the world’s biggest messaging apps, with nearly a billion users, is also a giant black market and gathering place for the likes of terrorists and white...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 22
    'Book Review': Robert Caro on 50 Years of 'The Power Broker'

    Robert Caro’s 1974 biography “The Power Broker” is a book befitting its subject, Robert Moses — the unelected parochial technocrat who used a series of appointed positions to entirely reshape New York City...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 21
    'The Interview': Sally Rooney Thinks Career Growth Is Overrated

    The star novelist discusses her public persona, the discourse around her work and why reinvention isn’t her goal.

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  • 2024 / 9 / 20
    Six Weeks to Go

    As the presidential race enters its final 45 days, we assemble a campaign round table with our colleagues from the politics desk.Maggie Haberman, Shane Goldmacher and Nate Cohn interpret this week’s biggest...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 19
    The Day Thousands of Pagers Exploded in Lebanon

    Hundreds of electronic devices carried by Hezbollah members exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday in an audacious plot by Israel.Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 18
    Israel's Existential Threat From Within

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence.In the last year, the world’s eyes have been on the war in Gaza, which still has no end in sight. But there is a conflict in another Palestinian...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 17
    A Second Assassination Plot and the New Era of Political Violence

    A suspect was charged on Monday in connection with what appears to be a second assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump.Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Glenn Thrush, who have been covering the case, and Peter Baker,...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 16
    Three Undecided Voters, Two Swing States, One Big Decision

    From the moment Donald Trump and Kamala Harris walked off the debate stage, both their campaigns have argued about who won the showdown.But the real question is what the debate meant to a small sliver of...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 15
    The Sunday Read: ‘The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down’

    If Próspera were a normal town, Jorge Colindres, a freshly cologned and shaven lawyer, would be considered its mayor. His title here is “technical secretary.” Looking out over a clearing in the trees in...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 14
    'The Interview': Demi Moore Is Done With the Male Gaze

    The actress discusses how her relationship to her body and fame has changed after decades in the public eye.

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  • 2024 / 9 / 13
    The Story Behind ‘They’re Eating the Pets’

    At this week’s presidential debate, Donald J. Trump went into an unprompted digression about immigrants eating people’s pets. While the claims were debunked, the topic was left unexplained.Miriam Jordan, who...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 12
    How the Election Is Sinking a $15 Billion Business Deal

    In a highly unusual move, the Biden administration signaled last week that it would block a Japanese company from buying an iconic American company in a critical swing state.Alan Rappeport, who covers the...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 11
    Harris Baits Trump: Inside Their Fiery Debate

    In their first and possibly only presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris dominated and enraged former President Donald J. Trump.Jonathan Swan, who covers politics and the Trump campaign for The...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 10
    Judge Delays Trump Sentencing Until After Election

    Last week, a judge in Manhattan announced that he was delaying the sentencing of Donald J. Trump until after the election. It is the only one of the four criminal cases against the former president that will...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 9
    The Harris Honeymoon Is Over

    Is Kamala Harris’s surge beginning to ebb? That’s the question raised by the recent New York Times/Siena College poll, which finds Donald J. Trump narrowly ahead of Ms. Harris among likely voters...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 7
    'The Interview': Change Can Be Beautiful. Just Ask Will Ferrell and Harper Steele.

    The superstar comedian and his best friend and collaborator discuss the journey that deepened their friendship.

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  • 2024 / 9 / 6
    The First Post-Affirmative Action Class Enters College

    The Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action last summer was expected to drastically change the demographics of college campuses around the country.David Leonhardt, who has written about affirmative...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 5
    Kamala Harris’s Record on Immigration

    As Vice President Kamala Harris moves into the final stretch of her campaign, one of the biggest issues both for voters and for Republicans attacking her is the surge of migrants crossing the southern border...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 4
    The Battle to Control the World’s Most Powerful Technology

    The American company Nvidia has created one of the world’s most sought-after inventions: a computer chip that powers artificial intelligence.Amid concerns that the technology could help China modernize its...

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  • 2024 / 9 / 3
    The Push to Ban Phones in School

    As students around the United States head back to school, many are encountering a new reality: bans on their use of cellphones.Natasha Singer, a technology reporter for The New York Times, discusses the...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 30
    What Phil Donahue Meant to Me

    Phil Donahue, the game-changing daytime television host, died last week at 88. Mr. Donahue turned “The Phil Donahue Show” into a participation event, soliciting questions and comments on topics as varied as...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 29
    Why Tipping Is Everywhere

    Tipping, once contained to certain corners of the economy, has exploded, creating confusion and angst. Now, it is even becoming an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign.Ben Casselman, who covers the U.S....

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  • 2024 / 8 / 28
    The War That Won’t End

    It’s been nearly a year since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, explains why the war is still going,...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 27
    The First Major Cyberattack of the 2024 Election

    The U.S. authorities have repeatedly warned that foreign governments would seek to meddle in the upcoming presidential election. It now appears they were right.David E. Sanger, a White House and national...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 26
    Trump vs. Harris on the Economy

    As the 2024 presidential race enters the homestretch, former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are putting economic policy at the center of their pitches to voters.Jim Tankersley, who...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 25
    Introducing ‘The Wirecutter Show’

    In the very first episode of The Wirecutter Show, which launched on Aug. 21, the team goes deep on laundry—what you’re probably doing wrong, how to actually pretreat stains, and the tips and tricks to make it...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 24
    'The Interview': Jenna Ortega Is Still Recovering From Childhood Stardom

    The actress talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about learning to protect herself and the hard lessons of early fame.

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  • 2024 / 8 / 24
    Jenna Ortega Is Still Recovering From Childhood Stardom

    The actress talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about learning to protect herself and the hard lessons of early fame.

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  • 2024 / 8 / 23
    At the Democratic Convention, a Historic Nomination

    Last night, at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination, becoming the first woman of color in U.S. history to do so.Astead W. Herndon and Reid J....

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  • 2024 / 8 / 22
    The Republican Plan to Challenge a Harris Victory

    At the Democratic National Convention, party officials are celebrating polls showing that Kamala Harris is now competitive with Donald Trump in every major swing state across the country.But in one of those...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 21
    Inside Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of war.When Ukrainian troops crossed over into Russia two weeks ago, it appeared at first to be a largely symbolic gesture. But in the time since, it has emerged as...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 20
    Biden Leaves the Stage

    On the first night of the Democratic National Convention, the stage belonged to the man who chose to give it up.Katie Rogers and Peter Baker, White House correspondents for The Times, discuss President...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 19
    The Story of Kamala Harris

    Over the next few days at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination and reintroduce herself to American voters.Astead W. Herndon, a national politics...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 18
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Going to College’

    Benjamin B. Bolger has been to Harvard and Stanford and Yale. He has been to Columbia and Dartmouth and Oxford, and Cambridge, Brandeis and Brown. Over all, Bolger has 14 advanced degrees, plus an associate’s...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 17
    'The Interview': Jelly Roll Cannot Believe How His Life Turned Out

    From jail and addiction to music stardom — the singer tells David Marchese he’s living a “modern American fairy tale.”

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  • 2024 / 8 / 16
    How Air-Conditioning Conquered America

    Air-conditioning has become both our answer to a warming planet and a major obstacle to actually confronting it.Emily Badger, who covers cities and urban policy for The Times, explains the increasingly...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 15
    California’s Crackdown on Homeless Encampments

    In the weeks since a landmark Supreme Court ruling opened the door for cities and states to crack down on homeless encampments, California — the state with the largest homeless population — has taken some of...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 15
    A Controversial Crackdown on Homeless Encampments

    In the weeks since a landmark Supreme Court ruling opened the door for cities and states to crack down on homeless encampments, California — the state with the largest homeless population — has taken some of...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 14
    How One Tech Monopoly Paved the Way for Another

    In a landmark antitrust ruling against Google last week, another case was at the heart of the story — one from the 1990s.Steve Lohr, who covers technology and the economy for The Times, explains the influence...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 13
    Harris Takes the Lead in Key States

    New polls by The New York Times and Siena College find that Vice President Kamala Harris has transformed the 2024 presidential race and is now leading former President Donald J. Trump in three crucial...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 12
    Inside the Three Worst Weeks of Trump’s Campaign

    For much of the past year, Donald J. Trump and those around him were convinced that victory in the presidential race was all but certain. Now, everything has changed, after the decision by President Biden not...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 11
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson’s’

    Les Milne was a consultant anesthesiologist, and his wife, Joy, typically found that he came home smelling of anesthetics, antiseptics and blood. But he returned one August evening in 1982, shortly after his...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 10
    'The Interview': James Lankford Tried to Solve Immigration for the GOP

    Senator James Lankford discusses how political calculations killed his border bill, the evangelical Christian vote and preparing for life after Trump.

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  • 2024 / 8 / 9
    Breaking’s Olympic Debut

    More than 50 years after its inception, “breaking” — not “break dancing,” a term coined by the media and disdained by practitioners — will debut as an Olympic sport.Jonathan Abrams, who writes about the...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 8
    Dispatches From a Kamala Harris Field Office

    Vice President Kamala Harris’s ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket has transformed the U.S. presidential race. But the real test awaits: Will the party be able to translate that energy into a winning...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 7
    Harris Chooses Walz

    Earlier this summer, few Democrats could have identified Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota.But, in a matter of weeks, Mr. Walz has garnered an enthusiastic following in his party, particularly among the liberals who...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 6
    A Wild Day on Wall Street

    Every major U.S. stock market plunged on Monday, wiping out billions of dollars in value.Jeanna Smialek, who covers the U.S. economy for The Times, discusses what was behind the dizzying sell-off — and what...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 6
    What Just Happened on Wall Street?

    Every major U.S. stock market plunged on Monday, wiping out billions of dollars in value.Jeanna Smialek, who covers the U.S. economy for The Times, discusses what was behind the dizzying sell-off — and what...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 5
    She Used to Be Friends With JD Vance

    Senator JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, and Sofia Nelson, his transgender classmate at Yale Law School, forged a bond that lasted a decade. In 2021, Mr. Vance’s support for an Arkansas...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 4
    The Sunday Read: ‘Online Dating After 50 Can Be Miserable. But It’s Also Liberating.’

    When Maggie Jones’s marriage collapsed after 23 years, she was devastated and overwhelmed. She was in her 50s, with two jobs, two teenage daughters and one dog. She didn’t consider dating. She had no time, no...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 3
    'The Interview': Vince Vaughn Turned This Interview Into Self-Help

    I went in expecting a swaggering, overconfident guy. I found something much more interesting.

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  • 2024 / 8 / 2
    The Secret Succession Fight That Will Determine the Future of Fox News

    For years, Rupert Murdoch seemed content to let his children battle it out for control of his conservative media empire once he’s gone.Jim Rutenberg, who writes about media and politics for The Times,...

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  • 2024 / 8 / 1
    The Long Shadow of Julian Assange’s Conviction

    Warning: this episode contains strong language and audio of war.When the long legal saga of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, came to an end this summer, it marked the first time that the U.S. government...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 31
    An Escalating War in the Middle East

    Warning: This episode contains audio of war.Over the past few days, the simmering feud between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, has reached a critical moment.Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 30
    The V.P.’s Search for a V.P.

    Warning: This episode contains strong language.Although Vice President Kamala Harris has officially been a presidential candidate for only about a week, the race to become her running mate is well...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 29
    A Radical Reboot of Nuclear Energy

    Nuclear power, once the great hope for a clean way to meet the world’s energy needs, fell out of favor decades ago.Brad Plumer, who covers technology and policy efforts to address global warming for The New...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 28
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Kidnapping I Can’t Escape’

    On Nov. 12, 1974, Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s father’s childhood friend Jack Teich was kidnapped out of his driveway in the nicest part of the nicest part of Long Island. He was arriving home from work when two...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 27
    'The Interview': Pete Buttigieg Thinks the Trump Fever Could Break

    The Democrat talks about the election vibe shift and what a Kamala Harris win would mean for both parties.

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  • 2024 / 7 / 26
    Is One Third of Venezuela’s Population About to Flee?

    For years, Venezuelans have been living through one of the most severe economic collapses in modern history — one that has caused millions to flee the country. But this weekend, an election is offering many a...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 25
    The Harris Campaign Is Born

    Over the past 48 hours, as the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris went from theoretical to inevitable, she has delivered the first glimpses of how her campaign will run.Reid J. Epstein, who covers...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 24
    The Lingering Questions about the Attempt to Kill Trump

    In the week since the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the security mistakes that led to the shooting have come into sharp focus, prompting Kimberly Cheatle, the head of the Secret Service, to...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 23
    The New Hope, and New Worry, of Kamala Harris

    As Democrat after Democrat races to anoint Vice President Kamala Harris as their party’s presidential candidate, it has become clear that she will face no real challenge for the nomination.Nate Cohn, chief...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 23
    The Coronation of Kamala Harris

    As Democrat after Democrat races to anoint Kamala Harris as their party’s presidential candidate, it has become clear that she will face no real challenge for the nomination.Nate Cohn, chief political analyst...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 22
    Joe Biden Drops Out

    President Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, as his replacement.Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times,...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 21
    Sunday Special: The 100 Best Books of the Century (So Far)

    Earlier this month, the New York Times Book Review rolled out the results of an ambitious survey it conducted to determine the best books of the 21st century so far. On this special episode of the Book Review...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 20
    'The Interview': Joel Embiid Believes He Could Have Been the GOAT

    The N.B.A. star talks Philly cheesesteaks, Twitter trolling and playing for Team U.S.A. over France in the Olympics.

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  • 2024 / 7 / 19
    At the Republican Convention, Trump Achieves Mythical Status

    Donald J. Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination put an exclamation point on a triumphant week for a Republican Party that emerged from its convention confident and unified. At the same time, the...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 18
    Trump 2.0: He’s Never Sounded Like This Before

    In a special series leading up to Election Day, “The Daily” will explore what a second Trump presidency would look like, and what it could mean for American democracy.Since he began his latest campaign,...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 17
    The Surprise Ending to the Mar-a-Lago Documents Case

    As the Republican National Convention entered its second day, former President Donald J. Trump and his allies absorbed the stunning new reality that the most formidable legal case against him had been thrown...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 16
    Trump Picks His Running Mate — and Political Heir

    On the first day of the Republican National Convention, Donald J. Trump chose his running mate: Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio.We watched the process unfold in real time in Milwaukee.Michael C. Bender, who covers...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 15
    The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

    Today’s episode sets out what we know about the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening.Doug Mills, a photographer for The Times, recounts...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 14
    The Sunday Read: ‘A Republican Election Clerk vs. Trump Die-Hards in a World of Lies’

    Cindy Elgan glanced into the lobby of her office and saw a sheriff’s deputy waiting at the front counter. “Let’s start a video recording, just in case this goes sideways,” Elgan, 65, told one of her employees...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 13
    'The Interview': Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely

    The author of “Bowling Alone” warned us about social isolation and its effect on democracy a quarter century ago. Things have only gotten worse.

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  • 2024 / 7 / 12
    Loving Their Pets to Debt

    Over the past decade, the cost of veterinary care in the U.S. has skyrocketed, as health care for pets has come to look more like health care for people.Katie Thomas, an investigative health care reporter for...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 11
    72 Hours Inside Biden’s Campaign to Save His Candidacy

    For the past three days, President Biden has fought to save his re-election campaign, as panicked congressional Democrats returned to Washington and openly debated whether to call on him to step aside.In this...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 10
    Why Britain Just Ended 14 Years of Conservative Rule

    For more than a decade, Britain has been governed by the Conservative Party, which pushed its politics to the right, embracing smaller government and Brexit. Last week, that era officially came to an end.Mark...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 9
    The Era of Killer Robots Is Here

    Outmanned and outgunned in what has become a war of attrition against Russia, Ukraine has looked for any way to overcome its vulnerabilities on the battlefield. That search has led to the emergence of killer...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 8
    The Supreme Court Is Not Done Remaking America

    When the Supreme Court wrapped up its term last week, much of the focus was one the ruling that gave former President Donald J. Trump sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution. But another set of rulings...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 7
    'Animal,' Episode 6: Bats

    On the final episode of “Animal,” Sam Anderson travels to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to meet with a creature he's long been afraid of: bats.For photos and videos of Sam's journey to the Yucatán, and to listen...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 5
    How Bad Is Drinking for You, Really?

    Midway through one of the booziest holiday weekends of the year, we re-examine our love-hate relationship with alcohol.Susan Dominus, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, gets to the bottom of the...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 4
    Biden’s Slipping Support

    A major Times poll has found that voters’ doubts about President Biden deepened after his poor performance in the first debate, with Donald J. Trump taking by far his biggest lead of the campaign.Shane...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 3
    The American Journalist on Trial in Russia

    Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist for The Wall Street Journal, was detained in Russia more than a year ago. He has been locked up in a high-security prison and accused of spying for the U.S....

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  • 2024 / 7 / 2
    Trump Wins Broad Immunity

    On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald J. Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions that he took while in office.Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme...

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  • 2024 / 7 / 1
    Will Biden Withdraw?

    President Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week set off a furious discussion among Democratic officials, donors and strategists about whether and how to replace him as the party’s nominee.Peter...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 30
    'Animal,' Episode 5: Wolves

    In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. In Episode 5, the writer Sam Anderson travels to an obscure...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 29
    'The Interview': Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back

    David Marchese talks to the comedy legend about navigating the minefield of fame, “Family Feud” and changing Hollywood forever.

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  • 2024 / 6 / 29
    "The Interview": Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back

    David Marchese talks to the comedy legend about navigating the minefield of fame, “Family Feud” and changing Hollywood forever.

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  • 2024 / 6 / 28
    A Brutal Debate for Biden

    In the first debate of the 2024 race, President Biden hoped to make the case that Donald J. Trump was unfit to return to the White House. Instead, Mr. Biden’s weak performance deepened doubts about his own...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 27
    The Doping Scandal Rocking the Upcoming Olympics

    A new doping scandal is rocking the world of competitive swimming, as the Paris Olympics approach. These allegations are raising questions about fairness in the sport and whether the results at the summer...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 26
    France’s Far Right at the Gates of Power

    The far right in France had a big win this month, crushing the party of President Emmanuel Macron in elections for the European Parliament. But the results did not affect France’s government at home — until...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 25
    The Plan to Defeat Critics of Israel in Congress

    A powerful group supporting Israel is trying to defeat sitting members of Congress who have criticized the country’s deadly war against Hamas.Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics for The Times,...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 24
    The Army of Poets and Students Fighting a Forgotten War

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of injuries.Myanmar is home to one of the deadliest, most intractable civil wars on the planet. But something new is happening. Unusual numbers of young people from...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 23
    'Animal,' Episode 4: Ferrets

    In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. In Episode 4, the writer Sam Anderson soothes his anxiety by...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 22
    'The Interview': Gretchen Whitmer Wants a Gen X President — in 2028

    The governor of Michigan isn’t saying it should be her, but she’s not saying it shouldn’t be, either.

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  • 2024 / 6 / 21
    America’s Top Doctor on Why He Wants Warning Labels on Social Media

    Warning: This episode contains mentions of bullying and suicide.A rising tide of mental health problems among teenagers has sent parents, teachers and doctors searching for answers. This week, the U.S....

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  • 2024 / 6 / 20
    The Mysterious Gun Study That’s Advancing Gun Rights

    In the battle to dismantle gun restrictions, raging in America’s courts even as mass shootings become commonplace, a Times’ investigation has found that one study has been deployed by gun rights activists to...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 18
    A Novel Legal Strategy for Mass Shooting Victims’ Families

    As mass shootings plague the United States, victims’ families continue to search for accountability. To that end, a pair of lawsuits by the families of victims of the Uvalde school shooting will try a new...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 17
    Abortion United Evangelicals and Republicans. Now That Alliance Is Fraying.

    The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest denomination of Protestant Christians in the United States, voted at an annual gathering last week to oppose the use of in vitro fertilization.Ruth Graham, who...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 16
    'Animal,' Episode 3: Manatees

    In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. In Episode 3, the writer Sam Anderson travels to Florida to...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 15
    'The Interview': Serena Williams’s Next Challenge? The Rest of Her Life.

    The greatest women’s tennis player of all time is trying to find her new normal in retirement.

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  • 2024 / 6 / 14
    How to Retire as Early as Humanly Possible

    Many Americans work their entire lives and end up retiring with nothing. But a group of frugal obsessives is challenging that.They call their approach FIRE: “financial independence, retire early.”Amy X. Wang,...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 13
    Inside Trump’s Search for a Vice President

    The makeup of the 2024 presidential race has felt inevitable from the start — with one notable exception: Donald J. Trump’s choice of a running mate.Michael Bender, a political correspondent for The Times,...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 12
    The Criminal Conviction of Hunter Biden

    A jury on Tuesday found Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, guilty of three felonies related to the purchase of a gun at one of the low points of his troubled life.Katie Rogers, a White House correspondent...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 11
    Biden’s Hard-Line Effort to Close the Border

    Last week, President Biden announced one of the most restrictive immigration policies by a Democratic incumbent in decades, effectively barring migrants crossing the southern border from seeking asylum in the...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 10
    The Rise and Fall of Congestion Pricing in New York

    On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced that she was indefinitely halting a project that had been decades in the making: congestion pricing in Manhattan’s core business district.Ana Ley, who...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 9
    'Animal,' Episode 2: Puffins

    In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. In Episode 2, the writer Sam Anderson travels to Iceland to...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 8
    'The Interview': The Darker Side of Julia Louis-Dreyfus

    The actress is taking on serious roles, trying to overcome self-doubt and sharing more about her personal life — but she’s not done being funny.

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  • 2024 / 6 / 7
    Real Teenagers, Fake Nudes: The Rise of Deepfakes in American Schools

    Warning: this episode contains strong language, descriptions of explicit content and sexual harassmentA disturbing new problem is sweeping American schools: Students are using artificial intelligence to...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 6
    The Fight Over the Next Pandemic

    At the height of the Covid pandemic, nearly 200 countries started negotiating a plan to ensure they would do better when the next pandemic inevitably arrived. Their deadline for that plan was last...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 5
    Biden’s Push to End the War in Gaza

    In an unexpected speech last week, President Biden revealed the details of a secret proposal intended to end the war in Gaza. Perhaps the most surprising thing was where that proposal had come from.Isabel...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 4
    A Conversation With President Zelensky

    Five years ago, a TV personality and comedian, Volodymyr Zelensky, won the presidency in Ukraine in a landslide victory. When Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the country three years later, he faced...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 3
    How Trump’s Conviction Could Reshape the Election

    Last week, Donald J. Trump became the first U.S. former president to be convicted of a crime when a jury found that he had falsified business records to conceal a sex scandal.Maggie Haberman, a senior...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 2
    Introducing ‘Animal’: Walnut

    In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. Join the writer Sam Anderson on Episode 1.For more on...

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  • 2024 / 6 / 1
    'The Interview': Richard Linklater Sees the Killer Inside Us All

    David Marchese talks to the acclaimed director about his new film “Hit Man” and life’s big questions.

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  • 2024 / 5 / 31
    Guilty

    Former President Donald J. Trump has become the first American president to be declared a felon. A Manhattan jury found that he had falsified business records to conceal a sex scandal that could have hindered...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 30
    The Government Takes On Ticketmaster

    Over recent years, few companies have provoked more anger among music fans than Ticketmaster. Last week, the Department of Justice announced it was taking the business to court.David McCabe, who covers...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 29
    The Closing Arguments in the Trump Trial

    On Tuesday, lawyers for the prosecution and the defense delivered their final arguments to the jury in the criminal case of The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump.Jonah Bromwich, one of the...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 28
    The Alitos and Their Flags

    The discovery that an upside-down American flag — a symbol adopted by the campaign to overturn the 2020 election result — had flown at the home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. elicited concerns from...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 25
    'The Interview': Ted Sarandos’s Plan to Get You to Binge Even More

    Netflix won the streaming battle, but the war for your attention isn’t over.

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  • 2024 / 5 / 24
    Whales Have an Alphabet

    Ever since the discovery of whale songs almost 60 years ago, scientists have been trying to decipher the lyrics.But sperm whales don’t produce the eerie melodies sung by humpback whales, sounds that became a...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 23
    I.C.C. Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders

    This week, Karim Khan, the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, requested arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the country’s defense minister, Yoav...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 22
    Biden’s Open War On Hidden Fees

    The Biden administration is trying to crack down on sneaky fees charged by hotels, rental cars, internet providers and more.Jim Tankersley, a White House correspondent, explains why the effort is doubling as...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 21
    The Crypto Comeback

    This month, customers of FTX — Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange, which collapsed in 2022 — were told that they would get their money back, with interest.David Yaffe-Bellany, our technology...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 20
    Was the 401(k) a Mistake?

    The first generation to be fully reliant on 401(k) plans is now starting to retire. As that happens, it is becoming clear just how broken the system is.Michael Steinberger, a contributing writer for The New...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 19
    The Sunday Read: ‘Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on Spotify?’

    Have you heard the song “Brett Martin, You a Nice Man, Yes”?Probably not. On Spotify, “Brett Martin, You a Nice Man, Yes” has not yet accumulated enough streams to even register a tally. Even Brett Martin, a...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 18
    'The Interview': Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions

    The scientist talks to David Marchese about how to overcome the “soft” climate denial that keeps us buying junk.

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  • 2024 / 5 / 17
    The Campus Protesters Explain Themselves

    This episode contains explicit language.Over recent months, protests over the war in Gaza have rocked college campuses across the United States.As students graduate and go home for the summer, three joined...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 16
    The Make-or-Break Testimony of Michael Cohen

    This episode contains explicit language.Michael Cohen, Donald J. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, took the stand in the former president’s hush-money trial. Jonah E. Bromwich, a criminal justice reporter,...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 15
    The Possible Collapse of the U.S. Home Insurance System

    Across the United States, more frequent extreme weather is starting to cause the home insurance market to buckle, even for those who have paid their premiums dutifully year after year.Christopher Flavelle, a...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 14
    Voters Want Change. In Our Poll, They See It in Trump.

    The latest Times polling shows the extent of the challenge that President Biden faces and the strengths that Donald J. Trump retains. A yearning for change — as well as discontent over the economy and the war...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 13
    How Biden Adopted Trump’s Trade War With China

    Donald Trump upended decades of American policy when he started a trade war with China. Many thought that President Biden would reverse those policies. Instead, he’s stepping them up.Jim Tankersley, who...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 12
    Revisiting 'The Mother Who Changed: A Story of Dementia'

    Earlier this year, we shared the story of one family’s dispute over a loved one with dementia. That story, originally reported in The New York Times Magazine by Katie Engelhart, won the Pulitzer Prize for...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 11
    'The Interview': Charlamagne Tha God Won’t Take Sides

    The radio host talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about how he plans to wield his considerable political influence during this election cycle.

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  • 2024 / 5 / 10
    Stormy Daniels Takes The Stand

    This episode contains descriptions of an alleged sexual liaison.What happened when Stormy Daniels took the stand for eight hours in the first criminal trial of former President Donald J. Trump?Jonah Bromwich,...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 9
    One Strongman, One Billion Voters, and the Future of India

    India is in the midst of a national election and its prime minister, Narendra Modi, is running to extend his 10 years in power.Mr. Modi has become one of the most consequential leaders in India’s history,...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 8
    A Plan to Remake the Middle East

    If and when Israel and Hamas reach a deal for a cease-fire, the United States will immediately turn to a different set of negotiations over a grand diplomatic bargain that it believes could rebuild Gaza and...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 7
    How Changing Ocean Temperatures Could Upend Life on Earth

    While many of the effects of climate change, including heat waves, droughts and wildfires, are already with us, some of the most alarming consequences are hiding beneath the surface of the ocean.David Gelles...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 6
    R.F.K. Jr.’s Battle to Get on the Ballot

    As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tries to get on the presidential ballot in all 50 states, he’s confronting fierce resistance from his opponents.Rebecca Davis O’Brien, who covers campaign finance and money in U.S....

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  • 2024 / 5 / 4
    'The Interview': Marlon Wayans Lost Nearly 60 Loved Ones. Comedy Saved Him.

    The comedian talks to David Marchese on becoming a different person after unimaginable loss. For more on 'The Interview,' please visit nytimes.com/theinterview.

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  • 2024 / 5 / 3
    The Protesters and the President

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.Over the past week, students at dozens of universities held demonstrations, set up encampments and, at times, seized academic buildings. In response,...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 2
    Biden Loosens Up on Weed

    For half a century, the federal government has treated marijuana as one of the more dangerous drugs in the United States. On Tuesday, the Biden administration signaled a significant shift in approach.Zolan...

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  • 2024 / 5 / 1
    The New Abortion Fight Before the Supreme Court

    As the presidential race moves into high gear, abortion is at the center of it. Republican-controlled states continue to impose new bans, including just this week in Florida.But in Washington, the Biden...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 30
    The Secret Push That Could Ban TikTok

    American lawmakers have tried for years to ban TikTok, concerned that the video app’s links to China pose a national security risk.Sapna Maheshwari, a technology reporter for The Times, explains the...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 29
    Trump 2.0: What a Second Trump Presidency Would Bring

    In a special series leading up to Election Day, “The Daily” will explore what a second Trump presidency would look like, and what it could mean for American democracy.In the first part, we will look at Tump’s...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 28
    Introducing ‘The Interview’: Yair Lapid Says the World Misunderstands Israel

    Frustrated at the growing protest movement, the opposition leader defends his country’s “existential” war. For more on the show, please visit nytimes.com/theinterview.

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  • 2024 / 4 / 27
    Introducing ‘The Interview’: Anne Hathaway Is Done Trying to Please

    On the debut of ’The Interview,' the actress talks to David Marchese about learning to let go of other people’s opinions. For more on the show, please visit nytimes.com/theinterview.

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  • 2024 / 4 / 26
    Harvey Weinstein Conviction Thrown Out

    When the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sex crimes four years ago, it was celebrated as a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement. Yesterday, New York’s highest court of appeals...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 25
    The Crackdown on Student Protesters

    Columbia University has become the epicenter of a growing showdown between student protesters, college administrators and Congress over the war in Gaza and the limits of free speech.Nicholas Fandos, who...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 24
    Is $60 Billion Enough to Save Ukraine?

    Lawmakers approved a giant new tranche of support for Ukraine late last night after a tortured passage through the U.S. Congress, where it was nearly derailed by right-wing resistance in the House.Marc...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 23
    A Salacious Conspiracy or Just 34 Pieces of Paper?

    The prosecution and the defense both opened their cases on Monday in the first criminal trial of Donald Trump.Jonah Bromwich, who watched from inside the courtroom, walks us through the arguments.Guest: Jonah...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 22
    The Evolving Danger of the New Bird Flu

    The outbreak of bird flu currently tearing through the nation’s poultry is the worst in U.S. history. Scientists say it is now spreading beyond farms into places and species it has never been before.Emily...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 21
    Sunday Special: 'Modern Love'

    The chef Samin Nosrat lives by the idea that food is love. Her Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,” and the James Beard Award-winning cookbook that inspired it, were about using food to build community...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 19
    The Supreme Court Takes Up Homelessness

    Debates over homeless encampments in the United States have intensified as their number has surged. To tackle the problem, some cities have enforced bans on public camping.As the Supreme Court prepares to...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 18
    The Opening Days of Trump’s First Criminal Trial

    Political and legal history are being made in a Lower Manhattan courtroom as Donald J. Trump becomes the first former U.S. president to undergo a criminal trial.Jonah Bromwich, who covers criminal justice in...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 17
    Are ‘Forever Chemicals’ a Forever Problem?

    The Environmental Protection Agency has begun for the first time to regulate a class of synthetic chemicals known as “forever chemicals” in America’s drinking water.Kim Tingley, a contributing writer for The...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 16
    A.I.’s Original Sin

    A Times investigation shows how the country’s biggest technology companies, as they raced to build powerful new artificial intelligence systems, bent and broke the rules from the start.Cade Metz, a technology...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 15
    Iran’s Unprecedented Attack on Israel

    Overnight on Saturday, Iran launched its first direct attack on Israeli soil, shooting hundreds of missiles and drones at multiple targets.Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The Times,...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 14
    The Sunday Read: ‘What I Saw Working at The National Enquirer During Donald Trump’s Rise’

    At the center of the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Manhattan is the accusation that Trump took part in a scheme to turn The National Enquirer and its sister publications into an arm...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 12
    How One Family Lost $900,000 in a Timeshare Scam

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence.A massive scam targeting older Americans who own timeshare properties has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars sent to Mexico.Maria Abi-Habib, an...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 11
    The Staggering Success of Trump’s Trial Delay Tactics

    For former President Donald J. Trump, 2024 was supposed to be dominated by criminal trials. Instead, he’s found ways to delay almost all of them.Alan Feuer, who covers the criminal cases against Mr. Trump for...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 10
    Trump's Abortion Dilemma

    By the time his first term was over, Donald J. Trump had cemented his place as the most anti-abortion president in U.S. history. Now, facing political blowback, he’s trying to change that reputation.Lisa...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 9
    How Tesla Planted the Seeds for Its Own Potential Downfall

    When Elon Musk set up Tesla’s factory in China, he made a bet that brought him cheap parts and capable workers — a bet that made him ultrarich and saved his company.Mara Hvistendahl, an investigative reporter...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 8
    The Eclipse Chaser

    Today, millions of Americans will have the opportunity to see a rare total solar eclipse.Fred Espenak, a retired astrophysicist known as Mr. Eclipse, was so blown away by an eclipse he saw as a teenager that...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 7
    The Sunday Read: ‘What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living’

    Chris Kerr was 12 when he first observed a deathbed vision. His memory of that summer in 1974 is blurred, but not the sense of mystery he felt at the bedside of his dying father. Throughout Kerr’s childhood...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 5
    An Engineering Experiment to Cool the Earth

    Decades of efforts to cut carbon emissions have failed to significantly slow the rate of global warming, so scientists are now turning to bolder approaches.Christopher Flavelle, who writes about climate...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 4
    Israel’s Deadly Airstrike on the World Central Kitchen

    The Israeli airstrike that killed seven workers delivering food in Gaza has touched off global outrage and condemnation.Kim Severson, who covers food culture for The Times, discusses the World Central...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 3
    The Accidental Tax Cutter in Chief

    In his campaign for re-election, President Biden has said that raising taxes on the wealthy and on big corporations is at the heart of his agenda. But under his watch, overall net taxes have decreased.Jim...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 2
    Kids Are Missing School at an Alarming Rate

    Long after schools have fully reopened after the pandemic, one concerning metric suggests that children and their parents have changed the way they think about being in class.Sarah Mervosh, an education...

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  • 2024 / 4 / 1
    Ronna McDaniel, TV News and the Trump Problem

    Ronna McDaniel’s time at NBC was short. The former Republican National Committee chairwoman was hired as an on-air political commentator but released just days later after an on-air revolt by the network’s...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 30
    From Serial: Season 4 - Guantánamo

    Maybe you have an idea in your head about what it was like to work at Guantánamo, one of the most notorious prisons in the world. Think again.

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  • 2024 / 3 / 29
    Hamas Took Her, and Still Has Her Husband

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence.It’s been nearly six months since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, when militants took more than 200 hostages into Gaza.In a village called Nir Oz, near...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 28
    The Newest Tech Start-Up Billionaire? Donald Trump

    Over the past few years, Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, has been dismissed as a money-losing boondoggle.This week, that all changed. Matthew Goldstein, a New York Times business reporter,...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 27
    Democrats’ Plan to Save the Republican House Speaker

    Against all odds and expectations, Speaker Mike Johnson keeps managing to fund the government, inflame the far right of his party — and hold on to his job.Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 26
    The United States vs. the iPhone

    Last week, the Justice Department took aim at Apple, accusing the company of violating competition laws with practices intended to keep customers reliant on their iPhones.David McCabe, who covers technology...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 25
    A Terrorist Attack in Russia

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence.More than a hundred people died and scores more were wounded on Friday night in a terrorist attack on a concert hall near Moscow — the deadliest such...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 24
    The Sunday Read: ‘My Goldendoodle Spent a Week at Some Luxury Dog ‘Hotels.’ I Tagged Along.’

    By the time Sam Apple pulled up with his goldendoodle, Steve, to their resting place, he was tired from the long drive and already second-guessing his plan. He felt a little better when they stepped inside...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 22
    Chuck Schumer on His Campaign to Oust Israel’s Leader

    In a pointed speech from the Senate floor this month, the majority leader, Chuck Schumer, called for Israel to hold a new election and for voters to oust the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.Soon after,...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 21
    The Caitlin Clark Phenomenon

    This year, the star of college basketball is Caitlin Clark, a woman who is changing everything about the game — from the way it’s played, to its economics, to who is watching.Matt Flegenheimer, a profile...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 20
    The Bombshell Case That Will Transform the Housing Market

    For decades, an invisible hand has been guiding and controlling the American real estate industry, dictating how much buyers and sellers pay to their agents and how homes are sold. A few days ago, after a...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 19
    Trump’s Plan to Take Away Biden’s Biggest Advantage

    Over the past week, Donald J. Trump has burned down and rebuilt the Republican National Committee, gutting the leadership and much of the staff.Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 18
    Your Car May Be Spying on You

    Warning: this episode contains a discussion about domestic abuse.As cars become ever more sophisticated pieces of technology, they’ve begun sharing information about their drivers, sometimes with unnerving...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 17
    The Sunday Read: ‘Sure, It Won an Oscar. But Is It Criterion?’

    In October 2022, amid a flurry of media appearances promoting their film “Tàr,” the director Todd Field and the star Cate Blanchett made time to visit a cramped closet in Manhattan. This closet, which has...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 15
    A Journey Through Putin’s Russia

    Russians go to the polls today in the first presidential election since their country invaded Ukraine two years ago.The war was expected to carry a steep cost for President Vladimir V. Putin. Valerie Hopkins,...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 14
    It Sucks to Be 33

    Jeanna Smialek, who covers the U.S. economy for The Times, will be 33 in a few weeks; she is part of a cohort born in 1990 and 1991 that makes up the peak of America’s population.At every life stage, that...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 13
    The Alarming Findings Inside a Mass Shooter’s Brain

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence and self harm.Last fall, an Army reservist killed 18 people at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, before turning the gun on himself.Dave...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 12
    Oregon Decriminalized Drugs. Voters Now Regret It.

    In 2020, motivated to try a different way to combat drug use, Oregon voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs including fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine.Things didn’t turn out...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 11
    The Billionaires’ Secret Plan to Solve California’s Housing Crisis

    For years, a mysterious company has been buying farmland on the outskirts of Silicon Valley, eventually putting together a plot twice the size of San Francisco.At every step, those behind the company kept...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 10
    The Sunday Read: ‘Can Humans Endure the Psychological Torment of Mars?’

    That people will travel to Mars, and soon, is a widely accepted conviction within NASA. Rachel McCauley, until recently the acting deputy director of NASA’s Mars campaign, had, as of July, a punch list of 800...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 7
    The Miseducation of Google’s A.I.

    When Google released Gemini, a new chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, it quickly faced a backlash — and unleashed a fierce debate about whether A.I. should be guided by social values, and if so,...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 6
    The Unhappy Voters Who Could Swing the Election

    Millions of voters in states across the country cast their ballots in the presidential primary on Super Tuesday, leaving little doubt that the November election will be a rematch between President Biden and...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 5
    A Deadly Aid Delivery and Growing Threat of Famine in Gaza

    Late last week, an effort to get food into northern Gaza turned deadly, as thousands of desperate Gazans descended on aid trucks, and Israeli troops tasked with guarding those trucks opened fire.Exactly how...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 4
    An F.B.I. Informant, a Bombshell Claim, and an Impeachment Built on a Lie

    A single piece of unverified intelligence became the centerpiece of a Republican attempt to impeach President Biden.Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter for The Times, explains how that intelligence...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 3
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Tom Sandoval Became the Most Hated Man in America’

    At the end of a quiet, leafy street in the Valley in Los Angeles, the reality TV star Tom Sandoval has outfitted his home with landscaping lights that rotate in a spectrum of colors, mimicking the dance floor...

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  • 2024 / 3 / 1
    Biden, Trump and a Split Screen at the Texas Border

    President Biden and Donald J. Trump both made appearances at the southern border on Thursday as they addressed an issue that is shaping up to be one of the most important in the 2024 election:...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 29
    How Poisoned Applesauce Found Its Way to Kids

    A Times investigation has revealed how applesauce laced with high levels of lead sailed through a food safety system meant to protect American consumers, and poisoned hundreds of children across the...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 28
    An Arms Race Quietly Unfolds in Space

    U.S. officials have acknowledged a growing fear that Russia may be trying to put a nuclear weapon into orbit.Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The Times, explains that their real worry is that...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 27
    The Voters Willing to Abandon Biden Over Gaza

    In the past few weeks, activists in Michigan have begun calling voters in the state, asking them to protest President Biden’s support for the Israeli military campaign in Gaza by not voting for him in the...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 26
    The Alabama Ruling That Could Stop Families From Having Kids

    A surprise ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court has halted fertility treatments across the state and sent a shock wave through the world of reproductive health.Azeen Ghorayshi, who covers sex, gender, and...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 25
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Do You Make a Weed Empire? Sell It Like Streetwear.’

    The closest thing to a bat signal for stoners is the blue lettering of the Cookies logo. When a new storefront comes to a strip mall or a downtown shopping district, fans flock to grand-opening parties, drawn...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 23
    Trump’s Cash Crunch

    Last week, when a civil court judge in New York ruled against Donald J. Trump, he imposed a set of penalties so severe that they could temporarily sever the former president from his real-estate empire and...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 22
    Putin’s Opposition Ponders a Future Without Aleksei Navalny

    Last week, the Russian authorities announced that Aleksei A. Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader and an unflinching critic of President Vladimir V. Putin, had died in a remote Arctic prison at...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 21
    What Happens if America Turns Its Back on Its Allies in Europe

    Over the past few weeks, a growing sense of alarm across Europe over the future of the continent’s security has turned into outright panic.As Russia advances on the battlefield in Ukraine, the U.S. Congress...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 20
    Stranded in Rafah as an Israeli Invasion Looms

    This episode contains strong language and descriptions of war.After months of telling residents in the Gaza Strip to move south for safety, Israel now says it plans to invade Rafah, the territory’s...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 19
    The Booming Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues

    A Times investigation has found that dentists and lactation consultants around the country are pushing “tongue-tie releases” on new mothers struggling to breastfeed, generating huge profits while often...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 18
    Sunday Special: Un-Marry Me!

    Today we’re sharing the latest episode of Modern Love, a podcast about the complicated love lives of real people, from The New York Times.Anna Martin, host of the show, spoke to David Finch, who wrote three...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 16
    An Explosive Hearing in Trump’s Georgia Election Case

    In tense proceedings in Georgia, a judge will decide whether Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, and her office should be disqualified from their prosecution of former President Donald J....

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  • 2024 / 2 / 15
    How China Broke One Man’s Dreams

    A crisis of confidence is brewing inside China, where the government is turning believers in the Chinese dream into skeptics willing to flee the country.Li Yuan, who writes about technology, business and...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 14
    The Biden Problem Democrats Can No Longer Ignore

    Questions about President Biden’s age sharpened again recently after a special counsel report about his handling of classified information described him as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 13
    Why the Race to Replace George Santos Is So Close

    Voters in New York are choosing the successor to George Santos, the disgraced Republican who was expelled from Congress in December.Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The Times,...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 12
    Why Boeing’s Top Airplanes Keep Failing

    When a piece of an Alaska Airlines flight blew out into the sky in January, concern and scrutiny focused once more on the plane’s manufacturer, Boeing.Sydney Ember, a business reporter for The Times, explains...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 11
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Unthinkable Mental Health Crisis That Shook a New England College’

    The first death happened before the academic year began. In July 2021, an undergraduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute was reported dead. The administration sent a notice out over email, with the...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 9
    Kick Trump Off the Ballot? Even Liberal Justices Are Skeptical

    In December, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a bombshell ruling that said Donald Trump was ineligible to be on the state’s ballot for the Republican presidential primary, saying he was disqualified under...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 8
    A Guilty Verdict For a Mass Shooter’s Mother

    Warning: this episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence.A few days ago, for the first time, an American jury convicted a parent for a mass shooting carried out by their child.Lisa Miller,...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 7
    El Salvador Decimated Gangs. But at What Cost?

    El Salvador has experienced a remarkable transformation. What had once been one of the most violent countries in the world has become incredibly safe.Natalie Kitroeff, the New York Times bureau chief for...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 6
    The U.N. Scandal Threatening Crucial Aid to Gaza

    Late last month, an explosive allegation that workers from a crucial U.N. relief agency in Gaza had taken part in the Oct. 7 attacks stunned the world and prompted major donors, including the United States,...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 5
    The 1948 Economic Moment That Might Explain Our Own

    President Biden has struggled to sell Americans on the positive signs in the economy under his watch, despite figures that look good on paper. That could have important ramifications for his re-election...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 4
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Great Freight-Train Heists of the 21st Century’

    Of all the dozens of suspected thieves questioned by the detectives of the Train Burglary Task Force at the Los Angeles Police Department during the months they spent investigating the rise in theft from the...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 2
    On the Ballot in South Carolina: Biden’s Pitch to Black Voters

    The Democratic presidential nomination process begins tomorrow in South Carolina, and President Biden is running largely uncontested. But his campaign is expending significant resources in the race to try to...

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  • 2024 / 2 / 1
    Secure the Border, Say Republicans. So Why Are They Killing a Plan to Do That?

    For the past few weeks, Democrats and Republicans were closing in on a game-changing deal to secure the U.S.-Mexico border: a bipartisan compromise that’s unheard-of in contemporary Washington.Karoun...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 31
    Is the Future of Medicine Hidden in Ancient DNA?

    In a major advance in science, DNA from Bronze Age skeletons is providing clues to modern medical mysteries.Carl Zimmer, who covers life sciences for The Times, explains how a new field of study is changing...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 30
    Trump’s Voters vs. Haley’s Donors

    Inside the Republican Party, a class war is playing out between the pro-Trump base, which is ready for the nomination fight to be over, and the anti-Trump donor class, which thinks it’s just getting...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 29
    The Failed Promise of Police Body Cameras

    This episode contains strong language and audio excerpts of violence.About a decade ago, police departments across the United States began equipping their officers with body cameras. The technology was meant...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 28
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Whale Who Went AWOL’

    On April 26, 2019, a beluga whale appeared near Tufjord, a village in northern Norway, immediately alarming fishermen in the area. Belugas in that part of the world typically inhabit the remote Arctic and are...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 26
    The Mother Who Changed: A Story of Dementia

    Across the United States, millions of families are confronting a seemingly impossible question: When dementia changes a relative, how much should they accommodate their new personality and desires?Katie...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 25
    The Hybrid Worker Malaise

    The era of hybrid work has spawned a new kind of office culture — one that has left many workers less connected and less happy than they have ever been.Emma Goldberg, a business reporter covering workplace...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 24
    Why the G.O.P. Nomination Fight Is Now (All But) Over

    On Tuesday, Donald J. Trump beat Nikki Haley in New Hampshire. His win accelerated a push for the party to coalesce behind him and deepened questions about the path forward for Ms. Haley, his lone remaining...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 23
    The Shadowy Story of Oppenheimer and Congress

    Nominations for the Oscars are announced on Tuesday and “Oppenheimer,” a film about the father of the atomic bomb, is expected to be among the front-runners. Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 22
    The Rules of War

    In the International Court of Justice, South Africa is accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.Amanda Taub, a human rights lawyer-turned-journalist at The Times, walks through the arguments of the...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 21
    The Sunday Read: ‘Podcasters Took Up Her Sister’s Murder Investigation. Then They Turned on Her’

    Liz Flatt drove to Austin, Texas, mostly out of desperation. She had tried talking with the police. She had tried working with a former F.B.I. profiler who ran a nonprofit dedicated to solving unsolved...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 19
    The Fishermen Who Could End Federal Regulation as We Know It

    On its surface, the case before the Supreme Court — a dispute brought by fishing crews objecting to a government fee — appears to be routine.But, as Adam Liptak, who covers the court for The Times explains,...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 18
    What the Houthis Really Want

    Attacks by Houthi militants on shipping in the Red Sea, a crucial global trade route, once seemed like a dangerous sideshow to the war in Gaza. But as the attacks have continued, the sideshow has turned into...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 17
    The Messy Fight Over the SAT

    Concerned about the effect on diversity, many colleges have stopped requiring standardized tests. New research suggests that might be a mistake.David Leonhardt, a senior writer for The Times, discusses the...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 16
    Trump’s Domination and the Battle for No. 2 in Iowa

    At the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday night, Donald J. Trump secured a runaway victory. The only real drama was the fight for second place.Reid Epstein, who covers politics for The Times, takes us inside...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 14
    The Sunday Read: ‘How an Ordinary Football Game Turns Into the Most Spectacular Thing on TV’

    Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Chiefs, the N.F.L.’s defending champions, is a very loud place. During a 2014 game, a sound meter captured a decibel reading equivalent to a jet’s taking off,...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 12
    In Iowa, Two Friends Debate DeSantis vs. Trump

    On Monday, Iowa holds the first contest in the Republican presidential nominating process and nobody will have more on the line than Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor staked his candidacy on a victory in...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 11
    The Threat of a Wider War in the Middle East

    A recent string of attacks across the Middle East has raised concerns that the war between Hamas and Israel is spreading, and might put pressure on other countries like Iran and the United States to get more...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 10
    Trump’s Case for Total Immunity

    Donald Trump has consistently argued that as a former president, he is immune from being charged with a crime for things he did while he was in office.Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times,...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 9
    The Afterlife of a Gun

    Across the United States, hundreds of towns and cities are trying to get guns off the streets by turning them over to businesses that offer to destroy them.But a New York Times investigation found that...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 8
    The Wild World of Money in College Football

    Tonight, millions of Americans are expected to tune in to watch one of the biggest sports events of the year, college football’s national championship game. On the field, the game will be determined by the...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 7
    The Sunday Read: ‘Ghosts on the Glacier’

    Fifty years ago, eight Americans set off for South America to climb Aconcagua, one of the world’s mightiest mountains. Things quickly went wrong. Two climbers died. Their bodies were left behind.Here is what...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 5
    A Confusing New World for College Applicants

    In a landmark ruling last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent and banned the use of affirmative action in college admissions.The decision eliminated the most powerful tool...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 4
    Why Are So Many More Pedestrians Dying in the U.S.?

    A puzzling new pattern has taken hold on American roads: pedestrian traffic deaths, which had been on the decline for years, have skyrocketed.Emily Badger, who covers cities and urban policy for The Upshot at...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 3
    Biden’s 2024 Playbook

    Yesterday, we went inside Donald Trump’s campaign for president, to understand how he’s trying to turn a mountain of legal trouble into a political advantage. Today, we turn to the re-election campaign of...

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  • 2024 / 1 / 2
    Trump's 2024 Playbook

    As former President Donald J. Trump enters an election year leading his Republican rivals by wide margins in the polls, multiple court cases are taking up an increasing amount of his campaign schedule. They...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 29
    Baseball’s Plan To Save Itself From Boredom: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.Major League Baseball is putting in effect some of the...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 28
    A Mother, a Daughter, a Deadly Journey: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 27
    Inside Russia’s Crackdown on Dissent: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin made it a...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 26
    How A Paradise Became A Death Trap: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since.Warning: This episode contains descriptions of death.When fires swept West...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 22
    Biden Supports Israel. Does the Rest of America?

    A New York Times/Siena College poll has found that voters disapprove of President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza, though voters are split on U.S. policy toward the conflict and whether or not Israel’s...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 21
    The New State of the War in Gaza

    The accidental killing of three hostages by Israel’s military has shocked Israelis and is raising new questions about the way Israel is conducting its war against Hamas. Afterward, Israel’s defense minister...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 20
    Why a Colorado Court Just Knocked Trump Off the Ballot

    The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that former President Donald J. Trump is barred from holding office under the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies those who engage in insurrection, and directed Mr....

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  • 2023 / 12 / 19
    Football’s Young Victims

    Warning: this episode contains mentions of suicide.A recently released study from researchers at Boston University examined the brains of 152 contact-sport athletes who died before turning 30. They found that...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 18
    The Man Who Counts Every Shooting in America

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violenceIn 2023, the unrelenting epidemic of gun violence in the United States has claimed the lives of more than 41,000 people. Throughout the year, each and...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 17
    The Sunday Read: ‘Bariatric Surgery at 16’

    Last fall, Alexandra Duarte, who is now 16, went to see her endocrinologist at Texas Children’s Hospital, outside Houston. From age 10, she had been living with polycystic ovary syndrome and, more recently,...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 15
    The Year of Taylor Swift

    Taylor Swift grabbed many headlines in 2023. Her widely popular Eras Tour, which proved too much for Ticketmaster to handle, has been both a business and a cultural juggernaut. And Time magazine named her as...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 14
    The Woman Who Fought the Texas Abortion Ban

    A major case in Texas this week drew attention to the question of who can get exempted from an abortion ban. Most states that have banned the procedure allow for rare exceptions, but while that might seem...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 13
    Antisemitism and Free Speech Collide on Campuses

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.Universities across the country strained under pressure to take a public position on the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.Nicholas Confessore, a political and...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 12
    Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Fizzled. U.S. Funding May Be Next.

    Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is making a rare trip to Washington this week, pleading his case for American military aid, something which has long been a lifeline for his country but is now...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 11
    Can an ‘Anarcho-Capitalist’ President Save Argentina’s Economy?

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.With Argentina again in the midst of an economic crisis, Argentine voters turned to Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who has drawn comparisons to Donald J....

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  • 2023 / 12 / 10
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Bodily Indignities of the Space Life’

    As an incubator of life, Earth has a lot going for it, something we often fail to appreciate fully from within its nurturing bounds. Merely sending probes and rovers to the moon and Mars won’t do. For various...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 8
    Biden Is Trying to Rein In Israel. Is It Working?

    As the cease-fire in Gaza has ended and the fierce fighting there has resumed, the United States has issued sharper warnings to Israel’s leaders that they have a responsibility to avoid civilian...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 7
    Nikki Haley’s Moment

    Over the last few months, Nikki Haley has gained enough in the polls to suggest she is on the verge of surpassing Ron DeSantis as the main threat to Donald J. Trump in the race to become the Republican...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 6
    Opioid Victims Have a Settlement. Will the Supreme Court Undo It?

    The opioid epidemic has been one of the biggest public health disasters in generations. The drug company at the heart of the crisis, Purdue Pharma, maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, agreed to a...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 5
    The Blurry Line Between Rap Star and Crime Boss

    As a racketeering trial begins in Atlanta, much of the focus is on the high-profile defendant, the best-selling rapper Young Thug.Joe Coscarelli, a culture reporter for The New York Times, explains why, in a...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 4
    The Oct. 7 Warning That Israel Ignored

    In the weeks since Hamas carried out its devastating terrorist attack in southern Israel, Times journalists have been trying to work out why the Israeli security services failed to prevent such a huge and...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 3
    Sunday Special: Elon Musk at 'DealBook'

    Tech billionaire Elon Musk has come to define innovation, but he can also be a lightning rod for controversy; he recently endorsed antisemitic remarks on X, formerly known as Twitter, which prompted companies...

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  • 2023 / 12 / 1
    Should You Rent or Buy? The New Math.

    For many millennials, buying a home has become almost entirely out of reach. Average 30-year mortgage rates are hovering around 7 percent — the highest they’ve been since 2007 — largely because of the Federal...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 30
    The Bad Vibes Around a Good Economy

    The American economy, by many measures, is doing better than it has done in years. But for many Americans, that is not how it feels. Their feelings point to an enduring mystery: Why do Americans feel so bad...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 29
    Ending Roe Was Supposed to Reduce Abortions. It Didn’t.

    From the moment that Roe v. Wade was overturned, the question was just how much the change would reduce abortions across the United States. Now, more than a year later, the numbers are in.Margot Sanger-Katz,...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 28
    Israel and Hamas’s Fragile Cease-Fire

    Hostages are at the heart of the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, now in its fifth day. As of Monday night, 50 Israeli hostages had been released, as had 150 Palestinian prisoners. More releases...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 27
    Botox, Hermès and OnlyFans: Why This May Be George Santos’s Last Week in Congress

    Only five members of the U.S. House of Representatives have ever been expelled from the institution. This week, Representative George Santos, Republican of New York, could become the sixth.In a damning ethics...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 24
    'Hard Fork': An Interview With Sam Altman

    It was a head-spinning week in the tech world with the abrupt firing and rehiring of OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman. The hosts of “Hard Fork,” Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, interviewed Altman only two...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 23
    Thanksgiving With 'The Run-Up': Are Black Voters Leaving Democrats Behind?

    Polls suggest that they are – and that Black voters’ support for former President Donald J. Trump, especially among men, is rising. Astead W. Herndon, host of "The Run-Up," convened a special Thanksgiving...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 22
    Inside the Coup at OpenAI

    The board of OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot and one of the world’s highest-profile artificial intelligence companies, reversed course late last night and brought back Sam Altman as chief...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 21
    A Reporter’s Journey Into Gaza

    As the war against Hamas enters a seventh week, Israel finds itself under intense pressure to justify its actions in Gaza, including the raid of Al-Shifa Hospital, which it says is a center of Hamas activity....

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  • 2023 / 11 / 20
    The New Speaker Avoided a Shutdown. Can He Avoid Being Ousted?

    By working with Democrats to avert a government shutdown this past week, Speaker Mike Johnson seemed to put himself on the same path that doomed his predecessor. Or did he?Catie Edmondson, who covers Congress...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 19
    The Sunday Read: ‘What Does the U.S. Space Force Actually Do?’

    The Space Force, the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. military, was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump in December 2019. The initiative had been shaped within the armed...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 17
    Two Superpowers Walk Into a Garden

    One of the most highly anticipated diplomatic events of the year took place this week in a mansion outside San Francisco. President Biden and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, met to repair their countries’...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 16
    Biden’s Electric Car Problem

    A little over a year ago, at President Biden’s urging, congressional democrats passed a sweeping plan to supercharge the production and sale of electric vehicles.Jim Tankersley, who covers economic policy for...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 15
    A Strategy to Treat Big Tech Like Big Tobacco

    A historic set of new lawsuits, filed by more than three dozen states, accuses Meta, the country’s largest social media company, of illegally luring children onto its platforms and hooking them on its...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 14
    Hamas’s Bloody Arithmetic

    To much of the outside world, Hamas’s decision to murder hundreds of Israelis and trigger a war that has since killed many thousands of its own people looks like a historic miscalculation — one that could...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 13
    The Doctors of Gaza

    Warning: This episode contains descriptions of injuries and death.As Israel’s war on Hamas enters its sixth week, hospitals in Gaza have found themselves on the front lines. Hospitals have become a refuge for...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 12
    From Serial: ‘The Kids of Rutherford County’

    In April 2016, 11 Black schoolchildren, some as young as 8 years old, were arrested in Rutherford County, Tenn. The reason? They didn’t stop a fight between some other kids. What happened in the wake of those...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 10
    What Adidas Knew About Kanye

    Warning: this episode contains some explicit language.When Adidas terminated its multibillion-dollar partnership with Kanye West over his antisemitic and other offensive public remarks, it seemed like a...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 9
    The Supreme Court Tests Its Own Limits on Guns

    A critical gun case was argued before the Supreme Court this week. But instead of opening further freedoms for gun owners — as the court, with its conservative supermajority, did in a blockbuster decision...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 8
    The Trumps Take the Stand

    Of all the legal cases that former President Donald J. Trump is facing, perhaps the most personal is playing out in a courtroom in Manhattan: a civil fraud trial that could result in him losing control of his...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 7
    The Growing Republican Battle Over War Funding

    It’s been one month since the attack on Israel, but Washington has yet to deliver an aid package to its closest ally. The reason has to do with a different ally, in a different war: Speaker Mike Johnson has...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 6
    Swing State Voters Are Souring on Biden

    In a major new campaign poll from The New York Times and Siena College, former President Donald J. Trump leads President Biden in five of the six battleground states likeliest to decide the 2024 presidential...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 5
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Botched Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer’

    The beginning of the story was strangely familiar, like the opening scene in a shopworn police procedural: A woman runs screaming down a street in Oak Beach, a secluded gated community on Long Island’s South...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 3
    1948

    As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict enters its darkest chapter in decades, both sides are evoking the same foundational moment in their past: the events of 1948.David K. Shipler, a former Jerusalem bureau...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 2
    The Many Missed Warnings Before Maine’s Mass Shooting

    The mass shooting in Maine last week, which killed 18 people, was the country’s deadliest of the year. It may have also been one of the most avoidable.More than five months earlier, the Army Reserve and a...

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  • 2023 / 11 / 1
    Lessons From an Unending Conflict

    In late September, one of the world’s most intractable conflicts ended suddenly and brutally when Azerbaijan seized the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh and tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians fled their...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 31
    A Historic Strike (And Win) For Auto Workers

    A wave of strikes that has paralyzed the auto industry came to an end on Monday, when the last of the three big car manufacturers, General Motors, reached a deal with the United Automobile Workers union.Neal...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 30
    Israel's Invasion Begins

    Over the weekend, the Israeli military appears to have begun an invasion of the Gaza Strip, with tanks rolling into the enclave and Israeli soldiers fighting Hamas inside. But the operation remains shrouded...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 29
    The Sunday Read: ‘Who Hired the Hitmen to Silence Zitácuaro?’

    On Oct. 19, 2021, Armando Linares López was writing up notes from an interview when his cellphone buzzed with an unknown number. Linares, 49 and stocky with black hair that was just starting to show gray...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 27
    A New Threat: Surprise Hurricanes

    Hurricane Otis, which killed more than two dozen people in southern Mexico this week, exemplified a phenomenon that meteorologists fear will become more and more common: a severe hurricane that arrives with...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 26
    Introducing ‘The War Briefing’

    As the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, fears are growing that the conflict could spread beyond Gaza. And with an expected Israeli ground invasion, the coming days are likely to have enormous consequences. To...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 26
    The House Finally Has a Speaker

    Warning: this episode contains strong language.After 21 days without a leader, and after cycling through four nominees, House Republicans have finally elected a speaker. They chose Representative Mike Johnson...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 25
    Why Israel Is Delaying the Ground Invasion

    Almost immediately after Israel was attacked on Oct. 7, it began preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, drafting hundreds of thousands of its citizens and amassing forces along its southern border.But more...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 24
    The Lawyers Now Turning on Trump

    Over the past few days, two of the lawyers who tried to help former President Donald J. Trump stay in power after losing the 2020 election pleaded guilty in a Georgia racketeering case and have agreed to...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 23
    The Problem With a $2 Trillion Deficit

    Over a year, the federal deficit — the gap between what the U.S. government spends and what it earns — has doubled, to nearly $2 trillion.That figure seems to validate the worries of congressional Republicans...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 22
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Genius Behind Hollywood’s Most Indelible Sets’

    Kihekah Avenue cuts through the town of Pawhuska, Okla., roughly north to south, forming the only corridor you might call a “business district” in the town of 2,900. Standing in the middle is a small...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 20
    Hamas Took Her Son

    Warning: This episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence.When Hamas attacked Israel, they took two hundred hostages back with them into the Gaza Strip, including grandparents and children...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 19
    A Texas Town Wanted Tougher Border Security. Now It’s Having Regrets.

    When the governor of Texas announced an extraordinary plan to use local law enforcement to try to deter migrants from crossing from the border with Mexico, few communities were more receptive than the city of...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 18
    The Diplomatic Scramble to Contain the Israel-Hamas War

    A devastating blast at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday killed hundreds and ignited protests across the broader Middle East, deepening the crisis in the region.As President Biden visits Israel looking to ease...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 17
    The Arm-Twisting, Back-Stabbing Battle for House Speaker

    The House of Representatives still has no speaker, crippling a vital branch of the government. And the Republican who seems to be in the strongest position to take the role, Jim Jordan of Ohio, was once...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 16
    Voices from Gaza

    Warning: This episode contains descriptions of death.As the conflict continues, Israel has blocked food, water and electricity from entering Gaza and has bombarded the area with airstrikes that have killed...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 15
    The Sunday Read: ‘Is Måneskin the Last Rock Band?’

    The triumphant return to Rome of Måneskin — arguably the only rock stars of their generation, and almost certainly the biggest Italian rock band of all time — coincided with a heat wave across Southern...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 13
    Golan’s Story

    Warning: this episode contains descriptions of death.In the week since Israel suffered the deadliest day in its modern history, fresh accounts have emerged in village after village of just how extreme and...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 12
    The Spoiler Threat of R.F.K. Jr.

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was once dismissed as a fringe figure in the 2024 presidential race. But this week, as he announces an independent run for the White House, he’s striking fear within both the Democratic...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 11
    Israel’s Plan to Destroy Hamas

    For years, Israel’s leaders believed that they could coexist with Hamas. After this weekend’s massacre, that belief is over.Steven Erlanger, a former Jerusalem bureau chief at The New York Times, explains...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 10
    The New Supreme Court Cases to Watch

    Last week, the Supreme Court began its new term, picking up where it left off on the most contentious issues of the day, with cases connected to government power, gun rights and abortion.Adam Liptak, who...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 9
    War in Israel

    Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence.Over the weekend, Palestinian militants with Hamas, the Islamic group that controls the Gaza Strip, mounted a stunning and highly coordinated invasion...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 8
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row’

    The first time Tony Ford played Dungeons & Dragons, he was a wiry Black kid who had never seen the inside of a prison. His mother, a police officer in Detroit, had quit the force and moved the family to West...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 6
    Chaos or Conscience? A Republican Explains His Vote to Oust McCarthy.

    The ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy a few days ago demonstrated how powerful a small group of hard-right House Republicans have become and how deep their grievances run.We speak to one of the eight...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 5
    The Mosquitoes Are Winning

    For decades, the world seemed to be winning the war against mosquitoes and tamping down the deadly diseases they carried. But in the past few years, progress has not only stalled, it has reversed.Stephanie...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 4
    The Ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

    The vote on Tuesday to remove Representative Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representative has left the chamber mired in chaos.Luke Broadwater, a congressional correspondent for The Times,...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 3
    Sam Bankman-Fried Goes on Trial

    Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen golden boy of crypto, is going on trial for what prosecutors are calling the largest financial fraud in recent history.David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The Times,...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 2
    Amazon’s Most Beloved Features May Turn Out to Be Illegal

    The U.S. government has filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, pointing to a set of familiar features that have made, the internet retail giant so beloved by consumers.Karen Weise, a technology...

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  • 2023 / 10 / 1
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Art of Telling Forbidden Stories in China’

    As China strove for a larger role on the international stage at the turn of the century, the arrival of the internet and a relatively relaxed political environment spurred a boom in self-expression. Many...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 29
    Why the Government is About to Shut Down

    A showdown between House Republicans and their leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is heading toward a government shutdown.Carl Hulse, chief Washington correspondent for The Times, explains the causes and...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 28
    The Presidential Politics of the Autoworkers’ Strike

    Although one major strike, against Hollywood studios, was finally resolved this past week, another, against U.S. vehicle makers, is expanding. The plight of the autoworkers has now become a major point of...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 27
    Did Hollywood Writers Get Their Happy Ending?

    After 148 days on strike, writers of movies and television are returning to work on Wednesday with an agreement in hand that amounts to a major win for organized labor in Hollywood.John Koblin, a media...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 26
    Gold Bars, Wads of Cash and a Senator’s Indictment

    In one of the most serious political corruption cases in recent history, federal prosecutors have accused a senior U.S. senator of trading the power of his position for cash, gifts and gold.Tracey Tully, who...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 25
    An Unexpected Battle Over Banning Caste Discrimination

    California is poised to become the first state to outlaw discrimination based on a person’s caste. The system of social stratification, which dates back thousands of years, has been outlawed in India and...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 24
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Kidnapped Child Who Became a Poet’

    “The weird thing about growing up kidnapped,” Shane McCrae, the 47-year-old American poet, told me in his melodious, reedy voice one rainy afternoon in May, “is if it happens early enough, there’s a way in...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 22
    He Tried to Save a Friend. They Charged Him With Murder.

    Warning: This episode contains descriptions of rape, sexual abuse and death.As an epidemic of fentanyl use continues in America, causing tens of thousands of deaths each year, lawmakers and law enforcement...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 21
    Canada Confronts India Over Alleged Assassination

    Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence.The relationship between two democratic allies fell to its lowest point in history this week, after Canada accused India of assassinating a Sikh...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 20
    Is College Worth It?

    New research and polling show that more and more Americans now doubt a previously unquestioned fact of U.S. life — that going to college is worth it.Paul Tough, a contributing writer for The New York Times...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 19
    Inside Ukraine’s Drone Attacks on Russia

    As Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, it’s increasingly turning to a secret drone program that is hitting targets deep inside Russian territory. At least three different Ukrainian-made drones have been...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 18
    The Ozempic Era of Weight Loss

    Drugs like Ozempic are revolutionizing the treatment of obesity. The medications, originally used to treat diabetes, keep gaining attention as celebrities and other influencers describe taking them to lose...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 17
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty’

    Twenty years ago, a glamorous platinum-blond widow arrived at the Paris law office of Claude Dumont Beghi in tears. Someone was trying to take her horses — her “babies” — away, and she needed a lawyer to stop...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 15
    The Republican Attempt to Impeach President Biden

    Speaker Kevin McCarthy has ordered an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, putting into motion the third formal attempt by Congress to remove a president in the past four years.Luke Broadwater, a...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 14
    An Armored Train and a Dangerous New Alliance

    In a rare move, the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, traveled outside his country this week to meet with the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin. Julian Barnes, a national security reporter for The New...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 13
    A New Covid Shot for a New Covid Era

    On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. government recommended that almost every American begin taking a new annual vaccine for Covid, a milestone in the nation’s three-year battle against the virus.Apoorva...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 12
    A Breaking Point for the U.S. Auto Industry

    Later this week, as many as 150,000 U.S. autoworkers may walk out in a historic strike against the three Detroit automakers, General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The United Auto Workers union and the Big...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 11
    U.S. v Google

    For years, the government has been trying to rein in Big Tech, pursuing some of the largest and most powerful companies on the internet. This week, the government takes on Google in the first monopoly trial...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 11
    U.S. v. Google

    For years, the government has been trying to rein in Big Tech, pursuing some of the largest and most powerful companies on the internet. This week, the government takes on Google in the first monopoly trial...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 10
    The Sunday Read: ‘Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth’

    In early 2021, a Wikipedia editor peered into the future and saw what looked like a funnel cloud on the horizon: the rise of GPT-3, a precursor to the new chatbots from OpenAI. When this editor — a prolific...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 8
    A Tragic Fire and Broken Promises in South Africa

    This episode contains descriptions of severe injuries. Last week, a devastating fire swept through a derelict building in Johannesburg that housed desperate families who had no place else to go. The...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 7
    Why One Drug Company Held Back a Better Drug

    For decades, drugmakers have argued that patents are critical to bringing new drugs to the market. But in 2004, when a promising H.I.V. treatment emerged, Gilead Sciences decided to slow-walk its release to...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 6
    How 100,000 Migrants Became a Political Crisis in New York

    In New York, the arrival of more than 100,000 migrants seeking asylum over the past year has become a crisis for the city’s shelter system, schools and budget.As another critical election season begins to...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 5
    Passenger Planes Nearly Collide Far More Than You Know

    A Times investigation found that U.S. passenger planes come dangerously close to crashing into each other far more frequently than the public knows.Sydney Ember, an economics reporter for The Times, explains...

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  • 2023 / 9 / 1
    Arizona’s Pipe Dream

    A Times investigation revealed that in much of the United States, communities and farms are pumping out groundwater at alarming rates. Aquifers are shrinking nationwide, threatening supplies of drinking water...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 31
    A Major Overhaul of Prescription Drug Prices

    A year ago, Congress overhauled the way drugs for older Americans get paid for, by giving Medicare the power to bargain with drug makers over prices in the biggest change to health care for more than a...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 30
    A Breakout Moment for Vivek Ramaswamy

    In the Republican presidential race, the battle for second place has been jolted by the sudden rise of a political newcomer whose popularity has already eclipsed that of far more seasoned candidates — Vivek...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 29
    A Marriage, a Secret and a Crackdown in China

    Over the past decade, China has placed more and more restrictions on the lives of its citizens — tightening its hold over what people can do, read and say.When Bei Zhenying’s husband was arrested and...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 28
    A New Race to the Moon

    Last week, India landed its spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, becoming the first country to land such a craft near the south pole, where scientists believe vital reserves of water could be found frozen....

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  • 2023 / 8 / 27
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Fight for the Right to Trespass’

    The signs on the gate at the entrance to the path and along the edge of the reservoir were clear. “No swimming,” they warned, white letters on a red background.On a chill mid-April day in northwest England,...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 25
    A Plane Crash, 10 Dead People and a Question: Was This Putin’s Revenge?

    The mysterious crash of a private jet outside Moscow is believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of the Wagner militia who led an armed rebellion against Moscow in June. Anton Troianovski, the...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 24
    A Fiery First Republican Debate — Without Trump

    Last night, Republicans held their first debate of the 2024 presidential cycle without the party’s dominant candidate onstage: Donald J. Trump.Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The Times,...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 23
    Ready or Not, Driverless Cars Are Here

    After a closely watched vote, driverless cars, once a Silicon Valley fantasy, have become a 24-hour-a-day reality in San Francisco. Are autonomous vehicles an interesting and safe transportation alternative?...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 22
    Why the Coral Reef Crisis in Florida Is a Problem for All of Us

    A marine heat wave is warming the waters off the coast of Florida, pushing temperature readings as high as 101 Fahrenheit and endangering a critical part of sea life: the coral reef.Catrin Einhorn, who covers...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 21
    Inside the Sputtering Campaign of Ron DeSantis

    Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida began the race for the Republican nomination with high expectations and a clear argument: that he was a political fighter with a solid record of conservative achievements in his...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 20
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin’

    Where did it come from? More than three years into the pandemic with untold millions of people dead, that question about the origin of Covid-19 remains widely disputed and fraught, with facts sparkling amid a...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 18
    How a Paradise Became a Death Trap

    Warning: This episode contains descriptions of death.When fires swept West Maui, Hawaii, many residents fled for their lives — but soon discovered they had nowhere to go. Thousands of structures, mostly...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 17
    Hunter Biden’s Legal Problems Keep Getting Worse

    A plea deal struck between the Department of Justice and Hunter Biden was supposed to bring his years of legal troubles to an end. Instead, that deal has unraveled and a special counsel has been named to take...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 16
    Why a Coup in Niger Has the World’s Attention

    In a region of Africa where authoritarianism has been rising, Niger seemed to be on a different path of democracy and partnership with the United States.Declan Walsh, chief Africa correspondent for The Times,...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 15
    A Law Used Against the Mafia — and Now Trump

    On Monday, former President Donald J. Trump and 18 others were indicted by an Atlanta grand jury, with Mr. Trump and some of his former top aides accused of orchestrating a “criminal enterprise” to reverse...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 14
    What Lahaina Lost in Hawaii’s Wildfires

    Last week, wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui that became the deadliest in the United States in over a century. The town of Lahaina, once the royal capital of the kingdom of Hawaii, was one of...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 13
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Silicon Blockade’

    Last October, the United States Bureau of Industry and Security issued a document that, underneath its 139 pages of dense bureaucratic jargon and minute technical detail, amounted to a declaration of economic...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 11
    The End of An Era for U.S. Women’s Soccer

    A few days ago, when the U.S. team was eliminated from the FIFA Women’s World Cup, it marked the end of a history-making run.Rory Smith, chief soccer correspondent for The Times, argues that it also marked...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 10
    Lives, Livelihoods, and the High Cost of Heat

    This summer, unrelenting heat waves have taken a devastating toll in many parts of the world, putting this year on track to be the hottest ever recorded.Coral Davenport, who covers energy and environmental...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 9
    Elon Musk’s Quest to Own the Stars

    Satellites owned by Elon Musk’s Starlink orbit the earth and beam an internet connection to almost anywhere. In 2019, the company sent its first 60 or so satellites into orbit — today, it has some 4,500...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 8
    The Legal Strategy Behind the Latest Trump Indictment

    To win a conviction against former President Donald J. Trump for trying to subvert the results of the 2020 election, Jack Smith, the special counsel, is applying laws in ways that have never been used...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 7
    The Economy is on an Upswing. Should Biden Get Credit for It?

    The latest economic figures are some of the best of President Biden’s tenure so far. It appears increasingly likely that the United States has managed to tame high inflation without causing a recession.Jim...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 6
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Vanishing Family: Life in the Shadow of a Cruel Genetic Mutation’

    When Barb’s father all but left, her mother turned inward, sitting quietly in front of the television, always smoking, often with a cocktail. Something had overtaken her, though it wasn’t clear what.Six years...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 4
    Fighting Canada’s Unending Fires

    The wildfires sweeping Canada have become the largest in its modern history. Across the country, 30 million acres of forest have burned — three times as much land as in the worst American fire in the past 50...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 3
    43% vs. 43%: Why Trump and Biden Are Tied in Our New Poll

    With Donald Trump facing charges in three different criminal cases, the biggest questions in American politics are whether that creates an opening for his Republican rivals in the presidential race — and...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 2
    The Charges Against Trump for Conspiring to Overturn the Election

    On Tuesday afternoon, the special counsel Jack Smith filed criminal charges against former President Donald Trump over his wide-ranging attempt to overthrow the 2020 election.Luke Broadwater, a congressional...

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  • 2023 / 8 / 1
    The Secret History of Gun Rights

    How did the National Rifle Association, America’s most influential gun-rights group, amass its power?A New York Times investigation has revealed the secret history of how a fusty club of sportsmen became a...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 31
    Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Charts a Path for the Far Right

    Last year, Giorgia Meloni, an Italian far-right politician, became prime minister on an agenda that many feared would mark a radical turn for the country. Now, her visit to the White House last week has...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 30
    The Sunday Read: ‘The America That Americans Forget’

    On the weekends, when Roy Gamboa was a little boy, his grandfather would wake him before dawn. He would pour some coffee into a bowl of rice, and that would be the boy’s breakfast. Roy knew better than to...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 28
    Menopause Is Having a Moment

    Some of the worst symptoms of menopause — including hot flashes, sleeplessness and pain during sex — have an established treatment. Why aren’t more women offered it?Susan Dominus, a writer for The New York...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 27
    Affirmative Action for the 1 Percent

    A major new study has revealed just how much elite colleges admissions in the U.S. systematically favor the rich and the superrich.David Leonhardt, a senior writer for The Times and The Morning, walks through...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 26
    Hunter Biden’s Day in Court

    On Wednesday morning, Hunter Biden was scheduled to a guilty plea in a Delaware courtroom, marking the end of a yearslong federal investigation that many Republicans believed would put the president’s son in...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 25
    Russia’s Newest Target: The Global Food Supply

    When Russia invaded Ukraine, it put the global food supply at risk — until the two countries struck an unusual deal to keep shipments flowing. Last week, that deal fell apart.Marc Santora, who has been...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 24
    A One-Man Blockade Against the U.S. Military

    For the past few months, a single senator — Tommy Tuberville — has blocked hundreds of promotions in the U.S. military.Karoun Demirjian, a congressional correspondent for The Times, explains what’s behind the...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 23
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Trillion- Gallon Question’

    On the morning of Feb. 7, 2017, two electricians were working on a warning siren near the spillway of Oroville Dam, 60 miles north of Sacramento, when they heard an explosion. As they watched, a giant plume...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 21
    Can Barbie Be Rebranded as a Feminist Icon?

    “Barbie” is premiering this weekend and is trying to pull off a seemingly impossible task: taking a doll best known for reinforcing conventional stereotypes of women and rebranding it as a symbol of feminism,...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 20
    The Man Trying to Save Phoenix From Historic Heat

    As a historic heat wave grips much of the world and the United States, no city has become more emblematic of the crisis than Phoenix, where temperatures have exceeded 110 degrees for the past three...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 19
    How the Birth Control Pill Got Over the Counter

    Last week, for the first time in U.S. history, federal regulators approved the sale of a birth control pill without a prescription.Pam Belluck, a health and science correspondent for The Times, explains why,...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 18
    The Writers’ Revolt Against A.I. Companies

    To refine their popular technology, new artificial intelligence platforms like Chat-GPT are gobbling up the work of authors, poets, comedians and actors — without their consent.Sheera Frenkel, a technology...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 17
    China’s Economic Rebound Hits a Wall

    When China suddenly dismantled its lockdowns and other Covid precautions last December, officials in Beijing and many investors expected the economy to spring back to life. It hasn’t worked out that...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 16
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors’

    Some years ago, a psychiatrist named Wendy Dean read an article about a physician who died by suicide. Such deaths were distressingly common, she discovered. The suicide rate among doctors appeared to be even...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 14
    How Clarence Thomas Came to Reject Affirmative Action

    Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the second Black justice to sit on the court after Thurgood Marshall, has spent years opposing affirmative action. When the high court struck down the policy last month,...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 13
    How Affirmative Action Changed Their Lives

    Two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, declaring that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina were unlawful.Today, three...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 12
    The Great Resignation is Over

    Tens of millions of Americans changed jobs over the past two years, a rare moment of worker power as employees demanded higher pay, and as employers, short on staff, often gave it to them.The tidal wave of...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 11
    Many Countries Banned Cluster Munitions. The U.S. Is Sending Them to Ukraine Anyway.

    For months, President Biden has been wrestling with one of the most vexing questions in the war in Ukraine: whether to risk letting Ukrainian forces run out of the artillery rounds they desperately need to...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 10
    Will Threads Kill Twitter?

    Last week, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, released Threads, a social media platform to compete with Twitter. In just 16 hours, Threads was downloaded more than 30 million times.Mike...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 9
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Spy Who Called Me’

    The wave of scandals that would engulf Spain began with a police raid on a wooded property outside Madrid. It was Nov. 3, 2017, and the target was José Manuel Villarejo Pérez, a former government spy....

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  • 2023 / 7 / 7
    The Complicated Future of Student Loans

    Last week, the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s sweeping plan to cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt.Stacy Cowley, a finance reporter for The New York Times, explains what the decision...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 6
    Russia After the Rebellion

    Last month, a rebellion inside Russia left lingering questions about what really happened and about what the ramifications would be for President Vladimir V. Putin.Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 5
    How MrBeast Became the Willy Wonka of YouTube

    Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, has become a sensation on YouTube for ostentatious and sometimes absurd acts of altruism.Today, Max Read, a journalist and contributor to The Times, discusses what...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 4
    From Serial: ‘The Retrievals’

    The patients in this story came to the Yale Fertility Center to pursue pregnancy. They began their I.V.F. cycles full of expectation and hope. Then a surgical procedure called egg retrieval caused them...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 3
    A Clash Between Religious Faith and Gay Rights

    The Supreme Court delivered another major decision this past week, ruling in favor of a web designer who said she had a First Amendment right to refuse to create wedding websites for same-sex couples.Adam...

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  • 2023 / 7 / 2
    The Sunday Read: ‘A Week With the Wild Children of the A.I. Boom’

    HF0, or Hacker Fellowship Zero, is a start-up accelerator that provides 12-week residencies for batches of fellows from 10 different start-ups. Their experience, which culminates in a demonstration day, is...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 30
    The Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action

    On Thursday, the Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent by striking down affirmative action and declaring that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 29
    Is Washington Finally Ready to Take On Big Tech?

    In a San Francisco courtroom, federal regulators are fighting to block one of the biggest deals in the history of Silicon Valley. David McCabe, who covers technology policy for The New York Times, talks about...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 28
    Suspicion, Cheating and Bans: A.I. Hits America’s Schools

    Since its introduction less than a year ago, ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence platform that can write essays, solve math problems and write computer code, has sparked an anguished debate in the world of...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 27
    Speaker McCarthy Has Lost Control of His House

    Earlier this month, a group of hard-right Republicans hijacked the floor of the House of Representatives in protest against Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The mutiny, staged by nearly a dozen members of the...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 26
    A 36-Hour Rebellion in Russia

    An armed rebellion in Russia over the weekend stunned the world and amounted to the single biggest challenge to President Vladimir V. Putin’s rule since he came to power 23 years ago.Anton Troianovski, the...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 23
    Understanding Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

    For months, much of the world has been watching and waiting as Ukraine prepares for a major counteroffensive in its war with Russia. That battle is now underway, and it’s not what was expected.Andrew E....

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  • 2023 / 6 / 22
    Lost 2 Miles Below the Ocean

    A few days ago, when passengers set off on a deep sea expedition in the Atlantic Ocean, they were aboard a vessel that many experts had already concluded was dangerously designed.William Broad, a science...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 21
    The Re-Militarization of Germany

    In the decades after World War II and the atrocities of the Holocaust, Germany deliberately underinvested in its military. But that’s about to change.Katrin Bennhold, a correspondent in Europe and former...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 20
    Inflation Is Way Down. Is It by Design or Just Luck?

    Rapid inflation has been a problem in the United States for more than two years, but the tide appears to be turning. Annual inflation is now less than half of what it was last summer.Jeanna Smialek, who...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 18
    The Sunday Read: ‘The High-Risk Feat of Bringing ‘American Born Chinese’ to TV’

    Almost everyone who reads “American Born Chinese,” Gene Luen Yang’s groundbreaking graphic novel, is a little afraid of Chin-Kee.The book is a classic of young-adult literature, threading together stories of...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 16
    The Kids Take the Climate Change Fight to Court

    This week, a historic case has landed in a Montana courtroom. A group of young environmentalists is suing the state, arguing that its embrace of fossil fuels is destroying pristine environments, upending...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 15
    How Saudi Arabia Took on Pro Golf — and Won

    Last week, golf’s premier circuit, the PGA Tour, announced it was partnering with its rival circuit LIV Golf, an upstart league backed by Saudi Arabia, giving the country a powerful new seat at the table of...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 14
    Arraigned, Again: Trump’s Federal Court Hearing in Miami

    Donald Trump was arraigned in Miami yesterday on 37 criminal counts covering seven different violations of federal law, including the handling of classified documents.Three New York Times journalists covered...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 13
    A Forced Reckoning in the Restaurant Industry

    When the #MeToo movement gained momentum in exposing abuses at the highest levels of power, the restaurant industry was exposed as a chief offender. In 2020, the James Beard Awards, the food world’s main...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 12
    Nuclear Secrets and Taped Conversations: A Look at the Evidence Against Trump.

    Last week, Donald Trump was charged with federal violations relating to his handling of classified material after leaving office.Ben Protess, who covers the government and law enforcement for The Times,...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 11
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Most Dangerous Person in the World Is Randi Weingarten’

    When the former secretary of state and C.I.A. director Mike Pompeo, a man who had dealt firsthand with autocrats like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, described Randi Weingarten as “the most dangerous person in...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 9
    Special Episode: A Second Trump Indictment

    The seven new criminal charges against Donald Trump relate to his handling of classified material upon leaving office and then obstructing the government’s efforts to reclaim them. Michael S. Schmidt, who...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 9
    There’s No Escaping Wildfire Smoke

    Smoke from wildfires in Canada has created a crisis in the American Northeast and beyond, with air pollution in New York reaching its worst level in modern history.David Wallace-Wells, a climate columnist for...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 8
    A Guide to the Suddenly Crowded Republican Primary

    Candidates for the Republican presidential nomination keep entering the field, despite the fact that Donald Trump polls consistently as the front-runner and Ron DeSantis has emerged as the clear No. 2. Why do...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 7
    Turned Away and Left at Sea

    A few weeks ago, footage showing asylum seekers, including young children, being rounded up, taken to sea and abandoned on a raft by the Greek Coast Guard was sent to The New York Times.Matina...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 6
    The Fight Over Phonics

    About 50 years ago, the educator Lucy Calkins pioneered a technique called balanced literacy, which de-emphasized the use of phonics to teach reading. It was widely adopted in the United States, including in...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 5
    The New Afghanistan, Through the Eyes of Three Women

    This episode contains descriptions of violence.In the two years since the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, the Taliban has shut women and girls out of public life.Christina Goldbaum, a correspondent...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 3
    Special Episode: A Crash Course in Dembow, a Misunderstood Pantry Staple and Simple Tips to Keep Calm and Carry On

    This weekend, we’re bringing dispatches from Times critics and writers on great music, TV, movies, recipes and more. They’re all part of a new series called “NYT Shorts,” available only on NYT Audio, our new...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 2
    America’s Big City Brain Drain

    In recent years, well-paid and college-educated Americans have shed major cities like New York, San Francisco and Washington for places like Philadelphia or Birmingham, Ala.Emily Badger, who writes about...

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  • 2023 / 6 / 1
    How the G.O.P. Picked Trans Kids as a Rallying Cry

    With stunning speed, the status of trans youth has become the rallying cry of the Republican Party, from state legislatures to presidential campaigns.Adam Nagourney, who covers West Coast cultural affairs for...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 31
    Republicans Impeach One of Their Own

    Since 2016, the cardinal rule of Republican politics has been to defend Donald J. Trump and his allies at all costs, no matter the allegation. That appeared to change last week, when Texas lawmakers issued 20...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 30
    The Godfather of A.I. Has Some Regrets

    As the world begins to experiment with the power of artificial intelligence, a debate has begun about how to contain its risks. One of the sharpest and most urgent warnings has come from a man who helped...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 27
    Special Episode: An Interplanetary Jazz Legend, a Cosmic Vegetable and a Psychic Prodigy

    This weekend, we’re bringing dispatches from Times critics and writers on great music, TV, movies, recipes and more. They’re all part of a new series called “NYT Shorts,” available only on NYT Audio, our new...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 26
    The Ticking Clock of a U.S. Debt Default

    Top White House officials and Republican lawmakers are racing to reach an agreement as the date when the United States is projected to default on its debt approaches.Jim Tankersley, who covers the White House...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 26
    The Headlines: May 26

    Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for. This episode includes: Oath Keepers Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 25
    Millions of Dollars, Thousands of Robocalls and 1 Legal Loophole

    A New York Times investigation has found that a group of Republican operatives used robocalls to raise $89 million on behalf of veterans, police officers and firefighters.David A. Fahrenthold, an...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 25
    The Headlines: May 25

    Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for. This episode includes: DeSantis’s Entry into the 2024 Race Goes Awry With a Twitter...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 24
    Ukraine Lost in Bakhmut. But It Has Much Bigger Plans.

    After almost a year of deadly battle, Russia has claimed victory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. But what happens now is uncertain.Eric Schmitt, who covers national security for The New York Times,...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 24
    The Headlines: May 24

    Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for. This episode includes: A Year After a School Shooting, Divisions Run Through Uvalde,...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 23
    The Supreme Court vs. Andy Warhol

    A few days ago, the Supreme Court tried to answer a question that has long bedeviled the world of art: When is borrowing from an earlier artist an act of inspiration, and when is it theft? Adam Liptak, who...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 23
    The Headlines: May 23

    Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for. This episode includes: Prosecutors Sought Records on Trump’s Foreign Business Deals...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 22
    Is Trump's Nomination Now Inevitable?

    Voters in the 2022 midterms seemed to send a clear message — a rejection of Trumpism and extremism. And yet it appears increasingly likely that he will win the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 22
    Introducing The Headlines: May 22

    Our new show brings you the biggest stories in about 10 minutes. It's the complement to The Daily you’ve been waiting for. This episode includes: A Group of 7 Summit Wrap-Up, with our chief White House...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 20
    Special Episode: Classic TV, New Music and a Side of Pasta

    This weekend, we’re bringing you something a little different: dispatches from Times critics and writers on great music, TV, movies, recipes and more. They’re all part of a new series called “NYT Shorts,” and...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 19
    When the Culture Wars Came for NASA

    The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful ever made, has revolutionized the way we see the universe. The name was chosen for James E. Webb, a NASA administrator during the 1960s. But when doubts about...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 18
    An Anonymous #MeToo Source Goes Public

    This episode contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault. It’s been more than five years since the #MeToo movement, driven by reporting at publications like The New York Times, toppled powerful and...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 17
    Turkey’s President Fights for Political Survival

    For two decades, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has loomed large over Turkish politics. But skyrocketing inflation and a devastating earthquake have eroded his power and, in a presidential election over the...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 16
    The Day Title 42 Ended

    For weeks, officials have feared that the end of Title 42 would create a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border that would strain and possibly cripple America’s immigration system.Natalie Kitroeff, the New York...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 15
    The U.S. Banned Spyware — and Then Kept Trying to Use It

    A little over a decade ago, a small Israeli company created what would become the world’s most powerful and notorious hacking tool.Mark Mazzetti, who is a Washington investigative correspondent for The Times,...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 14
    The Lifesaving Power of … Paperwork?

    In the final days of Marleny Mesa’s pregnancy, she could not shake the feeling that something was wrong. She could barely breathe, for one thing. For another, her anxiety and physical discomfort were...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 12
    Biden’s Radical Option to End the Debt Fight

    In a high-stakes showdown this week, President Biden and the leaders of congress met face to face in an effort to avoid the United States defaulting on its debt for the first time in history.Jim Tankersley, a...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 11
    Even More Trouble for George Santos

    Last year, Times reporting revealed the many lies that the freshman Republican congressman George Santos had told about his life and career. Now he is facing legal consequences.Michael Gold, who covers...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 10
    Trump Liable for Sexual Abuse

    This episode contains detailed descriptions of sexual assault.A jury in Manhattan has found former President Donald J. Trump legally liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.Ben...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 9
    A Big Policy Change at the Border

    For the past three years, the United States has relied on Title 42, a pandemic restriction that has allowed the swift expulsion of many migrants at the southern border. But by the end of the week, that rule...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 8
    A Crisis of Ethics at the Supreme Court

    Debate about ethical standards for Supreme Court justices has intensified after a series of revelations about undisclosed gifts, luxury travel and property deals. Adam Liptak, who covers the court for The...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 7
    The Sunday Read: ‘The School Where the Pandemic Never Ended’

    Lakishia Fell-Davis is aware that at this point, in 2023, most people are treating the coronavirus pandemic as a thing of the past. For her, though, Covid still poses a real threat: Fell-Davis has Type I...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 5
    How Streaming Hurt Hollywood Writers

    This week, thousands of writers went on strike against Hollywood studios over what they say is an existential threat to their livelihoods.John Koblin, a media reporter for The New York Times, explains how...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 4
    What if You Could Save Someone From an Overdose?

    In the face of an escalating opioid epidemic, the F.D.A. recently approved over-the-counter sales for Narcan — a lifesaving nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. Jan Hoffman, who covers health law...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 3
    The Democrats’ Dianne Feinstein Problem

    For the past few months, a single lawmaker has prevented Democrats from carrying out their agenda in Congress. For now, there is no simple solution in sight. Annie Karni, a congressional correspondent for The...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 2
    A Third Bank Implodes. Now What?

    On Monday morning, the federal government took over a third failing bank — this time, First Republic.Jeanna Smialek, an economy correspondent for The Times, discusses whether we are at the end of the banking...

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  • 2023 / 5 / 1
    Kevin McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Dilemma

    Last week, Speaker Kevin McCarthy persuaded Republicans to narrowly pass a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, setting up high-stakes negotiations with the Biden administration.Catie Edmondson, who covers...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 30
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Agony of Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for Your Parents’

    In January 2022, Randi Schofield was a 34-year-old single mother who, not long before, left her full-time job of eight years as a personal bailiff to a local judge. She pulled $30,000 from her retirement...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 28
    The Ballad of ‘Deepfake Drake’

    This month, an anonymous producer jolted the music industry by using artificial intelligence to impersonate the singers Drake and the Weeknd, creating a fake track, “Heart on My Sleeve,” that quickly went...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 27
    Can India Become the Next Global Superpower?

    This month, India reached a notable milestone. The country’s population surpassed that of China, which had held the No. 1 position for at least three centuries.Alex Travelli, who covers South Asia and...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 26
    Voters Are Wary of Biden. Here’s Why He Might Win Anyway

    President Biden has announced that he will seek another term in the Oval Office, despite the fact that he will be 81 on Election Day 2024.Not everyone is overjoyed about that prospect — more than half of...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 25
    Fox News Fires Its Biggest Star

    Less than a week after Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle the Dominion lawsuit, the network has abruptly fired Tucker Carlson — an anchor at the center of the case.Jeremy W. Peters, who covers...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 24
    How Two Generals Led Sudan to the Brink of Civil War

    Sudan was supposed to be moving away from military rule and toward democracy. But over the past week, the country has been thrown into violent chaos as two factions battle for control.Declan Walsh, chief...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 23
    The Sunday Read: ‘Why Are These Italians Massacring Each Other With Oranges?’

    One Sunday in February, in a northern Italian town called Ivrea, the facades of historic buildings were covered with plastic sheeting and nets. And in several different piazzas, hundreds of wooden crates had...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 21
    Why Low-Ranking Soldiers Have Access to Top Secret Documents

    Last week, a 21-year old airman from Massachusetts, Jack Teixeira, was arrested under the Espionage Act and charged with violating federal laws by sharing top secret military documents with an online gaming...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 20
    The Blockbuster Fox Defamation Trial That Wasn’t

    At the very last minute, both Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News decided to settle their closely watched defamation lawsuit, rather than make their cases at trial.Jeremy W. Peters, who covers media and...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 19
    Abortion Goes to the Supreme Court (Again)

    In overturning Roe v. Wade last year, the Supreme Court’s message was that it was done with the issue of abortion. Now, dueling rulings on abortion pills will send the issue back to the highest court in the...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 18
    How the I.R.S. Became a Political Boogeyman

    Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service unveiled an $80 billion plan to transform itself into a “digital first” tax collector focused on customer service and cracking down on wealthy tax...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 17
    China and Taiwan: A Torrid Backstory

    The posturing between the United States and China has been intensifying in recent weeks — China responded with condemnations and military drills after Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, met the speaker of the...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 16
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Daring Ruse That Exposed China’s Campaign to Steal American Secrets’

    In March 2017, an engineer at G.E. Aviation in Cincinnati received a request on LinkedIn. The engineer, Hua, is in his 40s, tall and athletic, with a boyish face that makes him look a decade younger. He moved...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 14
    Broadway’s Longest-Running Musical Turns Out the Lights

    “The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest running show in the history of Broadway, will close its doors on Sunday after more than three decades.We went backstage during one of the final performances before the...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 13
    What We’re Learning From the Leaked Military Documents

    A week ago, the world discovered that dozens of classified documents from the American government had been leaked online, including highly sensitive information about Russia’s war in Ukraine and damaging...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 12
    How Strong (or Not) Is New York’s Case Against Trump?

    In the week since Donald Trump was arraigned on 34 felony charges, debate about the strength of the case against him has only intensified.Charlie Savage, a Washington correspondent at The Times, has closely...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 11
    Inside Russia’s Crackdown on Dissent

    Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin made it a crime to oppose the war in public. Since then, it has waged a relentless campaign of repression, putting Russian citizens in jail for offenses as small...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 10
    An Extraordinary Act of Political Retribution in Tennessee

    Last week, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House expelled two of its members — both young Black Democrats. Emily Cochrane, a national correspondent for The New York Times, explains the story behind the...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 9
    ‘The Run-Up’: The Republican Party Sorts Through Its Mess

    The Times reporter Astead W. Herndon and the team are back for a new season of “The Run-Up” and they’re looking ahead to the 2024 presidential election, which in many ways has already begun. In this first...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 7
    The Outsourcing of America’s Border Problem

    This episode contains descriptions of severe injuries.Tough new border policies introduced by the Biden administration have sharply reduced the number of migrants crossing into the United States. But the...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 6
    America Has a Problem in Africa: China

    Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Africa last week was designed to send a simple message to its governments and people — China is not your friend. The United States is.Abdi Latif Dahir, The New York...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 5
    What It Was Like at Donald Trump’s Arraignment

    The line for reporters seeking to be in the courtroom for Donald J. Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan started forming at 2 p.m. on Monday, more than a day before the former president was scheduled to face a...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 4
    The Election That Could Reshape Wisconsin, and the Country

    Wisconsin will hold an election for a seat on its Supreme Court today, and it is no exaggeration to say that the result could end up reshaping U.S. politics for years to come.The Times political correspondent...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 3
    Fear and Bravado: Inside Trump’s Reaction to the Indictment

    After Donald J. Trump was indicted over his role in paying hush money to a porn star during the 2016 presidential campaign, he called the move an act of political persecution.But his impending arrest could...

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  • 2023 / 4 / 2
    The Sunday Read: ‘A Sandwich Shop, a Tent City and an American Crisis'

    For more information on today’s episode visit nytimes.com/thedaily.For more information on today’s episode visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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  • 2023 / 3 / 31
    The Indictment of Donald Trump

    A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Donald J. Trump for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The precise charges are not yet known, but the case...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 30
    The Plan to Save Baseball From Boredom

    Major League Baseball is putting in effect some of the biggest changes in the sport’s history in an effort to speed up the game and inject more activity.As the 2023 season opens, Michael Schmidt, a Times...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 29
    Israel’s Far Right Government Backs Down

    For months in Israel, the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing a highly contentious plan to fundamentally change the country’s Supreme Court, setting off some of the...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 28
    The Fight Over ‘Cop City’

    This episode contains descriptions of violenceIn a patch of woods southwest of Atlanta, protesters have been clashing with the police over a huge police training facility that the city wants to build there....

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  • 2023 / 3 / 27
    A Sweeping Plan to Protect Kids From Social Media

    A few days ago, Utah became the first state to pass a law prohibiting social media services from allowing users under 18 to have accounts without the explicit consent of a parent or guardian. The move, by...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 26
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Danhausen Became Professional Wrestling’s Strangest Star’

    Like a lot of people who get into professional wrestling, Donovan Danhausen had a vision of a different version of himself. Ten years ago, at age 21, he was living in Detroit, working as a nursing assistant...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 24
    Should The Government Pay for Your Bad Climate Decisions?

    A few days ago, the Biden administration released a report warning that a warming planet posed severe economic challenges for the United States, which would require the federal government to reassess its...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 23
    Our Film Critic on Why He’s Done With the Movies

    A.O. Scott started as a film critic at The New York Times in January of 2000. Next month he will move to the Book Review as a critic at large.After 23 years as a film critic, Mr. Scott discusses why he is...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 22
    Barney Frank on His Role in the Banking Crisis

    Barney Frank was one of the people most responsible for overhauling financial regulation after the 2008 economic crisis. After retiring from Congress, he supported a change to his own law that would benefit...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 21
    China, Russia and the Risk of a New Cold War

    As Xi Jinping, China’s leader, meets with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow this week, Chinese officials have been presenting his trip as a mission of peace. But American and European officials...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 20
    How TikTok Became a Matter of National Security

    TikTok, the app known for short videos of lip syncing, dancing and bread baking, is one of the most popular platforms in the country, used by one out of every three Americans.In recent weeks, the Biden...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 19
    The Sunday Read: ‘Spirited Away to Miyazaki Land’

    As an American, Sam Anderson knows what it feels like to arrive at a theme park. “The totalizing consumerist embrace,” he writes. “The blunt-force, world-warping, escapist delight.” He has known theme parks...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 17
    Why the Banking Crisis Isn’t Over Yet

    In the past week, as spooked customers frantically withdrew $42 billion from Silicon Valley Bank, the U.S. government stepped in to craft a rescue operation for the failed lender.But efforts to contain the...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 16
    France’s Battle Over Retirement

    This episode contains strong languageMillions of people have taken to the streets in France to protest a government effort to raise the retirement age to 64, from 62, bringing the country more in line with...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 15
    What to Know About the Covid Lab Leak Theory

    Three years after the start of Covid, the central mystery of the pandemic — how exactly it began — remains unsolved. But recently, the debate about the source of the coronavirus has re-emerged, this time in...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 14
    The Implosion of Silicon Valley Bank

    With federal regulators planning to take over the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank, a 40-year-old institution based in California, nearly $175 billion in customer deposits will be placed under the authorities’...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 13
    What Is E.S.G., and Why Are Republicans So Mad About It?

    The principle behind E.S.G. is that investors should look beyond just whether a company can make a profit and take into account other factors, such as its environmental impact and action on social issues.But...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 12
    The Sunday Read: ‘Can Germany Be a Great Military Power Again?’

    After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany told Parliament that the attack was a Zeitenwende — a historic “turning point” for Europe and Germany....

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  • 2023 / 3 / 10
    Protests and the Future of Democracy in Israel

    Almost immediately after taking power in December, Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition in Isreal proposed a highly contentious overhaul of the Supreme Court.The court has long been seen as a crucial...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 9
    A New Child Labor Crisis in America

    Slaughterhouses, construction sites, factories. A Times investigation has found that migrant children have been thrust into jobs in some of the most demanding workplaces in the United States.How did this...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 8
    Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipelines?

    The sabotage in September of the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Europe has become one of the central mysteries of the war in Ukraine, prompting months of finger-pointing and guesswork.Now, new...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 7
    Ron DeSantis’s Rise From Unknown to Heir Apparent

    As the race to be the Republican Party’s presidential candidate gets underway, one figure has emerged as a particularly powerful rival to Donald J. Trump.That person, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, has broken...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 6
    How a Derailed Train Galvanized an Ohio Town, and Congress

    On Feb. 3, a nearly two-mile long freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, a town of about 4,700 people.The railroad company and local officials decided to do a chemical...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 5
    Sunday Special: An Episode of ‘The Coldest Case in Laramie’

    Today, we’re taking some time out of our regularly scheduled programming to share the first episode of “The Coldest Case in Laramie.” In the new series from The Times and Serial, Kim Barker, a Times...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 3
    Why Russia Is Taking Thousands of Ukrainian Children

    As Russian troops pushed into Ukraine, children who were fleeing newly occupied territories were swept up. Many became part of a Russian effort to portray itself as a charitable savior. The children were...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 2
    Will the Supreme Court Let Biden Cancel Student Debt?

    In August, President Biden announced a loan cancellation plan that would erase an astonishing $400 billion in student debt — one of the most ambitious and expensive executive actions ever.Now, in a...

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  • 2023 / 3 / 1
    A Threat to Abortion Pills. Plus, the U.S. Shares Secrets

    In 2000, the F.D.A. approved the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Now a federal judge in Texas is set to rule on a case filed by anti-abortion groups urging the agency to revoke its approval of...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 28
    Why So Many Buildings Collapsed in Turkey

    The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 left more than 50,000 people dead. The sight of rescuers combing the rubble has prompted questions about why so many buildings seemed so...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 27
    Why Election Denialism Might Cost Fox News $1.6 Billion

    After the 2020 election, wild theories ran rampant on the right of an election stolen from Donald Trump through a coordinated conspiracy. The news channel Fox News became one of the loudest voices amplifying...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 26
    The Sunday Read: ‘Elon Musk’s Appetite for Destruction’

    In February, the first lawsuit against Tesla for a crash involving its driver-assistance system, Autopilot, will go to trial. The slew of trials set to follow will be a costly fight that the company’s chief...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 24
    A Year of War in Ukraine

    The war has already done untold damage. By some estimates, tens of thousands have died, and the country has sustained tens of billions of dollars’ worth of damage that has left cities flattened. But Ukraine...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 23
    A Ruling That Could End the Internet as We Know It

    Since 1996, the modern internet has been defined by a sweeping law that prevents tech companies such as Facebook and Google from being held responsible for the content posted on their sites.This week, the...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 22
    The Veterans Fighting to Legalize Psychedelics

    In a major shift that would modify laws set half a decade ago, states and cities around the United States are moving to legalize psychedelics for use as a medical treatment.The sudden change of heart has a...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 21
    Why ‘Made in China’ Is Becoming ‘Made in Mexico’

    The great supply chain disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic scrambled the shipping system across the Pacific.Although mostly over, the turmoil has led to alterations in the way the global economy...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 19
    Sunday Special: An Episode of ‘Hard Fork’

    Times tech columnist Kevin Roose stopped by The Daily twice this week to chronicle the debut of Bing’s new chatbot — and the creepy things that transpired. Today, we’re bringing you the latest episode of...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 17
    The Online Search Wars Got Scary. Fast.

    Microsoft recently released a new version of its search engine Bing that is powered by artificial intelligence software from OpenAI, the maker of the popular chatbot ChatGPT.On Valentine’s Day, after a meal...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 16
    A Crisis Within a Crisis in Syria

    When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Syria and Turkey last week, it killed thousands and created a crisis within a crisis.International aid began pouring into Turkey, but northwestern Syria, which was also...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 15
    The Online Search Wars

    Microsoft recently released a new version of Bing, its search engine that has long been kind of a punchline in the tech world.The company billed this Bing — which is powered by artificial intelligence...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 14
    Why the U.S. Keeps Shooting Objects Out of the Sky

    Last week, after the Air Force shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon, examination of its wreckage revealed that it could not only take images, but also scoop up radio and cellphone communications. The...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 13
    The Navy’s Very Expensive Mistake

    Amid growing threats from rivals like China, the United States military is determined to invest in new forms of defense and abandon those that no longer meet its needs.On that list: a combat ship rife with...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 12
    The Sunday Read: ‘Women Have Been Misled About Menopause’

    Menopausal hormone therapy was once the most commonly prescribed treatment in the United States. In the late 1990s, some 15 million women a year were receiving a prescription for it. But in 2002, a single...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 10
    How Sports Betting Hit the Mainstream in America

    This weekend, one of the most watched sporting events of the year, the Super Bowl, will draw an estimated $16 billion in bets from Americans, more than double last year’s total.The booming trade is a sign of...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 9
    The Most Empty Downtown in America

    For the past decade, San Francisco has worked hard to turn its downtown into a vibrant hub, providing a model that other cities in the United States looked to emulate.In the wake of the pandemic, however,...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 8
    The Police Unit That Was Supposed to Keep Memphis Safe

    This episode contains descriptions of violence. The death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, at the hands of officers in Memphis last month has intensified calls for fundamental reform in policing....

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  • 2023 / 2 / 7
    The Deadly Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

    On Monday, a giant 7.8-magnitude earthquake and an aftershock almost as big shook the earth in southern Turkey. The quakes sent ripples through neighboring countries, but the area along the Syrian-Turkish...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 6
    A Chinese Balloon and a Diplomatic Showdown

    On Wednesday, residents in Montana saw a mysterious object — a balloon — hovering and bobbing around in the skies. The enigma brought Americans out to squint at the heavens, caused a diplomatic visit to be...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 5
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Man Who Made Spain the Magic Capital of the World’

    Going out to dinner with Juan Tamariz in Madrid is a little like accompanying a cartoon character on a journey to the real world. As Shuja Haider, the author of today’s Sunday Read, walked with him on side...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 3
    The End of the Pandemic Emergency in the U.S.

    The Biden administration said this week that it would end the public health emergency for Covid, a sign that federal officials believe that the pandemic has moved into a new, less dire phase.The move carries...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 2
    A Revolution in How Democrats Pick a President

    For the past 50 years, the race to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee has been shaped by the where the contest begins: Iowa.But that process could soon be overhauled. In a coming meeting of...

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  • 2023 / 2 / 1
    The State of the U.S. Economy in 4 Numbers

    The typical sales price of an existing family home in the United States in December: 372,700. The number of layoffs in the tech sector since the beginning of the year: 76,000. The number by which consumer...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 31
    7 States, 1 River and an Agonizing Choice

    In the United States, 40 million people in seven states depend on water provided by the Colorado River.After 20 years of drought, the situation is dire and the river is at risk of becoming a “deadpool,” a...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 30
    The Death of Tyre Nichols

    This episode contains descriptions of violence and strong language.Tyre Nichols was a 29-year-old Black man who lived in Memphis. His mother described him as living a simple and pleasant life. He worked for...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 29
    The Sunday Read: ‘Has the Amazon Reached Its “Tipping Point”?’

    In the past half-century, 17 percent of the Amazon — an area larger than Texas — has been converted to croplands or cattle pasture. Less forest means less recycled rain, less vapor to cool the air, less of a...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 27
    Arrests, Executions and the Iranian Protesters Who Refuse to Give Up

    This episode contains descriptions of violence and injury. In September, protests began in Iran over the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, at the hands of the government. The demonstrations have since...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 26
    An Aggressive New Approach to Childhood Obesity

    Recent advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended a bold approach to treating the millions of children in the United States who are affected by obesity. Counseling, drug treatment and even...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 25
    How Nonprofit Hospitals Put Profits Over Patients

    Nonprofit hospitals — which make up around half of hospitals in the United States — were founded to help the poor.But a Times investigation has revealed that many have deviated from those charitable roots,...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 24
    What Biden Miscalculated About His Classified Documents

    Over the weekend, F.B.I. agents found classified documents at President Biden’s residence in Wilmington, Del., after conducting a 13-hour search.The search — at the invitation of Mr. Biden’s lawyers —...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 23
    The Debt Ceiling Showdown, Explained

    In the past decade or more, votes over increasing the U.S. debt ceiling have increasingly been used as a political tool. That has led to intense showdowns in 2011, 2013 and, now, 2023. This year, both sides...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 22
    The Sunday Read: ‘Could I Survive the “Quietest Place on Earth”?’

    In a room in a modest concrete building in a leafy Minneapolis neighborhood is silence exceeding the bounds of human perception. Technically an “anechoic chamber,” the room is the quietest place on the planet...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 20
    A Mother, a Daughter, a Deadly Journey

    With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a strip of terrain connecting South and Central America, is one of the most dangerous places on the planet.Over the past...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 20
    Crossing the Darién Gap

    With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a stretch of land between South and Central America, is among the most forbidding terrains in the world.Over the past few...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 19
    Why the U.S. Is Sending More Powerful Weapons to Ukraine

    Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the United States and allies have held back from sending Kyiv their most potent arms.Over the past few weeks, that has started to change.Guest: Eric Schmitt, a...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 18
    The ‘Enemies List’ at Madison Square Garden

    With little warning or regulation, companies are increasingly using facial recognition technology on their customers — as a security measure, they say.But what happens when the systems are actually being used...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 17
    China’s Abrupt Reversal of ‘Zero Covid’

    For nearly three years, China had one of the lowest coronavirus death rates in the world, thanks to its strict yet effective “zero Covid” approach.But last month, the government suddenly abandoned the policy....

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  • 2023 / 1 / 15
    The Sunday Read: ‘Risking Everything to Offer Abortion Access Across State Lines’

    In states where abortion is severely limited or illegal, clinicians face imminent prosecution if they continue to provide abortions. What is much less clear is what happens if providers in blue states offer...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 13
    The Presidents and the Classified Documents

    The Justice Department is scrutinizing how both former President Donald J. Trump and President Biden came to have classified records after they left office.Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appointed a...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 12
    The California Floods

    For weeks, a string of major storms have hit California, causing extreme flooding. While it might seem as if rain should have a silver lining for a state stuck in a historic drought, the reality is far more...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 11
    A Jan. 6 Moment for Brazil

    After Jair Bolsonaro lost October’s Brazilian presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, many believed that the threat of violence from the defeated leader’s supporters would recede. They were...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 10
    The Southwest Airlines Meltdown

    Air travel was a mess over the holidays — in the last 10 days of December, 30,000 flights were canceled. While every airline was affected, one stood out: Southwest, which over the past few decades has...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 9
    Speaker McCarthy. But at What Cost?

    Representative Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker of the House turned into a rolling disaster last week, played out over five long days and 15 rounds of voting. Today, the inside story of how it went so...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 8
    The Sunday Read: ‘She Fell Nearly 2 Miles, and Walked Away’

    On Christmas Eve in 1971, Juliane Diller, then 17, and her mother boarded a flight in Lima, Peru. She was headed for Panguana, a biological research station in the belly of the Amazon, where for three years...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 6
    Consider the Burying Beetle. (Or Else.)

    The current level of biodiversity loss is extraordinary in human history: The global rate of species extinction is at least tens to hundreds of times higher than the average over the past 10 million years. At...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 5
    The Life and Lies of George Santos

    George Santos, the Republican representative-elect from New York, ran for office and won his seat in part on an inspiring personal story.But when Times reporters started looking into his background, they made...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 4
    Inside Russia’s Military Catastrophe

    This episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence.When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, many believed the country’s army would quickly crush the Ukrainian forces. Instead,...

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  • 2023 / 1 / 3
    A Crisis of Kevin McCarthy’s Own Making

    This episode contains strong language. Republicans are set to take control of the House of Representatives for the first time in four years. The transition is shaping up to be chaotic. Today, the 118th...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 30
    One Man Flees Putin’s Draft: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.Kirill, 24, worked at a nonprofit for homeless people in the...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 29
    A Post-Roe America: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since.In May, the United States was stunned by the leak of a Supreme Court draft...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 28
    A View of the Beginning of Time: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.In July, NASA released new images captured from a point in...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 27
    How Two Friends Beat Amazon and Built a Union: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.This year, we explored the story of Christian Smalls and...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 26
    On the Road With Ukraine’s Refugees: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.This episode contains strong language.This year, in response...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 23
    A Restaurant Critic (Ours) On the Year That Changed Him Forever

    During his time as a restaurant critic for The Times, Pete Wells has become both feared and revered in the world of dining — crowning those at the top and dethroning those whose time has passed.But when the...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 22
    A Crisis in Peru Signals Trouble for South America

    A few weeks ago, when President Pedro Castillo of Peru attempted an illegal power grab and ended up in jail, the response was unexpected: Thousands of protesters took to the streets to support him, and some...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 21
    The Lives They Lived

    This episode contains descriptions of violence. At the end of every year, The New York Times Magazine devotes an issue to remembering those who have died in the past year.This year’s focus is gun violence,...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 20
    A Congressional Call to Prosecute Trump

    Every step of the way, the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been groundbreaking.As it wraps up its work, the panel referred former President Donald J. Trump to...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 19
    How This World Cup Changed Soccer

    For weeks, much of the globe has been riveted by the highs and lows of the World Cup in Qatar. On Sunday, the soccer tournament culminated in a win for Argentina and its star, Lionel Messi, against...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 18
    The Sunday Read: ‘He Had a Dark Secret. It Changed His Best Friend’s Life.’

    “On his first night at the Brooklyn homeless shelter, Tin Chin met his best friend.”So begins an unforgettable story of deceit and friendship, and the loneliness of starting life anew in a foreign country.The...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 16
    Did Artificial Intelligence Just Get Too Smart?

    This episode contains strong language.In the past few weeks, a major breakthrough in the world of artificial intelligence — ChatGPT — has put extraordinary powers in the hands of anyone with access to the...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 15
    Scenes from a Russian Draft Office

    This fall, as Russia’s losses mounted in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced a draft. Almost immediately, hundreds of thousands of men fled the country, though many more stayed.Valerie Hopkins, an...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 14
    The Unexpected Ways the Left is Winning in the Abortion Fight

    When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this year, it appeared to be an unvarnished victory for the anti-abortion movement.But as the year draws to a close, the realities of a post-Roe America are...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 13
    The Far-Right Plot to Overthrow Germany’s Government

    Three thousand security officers fanned out across Germany this past week, raiding 150 homes, arresting 25 people and putting more than 50 others under investigation for plotting to overthrow the national...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 12
    How Layoff News Is Hiding a Hot Job Market

    Companies like Meta and Twitter have said that they will be cutting jobs. Google and Amazon have announced that they are putting a freeze on any new hiring.Are tech layoffs a sign of things to come across...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 11
    The Sunday Read: ‘Ukraine’s 15,000-Mile Lifeline’

    Shortly after the war in Ukraine began, terrified civilians from across the country made their way to their cities’ main train stations.The stations became scenes of great panic, with people jostling to be...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 9
    A Court Case That Could Transform Elections

    On one level, the case brought before the Supreme Court is about gerrymandering. But on a broader level, it’s about a theory that would completely reorient the relationship between the federal and state...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 8
    Why Haiti Asked for an Intervention

    This episode contains descriptions of distressing scenes. Haiti is unraveling. Gangs control much of the capital, thousands have been displaced and hundreds more are dead.In recent weeks, the government has...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 7
    When Book Bans Came to Small Town New Jersey

    This episode contains strong language. In the contentious debate over who controls what happens in America’s schools, a new battleground has emerged: library books.This is the story of what happened when...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 6
    The Last Senate Seat

    Georgia voters are heading to the polls for the final battle of the 2022 midterms — the runoff election between Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, and his Republican opponent, Herschel Walker.Both parties...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 5
    Life in Ukraine as Russia Weaponizes Winter

    For months, the war in Ukraine was about territory as both sides fought to control areas in the country’s south and east.In recent weeks, the war has taken a new turn.Mounting attacks on civilian...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 4
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Noah Baumbach Made “White Noise” a Disaster Movie for Our Moment’

    Jon Mooallem met with the director Noah Baumbach to discuss his latest film, an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise.”The pair explore the recent chain of personal and public events in...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 2
    Who Pays the Bill for Climate Change?

    Last month at COP27, the U.N. climate change conference, a yearslong campaign ended in an agreement. The rich nations of the world — the ones primarily responsible for the emissions that have caused climate...

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  • 2022 / 12 / 1
    A Landmark Jan. 6 Verdict

    In a landmark verdict, a jury convicted Stewart Rhodes, leader of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia, of sedition for his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.The charge he faced, seditious...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 30
    What It’s Like Inside One of China’s Protests

    Over the weekend, protests against China’s strict coronavirus restrictions ricocheted across the country in a rare case of nationwide civil unrest. It was the most extensive series of protests since the...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 29
    A Secret Campaign to Influence the Supreme Court

    For the past few months, Jodi Kantor and Jo Becker, investigative reporters for The New York Times, have looked into a secretive, yearslong effort by an anti-abortion activist to influence the justices of the...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 28
    Qatar’s Big Bet on the World Cup

    The World Cup, the biggest single sporting event on the planet, began earlier this month. By the time the tournament finishes, half the global population is expected to have watched. The 2022 World Cup has...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 23
    Talking Turkey: A Holiday Special Edition

    Being tasked with the turkey on Thanksgiving can be a high-pressure, high-stakes job. Two Times writers share what they’ve learned.Kim Severson takes listeners on a journey through some of the turkey-cooking...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 22
    The ‘Tripledemic’ Explained

    This winter, three major respiratory viruses — respiratory syncytial virus or R.S.V., the flu and the coronavirus — are poised to collide in the United States in what some health officials are calling a...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 21
    Trump Faces a New Special Counsel

    Donald J. Trump is running for president again. Donald J. Trump is back on Twitter again. And now a special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate Donald J. Trump again.In the saga of the Trump...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 20
    The Sunday Read: ‘What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay’

    Across the world, developed nations have locked themselves into unsustainable, energy-intensive lifestyles. As environmental collapse threatens, the journalist Noah Gallagher Shannon explores the lessons in...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 19
    'The Run-Up': The Post-Mortem

    The midterm elections have left both parties in a moment of reflection. For Republicans, it’s time to make a choice about Trumpism, but one that may no longer be theirs to make. For Democrats, it’s about how...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 18
    The Man Who Was Supposed to Save Crypto

    Earlier this year, much of the crypto industry imploded, taking with it billions of dollars. From that crash, one company and its charismatic founder emerged as the industry’s savior.Last week, that company...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 17
    The Far Right Rises in Israel

    This week, Israel swore in a new Parliament, paving the way back to power for former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as he is on trial for corruption. Now, the country is on the cusp of its most...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 16
    A Republican House

    Divided government appears poised to return to Washington. In the midterm elections, the Republicans seem likely to manage to eke out a majority in the House, but they will have a historically small margin of...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 15
    Another Trump Campaign

    Days after voters rejected his vision for the country in the midterms, former President Donald J. Trump is expected to announce a third run for president.Despite the poor results for candidates he backed, why...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 14
    The Nation’s ‘Report Card’ on Remote Learning

    On the first nationwide test of American students since the pandemic, scores plummeted to levels not seen in 20 years. The results show how challenging it was to keep students on track during the...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 13
    The Sunday Read: ‘Young and Homeless in Rural America’

    Sandra Plantz, an administrator at Gallia County Local Schools for more than 20 years, oversees areas as diverse as Title I reading remediation and federal grants for all seven of the district’s schools. In...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 10
    How Democrats Defied the Odds

    This week’s elections have been startlingly close. Control of both chambers of Congress remain up in the air.Historically, the president’s party is blown away in midterms. And the Democrats were further...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 9
    The Republican Wave That Wasn’t

    In the early hours of Wednesday, control of both the House and Senate remained uncertain.Going into the midterms, some analysts expected a repudiation of the Democrats and a surge of Republican victories. But...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 8
    How Democracy Itself Ended Up on the Ballot in Wisconsin

    Over the last decade, Wisconsin has become an extreme experiment in single-party rule. Republican officials have redrawn the state’s election districts and rewritten laws to ensure their domination of the...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 7
    John Fetterman and the Fight for White Working-Class Voters

    For the Democrats to hold on to power in Washington, they have to do what President Biden did in Pennsylvania two years ago: Break the Republican Party’s grip on the white working-class vote, once the core of...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 6
    The Sunday Read: ‘Taken Under Fascism, Spain’s “Stolen Babies” Are Learning the Truth’

    The phenomenon of babies stolen from hospitals in Spain, once shrouded in secrecy, is now being spoken about.The thefts happened during the end of the regime of Francisco Franco, the right-wing dictator who...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 5
    ‘The Run-Up': The Grass Roots, Part 2

    This moment in politics will be defined by shifts at the grass-roots level. It wasn’t long ago that Democrats used to brag about the coalition they had built — full of young people, minority voters and...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 4
    Can Abortion Still Save the Democrats?

    With an unpopular president and soaring inflation, Democrats knew they had an uphill battle in the midterms.But the fall of Roe v. Wade seemed to offer the party a way of energizing voters and holding ground....

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  • 2022 / 11 / 3
    Why the Supreme Court Might End Affirmative Action

    For decades, many universities have used race as a factor when deciding which students to admit. In the past, the Supreme Court has backed that practice, called affirmative action, in the interest of creating...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 2
    The Man Who Tried to Kidnap Nancy Pelosi

    Early on Friday, an intruder broke into the San Francisco home of Nancy Pelosi and bludgeoned Ms. Pelosi’s husband, Paul, with a hammer.The shocking attack underlined fears about the growing number of threats...

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  • 2022 / 11 / 1
    Twitter in the Time of Elon Musk

    It was long awaited, and some doubted that it would ever come to pass, but last week, the tech billionaire Elon Musk officially took over Twitter.The platform was once the place of underdogs, a public square...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 31
    Xi Jinping Opens a New Chapter for China

    Four years ago, Xi Jinping set himself up to become China’s leader indefinitely.At last week’s Communist Party congress in Beijing, he stepped into that role, making a notable sweep of the country’s other top...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 30
    The Sunday Read: ‘Why We Take Animal Voyages’

    For Sam Anderson, a staff writer, traveling with animals can lead to enlightening experience. In this essay for The New York Times Magazine, Mr. Anderson explores what he has learned from a lifetime of...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 29
    'The Run-Up': The Grass Roots, Part 1

    This moment in politics will be defined by shifts at the grass-roots level. Today, we talk to conservative voters about the forces animating the midterm elections for them — and what Washington can learn from...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 28
    Two Futures Face Off in Brazil

    Voters in Brazil on Sunday will choose between two larger-than-life, populist candidates in a presidential race that is widely seen as the nation’s — and Latin America’s — most important election in...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 27
    Is New York (of All Places) About to Go Red?

    As Democratic Party leaders assessed their vulnerabilities in this year’s midterm elections, the one state they did not worry about was New York. That — it turns out — was a mistake.Despite being a blue state...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 26
    The Trump Subpoena

    A few days ago, when the House committee investigating Jan. 6 issued a subpoena to former President Donald J. Trump, it raised a legal question: Can Congress compel a former president to testify?The...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 25
    How Europe’s Energy Crisis Exposed Old Fault Lines and New Anxieties

    In the early days of its war on Ukraine, Russia cut off gas supplied to most of Europe, plunging the continent into the most severe energy crisis in decades.Soaring prices have put some European leaders on...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 24
    Running an Election in the Heart of Election Denialism

    This episode contains strong language. Hundreds of candidates on the ballot in November still deny that President Biden won in 2020 — a level of denialism that is fueling harassment and threats toward...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 23
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Yiyun Li Became a Beacon for Readers in Mourning’

    Yiyun Li has garnered legions of fans with her unsparing prose, writing extensively about her own struggles with depression and suicidality.Her latest novel, “The Book of Goose,” is no different, sharing the...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 22
    'The Run-Up': What 12 Years of Gerrymandering Has Done to Wisconsin

    How a 12-year project to lock in political power in Wisconsin could culminate in this year’s midterms – and provide a glimpse into where the rest of the country is headed. “The Run-Up” is a new politics...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 21
    The Rapid Downfall of Liz Truss

    Prime Minister Liz Truss of Britain has resigned after only 44 days in office. Hers is the shortest premiership in the country’s history.What led to her downfall, and why has Britain entered a period of such...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 20
    Why Republicans Are Winning Swing Voters

    After a summer of news that favored Democrats and with just two weeks until the midterms, a major new poll from The Times has found that swing voters are suddenly turning to the Republicans.The Times’s Nate...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 19
    Race, Power and the Leaked Recording in Los Angeles

    This episode contains strong language.A leaked audio recording of Latino lawmakers in Los Angeles making racist comments has created a political firestorm and brought demands for resignations.But not only has...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 18
    Did Hurricane Ian Bust Florida’s Housing Boom?

    Since Hurricane Ian devastated southwestern Florida last month, residents have filed a record number of insurance claims for the damage caused by the storm.Today, Chris Flavelle, a climate reporter for The...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 17
    The Personal and Political Saga of Herschel Walker

    Herschel Walker, the former football star who is running for the Senate, is, according to the Times political reporter Maya King, a “demigod in Georgia sports and in Georgia culture.”The midterm election in...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 16
    The Sunday Read: ‘Daring to Speak Up About Race in a Divided School District’

    In July 2020, Stephanie Long, the school superintendent in Leland, Mich., wrote a heartfelt letter to her students and their families after George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officers. Haunted by the...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 15
    'The Run-Up': The Stacey Abrams Playbook

    When Georgia flipped blue in the 2020 election, it gave Democrats new hope for the future. Credit for that success goes to Stacey Abrams and the playbook she developed for the state. It cemented her role as a...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 14
    The Fear Facer: An Update

    In 2019, Julia Longoria, then a Daily producer, traveled to Nashville to speak with Ella Maners and her mother, Katie Maners.Ella, 8 going on 9, was terrified of tornadoes and getting sick. So she did...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 13
    'The Decision of My Life': Part 3

    This episode contains mention of suicide.A year ago, Lynsea Garrison, a senior producer on The Daily, started telling the story of N, a teenager in Afghanistan.N’s family tried to force her to marry a member...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 12
    A Bridge, a Bomb and Putin’s Revenge

    Just before the sun came up on Saturday on the Kerch Strait Bridge, a strategically and symbolically important link between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, a bomb detonated, creating a giant fireball.But...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 11
    The Rise of the Single-Family Home

    To tackle its critical shortage of affordable housing, California has taken aim at a central tenet of the American dream: the single-family home.Telling the story of one such property, in San Diego, can teach...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 9
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Search for Intelligent Life Is About to Get a Lot More Interesting’

    The search for intelligence beyond Earth has long entranced humans. According to Jon Gertner, a regular contributor to The New York Times Magazine, this search has been defined “by an assumption that...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 8
    'The Run-Up': The Blueprint

    How the Republican grass roots got years ahead of a changing country, and whether the Democrats can catch up.“The Run-Up” is a new politics podcast from The New York Times. Leading up to the 2022 midterms,...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 7
    What Are Tactical Nuclear Weapons, and What if Russia Uses Them?

    If President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia follows through on his threats to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, he is likely to turn to a specific type.Tactical nuclear weapons have a fraction of the strength of...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 6
    Why Is It So Hard to Hit the Brakes on Inflation?

    In the struggle to control inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates five times already this year.But those efforts can be blunted if companies keep raising prices regardless. And one industry...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 5
    Pakistan, Under Water

    A few weeks into this year’s monsoon season in Pakistan, it became clear that the rains were unlike anything the country had experienced in a long time.The resulting once-in-a-generation flood has marooned...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 4
    Another Momentous Term for the Supreme Court

    The last Supreme Court term was a blockbuster. The justices made a number of landmark rulings, including in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which ended 50 years of the constitutional right to...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 3
    The Latino Voters Who Could Decide the Midterms

    Latino voters have never seemed more electorally important than in the coming midterm elections: the first real referendum on the Biden era of government.Latinos make up 20 percent of registered voters in two...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 2
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Safe Space That Became a Viral Nightmare’

    In September 2021, a group of female minority students at Arizona State University confronted two white male students who were studying in the library’s multicultural center.The women were upset with what...

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  • 2022 / 10 / 1
    'The Run-Up': The Guardrails

    Why we can’t understand this moment in politics without first understanding the transformation of American evangelicalism.“The Run-Up” is a new politics podcast from The New York Times. Leading up to the 2022...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 30
    Florida After Hurricane Ian

    As the sun came up over Florida yesterday, a fuller picture began to emerge of the destruction that Hurricane Ian had inflicted on the state and its residents.The Category 4 storm washed away roads, bridges,...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 29
    One Man Flees Putin’s Draft

    Kirill, 24, works at a nonprofit for homeless people in the Moscow region. He does not support the policies of President Vladimir V. Putin and is vehemently against the invasion of Ukraine.After suffering...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 28
    An Iranian Uprising Led By Women

    Mahsa Amini, 22, traveled from her hometown in the province of Kurdistan to the Iranian capital, Tehran, this month. Emerging from the subway, she was arrested for failing to cover her hair modestly enough....

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  • 2022 / 9 / 27
    The Great Pandemic Theft

    During the pandemic, an enormous amount of money — about $5 trillion in total — was spent to help support the newly unemployed and to prop up the U.S. economy while it was forced into suspension.But the funds...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 26
    Why Fewer American Children Are Living in Poverty

    The high poverty rate among children was long seen as an enduring fact of American life. But a recent analysis has shown that the number of young people growing up poor has fallen dramatically in the past few...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 25
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Quest by Circadian Medicine to Make the Most of Our Body Clocks’

    The concept of having a “body clock” is a familiar one, but less widespread is the awareness that our body contains several biological clocks. Understanding their whims and functions may help us optimize our...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 24
    'The Run-Up': The Republic

    In kicking off the midterms, Joe Biden talked about American democracy as a shared value, enshrined in the country’s founding — a value that both Democrats and Republicans should join together in defending....

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  • 2022 / 9 / 23
    The Pastors Being Driven Out by Trumpism

    Evangelicals make up about a quarter of the population in the United States and are part of the nation’s largest religious group. But lately the movement is in crisis.The biggest issue is church attendance....

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  • 2022 / 9 / 22
    Putin’s Escalation of the War in Ukraine

    In a speech on Wednesday, President Vladimir V. Putin said that he would require hundreds of thousands more Russians to fight in Ukraine — and alarmed the West by once again raising the specter of nuclear...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 21
    How Border Politics Landed in Martha’s Vineyard

    Last week, nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants showed up, without warning, on the wealthy island of Martha’s Vineyard.Their arrival was the culmination of a monthslong strategy by two of the United States’ most...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 20
    Why Adnan Syed Was Released From Prison

    Adnan Syed was accused of the 1999 killing of his classmate and ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, whose body was found buried in a car park in Baltimore.He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison but has...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 19
    Can the U.K. Remain United Without the Queen?

    The funeral of Queen Elizabeth today will be one of the most extraordinary public spectacles of the last several decades in Britain, accompanied by an outpouring of sadness, reverence and respect.But the end...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 18
    The Sunday Read: “Why Do We Love TikTok Audio Memes? Call it ‘Brainfeel.’”

    “Nobody’s gonna know. They’re gonna know.”If you’ve been on TikTok in the past year, you’re most likely familiar with these two sentences, first drolly uttered in a post by TikTok creator Chris Gleason in...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 17
    'The Run-Up': The Autopsy

    It’s March 2013. The G.O.P., in tatters, issues a scathing report blaming its electoral failures on an out-of-touch leadership that ignores minorities at its own peril. Just three years later, Donald Trump...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 16
    Promise and Peril at the Bottom of the Sea

    The adoption of electric cars has been hailed as an important step in curbing the use of fossil fuels and fighting climate change. There is a snag, however: such vehicles require around six times as many...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 15
    Could a National Abortion Ban Save Republicans?

    With the midterm elections a few weeks away, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, forwarded a plan to save his party from the growing backlash over abortion.But the proposal — a federal ban...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 14
    The College Pricing Game

    When President Biden canceled college debt last month, he left untouched the problem that created that debt: the soaring price of college.In the 1980s, the list price of undergraduate education at a private...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 13
    Is Ukraine Turning the Tide in the War?

    Over the weekend, Ukraine’s military stunned the world. After months of a kind of stalemate, its military took hundreds of miles of territory back from Russia — its biggest victory since the start of the...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 12
    Serena Williams’s Final Run

    The U.S. Open crowned its winners this weekend. But for a lot of fans, this year’s competition was less about who won, and more about a player who wasn’t even involved in the final matches.Serena Williams,...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 11
    The Sunday Read: ‘How the Claremont Institute Became a Nerve Center of the American Right’

    The Claremont Institute, a right-wing think tank in California, has in recent years become increasingly influential in Republican circles. In 2016, its goal was to turn Donald J. Trump into a legitimate...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 9
    How Queen Elizabeth II Preserved the Monarchy

    The death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday brought to an end a remarkable reign that spanned seven decades, 15 prime ministers and 14 American presidents.During her time on the throne, which saw the...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 8
    Is California Jump-Starting the Electric Vehicle Revolution?

    As California watches the impact of rising temperatures devastate its environment with brutal heat waves and raging fires, the state is taking increasingly far-reaching steps to combat climate change.One of...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 7
    A Nuclear Power Plant on Ukraine’s Front Lines

    A counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces to try to drive Russian troops out of southern Ukraine has placed the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, directly in the path of the fighting.As...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 6
    Introducing: 'The Run-Up'

    In November, Americans will head to the polls for the first nationwide election since the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. But what happens this fall won’t just be about who wins and who loses. On the first...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 6
    A User's Guide to the Midterm Elections

    Today marks the unofficial start of the campaign for the midterm elections. This year’s midterms will be the first major referendum on the Biden era of government — and a test of how much voters want to...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 2
    Vancouver’s Unconventional Approach to Its Fentanyl Crisis

    An influx of Fentanyl, a highly lethal synthetic narcotic, has aggravated the opioid crisis in the United States and prompted communities to scramble for ways to lower the skyrocketing rates of overdose...

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  • 2022 / 9 / 1
    How Gorbachev Changed the World

    Few leaders have had as profound an effect on their time as Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, who died this week at 91.It was not Mr. Gorbachev’s intention to liquidate the Soviet...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 31
    The Parkland Students, Four Years Later

    This episode contains detailed descriptions of a mass shooting that some listeners may find disturbing.A trial is underway in Parkland, Fla., to determine the fate of the gunman who killed 17 people at...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 30
    Inside the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis

    This episode contains discussions about suicide, self-harm and mental health issues.In decades past, the public health risks teenagers in the United States faced were different. They were externalized risks...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 29
    Is a Local Prosecutor Making the Strongest Case Against Trump?

    Since he left office, former President Donald J. Trump has been facing several investigations.They include the congressional inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol and the F.B.I.’s search of...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 28
    The Sunday Read: ‘She’s at Brown. Her Heart’s Still in Kabul.’

    Going to college can be a shock to most: Leaving the comfort of friends and family for a leap into the unknown, a fresh start. But what is the university experience like as a refugee?The journalist Maddy...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 26
    A New Plan for Student Loans

    President Biden’s announcement this week that he would cancel chunks of student loan debt stands to have a major impact for many of the 45 million Americans who owe $1.6 trillion for having gone to...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 25
    Who Killed Daria Dugina?

    Daria Dugina and her father, Aleksandr Dugin, have been major figures in the Russian propaganda landscape, advocating Russian imperialism and supporting the invasion of Ukraine.But a few days ago, Ms. Dugina...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 24
    The Rise of Workplace Surveillance

    Across industries and income brackets, a growing number of American workers are discovering that their productivity is being electronically monitored by their bosses.This technology is giving employers a...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 23
    The Effort to Punish Women for Having Abortions

    Even as the anti-abortion movement celebrates victories at the Supreme Court and in many states across the country, there is debate about where to go next.A hard-edge faction is pursuing “abortion abolition,”...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 22
    A Coal Miner’s Political Transformation

    For more than 500 days, coal miners in rural Alabama have been on strike. Around 900 workers walked off the job in April 2021, and they haven’t been back since.As the strike drags on, the miners are...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 21
    The Sunday Read: ‘Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World?’

    In the past decade, planting trees has come to represent many things: a virtuous act, a practical solution and a symbol of hope in the face of climate change. But can planting a trillion trees really save the...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 19
    Cosmic Questions

    What is a black hole? Why do we remember the past but not the future? If time had a beginning, does it have an end?We don’t have the answers to some of the universe’s biggest questions. What we do know often...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 18
    About Those Documents at Mar-a-Lago

    Last week, the F.B.I. took the extraordinary step of searching Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald J. Trump’s private club and Florida home. Their goal? To find materials he was thought to have improperly...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 17
    The Summer of Airline Chaos

    Across the United States, airline travel this summer has been roiled by canceled flights, overbooked planes, disappointment and desperation.Two and a half years after the pandemic began and with restrictions...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 16
    The Taliban Takeover, One Year Later

    One year ago this week, when the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, they promised to institute a modern form of Islamic government that honored women’s rights.That promise evaporated with a sudden...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 15
    The Tax Loophole That Won’t Die

    Carried interest is a loophole in the United States tax code that has stood out for its egregious unfairness and stunning longevity. Typically, the richest of the rich pay 40 percent tax on their income. The...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 14
    The Sunday Read: ‘How One Restaurateur Transformed America’s Energy Industry’

    It was a long-shot bet on liquid natural gas, but it paid off handsomely — and turned the United States into a leading fossil-fuel exporter.The journalist Jake Bittle delves into the storied career of Charif...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 12
    Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts?

    Five years ago, after decades of resistance, the Boy Scouts of America made a momentous change, allowing girls to participate. Since then, tens of thousands have joined.Today we revisit a story, first aired...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 11
    Pregnant at 16

    This episode contains strong language and descriptions of an abortion.With the end of Roe v. Wade, Louisiana has become one of the most difficult places in the United States to get an abortion. The barriers...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 10
    The F.B.I. Search of Trump’s Home

    On Monday, federal agents descended on Mar-a-Lago, the private club and Florida home of former President Donald J. Trump, reportedly looking for classified documents and presidential papers.Trump supporters...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 9
    How Democrats Salvaged a History-Making Bill

    This weekend, Democrats passed legislation that would make historic investments to fight climate change and lower the cost of prescription drugs — paid for by raising taxes on businesses.How did the party...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 8
    The Alex Jones Verdict and the Fight Against Disinformation

    This episode contains descriptions of distressing scenes. In a landmark ruling, a jury in Texas ordered Alex Jones, America’s most prominent conspiracy theorist, to pay millions of dollars to the parents of a...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 7
    The Sunday Read: 'Why Was Joshua Held for More Than Two Years for Someone Else’s Crimes?'

    The more he insisted that his name was Joshua, the more delusional he came to be seen.Journalist Robert Kolker tells us the remarkable story of Joshua Spriestersbach, a homeless man who wound up serving more...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 5
    Vacationing in the Time of Covid

    Charles Falls Jr., known as Chillie, loves to take cruises. But Covid, as it has done for so many, left him marooned at home in Virginia.As he told Cristal Duhaime, a producer at the Times podcast First...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 4
    How to Interpret the Kansas Referendum on Abortion

    This episode contains mention of sexual assault. Kansas this week became the first U.S. state since the fall of Roe v. Wade to put the question of abortion directly to the electorate.The result was...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 3
    Why Democrats Are Bankrolling Far-Right Candidates

    Democrats are meddling in Republican primaries this year to an unusual degree, attempting to elevate extremist candidates who they think will be easy to defeat in midterms in the fall.Nowhere has that...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 2
    The Killing of bin Laden’s Successor

    On Monday, President Biden announced that the United States had killed Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike in Afghanistan. Al-Zawahri was the leader of Al Qaeda. A long time number two to Osama bin Laden and...

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  • 2022 / 8 / 1
    How Monkeypox Went From Containable to Crisis

    In mid-June, cases of monkeypox were in the double digits in the United States. There were drug treatments and vaccines against it. There didn’t seem to be any reason for alarm.But in the weeks since, the...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 31
    The Sunday Read: ‘Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business’

    For generations, America’s major publishers focused almost entirely on white readers. Now a new cadre of executives is trying to open up the industry.The journalist Marcela Valdes spent a year reporting on...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 29
    The Rise of the Conservative Latina

    For decades, Republicans have sought to make gains with a critical voting block: Latinos.Last month, when Mayra Flores was elected to Congress from Texas, she finally showed them a way to gain that support....

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  • 2022 / 7 / 28
    How Expecting Inflation Can Actually Create More Inflation

    To fight historic levels of inflation, the Federal Reserve this week, once again, raised interest rates, its most powerful weapon against rising prices.The move was intended to slow demand, but there was also...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 27
    How Deshaun Watson Became the N.F.L.'s Biggest Scandal

    This episode contains details of alleged sexual assault. In the past year, more than 20 women have accused the star N.F.L. quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct.Despite the allegations, Watson has...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 26
    How Roe’s Demise Could Safeguard Gay Marriage

    After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Democrats introduced a bill to prevent the right to gay marriage from meeting the same fate as the right to abortion.The bill was expected to go nowhere, but it has won more...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 25
    Death of a Crypto Company

    Born in response to the 2008 financial crisis, cryptocurrency was supposed be a form of money that eliminated the traditional gatekeepers who had overseen the tanking of the economy.But a crash in value...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 24
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Books About Sex That Every Family Should Read’

    How do you teach your child about sex? It’s a perennial question that has spawned hundreds of illustrated books meant to demystify sexual intercourse.But for the Canadian author Cory Silverberg, there was...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 22
    Utah’s ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’

    The Great Salt Lake is drying up.Soaring demand for water, exacerbated by drought and higher temperatures in the region, are shrinking the waters, which play such a crucial role in the landscape, ecology and...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 21
    The Case Against Donald Trump

    A series of blockbuster hearings from the Jan. 6 committee has put growing pressure on Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to bring criminal charges against former President Donald J. Trump over the efforts...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 20
    How Abortion Bans Are Restricting Miscarriage Care

    Across the United States, Republicans emboldened by the overturning of Roe v. Wade are passing laws intended to stop medical staff from providing an abortion.But those same laws may also be scaring health...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 19
    Broken Climate Pledges and Europe’s Heat Wave

    A record-breaking heat wave is currently washing over Europe. In parts of Britain, the mercury has hit a freakishly high 100 degrees Fahrenheit or more.While that is happening, both Europe and the United...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 18
    When Biden Met M.B.S.

    In the past, President Biden has called Saudi Arabia a “pariah” for its human rights abuses and said that he would never meet with its de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.But Mr. Biden’s first...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 17
    The Sunday Read: ‘Want to Do Less Time? A Prison Consultant Might Be Able to Help.’

    People heading to court often turn to the internet for guidance. In so doing, many come across the work of Justin Paperny, who dispenses advice on his YouTube channel. His videos offer preparation advice and...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 15
    A View of the Beginning of Time

    Ancient galaxies carpeting the sky like jewels on black velvet. Fledgling stars shining out from deep within cumulus clouds of interstellar dust. Hints of water vapor in the atmosphere of a remote...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 14
    How Sri Lanka’s Economy Collapsed

    In recent days, the political crisis in Sri Lanka has reached a critical point, with its president fleeing the country and protesters occupying his residence and office. Today, “The Daily” explores how the...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 13
    Could the Midterms Be Tighter Than Expected?

    For months, leaders of the Democratic Party and President Biden have been bracing for huge losses in the upcoming midterm elections. Today, “The Daily” explores a new New York Times poll that complicates that...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 12
    Can Elon Musk Get Out of Buying Twitter?

    Last week, Elon Musk announced that he was pulling out of his $44 billion agreement to purchase Twitter. Today, we explore why a company that once tried to fend off this acquisition is now trying to force Mr....

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  • 2022 / 7 / 11
    On Abortion Laws, It All Goes Back to 2010

    When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the court’s conservative majority argued it was simply handing the question of abortion to the states and their voters to decide for themselves.But in reality,...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 10
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Rise and Fall of America’s Environmentalist Underground’

    Warning of imminent ecological catastrophe, the Earth Liberation Front became notorious in the late 1990s for setting fire to symbols of ecological destruction, including timber mills, an S.U.V. dealership...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 8
    The Final Days of Boris Johnson

    After a flurry of ministerial resignations and calls from members of his own party for his departure, Boris Johnson agreed on Thursday to resign as prime minister of Britain.During his tenure, Mr. Johnson...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 7
    An Anti-Abortion Campaigner on the Movement’s Historic Win

    After Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973, a group of conservative lawyers embarked on what would become a decades-long mission to reverse the ruling.One of those lawyers, James Bopp, explains how they succeeded...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 6
    How Brittney Griner Became a Political Pawn

    Brittney Griner, the American W.N.B.A. star who has been detained in Russia since February, recently sent a letter to President Biden. “I’m terrified I might be here forever,” she wrote.The White House vowed...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 5
    The Promises and Pitfalls of the New Gun Law

    President Biden has heralded the recent gun safety bill as the most significant federal attempt to reduce gun violence in 30 years.But after a gunman opened fire from a rooftop onto a Fourth of July parade in...

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  • 2022 / 7 / 1
    An Abortion Rights Champion of the 1970s on Life Before and After Roe

    A little over 50 years ago, Nancy Stearns, a young lawyer, was presenting a case in New York with a bold legal assertion: that the right to abortion was fundamental to equal rights for women.She never got to...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 30
    How Long Will Europe Support Ukraine?

    At the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European leaders painted the battle in stark moral terms, imposing harsh sanctions against Russia and talking about President Volodymyr Zelensky as a hero.But as...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 29
    An Explosive Jan. 6 Hearing

    On Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, Cassidy Hutchinson was at work in the White House alongside her boss, Mark Meadows, then the chief of staff.Her stunning testimony has...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 28
    The New U.S. Abortion Map

    In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, states have rushed to either ban, restrict or protect abortion.The different approaches have created a fragmented, patchwork map of America.Guest:...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 27
    Inside Four Abortion Clinics the Day Roe Ended

    This episode contains strong language and mentions sexual assault.The Supreme Court decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade sent abortion clinics into a tailspin.That day Rosenda, a receptionist at a...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 26
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own’

    Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic of The New York Times, traveled to Houston to observe an approach to chronic homelessness that has won widespread praise.Houston, the nation’s fourth-most populous...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 25
    Special Episode: Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

    This episode contains strong language.The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a ruling that eliminates women’s constitutional right to abortion after almost 50 years. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 24
    One Elite High School’s Struggle Over Admissions

    A bitter debate about the criteria for enrolling students at Lowell, in California, has echoes of the soul-searching happening across the U.S. education system.Guest: Jay Caspian Kang, a writer for Times...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 23
    Bonus: A Major Ruling on Guns

    In the most sweeping ruling on firearms in decades, the Supreme Court struck down a New York law today that had placed strict limits on carrying guns outside the home. The decision has far-reaching...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 23
    The Supreme Court Case That Could Doom U.S. Climate Goals

    While coming rulings on abortion and guns have garnered lots of attention, the Supreme Court is also set to make another major decision in a less-publicized suit involving climate change.The case, about how...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 22
    How Biden’s Approval Rating Got So Low

    During his campaign for president and in his first year in office, Joe Biden tried to be all things to all people. But trying to govern on behalf of such a broad political coalition has left his...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 21
    Why Is It So Hard to Buy a House in America Right Now?

    This episode contains strong language.When Drew Mena and Amena Sengal decided to relocate their young family from New York to Austin, Texas, they figured they’d have no problem.What they hadn’t realized was...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 18
    A New Podcast From The Times: First Person

    First Person is the newest show from New York Times Opinion. Each week, host Lulu Garcia-Navarro shares the stories of people living through the headlines. In this episode, Lulu asks: Are parents’ rights...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 17
    What the Jan. 6 Hearings Have Revealed So Far

    This episode contains strong language.The House committee that was tasked with scrutinizing the events surrounding the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 is holding a series of public...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 16
    How Worried Should We Be About Monkeypox?

    Cases of the monkeypox virus are spreading in many countries where it has rarely, if ever, been seen before, including in the United States.Although there are a lot of unknowns about the illness, the rapidly...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 15
    The Claws of a Bear Market

    The meteoric rise of the U.S. stock market over the past two years has come to an abrupt end.A steep downturn recently has led to what’s known as a bear market. But what does that mean, and why might...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 14
    Senator Chris Murphy on the Bipartisan Gun Safety Deal

    The Senate has reached a bipartisan deal that could lead to the most significant federal response to gun violence in decades.Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, was deeply involved in the...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 13
    The Incomplete Picture of the War in Ukraine

    In the nearly four months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States has been giving officials in Kyiv a steady stream of intelligence to aid them in the fight.But what is becoming clear is that...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 12
    The Sunday Read: ‘The “E-Pimps” of OnlyFans’

    Ezra Marcus takes a deep dive into the world of OnlyFans and self-described e-pimps, and untangles the vast web of models, agencies and “chatters” (the people who often act as the OnlyFans models in private...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 10
    The Real Meaning of Chesa Boudin’s Recall

    This episode contains strong language.This week, voters in San Francisco ousted Chesa Boudin, their progressive district attorney. The move was seen as a rejection of a class of prosecutors who are determined...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 9
    The Proud Boys’ Path to Jan. 6

    This episode contains strong language.After a nearly yearlong investigation, the congressional committee examining the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will begin holding televised hearings on Thursday.One focus...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 8
    ‘Most Violence Is Not Caused by Mental Illness’

    After a series of deadly mass shootings in the United States, the National Rifle Association and some Republican leaders and conservatives are pointing to mental illness.This approach raises a question: How...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 7
    Why Polling on Gun Control Gets It Wrong

    In calling for Republicans to pass gun safety measures like expanded background checks, Democrats point to polls that show most Americans support the idea. They aren’t wrong about the polling. In fact, some...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 6
    What Depp v. Heard Means for #MeToo

    This episode contains strong language and details of a sexual assault accusation.Since a jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, there has been impassioned...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 5
    The Sunday Read: ‘I’ve Always Struggled With My Weight. Losing It Didn’t Mean Winning.’

    We cannot escape our bodies. So how do we reconcile them with who we really are?Sam Anderson, a staff writer, considers this particular conundrum of the human condition by recounting his lifelong struggle to...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 3
    The Cost of Haiti’s Freedom

    In 1791, enslaved Haitians did the seemingly impossible. They ousted their French masters and created the first free Black nation in the Americas.But France made Haitians pay for that freedom.A team of...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 2
    Lessons in Gun Control From California

    As a proportion of its population, California has one of the lowest rates of gun deaths in the United States — 8.5 per 100,000 people, compared with 13.7 nationally.How did the state get that way?Guest: Shawn...

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  • 2022 / 6 / 1
    Portraits of Grief From Uvalde

    This episode contains strong language.Gemma Lopez, 10, watched a movie in class that day. Jacob Albarado, a Border Patrol officer, was getting his hair cut when he heard there was a gunman at his daughter’s...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 31
    Why the Police Took 78 Minutes to Stop the Uvalde Gunman

    After the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the explanation for how the police acted kept shifting.Now, a clearer picture has emerged.Guest: J. David Goodman, the Houston bureau chief for...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 27
    What Really Caused the Baby Formula Shortage

    A dire lack of baby formula in the United States in the past few weeks has been blamed on production deficiencies such as the small number of manufacturers and an inflexible supply chain.But Christina Jewett,...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 26
    The Big Lie and The Midterms

    In Pennsylvania, a candidate falsely claiming election fraud in 2020 prevailed in a crowded Republican primary for governor. But in Georgia, two incumbents — the governor and the secretary of state — beat...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 25
    Another Elementary School Massacre

    This episode covers incidents of mass violence.At least 21 people, including 19 children, were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday morning.It was the...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 24
    Is the U.S. Changing Its Stance on Taiwan?

    For decades, the U.S. has walked a careful line when it comes to Taiwan — vowing to protect the island from China, without saying exactly how far it would go to do that.On Monday, that appeared to...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 23
    A Tactical Disaster for Russia’s Military

    Three months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the biggest surprises has been the inability of the Russian military to achieve some of its basic goals. One clear example: A failed attempt to cross...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 22
    The Sunday Read: ‘Can Virtual Reality Help Ease Chronic Pain?’

    Chronic pain is one of the leading causes of long-term disability in the world. By some measures, 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, in part because the power of medicine to relieve it remains...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 20
    A Better Understanding of Long Covid

    Throughout the pandemic, long Covid — symptoms that occur after the initial coronavirus infection — has remained something of a medical mystery.Now, amid the latest surge of infections, a series of major...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 19
    Inside Operation Lone Star

    In the post-Trump era, some red states have moved aggressively to rebuke the Biden administration at the local level and signal to voters what a Republican-led country might look like.In Texas, immigration is...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 18
    The Battle for Azovstal: A Soldier’s Story

    For the past two months, a group of Ukrainian fighters has been holed up in the Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol, mounting a last stand against Russian forces in a critical part of eastern...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 17
    The Mexican Model of Abortion Rights

    When the Supreme Court decriminalized abortion with Roe v. Wade, it established the United States as a global leader on abortion rights, decades ahead of many other countries. Now, with Roe likely to be...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 16
    The Racist Theory Behind So Many Mass Shootings

    Over the weekend, an 18-year-old man livestreamed himself shooting 13 people and killing 10. Within hours it became clear that the shooter’s intent was to kill as many Black people as possible. The suspect...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 15
    The Sunday Read: ‘I Lived the #VanLife. It Wasn’t Pretty.’

    The Times journalist Caity Weaver was tasked by her editor to go on an adventure: With an old college friend she would spend a week in California, living out of a converted camper van, in pursuit of the...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 13
    One Million

    This episode contains strong language. Hilma Wolitzer lost her husband, Morty Wolitzer, a psychologist who loved cooking and jazz, on April 11, 2020. They had been together for 68 years.Mary-Margaret...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 12
    Why Inflation Doesn’t Affect Us All the Same

    Fresh data from the U.S. government on Wednesday showed that inflation was still climbing at a rapid pace, prompting President Biden to say that controlling the rising prices was his “top domestic...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 11
    A Post-Roe America, Part 2: The Abortion Providers

    This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence.  In Part 1 of our two-part series, we spoke to anti-abortion activists about their preparations for a future without Roe v. Wade.Today, we talk to people...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 10
    How Putin Co-opted Russia’s Biggest Holiday

    For years, President Vladimir V. Putin has taken advantage of Victory Day — when Russians commemorate the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany — to champion his country’s military might and project himself as a...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 9
    The Unseen Trauma of America’s Drone Pilots

    This episode contains descriptions of suicide. Over the past five years, a series of investigations by The Times has revealed the terror and tragedy that America’s air wars, despite being promoted as the most...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 8
    The Sunday Read: ‘It Was Just a Kayaking Trip. Until It Upended Our Lives.’

    It was meant to mark the start of their lives out of college, but the adventure quickly turned into a nightmare. Beginning with what seemed to be a lucky whale sighting, three friends set out on a...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 7
    The Story of Roe v. Wade, Part 2: The Culture Wars (From the Archive)

    Today, we revisit a two-part series that first ran in 2018 about the history of Roe v. Wade and the woman behind it.Almost 50 years ago, when the Supreme Court first ruled that women had the constitutional...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 7
    The Story of Roe v. Wade, Part 1: Who Was Jane Roe? (From the Archive)

    This week, the release of a draft Supreme Court opinion striking down Roe v. Wade has put a spotlight on the 50-year-old case that redefined abortion in America.Today, we revisit a two-part series that first...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 6
    A Post-Roe America, Part 1: The Anti-Abortion Activists

    Since the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion on overturning the constitutional right to abortion, both sides of the fight have been scrambling.Today, in the first of two parts, we speak to anti-abortion...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 5
    A Post-Roe Map of America

    If the Supreme Court revokes Roe v. Wade, individual states will probably be left to make their own decisions about abortion provision.Some states will ban abortion, and some will continue to allow it. And...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 4
    Is This How Roe Ends?

    The revelation that the Supreme Court could end the constitutional right to abortion in the United States has set off a political firestorm and deepened divisions about one of the most contentious issues in...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 3
    The Mar-a-Lago Midterms

    Unlike other former presidents after leaving office, Donald J. Trump has remained in the middle of the political stage — raising more money than the Republican Party itself and doling out coveted...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 2
    Are Unions Making a Comeback?

    The United States is seeing a revival in union membership.In the last six months, the National Labor Relations Board has recorded a 60 percent increase in workers filing for petitions that allow for union...

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  • 2022 / 5 / 1
    The Sunday Read: ‘This Was Trump Pulling a Putin’

    Is there a connection between former President Donald J. Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine, the Russian invasion and the events of Jan. 6, 2021?The journalist Robert Draper talked to Fiona Hill, John...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 29
    The Risks of a New U.S. Approach in Ukraine

    As the horrors of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have became clearer, the Biden administration has pivoted to a more aggressive stance, with officials talking about constraining Moscow as a global power.But...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 28
    Most of Us Have Had Covid

    This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data that showed around 60 percent of Americans — more than half of adults and three quarters of children — have now been infected with...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 27
    The Supreme Court Considers a Football Coach’s Prayers

    Joseph A. Kennedy, a former high school football coach, was fired after he made a habit of going to the 50-yard line after his team’s games to thank God and to lead his players in prayer.On Monday, the...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 26
    How a Sudden Mask Ruling Left the C.D.C. Reeling

    In January 2021, one of President Biden’s first big moves in office was to sign an executive order mandating masks in airports and on planes and other forms of public transit.But an unexpected ruling from a...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 25
    A Push for Traffic Stop Reform

    A Times investigation last year found that minor traffic stops in the United States were far more deadly than widely thought — in the previous five years, 400 unarmed motorists who were not under pursuit for...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 24
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Many Billionaires Are There, Anyway?’

    America is home to 735 billionaires with a collective worth greater than $4.7 trillion, according to Forbes. There were just 424 billionaires in 2012, Forbes found, and only 243 a decade before that. The...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 22
    France’s Big Decision

    When they go to the polls on Sunday, voters in France will be faced with the same two presidential candidates as 2017: Emmanuel Macron, the president and a polished centrist, and Marine Le Pen, the leader of...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 21
    When Texas Went After Transgender Care, Part 2

    In Texas, a heated political battle is taking place over care provided to young transgender people, with Gov. Greg Abbott taking a leading role.The story of this confrontation began, improbably, with the...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 20
    When Texas Went After Transgender Care, Part 1

    In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of younger Americans who identify as transgender and are seeking medical intervention to support their transition. This increase has coincided...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 19
    The Cost of Dissidence in Russia

    Nearly two months into the war in Ukraine, many Russians have gone from shock and denial to support for their troops and anger at the West.What is behind this shifting view, and what does it mean for those...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 18
    Biden’s Student Loan Dilemma

    Across the United States, 45 million borrowers now owe $1.6 trillion in debt for federal loans taken out for college — more than consumers owe on any other debt except mortgages.For the past two years,...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 17
    The Sunday Read: ‘The War for the Rainforest’

    The Indigenous Brazilian territory of Ituna-Itatá was established in 2011 for the protection of an isolated group that has never been contacted by outsiders or fully confirmed to exist. But despite its...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 15
    27 Years in Solitary Confinement

    In the 1990s, Dennis Wayne Hope committed a series of armed robberies. After proving adept at escaping prison, he was put in isolation. He has been there for nearly three decades.His case, if the Supreme...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 14
    Twitter’s Elon Musk Problem

    Elon Musk’s recent investment in Twitter has turned a high-profile and frequent user of the platform into the company’s largest stakeholder.At first, the involvement of Mr. Musk, the C.E.O. of Tesla, was seen...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 13
    The Next Phase of the War in Ukraine

    After a disastrous defeat in northern Ukraine, Russia has begun a high-stakes battle for the east, while Western allies arm Ukrainian fighters determined to stave off the attack.After Moscow’s pivot, what...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 12
    Biden’s Climate Shift

    On the campaign trail and when he first came to office, President Biden had ambitious plans to deal with climate change, including promises to reduce fossil fuel production. Since the start of the war in...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 11
    How Two Friends Beat Amazon and Built a Union

    This episode contains strong language. A year and a half ago, the Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Karen Weise began examining labor practices at Amazon.In the process, they met Christian Smalls and Derrick...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 10
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus’

    For more than two decades, Belarus existed in an equilibrium of quiet authoritarianism. If the government’s repressions didn’t directly touch them, most Belarusians tolerated them. But over the course of...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 8
    How Germany’s Approach to Russia Backfired

    Thirty years ago, Germany put forth a theory for how to work with Russia. Major energy deals, leaders argued, would keep Russia from going to war with its neighbors.Over the past 20 years, Germany has made...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 7
    A Covid Mystery in Africa

    As countries have struggled with disease and death throughout the coronavirus pandemic, one part of the world seems to have been mostly spared: central and western Africa.South Africa was deeply affected by...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 6
    Why Proving War Crimes Is Difficult and Rare

    This episode details graphic scenes. Many around the world are calling the indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Bucha, a suburb northwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, a war crime.But investigating such...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 5
    How the War in Ukraine is Creating a Global Food Crisis

    Ukraine and Russia are enormous producers of wheat, corn, barley, sunflower oil and fertilizer. One study calculated that the two countries accounted for 12 percent of the world’s calories.With Ukraine under...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 4
    ‘The Illegality of the Plan Was Obvious’

    After months of investigation by a congressional committee, a federal judge has found that President Donald J. Trump and his allies most likely engaged in illegal activity in the wake of the 2020 election.How...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 3
    The Sunday Read: ‘They Came to Help Migrants. Now, Europe Has Turned on Them.’

    Exploring the personal experiences of Sara Mardini and Seán Binder, two volunteers who were arrested in February 2018 after helping migrants cross safely into Lesbos, Greece, the journalist Alex W. Palmer...

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  • 2022 / 4 / 1
    Inside Mariupol

    This episode details graphic scenes. Russia has mounted a brutal siege around the port city of Mariupol for more than a month, framing it as the key to a war of liberation. In reality, it’s a campaign against...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 31
    How Democrats Evened the Congressional Map

    In the past, Republicans have been able to secure what some see as an unfair political advantage by gerrymandering political districts.But after the recent redrawing of zones, the congressional map across the...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 30
    The Political Lives of Clarence and Ginni Thomas

    A series of text messages released in the past week show how Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court, urged White House officials to push to overturn the result of the 2020...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 29
    Senator Joe Manchin’s Conflict of Interest

    At every step of his political career, Senator Joe Manchin III has helped a West Virginia power plant that is the sole customer of his private coal business, including by blocking ambitious climate action.A...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 28
    Four Million Ukrainians in Limbo

    Since the beginning of Russia’s war in Ukraine, 10 million Ukrainians — about a quarter of the population — have been displaced, and about four million have fled the country.Iryna Baramidze is one of them....

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  • 2022 / 3 / 27
    The Sunday Read: ‘Nurses Have Finally Learned What They’re Worth’

    Demand for traveling nurses skyrocketed during the pandemic. In March 2020, there were over 12,000 job opportunities for traveling nurses, but by early December of that year, the number had grown to more than...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 25
    ‘The Dreams We Had Are Like a Dream’

    Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year, thousands of women and girls who were in school or had jobs were forced back into their homes.The Daily producers Lynsea Garrison and Stella Tan have...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 24
    Ukraine Puts Putin’s Playbook to the Test

    From the outside, Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine looks indiscriminate and improvised. But the approach is part of an approach devised decades ago in Chechnya.The Times journalist Carlotta Gall,...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 23
    The Confirmation Hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson

    Democratic support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who could become the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice, was never in much doubt. Less certain was the depth of Republican opposition.To...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 22
    Will Sanctioning Oligarchs Change the War?

    Among the actions taken by the West to punish Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine is the blacklisting of the incredibly rich and politically connected Russian businessmen known as oligarchs.But how could...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 21
    Could the U.S. See Another Covid Wave?

    More than two years into the pandemic, coronavirus infections are surging in China and nations in Europe. The reason: BA.2, a highly contagious version of the Omicron variant.At the same time, the United...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 18
    The Global Race to Mine the Metal of the Future

    In the high-stakes competition to dominate the business of clean energy, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a major arena: The country is the source of more than two-thirds of the world’s cobalt, a key...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 17
    Four Paths Forward in Ukraine

    It has been three weeks since the war in Ukraine began. The fighting grinds on and there is no clear end in sight. But what are the potential paths forward in the coming days and weeks?On Wednesday, President...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 16
    Inflation Lessons From the 1970s

    With prices on the rise in the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve is expected to announce on Wednesday an increase in interest rates, essentially pouring a cold glass of water on the economy.Why would the...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 15
    The Story Behind a Defining War Photo

    This episode details graphic scenes and contains strong language.The image shows four people lying on the ground — a woman, a man and two children who had been fleeing from a suburb of Kyiv, the Ukrainian...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 14
    How Russians See the War in Ukraine

    Russians and Ukrainians are deeply connected. Millions of Ukrainians have relatives in Russia. Many have lived in the country.But Moscow has taken steps to shield its people from open information about the...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 13
    The Sunday Read: ‘What Rashida Tlaib Represents’

    Rozina Ali profiles Rashida Tlaib, the 45-year-old second-term congresswoman from Detroit, who has risen from adverse circumstances to play a significant role in American politics, most notably bringing...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 11
    Putin’s Endgame: A Conversation With Fiona Hill

    Ending the war in Ukraine very much depends on how and when President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia allows it to end.In an interview for his podcast “The Ezra Klein Show,” the opinion columnist Ezra Klein spoke...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 10
    Inside Ukraine’s Embattled Cities

    It has been two weeks since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and Russia’s high-tech army of nearly 200,000 soldiers have not taken control of any major cities, except the southern port of Kherson. The...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 9
    Will Banning Russian Oil Hurt Russia, or the U.S.?

    On Tuesday morning, President Biden took to the podium at the White House to deliver a solemn and provocative speech. As punishment for waging war on Ukraine, he announced, the United States would cut off...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 8
    Why Zelensky Poses a Unique Threat to Putin

    Since the start of the war in Ukraine, no single figure has antagonized President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as effectively or persistently as President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. His defiant videos and...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 7
    On the Road With Ukraine’s Refugees

    This episode contains strong language. In response to Russia’s increasingly brutal campaign against Ukrainian towns and cities, an estimated 1.5 million people — most of them women and children — have fled...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 6
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Waco Biker Shootout Left Nine Dead. Why Was No One Convicted?’

    It was a perplexing event, with little in the way of legal closure. Seven years on from a fatal biker shootout in 2015, Mark Binelli explores the details of the event — which started as a brawl between rival...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 4
    The Death of the Competitive Congressional District

    This episode contains strong language.After winning his House seat in the 2018 midterm elections, Representative Dan Crenshaw, a Republican of Texas, seemed to have found a sweet spot between full-blown...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 3
    Why Russia Hasn’t Defeated Ukraine

    After invading, Russia’s military was expected to sweep through Ukraine within a few days, quickly seizing the capital, Kyiv, and installing a pro-Moscow government.It hasn’t worked out that way.Now, with...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 2
    How Europe Came Around on Sanctions

    As Russian forces bombard Ukraine’s cities and strike civilian areas with increasingly powerful weapons, the European Union has adopted the largest package of sanctions ever imposed on a single country.The...

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  • 2022 / 3 / 1
    In Ukraine, the Men Who Must Stay and Fight

    This episode contains strong language.As the Russian assault has intensified, the government in Ukraine has enacted martial law, requiring men to stay in the country and either join the fight or face the...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 28
    The Battle for Kyiv

    This episode contains strong language.Over the weekend, the battle for Ukraine arrived at the capital, Kyiv, as Russian forces attempted to advance.Would the Russian military quickly overrun the city? Or...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 27
    The Sunday Read: 'The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon'

    Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti investigate Pegasus, an Israeli spying tool that was acquired for use by the F.B.I., and which the United States government is now trying to ban.Pegasus is used globally. For...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 25
    Ukrainians’ Choice: Fight or Flee?

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the biggest in Europe since World War II.With the full-scale assault entering its second day on Friday, Ukrainians are coming to terms with the reality that the unthinkable has...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 24
    The Russian Invasion Begins

    After months of escalating tensions, President Vladimir V. Putin took to state television on Thursday to declare the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine.In the prelude to the invasion and as...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 23
    ‘A Knife to the Throat’: Putin’s Logic for Invading Ukraine

    At 10 p.m. in Moscow on Monday night, Russian state television interrupted its regular programming to air an address from President Vladimir V. Putin about the Ukraine crisis.We look back on what Mr. Putin’s...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 22
    Russian Troops Advance

    This episode contains strong language.On Monday night, as tensions deepened between Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin sent troops into two regions in eastern Ukraine where separatist forces are...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 18
    ‘Somebody’s Got to Save Us, While We’re Saving Everybody Else’

    As hospitals in the United States battled another coronavirus wave in the past few months, another crisis was steadily growing more acute: a shortage of nurses.We speak to some of the “forgotten warriors” of...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 17
    Why U.S. Soldiers Won’t Come to Ukraine’s Rescue

    Since the beginning of the standoff with Moscow over Ukraine, President Biden has been clear that he will not allow American troops to come into direct combat with Russians.Why has the U.S., a country that...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 16
    An American-Style Protest in Canada

    Canada has employed strict restrictions in its efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic. But unlike in the United States, such measures have received very little pushback or politicization — until...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 15
    How Ukrainians View This Perilous Moment

    Officials in the United States say that Russia could invade Ukraine as early as this week, which raises the question: Should an attack come, how will the Ukrainian people respond? The answer may be...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 14
    The Rule at the Center of the N.F.L. Discrimination Lawsuit

    As the N.F.L. season comes to a close, we’re looking at a class-action lawsuit that Brian Flores, a former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, has filed against the league.At the heart of the case is the Rooney...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 13
    The Sunday Read: ‘Animals That Infect Humans Are Scary. It’s Worse When We Infect Them Back’

    There’s a working theory for the origins of Covid-19. It goes like this: Somewhere in an open-air market in Wuhan, China, a new coronavirus, growing inside an animal, first made the jump to a human. But what...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 12
    Introducing ‘The Trojan Horse Affair’

    A mysterious letter detailing a supposed plot by Islamic extremists to take over schools shocked Britain in 2014. But who wrote it? From Serial Productions and The New York Times, “The Trojan Horse Affair” is...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 11
    The Saga of Joe Rogan

    Joe Rogan, a comedian and host of the hit podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” has come under scrutiny in recent weeks for promoting Covid-19 misinformation. Spotify, which owns exclusive rights to Mr....

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  • 2022 / 2 / 10
    Why Democratic Governors Are Turning Against Mask Mandates

    One by one, blue states across the United States have been rolling back their Covid-19 restrictions, going against C.D.C. guidelines that are still backed by the White House.Why are governors in states like...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 9
    A Movement to Fight Misinformation... With Misinformation

    Birds Aren’t Real, a conspiracy theory with an apparently absurd premise, has become surprisingly popular in the past few years.But its followers were in on the joke: The movement’s aim was to poke fun at...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 8
    Is Russia Bluffing?

    If Russia invades Ukraine, it would be the largest and potentially deadliest military action in Europe since World War II.So why is there so much division between the U.S. and its European allies over how...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 7
    Who Else Is Culpable in George Floyd’s Death?

    This episode contains depictions of violenceAlmost two years ago, a shocking nine-minute video was released showing a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, fatally kneeling on the neck of George...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 6
    The Sunday Read: ‘How A.I. Conquered Poker’

    If you didn’t think poker and artificial intelligence could be bedfellows, think again. Keith Romer delves into the history of man’s pursuit of the perfect game of poker, and explains how the use of A.I. is...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 4
    A ‘Zero Covid’ Olympics

    Reporters from The Times are joining athletes from around the world as they descend on Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics, where they are encountering the strictest and most wide-ranging health requirements...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 3
    Is ISIS Back on the Rise?

    A recent ISIS attack on a prison in northeastern Syria became the biggest confrontation between the terrorist group and the United States and its allied forces since 2019. The attack raises a question: Could...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 2
    The Trump Plan to Seize Voting Machines

    Since the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a clearer picture has emerged of the steps that President Donald J. Trump and his allies took to try to keep him in power and overturn the 2020 election.One...

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  • 2022 / 2 / 1
    Did Democrats Make Inflation Worse?

    Inflation in the United States has been getting worse. In December, prices were up 7 percent from the previous year — the fastest rise in 40 years. Americans feel terrible about the economy, imperiling the...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 31
    We Need to Talk About Covid, Part 2: A Conversation with Dr. Fauci

    America, it seems, might be at a turning point in how we think about and respond to the pandemic. Yet, the U.S., at this moment, is still in the midst of crisis — thousands of people are in hospital and dying...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 30
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70’

    Today, Maggie Jones explores the overlooked topic of geriatric sex. Profiling older couples for whom it is still important, she considers the obstacles and joys of having sex over the age of 70, and the way...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 28
    ‘Who Do You Want Controlling Your Food?’

    During the pandemic, the price of beef shot up. Wholesale beef prices increased more than 40 percent — more than 70 percent for certain cuts of steak. The conventional wisdom was that price increases simply...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 27
    Biden Gets a Supreme Court Pick

    On Wednesday, it was revealed that Justice Stephen Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, will retire from the bench. Democrats, and many on the left, will have breathed a sigh of...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 26
    We Need to Talk About Covid, Part 1

    It appears that the United States may be at a turning point in the pandemic. The contagiousness of the Omicron variant has many people resigned to the fact that they probably will be infected; this variant...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 25
    How Partying Could Be Boris Johnson’s Undoing

    When allegations first emerged in November about parties held at 10 Downing Street, the residence and offices of the British prime minister, during a strict Covid lockdown, Prime Minister Boris Johnson waved...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 24
    Documenting a Death by Euthanasia

    This episode contains strong language. Marieke Vervoort was a champion Paralympic athlete from Belgium. In 2016, Vervoort, who had a progressive disease, announced her retirement from professional sports and...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 23
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Disgust Explains Everything’

    What is “disgust”? Molly Young, a journalist with The New York Times, considers the evolutionary and social uses of this “universal aspect of life” to identify the impact of disgust in its physical,...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 21
    What the ‘Djokovic Affair’ Revealed About Australia

    Novak Djokovic, the world No. 1 player in men’s tennis, had a lot at stake going into this year’s Australian Open. A win there would have made him the most decorated male tennis player in history. But he...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 20
    Microsoft and the Metaverse

    Microsoft announced this week that it was acquiring Activision Blizzard, the maker of video games such as Call of Duty and Candy Crush, in a deal valued at nearly $70 billion.Microsoft, the owner of Xbox,...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 19
    A Last-Gasp Push on Voting Rights

    It’s a big week in the Senate for voting rights. Democrats have two bills that include measures to bolster and protect elections.But the bills are almost certain to fail.Why has it proved almost impossible to...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 18
    The Civilian Casualties of America’s Air Wars

    Four years ago, Azmat Khan, an investigative reporter for The Times Magazine, told us the story of Basim Razzo, whose entire family was killed in a U.S.-led airstrike in Iraq. His story helped reveal how...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 16
    The Sunday Read: ‘This Isn’t the California I Married’

    Elizabeth Weil, the author of today’s Sunday Read, writes that, in her marriage, there was a silent third spouse: California.“The state was dramatic and a handful,” Weil writes. “But she was gorgeous, and she...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 14
    The Life and Legacy of Sidney Poitier

    Sidney Poitier, who was Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol and who helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry, died last week. He was 94.For Wesley Morris, a Times culture critic, it is Mr....

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  • 2022 / 1 / 13
    ‘The Kids Are Casualties in a War’

    As the highly infectious Omicron variant surged, a high-stakes battle played out between Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago and the city’s teachers’ union about how to keep schools open and safe.We chart this...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 12
    Russia and the U.S. Face Off Over Ukraine

    The diplomatic talks in Geneva this week are of a kind not seen in a long time: an effort to defuse the possibility of a major war in Europe.President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has amassed military...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 11
    This Covid Surge Feels Different

    The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has a reputation for causing mild illness, yet it’s fueling a staggering rise in hospitalizations across the country. In some of the early hot spots for the variant,...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 10
    The Rise and Fall of the Golden Globes

    This year’s Golden Globes ceremony was muted. Instead of a celebrity-filled evening, broadcast on NBC, the results were live tweeted from a room in the Beverly Hilton. It was the culmination of years of...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 9
    The Sunday Read: ‘What if There’s No Such Thing as Closure?’

    In her new book, “The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change,” Pauline Boss considers what it means to reach “emotional closure” in a state of unnamable grief.Hard to define, these...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 7
    Jan. 6, Part 3: The State of American Democracy

    After the election on Nov. 3, 2020, President J. Donald Trump and his allies tested the limits of the U.S. election system, launching pressure and legal campaigns in competitive states to have votes...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 6
    Jan. 6, Part 2: Liz Cheney’s Battle Against the 'Big Lie'

    This episode contains strong language. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming was the only Republican leader calling on President Donald Trump to move on from his efforts...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 5
    Jan. 6, Part 1: ‘The Herd Mentality’

    Who exactly joined the mob that, almost a year ago, on Jan. 6, breached the walls of the U.S. Capitol in a bid to halt the certification of President Biden’s election victory?Members of far-right extremist...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 4
    Investigating the Prenatal Testing Market

    About a decade ago, companies began offering pregnant women tests that promised to detect rare genetic disorders in their fetuses.The tests initially looked for Down syndrome and worked well, but later tests...

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  • 2022 / 1 / 3
    Why Omicron Is Counterintuitive

    The Omicron variant is fueling record-breaking cases across the world and disrupting life. But it may not present as great a danger of hospitalization and severe illness as earlier variants. We explore why...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 31
    Texas After the Storm: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.With most natural disasters, the devastation is immediately...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 30
    A Nursing Home’s First Day Out of Lockdown: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.The Good Shepherd Nursing Home in West Virginia lifted its...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 29
    A Conversation With a Dogecoin Millionaire: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.This episode contains strong language.Dogecoin started out as...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 28
    A Capitol Officer Recounts Jan. 6: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.When Officer Harry Dunn reported for work at the Capitol on...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 27
    Stories from the Great American Labor Shortage: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.This episode contains strong language.Bartenders, sous chefs,...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 23
    The Year in Sound

    A year that started with the mass introduction of Covid vaccines and the astonishing scenes of rioting at the Capitol is ending with concern about new virus variants and fears about the effects of a warming...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 22
    A Covid Testing Crisis, Again

    By the end of last year, if you needed a coronavirus test, you could get one. But when vaccines arrived, focus shifted.Many of the vaccinated felt like they didn’t need tests and demand took a nosedive....

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  • 2021 / 12 / 21
    Has Manchin Doomed the Build Back Better Plan?

    Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia was always going to be the last Democrat to get on board with President Biden’s $2.2 trillion climate, social spending and tax bill. But the White House was confident that...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 20
    ‘The Decision of My Life’: Part 2

    This episode contains references to suicide and abuse that may be upsetting to some listeners.A few months ago, we told the story of N, a teenager in Afghanistan whose family was trying to force her to marry...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 19
    The Sunday Read: ‘What Does It Mean to Save a Neighborhood?’

    Nearly a decade after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, which destroyed piers and damaged riverside social housing projects, residents of Lower Manhattan are still vulnerable to floods.Michael Kimmelman,...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 17
    What to Expect From the Next Phase of the Pandemic

    The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is incredibly contagious — it is able to infect people with even greater frequency than the Delta variant, and it is skilled at evading the immune system’s defenses....

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  • 2021 / 12 / 16
    The Future of America’s Abortion Fight

    Anti-abortion activists across the country are optimistic that they might be on the cusp of achieving a long-held goal of the movement: overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that extended...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 15
    An Economic Catastrophe in Afghanistan

    The economic situation in Afghanistan is perilous. Banks have run out of cash. In some areas, Afghans are selling their belongings in ad hoc flea markets. Parents wait around hospitals and clinics in the...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 14
    Why Was Haiti’s President Assassinated?

    In July, a group of men stormed the presidential compound in Haiti and assassinated the country’s president, Jovenel Moïse. Months later, the case remains unresolved.Investigating the killing, the Times...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 13
    The Outsize Life and Quiet Death of the Steele Dossier

    This episode contains strong language. The Steele Dossier — compiled by Christopher Steele, a British former spy — was born out of opposition research on Donald J. Trump, then a presidential candidate, and...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 12
    The Sunday Read: ‘How the Real Estate Boom Left Black Neighborhoods Behind’

    In Memphis, as in America, the benefits of homeownership have not accrued equally across race.Housing policy in the United States has leaned heavily on homeownership as a driver of household wealth since the...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 10
    The Censoring of Peng Shuai

    In November, Peng Shuai — one of China’s most popular tennis stars — took to Chinese social media to accuse Zhang Gaoli, who was a member of China’s seven-member ruling committee, of sexually assaulting...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 9
    ‘Kids Are Dying. How Are These Sites Still Allowed?’

    This episode contains details about suicide deaths and strong language. A few years ago, a website about suicide appeared. On it, not only do people talk about wanting to die, but they share, at great length,...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 8
    Why Ukraine Matters to Vladimir Putin

    The Russian military is on the move toward the border with Ukraine, with American intelligence suggesting that Moscow is preparing for an offensive involving some 175,000 troops.Could the moves herald a...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 7
    A New Strategy for Prosecuting School Shootings

    Last week, after a shooting at Oxford High School in the suburbs of Detroit that left four teenagers dead, local prosecutors decided on a novel legal strategy that would extend criminal culpability beyond the...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 6
    The Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

    This episode contains descriptions of self-harm and alleged sexual abuse.When Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a federal jail, dozens of his alleged victims lost their chance to bring him to justice.But the...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 5
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Emily Ratajkowski You’ll Never See’

    In her book, “My Body,” Emily Ratajkowski reflects on her fraught relationship with the huge number of photographs of her body that have come to define her life and career.Some essays recount the author’s...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 3
    The Life and Legacy of Stephen Sondheim

    Stephen Sondheim died last week at his home in Roxbury, Conn. He was 91.For six decades, Mr. Sondheim, a composer-lyricist whose works include “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods,” transformed musical theater...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 2
    The Supreme Court Considers the Future of Roe

    On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard a case that was a frontal challenge to Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.The case in front of the justices...

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  • 2021 / 12 / 1
    Amazon and the Labor Shortage

    Amazon is constantly hiring. Data has shown that the company has had a turnover rate of about 150 percent a year.For the founder, Jeff Bezos, worker retention was not important, and the company built systems...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 30
    What We Know About the Omicron Variant

    The story of the Omicron variant began a week ago, when researchers in southern Africa detected a version of the coronavirus that carried 50 mutations. When scientists look at coronavirus mutations, they...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 29
    A Prosecutor’s Winning Strategy in the Ahmaud Arbery Case

    This episode contains strong language. Heading into deliberations in the trial of the three white men in Georgia accused of chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, it was not clear which...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 24
    The Farmers Revolt in India

    After a landslide re-election in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s control over India seemed impossible to challenge.But a yearlong farmers’ protest against agricultural overhauls has done just that,...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 23
    Righting the Historical Wrong of the Claiborne Highway

    In the 1950s and ’60s, the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, one of the oldest African-American neighborhoods in the United States, was a vibrant community.But the construction of the Claiborne Expressway in...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 22
    The Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse

    This episode contains strong language.On Aug. 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager, shot three men, two of them fatally, during street protests in Kenosha, Wis., over the shooting of a Black man by a white...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 21
    The Sunday Read: ‘Did Covid Change How We Dream?’

    As the novel coronavirus spread and much of the world moved toward isolation, dream researchers began rushing to design studies and set up surveys that might allow them to access some of the most isolated...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 19
    How Belarus Manufactured a Border Crisis

    For three decades, President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus, a former Soviet nation in Eastern Europe, ruled with an iron fist. But pressure has mounted on him in the past year and a half. After a contested...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 18
    The Economy Is Good. So Why Do We Feel Terrible About It?

    The U.S. economy is doing better than many had anticipated. Some 80 percent of jobs lost during the pandemic have been regained, and people are making, and spending, more.But Americans seem to feel terrible...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 17
    The School Board Wars, Part 2

    This episode contains strong language.In Bucks County, Pa., what started out as a group of frustrated parents pushing for schools to reopen devolved over the course of a year and half into partisan disputes...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 16
    The School Board Wars, Part 1

    This episode contains strong language.A new battleground has emerged in American politics: school boards. In these meetings, parents increasingly engage in heated — sometimes violent — fights over hot-button...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 15
    How the U.S. Hid a Deadly Airstrike

    This episode contains strong language.In March 2019, workers inside an Air Force combat operations center in Qatar watched as an American F-15 attack jet dropped a large bomb into a group of women and...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 14
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Untold Story of Sushi in America’

    In 1980, when few Americans knew the meaning of toro and omakase, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, spoke to dozens of his followers in the Grand Ballroom of the New Yorker...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 12
    An Interview With Dr. Anthony Fauci

    Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, described the current status of the pandemic in the United States as a “mixed bag” that is leaning more toward the positive than the...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 11
    The Public Health Officials Under Siege

    This episode contains strong language.When the coronavirus hit the United States, the nation’s public health officials were in the front line, monitoring cases and calibrating rules to combat the spread.From...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 10
    ‘How Did We Let People Die This Way?’

    Over the past year, a record 2,000 migrants from Africa have drowned trying to reach Spain.Many of these migrants make the journey in rickety vessels, not much bigger than canoes, that often don’t stand up to...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 9
    A Conversation With a Virginia Democrat

    In a bipartisan win for President Biden, Democrats and Republicans have passed a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. Now comes the difficult part — trying to win approval for a $2 trillion social spending...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 8
    A Case That Could Transform America’s Relationship With Guns

    The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to rule on an area of the law that it has been silent on for over a decade: the Second Amendment.The case under consideration will help decide whether the right to bear...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 7
    The Sunday Read: ‘I Fell in Love With Motorcycles. But Could I Ever Love Sturgis?’

    Like many other Americans, Jamie Lauren Keiles, the author of this week’s Sunday Read, bought their first motorcycle during the coronavirus pandemic.“I thought I was just purchasing a mode of transportation —...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 5
    The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse

    This episode contains strong language and scenes of violence.Last summer, as the country reeled from the murder of George Floyd, another Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. People took...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 4
    A Rough Election Night for the Democrats

    On a major night of elections across the United States on Tuesday, the Republican Glenn Youngkin claimed an unexpected victory over his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, to win the governor’s race in...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 3
    A Last Chance to Avert Climate Disaster?

    In a giant conference hall in Glasgow, leaders from around the world have gathered for the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Convention, or COP26. This is the 26th such session.Many...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 2
    The Perilous Politics of Rising Inflation

    Inflation in the United States is rising at its fastest rate so far this century. At 4 percent, according to one index, it is double the Federal Reserve’s target.We look at why prices are on the rise and at...

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  • 2021 / 11 / 1
    Why Do So Many Traffic Stops Go Wrong?

    This episode contains strong language and scenes of violence. Over the past five years, police officers in the United States have killed more than 400 unarmed drivers or passengers — a rate of more than one a...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 31
    The Sunday Read: 'Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again'

    Over the past decade, the waters around Cape Cod have become host to one of the densest seasonal concentrations of adult white sharks in the world. Acoustic tagging data suggest the animals trickle into the...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 29
    A Delicate Compromise in the Capitol

    President Biden and Democratic leaders say they have an agreement on a historic social spending bill that they have spent months negotiating. But liberals in Congress demanded assurances that the package...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 28
    The Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery's Killing

    In the coming days, a trial will begin to determine whether the fatal shooting of Amaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, by two armed white men is considered murder under Georgia state law. Today, we explore why...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 27
    The Story of Kyrsten Sinema

    As congressional Democrats dramatically scale back the most ambitious social spending bill since the 1960s, they’re placing much of the blame on moderates who have demanded changes.One senator, Kyrsten Sinema...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 26
    Why Spending Too Little Could Backfire on Democrats

    When Democrats first set out to expand the social safety net, they envisioned a piece of legislation as transformational as what the party has achieved in the 1960s. In the process, they hoped that they’d win...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 25
    A Threat to China’s Economy

    Every once in a while a company grows so big and messy that governments fear what would happen to the broader economy if it were to fail. In China, Evergrande, a sprawling real estate developer, is that...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 24
    The Sunday Read: ‘Who Is the Bad Art Friend?’

    On June 24, 2015, Dawn Dorland, an essayist and aspiring novelist, did perhaps the kindest, most consequential thing she might ever do in her life. She donated one of her kidneys — and elected to do it in a...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 22
    Qaddafi's Son is Alive, and He Wants to Take Back Libya

    Before the Arab Spring, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, the second son of the Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, was establishing himself as a serious figure internationally. Then, the Arab Spring came to...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 21
    A Showdown in Chicago

    Chicago is in the midst of a crime wave — but there is also a question about whether police officers will show up for work.That’s because of a showdown between the mayor, Lori Lightfoot, and the police union...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 20
    How a Single Senator Derailed Biden’s Climate Plan

    The Clean Electricity Program has been at the heart of President Biden’s climate agenda since he took office.But passage was always going to come down to a single senator: Joe Manchin of West Virginia.With...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 19
    The Life and Career of Colin Powell

    Colin Powell, who in four decades of public service helped shape U.S. national security, died on Monday. He was 84.Despite a stellar career, Mr. Powell had expressed a fear that he would be remembered for a...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 18
    Why Are All Eyes on the Virginia Governor’s Race?

    In 2020, Virginia epitomized the way in which Democrats took the White House and Congress — by turning moderate and swing counties.But President Biden’s poll numbers have been waning, and in the coming race...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 17
    The Sunday Read: ‘Laurie Anderson Has a Message for Us Humans’

    When the Hirshhorn Museum told Laurie Anderson that it wanted to put on a big, lavish retrospective of her work, she said no.For one thing, she was busy and has been for roughly 50 years. Over the course of...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 15
    The Great Supply Chain Disruption

    Throughout the pandemic, businesses of all sizes have faced delays, product shortages and rising costs linked to disruptions in the global supply chain. Consumers have been confronted with an experience rare...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 14
    ‘No Crime Is Worth That’

    This episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence.A Times investigation has uncovered extraordinary levels of violence and lawlessness inside Rikers, New York City’s main jail complex. In...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 13
    ‘The Decision of My Life’

    This episode contains descriptions of violence and a suicide attempt.When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, our producer started making calls. With the help of colleagues, she contacted women in...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 12
    Is Child Care a Public Responsibility?

    Many Americans pay more for child care than they do for their mortgages, even though the wages for those who provide the care are among the lowest in the United States.Democrats see the issue as a fundamental...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 11
    Which Towns Are Worth Saving?

    An enormous infusion of money and effort will be needed to prepare the United States for the changes wrought by the climate crisis.We visited towns in North Carolina that have been regularly hit by floods to...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 10
    The Sunday Read: ‘He Was the “Perfect Villain” for Voting Conspiracists’

    Over the past decade, Eric Coomer has helped make Dominion Voting Systems one of the largest providers of voting machines and software in the United States.He was accustomed to working long days during the...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 8
    A Troubling C.I.A. Admission

    The C.I.A. sent a short but explosive message last week to all of its stations and bases around the world.The cable, which said dozens of sources had been arrested, killed or turned against the United States,...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 7
    The State of the Pandemic

    The coronavirus seems to be in retreat in the United States, with the number of cases across the country down about 25 percent compared with a couple of weeks ago. Hospitalizations and deaths are also...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 6
    The Facebook Whistle-Blower Testifies

    The Senate testimony of Frances Haugen on Tuesday was an eagerly awaited event.Last month, Ms. Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, leaked internal company documents to The Wall Street Journal that...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 5
    The Most Important Supreme Court Term in Decades

    The latest term of the U.S. Supreme Court will include blockbuster cases on two of the most contentious topics in American life: abortion and gun rights.The cases come at a time when the court has a majority...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 4
    What’s Behind the Ivermectin Frenzy?

    Ivermectin is a drug that emerged in the 1970s, used mainly for deworming horses and other livestock.But during the pandemic, it has been falsely lauded in some corners as a kind of miracle cure for the...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 3
    The Sunday Read: ‘I Had a Chance to Travel Anywhere. Why Did I Pick Spokane?’

    Jon Mooallem, the author of today’s Sunday Read, had a bad pandemic.“I began having my own personal hard time,” he writes. “The details aren’t important. Let’s just say, I felt as if I were moldering in...

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  • 2021 / 10 / 1
    ‘They Don’t Understand That We’re Real People’

    This episode contains strong language.A month ago, Texas adopted a divisive law which effectively banned abortions in the state. Despite a number of legal challenges, the law has survived and is having an...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 30
    The Democrats Who Might Block Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

    The first year of a Congress is usually the best time for a president to put forward any sort of ambitious policy. For President Biden, whose control of Congress is fragile, the urgency is particularly...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 29
    Controlling Britney Spears

    Britney Spears is one of the biggest celebrities on the planet — she makes millions of dollars performing, selling perfumes and appearing on television. At the same time, however, her life is heavily...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 28
    A Conversation With an Afghan General

    This episode contains strong language.Brig. Gen. Khoshal Sadat, a former Afghan deputy minister for security, has held some of the highest ranks in the Afghan security forces and government. From the moment...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 27
    Another Crisis at the Border

    Increasing numbers of Haitian migrants have been traveling to the border town of Del Rio, Texas, recently, in the hope of entering the United States.Border Patrol took action — in some cases, sending the...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 26
    The Sunday Read: ‘Why Was Vicha Ratanapakdee Killed?’

    Throughout 2020, multiple strangers came at Monthanus Ratanapakdee seemingly out of nowhere. An old man yelled at her in Golden Gate Park — something about a virus and going back to her country. When she...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 24
    Germany, and Europe, After Merkel

    After 16 years in power, Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, is walking out of office one of the most popular politicians in the country.In those years, Ms. Merkel has not only served as the leader of...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 23
    Redrawing the Map in New York

    New York, like many other states, is enmeshed in the process of redrawing legislative districts.The outcome of the reconfiguring could be crucial in determining which party takes control of the House of...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 22
    Submarines and Shifting Allegiances

    The recent U.S.-British deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines might look relatively inconsequential. But it signifies a close alliance between the three countries to face off against...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 21
    A ‘Righteous Strike’

    When he visited the site of an American drone strike in Kabul, Matthieu Aikins, a Times journalist, knew something wasn’t adding up. He uncovered a story that was quite different from the one offered up by...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 20
    One Family’s Fight Against the Dixie Fire

    Annie Correal, a reporter for The Times, has family in Indian Valley, in Northern California, roots which extend back to the 1950s.This summer, as wildfires closed in on the area, she reported from her...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 19
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Composer at the Frontier of Movie Music’

    You have almost certainly heard Nicholas Britell’s music, even if you don’t know his name. More than any other contemporary composer, he appears to have the whole of music history at his command, shifting...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 17
    A Broadway Show Comes Back to Life

    This episode contains strong language. “Six,” a revisionist feminist British pop musical about the wives of King Henry VIII, was shaping up to be a substantial hit on Broadway after finding success in...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 16
    The United States v. Elizabeth Holmes

    When Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos, the blood testing start-up, she was held up as one of the next great tech innovators.But her company collapsed, and she was accused of lying about how well Theranos’s...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 15
    Mexico’s Path to Legalizing Abortion

    In a major turn of events in Mexico, which has one of the largest Catholic populations in the world, its Supreme Court last week decriminalized abortions.The Supreme Court ruling is a milestone for Mexico’s...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 14
    A Hidden Shame in Nursing Homes

    For decades, the law has sought to restrain nursing homes from trying to control the behavior of dementia patients with antipsychotic drugs, which are known to have adverse health effects. An alarming rise in...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 13
    Biden’s Bet on Vaccine Mandates

    As recently as a month ago, President Biden appeared to be skeptical about imposing coronavirus vaccine mandates. Now that skepticism has given way to a suite of policies that aim to force the hands of the...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 11
    Special Episode: What Does It Mean to 'Never Forget'?

    Two planes hijacked by Al Qaeda pierced the north and south towers of the World Trade Center. A third slammed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. A fourth crashed in an open field outside Shanksville, Pa. All...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 10
    ‘We’re Going to Take Over the World’

    On the internet, there are bizarre subcultures filled with conspiracy theorists — those who believe the coronavirus is a hoax or that the 2020 election was stolen, or even that Hillary Clinton is a...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 9
    ‘I’m Part of Something That’s Really Evil’

    This episode contains strong language.Terry Albury joined the F.B.I. just before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, drawn in by the bureau’s work fighting child exploitation. His role quickly changed after 9/11...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 8
    The Summer of Delta

    This summer was supposed to be, in the words of President Biden, the “summer of freedom” from the coronavirus. What we saw instead was the summer of the Delta variant.The surge driven by Delta — which has...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 7
    How Will the Taliban Rule This Time?

    Since the Taliban took over Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, last month, many have wondered what kind of rulers they will be.The memory of the Taliban of the 1990s — the public executions, the whippings in the...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 3
    How Texas Banned Almost All Abortions

    In a way, the new Texas law that has effectively banned abortions after six weeks is typical — many other Republican-led states have sought to ban abortions after six, 10 or 15 weeks. But where federal courts...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 2
    New Orleans in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ida

    After Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans, leaving destruction in its wake, comparisons with Hurricane Katrina were made.There are, however, big differences between the two disasters — namely that the city, in the...

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  • 2021 / 9 / 1
    The Education Lost to the Pandemic

    The closure of schools because of the pandemic and the advent of widespread virtual learning has impacted students of all ages — but particularly the youngest children.Research suggests that the learning...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 31
    America’s Final Hours in Afghanistan

    On Monday night, after a 20-year war that claimed 170,000 lives, cost over $2 trillion and did not defeat the Taliban, the United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan. As the last of the American...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 30
    The Tale of California’s Recall Election

    Almost from the moment Gavin Newsom was elected governor of California, there were attempts to remove him from office. Initially, a recall election against him seemed highly unlikely — but the pandemic has...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 29
    The Sunday Read: ‘How Long Can We Live?’

    Jeanne Calment lived her entire life in the South of France. She filled her days with leisurely pursuits, enjoying a glass of port, a cigarette and some chocolate nearly every day. In 1997, Ms. Calment died....

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  • 2021 / 8 / 27
    The Bombings at the Kabul Airport

    For days, many dreaded an attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, as Western forces scrambled to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. On Thursday, those fears were realized —...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 26
    Biden’s Border Dilemma

    Early on in the Biden administration, it rolled out a two-pronged migration plan: A reversal of the most punitive elements of Donald Trump’s policy and rooting out the causes of migration from Central...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 25
    The Race to Evacuate Kabul

    Since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban last week, everything and everyone has been focused on Hamid Karzai International Airport and the massive military operation to get thousands of Americans and Afghan...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 24
    Why Mexico Is Suing U.S. Gunmakers

    For years, Mexico has been gripped by horrific violence as drug cartels battle each other and kill civilians. In the last 15 years alone, homicides have tripled. The violence, the Mexican government says, is...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 23
    Children and Covid: Your Questions, Answered

    As the number of coronavirus infections in the United States surges, and school districts begin to reopen for in-person learning, some parents are apprehensive and full of questions.Recently, The Daily asked...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 22
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Case of the Vanishing Jungle’

    In 2002, a survey revealed there were just 1.6 Sumatran tigers per 100 square kilometers in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, one of the last habitats for the critically endangered animal. In the fall of...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 20
    Why Apple Is About To Search Your Files

    Two years ago, a multipart Times investigation highlighted an epidemic of child sexual abuse material which relied on platforms run by the world’s largest technology companies.Last week, Apple revealed its...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 19
    The Interpreters the U.S. Left Behind in Afghanistan

    This episode contains strong language.Weeks ago, as the Taliban undertook a major military offensive in Afghanistan, the U.S. accelerated its evacuation of Afghans who aided them and feared retribution. Many,...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 18
    A Devastating Earthquake in Haiti

    This weekend, a major earthquake hit Haiti. It is the second crisis to befall the Caribbean nation is just over a month — its president was assassinated in July.The earthquake’s aftermath has been dire, with...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 17
    America’s Miscalculations, Afghanistan’s Collapse

    The last few days in Afghanistan have been chaotic as the Taliban retake control of the country.The debacle can be traced to a number of assumptions that guided the execution of the U.S. withdrawal from the...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 16
    The Fall of Afghanistan

    This episode contains strong language. On Sunday, the president of Afghanistan fled the country; the Taliban seized control of Kabul, the capital; and the American-backed government collapsed.One outspoken...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 15
    The Sunday Read: ‘I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner?’

    In 2019, Emily Bazelon, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, began communicating with Yutico Briley, an inmate at a prison in Jackson, La.Mr. Briley first reached out to Ms. Bazelon after hearing...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 13
    A ‘Code Red for Humanity’

    This episode contains strong language.  A major new United Nations scientific report has concluded that countries and corporations have delayed curbing fossil-fuel emissions for so long that we can no longer...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 12
    How Washington Now Works

    On Tuesday, the United States Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure bill — the largest single infusion of federal funds into infrastructure projects in more than a decade. It was a bipartisan vote,...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 11
    The Resignation of Andrew Cuomo

    Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York announced yesterday that he would resign from office, exactly one week after a searing report found that he sexually harassed 11 women.What convinced him to step aside, how...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 10
    The Taliban’s Advance

    The Taliban have made big moves in the last few days in their bid to take control of Afghanistan. This weekend, they seized several cities and suddenly claimed a lot of the north. On Monday, they took another...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 9
    Back to School Amid the Delta Variant

    To ensure students’ safe return to in-person learning amid a surge in the Delta variant of the coronavirus, some school districts plan to institute mask mandates.Yet that move isn’t necessarily...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 8
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Man Who Filed More Than 180 Disability Lawsuits’

    For much of America’s history, a person with a disability had few civil rights related to their disability. That began to change when, in the 1980s, a group of lawmakers started to agitate for sweeping civil...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 6
    Voices of the Unvaccinated

    Don, a 38-year-old single father from Pittsburgh, doesn’t want to be lumped into the “crazy anti-vax crowd.”Jeannie, a middle school teacher, has never vaccinated her teenage son and says she won’t start...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 5
    The End of Andrew Cuomo?

    This episode contains descriptions of sexual harassment.After accusations of sexual harassment against Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York surfaced early this year, an independent investigation was begun.And while...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 4
    Trouble in Tunisia

    Tunisia was supposed to be the success story of the Arab Spring — the only democracy to last in the decade since revolutions swept the region.Recently, after mass protests, President Kais Saied appears to be...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 3
    Stories From the Great American Labor Shortage

    This episode contains strong language. Bartenders, sous chefs, wait staff — at the moment, managers in the U.S. hospitality industry are struggling to fill a range of roles at their establishments.Managers...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 2
    A New Chapter of the Coronavirus

    Recent data from the C.D.C. has found that not only can vaccinated people get infected with the Delta variant of the coronavirus, though instances are rare, but they also can potentially spread the virus just...

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  • 2021 / 8 / 1
    The Sunday Read: ‘Is There a Right Way to Act Blind?’

    Activists slammed the TV show “In the Dark” for casting a sighted actress in a blind lead role. But what if blindness is a performance of its own?This story was written and narrated by Andrew Leland. To hear...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 31
    From Opinion: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Story We Tell About America

    You’ve heard the 1619 podcast right here on The Daily. And we’ve covered the backlash to the 1619 Project and the battle over critical race theory that followed. In this interview, Ezra Klein, an Opinion...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 30
    The Story of Simone Biles

    This episode contains mentions of sexual abuse.Simone Biles, 24, showed up on the national stage at 16, when she competed in and won the national championships. She equally impressed at her first Olympics, in...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 29
    Why Is China Expanding Its Nuclear Arsenal?

    For decades, nuclear weapons did not figure prominently in China’s military planning. However, recent satellite images suggest that the country may be looking to quintuple its nuclear arsenal. Why is China...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 28
    The Saga of Congress’s Jan. 6 Investigation

    This episode contains strong language.The first hearing of the special congressional committee on the Jan. 6 riots was an emotional affair, but it was not quite the investigation that was originally...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 27
    The Vaccine Mandate Conundrum

    In the effort to raise America’s vaccination rate, some agencies and private organizations have turned to the last, and most controversial, weapon in the public health arsenal: vaccine mandates.How have the...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 26
    Breakthrough Infections, Explained

    For the past couple of weeks, some Americans have reported a curious phenomenon: They have caught the coronavirus despite being vaccinated.Vaccines are still doing their job by protecting against serious...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 25
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Little Hedge Fund Taking Down Big Oil’

    An activist investment firm won a shocking victory at Exxon Mobil. But can new directors really put the oil giant on a cleaner path?This story was written by Jessica Camille Aguirre and recorded by Audm. To...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 23
    Putting a Price on Pollution

    Extreme weather across Europe, North America and Asia is highlighting a harsh reality of science and history: The world as a whole is neither prepared to slow down climate change nor live with it.European...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 22
    Who Killed Haiti’s President?

    A promise of a well-paying assignment abroad for retired Colombian soldiers. A security company in Miami. An evangelical Haitian American pastor with lofty ideas. Trying to join the dots in the assassination...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 21
    Reacting to Chinese Cyberattacks

    The Chinese government’s hacking of Microsoft was bold and brazen.The Biden administration tried to orchestrate a muscular and coordinated response with Western allies. But while the U.S. has responded to...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 20
    Facebook vs. the White House

    Is misinformation on Facebook an impediment to ending the pandemic?President Biden even said that platforms like Facebook, by harboring skepticism about the shots, were killing people.Facebook immediately...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 19
    Do We Need a Third Covid Shot?

    The rise of the Delta variant has prompted a thorny question: Do we need a booster dose of the vaccine for Covid-19? Vaccine makers think so, but regulators are yet to be convinced.Principles are also at...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 18
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Mystery of the $113 Million Deli’

    It made headlines around the world: a New Jersey sandwich shop with a soaring stock price. Was it just speculation, or something stranger?This story was written by Jesse Barron and recorded by Audm. To hear...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 16
    State-Sponsored Abuse in Canada

    This episode contains accounts of physical and sexual abuse.The residential school system was devised by the Canadian government under the auspices of education, but very little education took place. Instead,...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 15
    Cubans Take to the Streets

    This episode contains strong language.It was a surprise to many recently when protesters took to the streets in a small town near Havana to express their grievances with Cuba’s authoritarian government....

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  • 2021 / 7 / 14
    The Heat Wave That Hit the Pacific Northwest

    The heat wave that hit the usually cool and rainy American Pacific Northwest was a shock to many — Oregon and Washington were covered by a blanket of heat in the triple digits.After the temperatures soared, a...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 13
    Will a Top Trump Deputy Flip?

    In its investigation of the Trump Organization’s financial affairs, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has zeroed in on Allen Weisselberg, the company’s former finance chief, who spent almost half a...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 12
    A City’s Step Toward Reparations

    For decades, the granting of racial reparations in the United States appeared to be a political nonstarter. But Evanston, Ill., recently became the first city to approve a program of reparations for its Black...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 11
    From The Sunday Read Archives: ‘Alone at Sea’

    For Aleksander Doba, pitting himself against the wide-open sea — storms, sunstroke, monotony, hunger and loneliness — was a way to feel alive in old age. Today, listen to the story of a man who paddled toward...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 9
    The Assassination of Haiti’s President

    Early on Wednesday morning, a group of men killed President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti in his residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince.It was a brazen act. Very rarely is a nation’s leader killed...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 8
    The End of America’s 20-Year War

    After a 20-year war, the United States has effectively ended its operations in Afghanistan with little fanfare.In recent weeks, the Americans have quietly vacated their sprawling military bases in the nation,...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 7
    'Some Hope Is Better Than Having No Hope'

    When the F.D.A. approved the drug Aduhelm, the first Alzheimer’s treatment to receive the agency’s endorsement in almost two decades, it gave hope to many.But the decision was contentious; some experts say...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 6
    The Rise of Delta

    The Delta variant of the coronavirus is threatening to put the world in an entirely new stage of the pandemic.The variant is spreading fast, particularly in places with low vaccination rates — it is thought...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 2
    The Debate Over Critical Race Theory

    In Loudoun County, Va., a fierce debate has been raging for months inside normally sleepy school board meetings.At the heart of this anger is critical race theory, a once obscure academic framework for...

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  • 2021 / 7 / 1
    A New Era in College Sports

    Throughout its 115-year history, the N.C.A.A.’s bedrock principle has been that student-athletes should be amateurs and not allowed to profit off their fame.This week, after years of agitation and...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 30
    Inside the U.F.O. Report

    Recently, the government released a long-awaited report: a look at unexplained aerial phenomena.We explore the report and what implications it may have. Will it do anything to quell theories of...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 29
    The Collapse of Champlain Towers

    A few years ago, engineers sounded alarm bells about Champlain Towers, a residential building in Surfside, Fla. Last week, disaster struck and the towers collapsed. At least 11 residents have been confirmed...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 28
    What the Japanese Think of the Olympics

    After last year’s postponement, both the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government are determined that the Tokyo Games will take place this summer.But the public in Japan appears...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 27
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Woman Who Made van Gogh’

    Neglected by art history for decades, Jo van Gogh-Bonger, the sister-in-law to Vincent van Gogh, is finally being recognized as the force who opened the world’s eyes to his genius.This story was written by...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 26
    From Opinion: Anthony Fauci Is Pissed Off

    On this episode of Sway, a podcast from NYT Opinion, America’s chief immunologist responds to the recent leak of his emails, being compared to Hitler, and weighs in on the Wuhan lab-leak theory. Every Monday...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 25
    Day X, Part 5: Defensive Democracy

    In this episode, we get answers on just how bad the problem of far-right infiltration in the German military and police really is — and how Germany is trying to address it. We learn about Germany's "defensive...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 24
    The Struggles of India’s Vaccine Giant

    When the coronavirus hit, the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine maker, seemed uniquely positioned to help. It struck a deal with AstraZeneca, promising a billion vaccine doses to low- and...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 23
    Lessons from the Demise of a Voting Rights Bill

    The For the People Act, a bill created by House Democrats after the 2018 midterm elections, could have been the most sweeping expansion of voting rights in a generation.On Tuesday night, however, Senate...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 22
    Policing and the New York Mayoral Race

    In the wake of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests, a central question of the New York City mayoral contest has become: Is New York safer with more or fewer police officers?Today, we see this tension play...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 21
    A Crucial Voting Rights Decision

    How does the 1965 Voting Rights Act work? That is the question in front of the Supreme Court as it rules on a pair of Arizona laws from 2016 — the most important voting rights case in a decade.What arguments...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 20
    The Sunday Read: ‘Finding My Father’

    During his childhood, Nicholas Casey, Madrid bureau chief for The New York Times, received visits from his father. He would arrive from some faraway place where the ships on which he worked had taken him,...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 18
    Day X, Part 4: Franco A.

    We meet Franco A., an officer in the German military who lived a double life as a Syrian refugee and stands accused of plotting an act of terrorism to bring down the German government.

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  • 2021 / 6 / 17
    The Transformation of Ralph Northam

    In 2019, it seemed to many that Gov. Ralph Northam’s career was over.That year, the Democratic governor of Virginia became embroiled in a highly publicized blackface scandal centered on a racist picture in...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 16
    The War in Tigray

    This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence.Just a few years ago, Ethiopia’s leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, the nation is in the grips of a civil war, with widespread reports of...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 15
    Why Billionaires Pay So Little Tax

    Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, Elon Musk and George Soros are household names. They are among the wealthiest people in the United States.But a recent report by ProPublica has found another thing that...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 14
    Apple’s Bet on China

    Apple built the world’s most valuable business by figuring out how to make China work for Apple.A New York Times investigation has found that the dynamic has now changed. China has figured out how to make...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 13
    From The Sunday Read Archives: ‘My Mustache, My Self’

    During months of pandemic isolation, Wesley Morris, a critic at large for The New York Times, decided to grow a mustache.The reviews were mixed and predictable. He heard it described as “porny” and “creepy,”...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 11
    Day X, Part 3: Blind Spot 2.0

    Franco A. is not the only far-right extremist in Germany discovered by chance. For over a decade, 10 murders in the country, including nine victims who were immigrants, went unsolved. The neo-Nazi group...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 10
    The Unlikely Pioneer Behind mRNA Vaccines

    When she was at graduate school in the 1970s, Dr. Katalin Kariko learned about something that would become a career-defining obsession: mRNA.She believed in the potential of the molecule, but for decades ran...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 9
    The Bill That United the Senate

    The Senate passed the largest piece of industrial policy seen in the U.S. in decades on Tuesday, directing about a quarter of a trillion dollars to bolster high-tech industries.In an era where lawmakers can’t...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 8
    Who is Hacking the U.S. Economy?

    In the past few weeks, some of the biggest industries in the U.S. have been held up by cyberattacks.The first big infiltration was at Colonial Pipeline, a major conduit of gas, jet fuel and diesel to the East...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 7
    Will Netanyahu Fall?

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has always sold himself as a peerless defender of his country. In the minds of many Israelis, he has become a kind of indispensable leader for the nation’s...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 6
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Native Scholar Who Wasn't’

    Andrea Smith had long been an outspoken activist and academic in the Native American community. Called an icon of “Native American feminism,” she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy work...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 5
    Bonus: Ezra Klein Talks to Obama About How America Went From ‘Yes We Can’ to ‘MAGA’

    On this episode of The Ezra Klein Show, former President Barack Obama discusses Joe Biden, aliens and what he got right and wrong during his two terms in office.Each Tuesday and Friday for The New York Times...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 4
    Day X, Part 2: In the Stomach

    Franco A. visited the workplaces of two of his alleged targets. We meet both targets to hear the stories of two Germanies: One a beacon of liberal democracy that has worked to overcome its Nazi past, the...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 3
    Inside the Texas Legislature

    Over the weekend, months of tension in the Texas Legislature came to a head. A group of Democratic lawmakers got up and left the building before a vote — an act of resistance amid the most conservative Texas...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 2
    Joe Manchin’s Motivations

    Representing a vanishing brand of Democratic politics that makes his vote anything but predictable, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has become the make-or-break legislator of the Biden era.We explore how...

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  • 2021 / 6 / 1
    The Burning of Black Tulsa

    This episode includes disturbing language including racial slurs.In the early 20th century, Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was an epicenter of Black economic influence in the United States. However, in the...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 28
    Day X, Part 1: Shadow Army?

    This episode contains strong language. The mysterious story of a German soldier, a faked Syrian identity and a loaded gun in an airport bathroom cracks the door open to a network of far-right extremists...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 27
    The Saga of Ryanair Flight 4978

    Last week, when the pilots on a commercial flight headed for Lithuania told passengers they were about to make an unexpected landing in the Belarusian capital of Minsk many were confused — except Roman...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 26
    Why Hamas Keeps Fighting, and Losing

    After 11 days of fighting over the skies of Israel and Gaza, a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel was announced last week.The conflict wrought devastation in Gaza. Yet Hamas’s leaders took to television and...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 25
    A Cheerleader, a Snapchat Post and the Supreme Court

    When Brandi Levy was 14, she posted an expletive-filled video to Snapchat, expressing her dismay at not making the varsity cheerleading squad. It got her suspended from cheerleading entirely for a year.Can a...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 24
    The Crumbling of the N.R.A.

    It had long appeared that the National Rifle Association was impervious to anything or anyone.Now, an investigation into financial misconduct accusations led by the New York attorney general’s office imperils...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 23
    The Sunday Read: ‘Neanderthals Were People, Too’

    In the summer of 1856, workers quarrying limestone in a valley outside Düsseldorf, Germany, found an odd looking skull. It was elongated and almost chinless.William King, a British geologist, suspected that...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 22
    Presenting This American Life: “The Daily”

    When our friends at This American Life made an episode called ... wait for it! ... “The Daily,” we knew we wanted to share it with you. It’s about life’s daily practices, and what you learn from doing a thing...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 21
    Two Soldiers, Ten Years

    This episode contains strong language and scenes of war that some may find distressing. In 2010, James Dao, then a military affairs reporter for The New York Times, began following a battalion of U.S....

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  • 2021 / 5 / 20
    Netanyahu and Biden: A History

    It has been more than a week since the latest escalation between Israel and Hamas, and President Biden has been taking a cautious approach.The president has stressed Israel’s right to defend itself, but he...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 19
    Nine Days in Gaza

    “You never get used to the sound of bombings,” Rahf Hallaq tells us on today’s episode.Ms. Hallaq, an English language and literature student, lives in the northwestern area of Gaza City, where she shares a...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 18
    A Strange Moment for the U.S. Economy

    Why is the economic recovery from the pandemic so uneven? Why are companies finding it hard to hire? And why are the prices of used cars surging?Recent economic reports have commentators scratching their...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 17
    Prosecuting the Capitol Rioters

    In the months since a pro-Trump mob breached the walls of the Capitol building, some 420 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the attack. And that number is expected to rise.As federal...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 16
    From The Sunday Read Archive: ‘Weird Al Yankovic’s Weirdly Enduring Appeal’

    In this episode of The Sunday Read, we revisit a story from our archives.Sam Anderson, a staff writer, claims Weird Al Yankovic is not just a parody singer — he’s “a full-on rock star, a legitimate...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 14
    A Conversation With a Dogecoin Millionaire

    This episode contains strong language.What started out as a kind of inside joke in the world of cryptocurrency has quickly become, for some, a very serious path to wealth. Today we explore the latest frenzy...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 13
    The Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, Reignited

    In the past few days, the deadliest violence in years has erupted between Israel and the Palestinians. Hundreds of missiles are streaking back and forth between Gaza and cities across Israel, and there have...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 12
    ‘Ignoring the Lie Emboldens the Liar’

    Today, Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, is expected to be removed from her leadership position.She has found herself on a lonely political island by continuing to speak out against former...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 11
    Apple vs. Facebook

    Recently, Apple released a seemingly innocuous software update: a new privacy feature that would explicitly ask iPhone users whether an app should be allowed to track them across other apps and sites. For...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 10
    Rural Tennessee’s Vaccine Hesitators

    Vaccine hesitancy is a major reason that many experts now fear the United States will struggle to attain herd immunity against the coronavirus.And while many initially hesitant demographics have become more...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 9
    From The Sunday Read Archive: ‘The Accusation’

    In this episode of The Sunday Read, we revisit a story from our archives.When the university told one woman about the sexual-harassment complaints against her wife, they knew they weren’t true. But they had...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 7
    Why Herd Immunity Is Slipping Away

    From the earliest days of the pandemic, herd immunity has consistently factored into conversations about how countries can find their way out of lockdowns and restrictions.Now, many experts believe that the...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 6
    A Major Ruling From Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’

    Was Facebook right to indefinitely bar former President Donald J. Trump from the platform after the Capitol riot?The company’s oversight board, which rules on some of the thorniest speech decisions on the...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 5
    A Shrinking Society in Japan

    Japan is the “grayest” nation in the world. Close to 30 percent of the population is over 65. The reason is its low birthrate, which has caused the population to contract since 2007.With the birthrate in the...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 4
    A Population Slowdown in the U.S.

    The latest census revealed that the United States had seen the second-slowest decade of population growth since 1790, when the count began.The country may be entering an era of substantially lower population...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 3
    A Vast Web of Vengeance, Part 2

    Inside the world of complaint sites and what can be done about the “the bathroom wall of the internet.”Sign up here to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 2
    The Sunday Read: ‘He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?’

    For years, Dan-el Padilla Peralta, a Dominican-born teacher of classics at Princeton, has spoken openly about the harm caused by the discipline’s practitioners in the two millenniums since antiquity — the...

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  • 2021 / 5 / 1
    Introducing: ‘The Improvement Association,’ From the Makers of Serial

    For at least a decade, allegations of cheating have swirled around elections in rural Bladen County, N.C. Some people point fingers at a Black advocacy group, the Bladen County Improvement Association,...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 30
    Odessa, Part 4: Wellness Check

    This episode contains references to mental health challenges, including eating disorders.Joanna Lopez, the high school senior we met in our first episode of Odessa, has turned inward: staying in her bedroom,...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 29
    ‘We Have to Prove Democracy Still Works’

    In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, President Biden set out an expansive vision for the role of American government. He spent much of the address detailing his proposals for investing in the...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 28
    Fear and Loss: Inside India’s Coronavirus Crisis

    At the beginning of this year, many people in India thought the worst of the pandemic was finished there. But in the last few weeks, any sense of ease has given way to widespread fear. The country is...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 27
    Can the U.S. Win Back Its Climate Credibility?

    During a global climate summit, President Biden signaled America’s commitment to fighting climate change with an ambitious target: The U.S. will cut its economywide carbon emissions by 50 percent of 2005...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 26
    Why Russia Is Exporting So Much Vaccine

    In recent years, Russia has tried to reassert its global influence in many ways, from military action in Ukraine to meddling in U.S. elections.So when Russia developed a coronavirus vaccine, it prioritized...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 25
    The Sunday Read: ‘The “Herald Square Bomber” Who Wasn’t’

    In summer 2003, Shahawar Matin Siraj, then 21, met Osama Eldawoody, a nuclear engineer twice his age. To Mr. Siraj’s delight they struck up an unlikely friendship — never before had someone this sophisticated...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 23
    The Super League That Wasn’t

    This episode contains strong language. On Sunday, 12 elite soccer teams in Europe announced the formation of a super league. The plan was backed by vast amounts of money, but it flew in the face of an idea...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 22
    How a ‘Red Flag’ Law Failed in Indiana

    Last spring, Brandon Hole’s mother alerted the police in Indiana about her son’s worrying behavior. Invoking the state’s “red flag” law, officers seized his firearm.But Mr. Hole was able to legally purchase...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 21
    Guilty of All Charges

    On Tuesday, after three weeks of jury selection, another three weeks of testimony and 10 hours of deliberations, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of murder in the death of...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 20
    A Wave of Anti-Transgender Legislation

    Just four months into 2021 and there have already been more than 80 bills, introduced in mostly Republican-controlled legislatures, that aim to restrict transgender rights, mostly in sports and medical...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 19
    A Difficult Diplomatic Triangle

    When a nuclear fuel enrichment site in Iran blew up this month, Tehran immediately said two things: The explosion was no accident, and the blame lay with Israel.Such an independent action by Israel would be a...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 18
    The Sunday Read: ‘Voices Carry’

    The Skagit Valley choir last sang together on the evening of March 10, 2020. This rehearsal, it would turn out, was one of the first documented superspreader events of the pandemic. Of the 61 choristers who...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 16
    The Agony of Pandemic Parenting

    This episode contains strong language and emotional descriptions about the challenges of parenting during the pandemic, so if your young child is with you, you might want to listen later.Several months ago,...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 15
    The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Explained

    Federal health agencies on Tuesday called for a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus shot as they examine a rare blood-clotting disorder that emerged in six recipients.Every state, the District...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 14
    A Legal Winning Streak for Religion

    In a ruling a few days ago, the Supreme Court lifted coronavirus restrictions imposed by California on religious services held in private homes. The decision gave religious Americans another win against...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 13
    Cryptocurrency’s Newest Frontier

    It started with a picture posted on the internet, and ended in an extravagant cryptocurrency bidding war. NFTs, or “nonfungible tokens,” have recently taken the art world by storm. Sabrina Tavernise, a...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 12
    Europe’s Vaccination Problem

    Europe’s vaccination process was expected to be well-orchestrated and efficient. So far, it’s been neither. Sabrina Tavernise, a national correspondent for The Times, spoke with our colleague Matina...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 11
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Ghost Writer’

    The author Philip Roth, who died in 2018, was not sure whether he wanted to be the subject of a biography. In the end, he decided that he wanted to be known and understood.His search for a biographer was long...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 9
    Odessa, Part 3: The Band Bus Quarantine

    Odessa is a four-part series. All episodes of the show released so far are available here. Last fall, as Odessa High School brought some students back to campus with hybrid instruction, school officials...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 8
    The Case Against Derek Chauvin

    In Minneapolis, the tension is palpable as the city awaits the outcome of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd last summer.The court proceedings have been both...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 7
    Targeting Overseas Tax Shelters

    The I.R.S. says that Bristol Myers Squibb, America’s second-largest drug company, has engaged a tax-shelter setup that has deprived the United States of $1.4 billion in tax revenue.The Biden administration is...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 6
    A Vast Web of Vengeance

    How one woman with a grudge was able to slander an entire family online, while the sites she used avoided blame.Sign up here to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 5
    A Military That Murders Its Own People

    Two months ago, Myanmar’s military carried out a coup, deposing the country’s elected civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and closing the curtains on a five-year experiment with democracy. Since then, the...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 4
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Beauty of 78.5 Million Followers’

    During the pandemic, cheerleader-ish girls performing slithery hip-hop dances to rap music on TikTok has been the height of entertainment — enjoyed both genuinely and for laughs.Addison Rae, one such...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 2
    Inside the Biden Infrastructure Plan

    President Biden is pushing the boundaries of how most Americans think of infrastructure.In a speech on Wednesday, he laid out his vision for revitalizing the nation’s infrastructure in broad, sweeping terms:...

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  • 2021 / 4 / 1
    A Union Drive at Amazon

    Since its earliest days, Amazon has been anti-union, successfully quashing any attempt by workers to organize.A group of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., just might change that — depending on...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 31
    A Conversation With Senator Raphael Warnock

    Republican-led legislatures are racing to restrict voting rights, in a broad political effort that first began in the state of Georgia. To many Democrats, it’s no coincidence that Georgia — once a Republican...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 30
    A National Campaign to Restrict Voting

    Georgia, a once reliably red state, has been turning more and more purple in recent years. In response, the Republican state legislature has passed a package of laws aimed at restricting voting.Today, we look...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 29
    The Trial of Derek Chauvin

    On the docket on Monday at a Minneapolis courthouse is the biggest police brutality case in the United States in three decades: the trial of Derek Chauvin, a white former police officer accused of killing...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 28
    The Sunday Read: 'Rembrandt in the Blood'

    It was in the winter of 2016 that Jan Six, a Dutch art dealer based in Amsterdam, made a discovery that would upend his life. He was leafing through a Christie’s catalog when he spotted a painting featuring a...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 26
    A Nursing Home’s First Day Out of Lockdown

    The Good Shepherd Nursing Home in West Virginia lifted its coronavirus lockdown in February.For months, residents had been confined to their rooms, unable to mix. But with everybody now vaccinated, it was...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 25
    The State of Vaccinations

    The United States has never undertaken a vaccination campaign of the scale and speed of the Covid-19 program. Despite a few glitches, the country appears to be on track to offer shots to all adults who want...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 24
    Joe Biden’s 30-Year Quest for Gun Control

    In less than a week, the United States has seen two deadly mass shootings: one in Boulder, Colo., and another in the Atlanta area.These events prompted President Biden to address the nation on Tuesday. In his...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 23
    A Food Critic Loses Her Sense of Smell

    For Tejal Rao, a restaurant critic for The Times, a sense of smell is crucial to what she does. After she contracted the coronavirus, it disappeared. It felt almost instant.“If you’re not used to it, you...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 22
    The Cruel Reality of Long Covid-19

    This episode contains strong language.Ivan Agerton of Bainbridge Island, Wash., was usually unflappable. A 50-year-old adventure photographer and former marine, he has always been known to be calm in a...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 21
    The Sunday Read: 'Beauty of the Beasts'

    The bright elastic throats of anole lizards, the Fabergé abdomens of peacock spiders and the curling, iridescent and ludicrously long feathers of birds-of-paradise. A number of animal species possess...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 20
    Bonus: The N-Word is Both Unspeakable and Ubiquitous. 'Still Processing' is Back, and They're Confronting it.

    Introducing the new season of “Still Processing.” The first episode is the one that the co-hosts Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris have been wanting to make for years. They’re talking about the N-word. It’s...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 19
    The Ruthless Rise and Lonely Decline of Andrew Cuomo

    Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York is known as a hard-charging, ruthless political operator.But his power has always come from two sources: legislators’ fear of crossing him and his popularity among the...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 18
    A Murderous Rampage in Georgia

    The pandemic has precipitated a rise in anti-Asian violence in the U.S. However, the full extent of this violence may be obscured by the difficulty in classifying attacks against Asian-Americans as hate...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 17
    The Fight for (and Against) a $15 Minimum Wage

    The passage of the stimulus package last week ushered in an expansion of the social safety net that Democrats have celebrated. But one key policy was not included: a doubling of the federal minimum wage to...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 16
    A Wind Farm in Coal Country

    Wyoming has powered the nation with coal for generations. Many in the state consider the industry part of their identity.It is in this state, and against this cultural backdrop, that one of America’s largest...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 15
    Life After the Vaccine in Israel

    Just a few months ago, Israel was in dire shape when it came to the coronavirus. It had among the highest daily infection and death rates in the world. Now, Israel has outpaced much of the world in...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 14
    The Sunday Read: 'The Case for the Subway'

    Long before it became an archaic and filthy symbol of everything wrong with America’s broken cities, the New York subway was a marvel.In recent years, it has been falling apart.Today on The Sunday Read, a...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 12
    Odessa, Part 2: Friday Night Lights

    Odessa is a four-part series. All episodes of the show released so far are available here. In 1988, a high school football team in Odessa, Texas, was so good that it became the inspiration for a book, movie...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 11
    Diana and Meghan

    This episode contains references to suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.In 1995, Diana, Princess of Wales, made a decision that was unprecedented for a member of the British royal family: She sat down...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 10
    ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’: A Capitol Police Officer Recounts Jan. 6

    When Officer Harry Dunn reporter for work at the Capitol on the morning of Jan. 6, he expected a day of relatively normal protests. But the situation soon turned dangerous.Today, we talk with Officer Dunn...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 9
    A Safety Net for American Children

    Even as recently as a year ago, even the most cleareyed analysts thought it was a long shot. But this week, a child tax credit is expected to be passed into law, as part of the economic stimulus bill.The...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 8
    Biden's Dilemmas, Part 2: Children at the Border

    The number of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border is growing — and, with it, anxiety in the Biden administration.Newer concerns have mixed with longstanding ones to create a situation at...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 7
    The Sunday Read: 'The Lonely Death of George Bell'

    Thousands die in New York every year. Some of them alone. The city might weep when the celebrated die, or the innocent are slain, but for those who pass in an unwatched struggle, there is no one to mourn for...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 5
    Biden’s Dilemmas, Part 1: Punishing Saudi Arabia

    Joe Biden has had harsh words for the Saudis and the kingdom’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.It appeared that the period of appeasement toward the Saudis in the Trump administration was...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 4
    How Close Is the Pandemic’s End?

    It’s been almost a year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.And the virus is persisting: A downward trend in the U.S. caseload has stalled, and concern about the...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 3
    Can Bill Gates Vaccinate the World?

    When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Microsoft founder Bill Gates was the most powerful and provocative private individual operating within global public health.Today, we look at the role he has played in...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 2
    The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan

    The Senate is preparing to vote on another stimulus bill — the third of the pandemic.The bill has the hallmarks of a classic stimulus package: money to help individual Americans, and aid to local and state...

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  • 2021 / 3 / 1
    Texas After the Storm

    Even as the cold has lifted and the ice has melted in Texas, the true depth of the devastation left by the state’s winter storm can be difficult to see.Today, we look at the aftermath through the eyes of Iris...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 28
    The Sunday Read: ‘Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t’

    It all started when Sigrid E. Johnson was 62. She got a call from an old friend, asking her to participate in a study about DNA ancestry tests and ethnic identity. She agreed.Ms. Johnson thought she knew what...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 26
    Odessa, Part 1: The School Year Begins

    Odessa is a four-part audio documentary series about one West Texas high school reopening during the pandemic — and the teachers, students and nurses affected in the process.For the past six months, The New...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 25
    Fate, Domestic Terrorism and the Nomination of Merrick Garland

    Five years ago, Judge Merrick B. Garland became a high-profile casualty of Washington’s political dysfunction. President Barack Obama selected him to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 24
    When Covid Hit Nursing Homes, Part 2: ‘They’re Not Giving Us an Ending’

    When the pandemic was bearing down on New York last March, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration issued a directive that allowed Covid-19 patients to be discharged into nursing homes in a bid to free up hospital...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 23
    When Covid Hit Nursing Homes, Part 1: ‘My Mother Died Alone’

    When New York was the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States, Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged as a singular, strong leader. Now his leadership is embattled, particularly over the extent of deaths in nursing...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 22
    The Legacy of Rush Limbaugh

    The conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh died last week. He was 70.For decades, he broadcast mistrust and grievance into the homes of millions. Mr. Limbaugh helped create an entire ecosystem of...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 21
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Man Who Turned Credit Card Points Into an Empire’

    In recent years, travel — cheap travel, specifically — has boomed. Like all booms it has its winners (including influencers and home-sharing platforms like Airbnb) and its losers (namely locals and the...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 19
    Kids and Covid

    The end of summer 2021 has been earmarked as the time by which most American adults will be vaccinated. But still remaining is the often-overlooked question of vaccinations for children, who make up around a...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 18
    A Battle for the Soul of Rwanda

    The story of how Paul Rusesabagina saved the lives of his hotel guests during the Rwandan genocide was immortalized in the 2004 film “Hotel Rwanda.” Leveraging his celebrity, Mr. Rusesabagina openly...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 17
    The Blackout in Texas

    An intense winter storm has plunged Texas into darkness. The state’s electricity grid has failed in the face of the worst cold weather there in decades.The Texas blackouts could be a glimpse into America’s...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 16
    An Impeachment Manager on Trump’s Acquittal

    There was a sense of fatalism going into former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. Many felt that it would almost certainly end in acquittal.Not the Democratic impeachment managers. “You...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 14
    The Sunday Read: 'Who's Making All Those Scam Calls?'

    The app Truecaller estimates that as many as 56 million Americans have fallen foul to scam calls, losing nearly $20 billion.Enter L., an anonymous vigilante, referred to here by his middle initial, who seeks...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 12
    France, Islam and ‘Laïcité’

    “Laïcité,” or secularism, the principle that separates religion from the state in France, has long provoked heated dispute in the country. It has intensified recently, when a teacher, Samuel Paty, was...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 11
    A Broken System for Housing the Homeless

    This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence. Victor Rivera has framed his life story as one of redemption and salvation. Escaping homelessness and drug addiction, he founded the Bronx Parent Housing...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 10
    What Will It Take to Reopen Schools?

    Almost a year into the pandemic and the American education system remains severely disrupted. About half of children across the United States are not in school.The Biden administration has set a clear goal...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 9
    A Guide to the (Latest) Impeachment Trial

    The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump will begin today.This time, the case against Mr. Trump is more straightforward: Did his words incite chaos at the Capitol on Jan. 6?We look ahead...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 8
    Liz Cheney vs. Marjorie Taylor Greene

    The departure of President Donald Trump and the storming of the Capitol have reignited a long-dormant battle over the future of the Republican Party.Today, we look at two lawmakers in the Republican House...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 7
    The Sunday Read: 'The Many Lives of Steven Yeun'

    Jay Caspian Kang, the author and narrator of this week’s Sunday Read, spoke with the actor Steven Yeun over Zoom at the end of last year. The premise of their conversations was Mr. Yeun’s latest starring...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 5
    The $2.7 Billion Case Against Fox News

    “The Earth is round. Two plus two equals four. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election for president and vice president of the United States.” So begins the 280-page complaint filed by Smartmatic,...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 4
    The End of Democracy in Myanmar

    Rumors had been swirling for days before Myanmar’s military launched a coup, taking back power and ousting the civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.Myanmar’s experiment with democracy, however flawed, now...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 3
    ‘Please, Give Me Back My Daughter’

    When her daughter Karen was kidnapped in 2014, Miriam Rodríguez knew the Zetas, a cartel that ran organized crime in her town of San Fernando, Mexico, were responsible.From the hopelessness that her daughter...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 2
    Assessing Biden’s Climate Plan

    President Biden’s plans for curbing the most devastating impacts of a changing climate are ambitious.His administration is not only planning a sharp U-turn from the previous White House — former President...

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  • 2021 / 2 / 1
    The GameStop Rebellion

    This episode contains strong language.GameStop can feel like a retailer from a bygone era. But last week, it was dragged back into the zeitgeist when it became the center of an online war between members of...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 31
    The Sunday Read: 'The Forgotten Sense'

    “Smell is a startling superpower,” writes Brooke Jarvis, the author of today’s Sunday Read. “If you weren’t used to it, it would seem like witchcraft.”For hundreds of years, smell has been disregarded. Most...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 29
    A Conspiracy Theory Is Proved Wrong

    This episode contains strong language. Inauguration Day was supposed to bring vindication for adherents of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon.Instead, they watched as Joe Biden took the oath as the 46th...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 28
    The Fate of the Filibuster

    As Democrats and Republicans haggled over how to share power in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, made one key demand: Do not touch the filibuster rule.Today, we explore the mechanics and...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 27
    Why Are U.S. Coronavirus Cases Falling? And Will the Trend Last?

    The number of new coronavirus cases in the United States is falling, but has the country turned a corner in the pandemic? And what kind of threats do the new variants pose to people and to the vaccine...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 26
    ‘The Skunk at the Picnic’: Dr. Anthony Fauci on Working for Trump

    This episode contains strong language.In many instances while advising the Trump administration on the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci was faced with a “difficult” situation. Yet he said he had never considered...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 25
    Aleksei Navalny and the Future of Russia

    The Russian activist Aleksei Navalny has spent years agitating against corruption, and against President Vladimir Putin. Last summer he was poisoned with a rare nerve agent linked to the Russian state. Last...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 24
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Amateur Cloud Society That (Sort Of) Rattled the Scientific Community’

    The cultural history of clouds seemed to be shaped by amateurs — the likes of Luke Howard and the Honorable Ralph Abercromby — each of whom projected the ethos of his particular era onto those billowing blank...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 22
    Biden’s Executive Orders

    Within hours of assuming the presidency, President Biden signed a flurry of executive orders. He rejoined the Paris climate agreement, repealed the so-called Muslim travel ban and mandated the wearing of...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 21
    The Inauguration of Joe Biden

    Unity was the byword of President Biden’s Inaugural Address.The speech was an attempt to turn the page. But can this be achieved without, as many in the Democratic coalition believe, a full reckoning with and...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 20
    ‘Restoring the First Brick of Dignity’: Biden Supporters on His Inauguration

    Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States today. Among Democrats, there is a sense of joy and hope, but also of caution and concern.We speak with a range of Mr. Biden’s supporters,...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 19
    'What Kind of Message Is That?': How Republicans See the Attack on the Capitol

    Polling in the days since the storming of the Capitol paints a complex picture. While most Americans do not support the riot, a majority of Republicans do not believe that President Trump bears...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 17
    The Sunday Read: 'The Valve Turners'

    Most Americans treat climate change seriously but not literally — they accept the science, worry about forecasts but tell themselves that someone else will get serious about fixing the problem very soon.The...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 15
    ‘Rankly Unfit’: The View From a Republican Who Voted to Impeach

    This episode contains strong language. Three days after being sworn into Congress, Representative Peter Meijer, Republican of Michigan, was sitting in the gallery of the House of Representatives as pro-Trump...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 14
    Impeached, Again

    “A clear and present danger.” Those were the words used by Nancy Pelosi to describe President Trump, and the main thrust of the Democrats’ arguments for impeachment on the House floor.While most House...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 13
    Is More Violence Coming?

    After the attack on the Capitol, social media platforms sprang into action, deleting the accounts of agitators.Without a central place to congregate, groups have splintered off into other, darker corners of...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 12
    A Swift Impeachment Plan

    At the heart of the move to impeach President Trump is a relatively simple accusation: that he incited a violent insurrection against the government of the United States.We look at the efforts to punish the...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 11
    A Pandemic Update: The Variant and the Vaccine Rollout

    As 2020 drew to a close, a concerning development in the pandemic came out of Britain — a new variant of the coronavirus had been discovered that is significantly more transmissible. It has since been...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 10
    The Sunday Read: 'A Mother and Daughter at the End'

    Without many predators or any prey, rhinos flourished for millions of years. Humans put an end to that, as we hunted them down and destroyed their habitat.No rhino, however, is doing worse than the northern...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 8
    How They Stormed Congress

    This episode contains strong language. The pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol on Wednesday made their plans in plain sight. They organized on social media platforms and spoke openly of their intentions to...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 7
    An Assault on the Capitol

    This episode contains strong language.It was always going to be a tense day in Washington. In the baseless campaign to challenge Joe Biden’s victory, Wednesday had been framed by President Trump and his...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 6
    A Historic Night in Georgia

    The long fight for control of the U.S. Senate is drawing to a close in Georgia, and the Democrats appear set to win out — the Rev. Raphael Warnock is the projected winner of his race against Senator Kelly...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 5
    The Georgia Runoffs, Part 2: ‘I Have Zero Confidence in My Vote’

    Since the presidential election was called for Joe Biden, President Trump has relentlessly attacked the integrity of the count in Georgia. He has floated conspiracy theories to explain away his loss and...

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  • 2021 / 1 / 4
    The Georgia Runoffs, Part 1: ‘We Are Black Diamonds.’

    A strong Black turnout will be integral to Democratic success in the U.S. Senate races in Georgia this week.In the first of a two-part examination of election strategies in the Georgia runoffs, we sit down...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 31
    Genie Chance and the Great Alaska Earthquake: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.When Alaska was hit by a devastating earthquake in 1964, it...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 30
    ‘Who Replaces Me?’: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.Scott Watson — a Black police officer in his hometown, Flint,...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 29
    A New Way to Mourn: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes from this year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran.In our society, the public part of mourning is ritualized by a...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 28
    How a Small Bar Battled to Survive the Coronavirus: An Update

    This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.When Jack Nicas, a technology reporter for The Times, first...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 27
    The Sunday Read: 'Cher Everlasting'

    The escapism of movies took on a new importance during pandemic isolation. Caity Weaver, the author of this week’s Sunday Read, says that to properly embrace this year’s cinematic achievements, the Academy...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 24
    24 Hours Inside a Brooklyn Hospital: An Update

    This episode contains strong language.This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran.When New York City was...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 23
    The Year in Good News

    A few weeks ago, we put a callout on The Daily, asking people to send in their good news from a particularly bleak year.The response was overwhelming. Audio messages poured into our inboxes from around the...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 21
    Delilah

    The radio host Delilah has been on the air for more than 40 years. She takes calls from listeners across the United States, as they open up about their heavy hearts, their hopes and the important people in...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 20
    The Sunday Read: 'The Movement to Bring Death Closer'

    “If death practices reveal a culture’s values,” writes Maggie Jones, the author of today’s Sunday Read, “we choose convenience, outsourcing, an aversion to knowing or seeing too much.”Enter home-funeral...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 18
    Evicted During the Pandemic

    For years there has been an evictions crisis in the United States. The pandemic has made it more acute.On today’s episode, our conversations with a single mother of two from Georgia over several months during...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 17
    Should Facebook Be Broken Up?

    This episode contains strong language.When the photo-sharing app Instagram started to grow in popularity in the 2010s, the chief executive of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, had two options: build something...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 16
    Hacked, Again

    Undetected for months, sophisticated hackers working on behalf of a foreign government were able to breach computer networks across a number of U.S. government agencies. It’s believed to be the handiwork of...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 15
    America’s First Coronavirus Vaccinations

    North Dakota and New Orleans have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus.On today’s episode, we speak to health care workers in both places as they become some of the first to receive and administer...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 14
    The U.S. Approves a Vaccine

    The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving the vaccine within days.The...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 13
    The Sunday Read: 'Lovers in Auschwitz, Reunited'

    Amid the death and desperation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, two inmates, David Wisnia and Helen Spitzer, found love.On today’s episode, the story of how they found each other — first within the camp...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 11
    A Guide to Georgia’s Senate Runoffs

    In three weeks, an election will take place that could be as important as the presidential vote in determining the course of the next four years.The Jan. 5 runoff elections in Georgia will determine whether...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 10
    Why Did the U.S. Turn Down Vaccine Doses?

    From the start of the pandemic, the Trump administration said it was committed to ordering and stockpiling enough potential vaccine doses to end the outbreak in the United States as quickly as possible.But...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 9
    The Beginning of the End of the Pandemic

    In Britain, news that the country had become the first to start administering a fully tested coronavirus vaccine was met with hope, excitement — and some trepidation.Amid the optimism that normal life might...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 8
    Trump Shut the Door on Migrants. Will Biden Open It?

    Caitlin Dickerson, an immigration reporter for The Times, says there is one word that sums up the Trump administration’s approach to border crossing: deterrence. For nearly four years, the U.S. government has...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 7
    ‘It Has All Gone Too Far’

    The state of the 2020 U.S. election is, still, not a settled matter in Georgia. For weeks, conservatives have been filing lawsuits in state and federal courts in an effort to decertify results that gave a...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 6
    The Sunday Read: ‘The Social Life of Forests’

    Foresters once regarded trees as solitary individuals: They competed for space and resources, but were otherwise indifferent to one another.The work of the Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard upended that,...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 4
    The President and Pre-Emptive Pardons

    The power to pardon criminals or commute their sentences is one of the most sacred and absolute a president has, and President Trump has already used it to rescue political allies and answer the pleas of...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 3
    ‘Something Terrible Has Happened’

    This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault.When the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy this year, it created a final window for claims of sexual abuse against the organization’s...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 2
    Biden’s Cabinet Picks, Part 2: Antony Blinken

    What kind of foreign policy is possible for the United States after four years of isolationism under President Trump?Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of state, has an...

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  • 2020 / 12 / 1
    Biden’s Cabinet Picks, Part 1: Janet Yellen

    Janet Yellen, who is poised to become secretary of the Treasury, will immediately have her work cut out for her. The U.S. economy is in a precarious state and Congress is consumed by partisan politics.Ms....

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  • 2020 / 11 / 30
    When and How You’ll Get a Vaccine

    For Americans, months of collective isolation and fear could soon be winding down. A coronavirus vaccine may be just weeks away.According to Dr. Moncef Slaoui, head of Operation Warp Speed, the federal effort...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 25
    A Day at the Food Pantry

    On a day early this fall, Nikita Stewart, who covers social services for The New York Times, and the Daily producers Annie Brown and Stella Tan spent a day at Council of Peoples Organization, a food pantry in...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 24
    A Failed Attempt to Overturn the Election

    Pressure and litigation appear to have been the pillars of President Trump’s response to his general election loss.His team filed a litany of court cases in battleground states. In some, such as Georgia and...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 23
    New York City’s 3 Percent Problem

    This week New York City’s public schools will close their doors and students will once again undertake online instruction.The shutdown was triggered when 3 percent of coronavirus tests in the city came back...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 22
    The Sunday Read: 'Man to Man'

    For years, Wil S. Hylton had been drawn to his cousin’s strength and violence. He was pulled in by the archetype that he embodied and was envious of the power he seemed to command.Wil describes his relative’s...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 20
    When the Pandemic Came to Rural Wisconsin

    When the pandemic struck, Patty Schachtner, in her capacity as both a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and chief medical officer for St. Croix County, tried to remain one step ahead. It was an approach...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 19
    The Pandemic Economy in 7 Numbers

    There are several figures that tell the story of the American economy right now.Some are surprisingly positive — the housing market is booming — while others paint a more dire picture.Using seven key numbers,...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 18
    The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of the Taliban

    President Trump is pushing the military to accelerate the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, all but guaranteeing a major place for the Taliban in the country’s future.As a child, Mujib Mashal...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 17
    Why Europe Is Flattening the Curve (and the U.S. Isn’t)

    As it became clear that Europe was heading into another deadly wave of the coronavirus, most of the continent returned to lockdown. European leaders pushed largely similar messages, asking citizens to take...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 16
    Division Among the Democrats

    For four years, Democrats had been united behind the mission of defeating President Trump.But after the election of Joe Biden, the party’s disappointing showing in congressional races — losing seats in the...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 15
    The Sunday Read: 'Hard Times'

    For the folk duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, pandemic isolation brought about a creative boon. In a year that has been defined by uncertainty, they have returned to what they know: songs about the slow,...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 13
    A Non-Transfer of Power

    Maggie Haberman on why the traditional transfer of power is not happening this year, and the implications of that delay. Guest: Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times For more...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 12
    A Vaccine Breakthrough

    It’s a dark time in the struggle with the coronavirus, particularly in the United States, where infections and hospitalizations have surged.But amid the gloom comes some light: A trial by the drug maker...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 11
    The (Unfinished) Battle for the Senate

    After the tumult of last week’s voting, one crucial question remains: Who will control the Senate?The answer lies in Georgia, where two runoff elections in January will decide who has the advantage in the...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 10
    About Those Polls…

    Nate Cohn, an expert on polling for The New York Times, knows that the predictions for the 2016 presidential election were bad.But this year, he says, they were even worse.So, what happened?Nate talks us...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 9
    Celebration and Sorrow: Americans React to the Election

    This episode contains strong language.The sound of victory was loud. It was banging pots, honking horns and popping corks as supporters of President-elect Joe Biden celebrated his win.But loss, too, has a...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 8
    The Sunday Read: ‘Lost in the Deep’

    On the afternoon of Sept. 15, 1942, the U.S.S. Wasp, an aircraft carrier housing 71 planes, 2,247 sailors and a journalist, was hit by torpedoes fired by a Japanese submarine, sending it more than two and a...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 7
    Special Episode: Joe Biden Wins the Presidency

    After days of uncertainty, Joe Biden has been elected president, becoming the first candidate in more than a quarter of a century to beat an incumbent. His running mate, Kamala Harris, is the first woman and...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 6
    The President’s Damaging Lie

    When President Trump took to the podium in the White House briefing room Thursday evening to give a statement on the election count, he lied about the legality of the votes against him in key battleground...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 5
    Joe Biden Takes the Lead

    By the end of election night, the results in six key states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — were still to be called.On Wednesday, as mail-in ballots were totaled up, Joe...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 4
    An Unfinished Election

    The U.S. presidential election is a lot closer than the polls indicated. Millions of votes, many in key battleground states, are yet to be counted.Florida — which went for President Trump — is the only...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 3
    The Field: On Election Day, 'Two Different Worlds'

    This episode contains strong language.At the heart of one race for the Wisconsin State Assembly are some of the same political cracks splitting the U.S. as a whole. Some believe keeping businesses running is...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 3
    Special Announcement: The Daily's Live Election Day Broadcast

    The Daily is going live today! Join us at 4 p.m. Eastern time for our first-ever Election Day broadcast. You can listen at nytimes.com/thedaily and on The New York Times iPhone app. Michael Barbaro and...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 2
    A Viewer’s Guide to Election Night

    There are many permutations of the U.S. presidential election — some messier than others.Joe Biden’s lead in national polls suggests he has a number of paths to victory. If states like Florida or Georgia...

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  • 2020 / 11 / 1
    The Sunday Read: ‘Kamala Harris, Mass Incarceration and Me’

    At 16, Reginald Dwayne Betts was sent to prison for nine years after pleading guilty to a carjacking, to having a gun, and to an attempted robbery.“Because Senator Kamala Harris is a prosecutor and I am a...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 30
    The Field: The Shy Biden Voters Among Florida’s Seniors

    Florida’s seniors played an important role in President Trump’s victory there in 2016. Older voters, who are mostly conservative, make up around 25 percent of the swing state’s electorate and turn out in...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 29
    The Field: The Specter of Political Violence

    This episode contains strong language.With an election in which uncertainty may abound, concerns are swirling around the possibility of political violence. Experts and officials — including those charged with...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 28
    A Partisan Future for Local News?

    Local news in America has long been widely trusted, and widely seen as objective. But as traditional local papers struggle, there have been attempts across the political spectrum to create more partisan...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 27
    The Shadow of the 2000 Election

    What does the specter of the 2000 election mean for the upcoming election? The race between George W. Bush and Al Gore that year turned on the result in Florida, where the vote was incredibly close and mired...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 26
    The Field: Why Suburban Women Changed Their Minds

    In America’s increasingly divided political landscape, it can be hard to imagine almost any voter switching sides. One demographic group has provided plenty of exceptions: white suburban women.In the past...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 25
    The Sunday Read: 'My Mustache, My Self'

    During months of pandemic isolation, Wesley Morris, a critic at large for The New York Times, decided to grow a mustache.The reviews were mixed and predictable. He heard it described as “porny” and “creepy,”...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 23
    Sudden Civility: The Final Presidential Debate

    At the start of Thursday night’s debate its moderator, Kristen Welker of NBC News, delivered a polite but firm instruction: The matchup should not be a repeat of the chaos of last month’s debate. It was a...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 22
    A Peculiar Way to Pick a President

    The winner-take-all system used by the Electoral College in the United States appears nowhere in the Constitution. It awards all of a state’s electors to the candidate with the most votes, no matter how small...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 21
    A Misinformation Test for Social Media

    Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have invested a significant amount of time and money trying to avoid the mistakes made during the 2016 election.A test of those new policies came last week, when The New York...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 20
    A Pivotal Senate Race in North Carolina

    In the struggle to control the U.S. Senate, one race in North Carolina — where the Republican incumbent, Thom Tillis, is trying to hold off his Democratic challenger, Cal Cunningham — could be crucial.North...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 19
    The Field: A Divided Latino Vote in Arizona

    This episode contains strong language. In the last decade, elections have tightened in Arizona, a traditionally Republican stronghold, as Democrats gain ground.According to polls, Joe Biden is leading in the...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 18
    The Sunday Read: 'Jim Dwyer, About New York'

    Jim Dwyer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times, died earlier this month. He was 63.Throughout his nearly 40-year career, Jim was drawn to stories about discrimination, wrongly convicted...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 16
    The Candidates: Joe Biden’s Plans

    In the second of a two-part examination of the presidential candidates’ policies, we turn to Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s agenda and how he plans to govern a nation wracked by a public health and economic crisis.The...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 15
    The Candidates: Donald Trump’s Promises

    In a two-part examination of the policies of the president and of the man seeking to replace him, Joe Biden, we first take a look at what Donald Trump said he would do four years ago — and what he’s actually...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 14
    The Confirmation Hearing of Amy Coney Barrett

    It was a 12-hour session. Twenty-two senators took turns questioning Judge Amy Coney Barrett on her record and beliefs.Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, evoked personal experience of life...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 13
    The Politics of Pandemic Relief

    In March, Congress pushed through a relief package that preserved the U.S. economy during the pandemic. It felt like government functioning at its best.But now, that money is running out and bipartisanship...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 12
    Why the Left Is Losing on Abortion

    Most Americans say that abortion should be legal with some restrictions, but President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, signed a statement in a 2006 newspaper advertisement opposing...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 11
    The Sunday Read: 'David's Ankles'

    “We are conditioned to believe that art is safe,” Sam Anderson, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, explained in this week’s The Sunday Read. “Destruction happens in a number of ways, for any...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 9
    The Field: The Battle for Pennsylvania’s White Working Class

    This episode contains strong language.Over the summer, Dave Mitchko started a makeshift pro-Trump sign operation from his garage. By his estimate he has handed out around 26,000 signs, put together with the...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 8
    Plexiglass and Civility: The Vice-Presidential Debate

    During most campaigns, the job of the vice-presidential candidates focuses on boosting the person heading the ticket. Proving their suitability for the top job is secondary.But this year is different. The...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 7
    Where Is This Pandemic Headed?

    The pandemic has killed more than one million people around the world, at least 210,000 in the United States alone. The illness has infiltrated the White House and infected the president.Today, we offer an...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 6
    How a Small Bar Battled to Survive the Coronavirus

    This episode contains strong language. Jack Nicas, a technology reporter for The New York Times, moved to Oakland, Calif., five years ago. When he arrived, he set out to find a bar of choice. It quickly...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 5
    The Latest on the President’s Health

    On Saturday morning, the doctors treating President Trump for the coronavirus held a news conference outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — a show of strength, aimed at reassuring the American...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 4
    One Million Lives

    They came from Tel Aviv, Aleppo and a “small house by the river.” They were artists, whiskey drinkers and mbira players. They were also fathers, sisters and best friends.Today, we hear people from around the...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 2
    Special Edition: The Pandemic Reaches the President

    He assured the country the coronavirus would “disappear” soon. Then he tested positive. We explore how President Trump testing positive for the coronavirus could affect the last days of the 2020 race — and...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 2
    The Field: The Fight For Voting Rights in Florida

    This episode contains strong language. During much of this election cycle, Julius Irving of Gainesville, Fla., spent his days trying to get former felons registered to vote.He would tell them about Florida’s...

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  • 2020 / 10 / 1
    A User’s Guide to Mail-In Voting

    The pandemic will mean that many more Americans vote by mail this year.All 50 states require people to register before they can cast a mail-in vote. But from there, the rules diverge wildly.And a lot could...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 30
    Chaos and Contempt: The First Presidential Debate

    This episode contains strong language.Both presidential candidates had clear goals for their first debate on Tuesday.For Joseph R. Biden Jr., the contest was an opportunity to consolidate his lead in polls...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 29
    The President’s Taxes

    Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig, investigative reporters for The Times, have pored over two decades and thousands of pages of documents on Donald J. Trump’s tax information, up to and including his time in...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 28
    The Past, Present and Future of Amy Coney Barrett

    Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s pick to fill the empty seat on the Supreme Court, is a product of the conservative legal movement of the 1980s. She clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, a giant of...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 27
    The Sunday Read: 'How Climate Migration Will Reshape America'

    In August, Abrahm Lustgarten, who reports on climate, watched fires burn just 12 miles from his home in Marin County, Calif.For two years, he had been studying the impact of the changing climate on global...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 25
    The Field: Policing and Power in Minneapolis

    This episode contains strong language. In June, weeks after George Floyd was killed by the police, a veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis City Council expressed support for dismantling the city’s police...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 24
    On the Ground in Louisville

    This episode contains strong language.Breonna Taylor’s mother and her supporters had made their feelings clear: Nothing short of murder charges for all three officers involved in Ms. Taylor’s death would...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 23
    A Historic Opening for Anti-Abortion Activists

    President Trump appears to be on course to give conservatives a sixth vote on the Supreme Court, after several Republican senators who were previously on the fence said they would support quickly installing a...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 22
    Swing Voters and the Supreme Court Vacancy

    This episode contains strong language and descriptions of sexual violence. The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the ensuing battle to fill her seat is set to dominate American politics in the lead up...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 21
    Part 1: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    When Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from law school, she received no job offers from New York law firms, despite being an outstanding student. She spent two years clerking for a federal district judge, who...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 21
    Part 2: The Battle Over Her Seat

    In the second episode of a two-part special, we consider the ramifications of Justice Ginsburg’s death and the struggle over how, and when, to replace her on the bench.The stakes are high: If President Trump...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 20
    The Sunday Read: 'The Agency'

    According to Ludmila Savchuk, a former employee, every day at the Internet Research Agency was essentially the same.From an office complex in the Primorsky District of St. Petersburg, employees logged on to...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 18
    Special Episode: ‘An Obituary for the Land’

    “Nothing comes easily out here,” Terry Tempest Williams, a Utah-based writer, said of the American West. Her family was once almost taken by fire, and as a child of the West, she grew up with it.Our producer...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 18
    A Messy Return to School in New York

    Iolani Grullon teaches dual-language kindergarten in Washington Heights in New York City, where she has worked for the last 15 years.She, like many colleagues, is leery about a return to in-person instruction...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 17
    The Forgotten Refugee Crisis in Europe

    Among the olive groves of Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, a makeshift city of tents and containers housed thousands of asylum seekers who had fled conflict and hardship in Africa, the Middle East and...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 16
    Quarantine on a College Campus

    This episode contains strong language.Infected with the coronavirus and separated from their peers in special dorms, some college students have taken to sharing their quarantine experiences on TikTok.In some...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 15
    A Deadly Tinderbox

    “The entire state is burning.” That was the refrain Jack Healy, our national correspondent, kept hearing when he arrived in the fire zone in Oregon.The scale of the wildfires is dizzying — millions of acres...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 14
    Inside Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

    This episode contains strong language.After Donald Trump was elected president, two filmmakers were granted rare access to the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Since Mr. Trump had campaigned...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 13
    The Sunday Read: 'The Children in the Shadows'

    Prince is 9 years old, ebullient and bright; he has spent much of the pandemic navigating the Google Classroom app from his mother’s phone.The uncertainty and isolation of the coronavirus lockdown is not new...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 11
    A Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Wildfires

    When many in California talk about this year’s wildfires, they describe the color — the apocalyptic, ominous, red-orange glow in the sky.The state’s current wildfires have seen two and a half million acres...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 10
    The Killing of Breonna Taylor, Part 2

    This episode contains strong language. “So there’s just shooting, like we’re both on the ground,” Kenneth Walker, Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, said of the raid on her home. “I don’t know where these shots are...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 9
    The Killing of Breonna Taylor, Part 1

    At the beginning of 2020, Breonna Taylor posted on social media that it was going to be her year. She was planning a family with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker; she had a new job and a new car. She had also...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 8
    What Happened to Daniel Prude?

    This episode contains strong language.In March, Daniel Prude was exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis. His brother called an ambulance in the hopes that Mr. Prude would be hospitalized, but he was sent...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 4
    Bringing the Theater Back to Life

    Three months into Broadway’s shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, Michael Paulson, a theater reporter for The New York Times, got a call from a theater in western Massachusetts — they planned to put...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 3
    Jimmy Lai vs. China

    This episode contains strong language.Jimmy Lai was born in mainland China but made his fortune in Hong Kong, starting as a sweatshop worker and becoming a clothing tycoon. After the Tiananmen massacre in...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 2
    A High-Stakes Standoff in Belarus

    Aleksandr Lukashenko came to office in Belarus in the 1990s on a nostalgic message, promising to undo moves toward a market economy and end the hardship the country had endured after gaining independence from...

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  • 2020 / 9 / 1
    Joe Biden’s Rebuttal

    Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s plan for winning the presidential election relies on putting together African-American voters of all ages, including younger Black people who are less enthusiastic about him, and white...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 31
    ‘Who Replaces Me?’

    This episode contains strong language.As a police officer in his hometown of Flint, Mich., Scott Watson has worked to become a pillar of the community, believing his identity has placed him in a unique...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 30
    The Sunday Read: 'In the Line of Fire'

    Many American states use the labor of inmates to help fight its fires, but none so more than California. Using incarcerated firefighters saves the state’s taxpayers an estimated $100 million a year.The women...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 28
    Donald Trump Jr.’s Journey to Republican Stardom

    For much of his life, Donald Trump Jr. has been disregarded by his father. He played only a bit part in the 2016 campaign and when the team departed for Washington, he was left to oversee a largely...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 27
    On the Ground in Kenosha

    This episode contains strong language.The shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black father from Kenosha, Wis., by a white police officer has reverberated through the city, fueling protests and unrest. There have been...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 26
    Trump’s Suburban Strategy

    At the 1968 Republican National Convention, Richard Nixon made an appeal to voters in the suburbs concerned about racial unrest across the United States after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. They...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 25
    Where We Stand on the Pandemic

    In the U.S., emergency-use authorization has been granted for convalescent plasma, the efficacy of which is yet to be robustly tested. For some, this echoes the situation with hydroxychloroquine and the...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 24
    A Surge in Shootings

    Gun violence is on the rise in New York City. By the end of July, there had been more shootings in 2020 than in all of 2019. Shootings have risen in other metropolises, too, including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 23
    The Sunday Read: 'Sweatpants Forever'

    Much of the fashion industry has buckled under the weight of the coronavirus — it appears to have sped up the inevitable.This story was written by Irina Aleksander and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 21
    A Pandemic-Proof Bubble?

    When the coronavirus hit the United States, the N.B.A. was faced with a unique challenge. It seemed impossible to impose social distancing in basketball, an indoor sport with players almost constantly...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 20
    Joe Biden’s 30-Year Quest

    Joseph R. Biden Jr. first ran for president in 1988, when his campaign was cut short after he made a series of blunders. After six terms in the Senate, he tried again in 2008 but failed to gain any traction...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 19
    The President, the Postal Service and the Election

    The installation of Louis DeJoy as postmaster general has caused alarm. Since taking up the role in June, he has enacted a number of cuts to the Postal Service: ending overtime for workers, limiting how many...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 18
    A Dinner and a Deal

    In March 2018, Mark Landler — then a White House correspondent at The New York Times — attended a dinner party hosted by the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador, Yousef al-Otaiba, at a Washington restaurant....

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  • 2020 / 8 / 17
    Inside Operation Warp Speed

    Operation Warp Speed has in some ways lived up to its name: The U.S. government has awarded almost $11 billion to seven different companies to develop vaccines, three of which — Moderna, AstraZeneca and...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 16
    The Sunday Read: 'Unwanted Truths'

    What is the extent of Russia’s interest in the 2020 U.S. election? Last year, a classified report written by intelligence officials tried to answer this question.In this episode, Robert Draper, a...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 14
    Protesting Her Own Employer

    “As a Black woman who works at Adidas my experiences have never been business as usual.”Julia Bond, an assistant apparel designer at the sportswear giant, says she had resigned herself to experiencing and...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 13
    Why Teachers Aren’t Ready to Reopen Schools

    With the possibility that millions or tens of millions of American children will not enter a classroom for an entire year, school districts face an agonizing choice: Do the benefits of in-person learning...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 12
    A Historic V.P. Decision

    Joseph R. Biden Jr. picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate, making her the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket....

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  • 2020 / 8 / 11
    Cancel Culture, Part 2: A Case Study

    Yesterday on “The Daily,” the New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich explained how the idea of cancel culture has emerged as a political and cultural force in 2020. In the second of two parts, he returns with...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 10
    Cancel Culture, Part 1: Where It Came From

    In the first of two parts, the New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich explains the origins of cancel culture and why it’s a 2020 election story worth paying attention to. Guest: Jonah Engel Bromwich, who...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 9
    The Sunday Read: 'A Speck in the Sea'

    John Aldridge fell overboard in the middle of the night, 40 miles from shore, and the Coast Guard was looking in the wrong place. This is a story about isolation — and our struggle to close the space between...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 7
    Jack Dorsey on Twitter's Mistakes

    It’s been four years since the 2016 election laid bare the powerful role that social media companies have come to play in shaping political discourse and beliefs in America.Since then, there have been growing...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 6
    The Day That Shook Beirut

    A mangled yellow door. Shattered glass. Blood.A devastating explosion of ammonium nitrate stored at the port in Beirut killed at least 135 people and razed entire neighborhoods on Tuesday. This is what our...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 5
    ‘Stay Black and Die’

    Demonstrations against police brutality are entering their third month, but meaningful policy action has not happened. We speak with one demonstrator about her journey to the front lines of recent protests —...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 4
    Is the U.S. Ready to Vote by Mail?

    The United States is preparing to hold its first ever socially distant presidential election. But will it actually work?Guest: Reid J. Epstein, who covers campaigns and elections for The New York Times. For...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 3
    Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm

    Facial recognition is becoming an increasingly central component of police departments’ efforts to solve crimes. But can algorithms harbor racial bias?Guest: Annie Brown, a producer for The New York Times,...

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  • 2020 / 8 / 2
    The Sunday Read: 'On Female Rage'

    In this episode, Leslie Jamison, a writer and teacher, explores the potentially constructive force of female anger — and the shame that can get attached to it.This story was recorded by Audm. To hear more...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 31
    A #MeToo Moment in the Military

    The remains of Vanessa Guillen, an Army specialist, were discovered last month about 25 miles from Fort Hood in central Texas. She was the victim, officials said, of a fellow soldier. Now her death has...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 30
    The Big Tech Hearing

    The C.E.O.s of America’s most influential technology companies — Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook — were brought before Congress to answer a question: Are they too powerful?Today, we talk to our colleague...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 29
    Confronting China

    A cooperative relationship with China has been a pillar of U.S. foreign policy for more than half a century. So why does the Trump administration think it’s time for a change? Guest: Edward Wong, a diplomatic...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 28
    Why $600 Checks Are Tearing Republicans Apart

    A fight has erupted among congressional Republicans over how long and how generously the government should help those unemployed during the pandemic. But what is that battle really about? Guest: Nicholas...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 27
    The Mistakes New York Made

    A New York Times investigation found that surviving the coronavirus in New York had a lot to do with which hospital a person went to. Our investigative reporter Brian M. Rosenthal pulls back the curtain on...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 26
    The Sunday Read: 'The Accusation'

    When the university told one woman about the sexual-harassment complaints against her wife, they knew they weren’t true. But they had no idea how strange the truth really was.This story was recorded by Audm....

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  • 2020 / 7 / 24
    The Battle for a Baseball Season

    This episode contains strong language.Today, we go inside the fraught weeks that led up to the opening game of the 2020 professional baseball season — from the perspective of the commissioner of Major League...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 23
    The Showdown in Portland

    This episode contains strong language. Federal agents dressed in camouflage and tactical gear have taken to the streets of Portland, Ore., unleashing tear gas, bloodying protesters and pulling some people...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 22
    The Science of School Reopenings

    Around the world, safely reopening schools remains one of the most daunting challenges to restarting national economies. While approaches have been different, no country has tried to reopen schools with...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 21
    The Vaccine Trust Problem

    Public health officials and private researchers have vowed to develop a coronavirus vaccine in record time. But could that rush backfire? Guest: Jan Hoffman, a health reporter for The New York Times. For more...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 20
    The Life and Legacy of John Lewis

    This episode includes disturbing language including racial slurs.Representative John Lewis, a stalwart of the civil rights era, died on Friday. We take a look at his life, lessons and legacy. Guest: Brent...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 19
    The Sunday Read: 'The Man Who Cracked the Lottery'

    When the Iowa Attorney General's office began investigating an unclaimed lottery ticket worth millions, an incredible string of unlikely winners came to light, and a trail that pointed to an inside job....

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  • 2020 / 7 / 17
    Tilly Remembers Her Grandfather, Three Months On

    For the remainder of this week, “The Daily” is revisiting episodes with people we met in the early weeks of the pandemic to hear what’s happened to them since our original conversations were first...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 16
    Reopening, Warily: Revisiting Jasmine Lombrage

    For the remainder of this week, “The Daily” is revisiting episodes with people we met in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic to hear what has happened to them since our original conversations were...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 15
    One Meat Plant, One Thousand Infections: Revisiting Achut Deng

    For the remainder of this week, “The Daily” is revisiting episodes with people we met in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic to hear what has happened to them since our original conversations were...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 14
    'It's Like a War.' Revisiting Dr. Fabiano Di Marco.

    For the remainder of this week, “The Daily” is revisiting episodes with people we met in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic to hear what has happened to them since our original conversations were...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 13
    A Turning Point for Hong Kong

    After protests convulsed Hong Kong for much of the last year, the city’s pro-democracy movement has been chilled by a new law that some say may change the semiautomonous territory forever. Today, we examine...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 12
    The Sunday Read: 'The Decameron Project'

    As the coronavirus pandemic swept the world, The New York Times Magazine asked 29 authors to write new short stories inspired by the moment — and by Giovanni Boccaccio’s “The Decameron,” which was written as...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 10
    The Fate of Trump's Financial Records

    The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that President Trump cannot block the release of his financial records. Today, we hear the story behind the cases the justices heard — and the meaning of their...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 9
    A Missed Warning About Silent Coronavirus Infections

    At the end of January, long before the world understood that seemingly healthy people could spread the coronavirus, a doctor in Germany tried to sound the alarm. Today, we look at why that warning was...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 8
    Counting the Infected

    For months, the U.S. government has been quietly collecting information on hundreds of thousands of coronavirus cases across the country. Today, we tell the story of how The Times got hold of that data, and...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 7
    ‘Their Goal Is the End of America’

    What President Trump’s divisive speech at Mount Rushmore reveals about his re-election campaign.Guest: Maggie Haberman, who covers the White House for The New York Times.For more information on today’s...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 6
    Four New Insights About the Coronavirus

    Infection rates broke records across the United States over the holiday weekend, with many of the most severe surges in areas that reopened fastest. One thing that seems to have played a factor: transmission...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 2
    What Went Wrong in Brazil

    Brazil has a long, distinguished history of successfully navigating public health crises. But in recent weeks, it has emerged as one of the world’s most severe coronavirus hot spots, second only to the United...

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  • 2020 / 7 / 1
    A Russian Plot to Kill U.S. Soldiers

    A New York Times investigation has revealed evidence of a secret Russian operation to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan — and of the failure of the Trump administration to act on that intelligence. As...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 30
    A Major Ruling on Abortion

    The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law that could have left the state with a single abortion clinic. It was a setback for conservatives in the first major ruling on abortion since two Trump...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 29
    A Conversation With a Police Union Leader

    In the weeks since George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Americans have been confronting hard questions about bias and racism within law enforcement — and what the role of...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 28
    The Sunday Read: 'The Man Who Saw America'

    In this episode of The Sunday Read, we look at the complexity, diversity and humanity of America through the eyes of Robert Frank — one of the most influential photographers in history — who, through his...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 27
    A Bit of Relief: The Long Distance Chorus

    Gregg Breinberg has been directing the chorus at Public School 22 on Staten Island for twenty years. He tells his fourth and fifth grade students that participation is not about whether they can sing on key...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 26
    A Dilemma in Texas

    Texas has become the latest hot spot in the coronavirus pandemic, forcing its governor to pause the state’s reopening process after a surge of infections and hospitalizations. We speak with our Houston...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 25
    The Voters Trump Is Losing

    This fall’s presidential race is likely to be decided by a handful of battleground states won by President Trump in 2016. So how do voters in those states view the candidates? Guest: Nate Cohn, who covers...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 24
    The Epidemic of Unemployment

    Three months after mass layoffs began across America, 20 million Americans remain out of work because of the pandemic. Federal employment benefits are about to run out, and Congress can’t agree on more...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 23
    The Battle Over the Democratic Party's Future

    This episode contains strong language. Today’s Senate primary in Kentucky has been transformed by the outcry over police brutality. What can the election tell us about the future of Democratic politics?...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 22
    How Facebook Is Undermining Black Lives Matter

    Companies like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have come out in support of Black Lives Matter and its mission. But are their platforms undermining the movement for racial justice? Guest: Kevin Roose, who covers...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 21
    The Sunday Read: 'Facing the Wind'

    In today’s episode of The Sunday Read, Carvell Wallace considers why, for his kids, a global pandemic that shut down the world was not news — it was the opposite of news. It was a struggle that had, in some...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 19
    The History and Meaning of Juneteenth

    After 155 years, Juneteenth, a celebration of the emancipation of enslaved Americans, is being acknowledged as a holiday by corporations and state governments across the country. Today, we consider why,...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 18
    The Latest: The Supreme Court Rules on DACA

    In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Trump may not shut down Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the program that shields immigrants brought to the United...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 18
    Who Will Be Joe Biden’s Running Mate?

    Joseph R. Biden Jr. is looking for a potential vice president in one of the most tumultuous moments in modern American history. His selection committee is attempting to winnow an exceptionally diverse field....

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  • 2020 / 6 / 17
    The Killing of Rayshard Brooks

    This episode contains strong language.Rayshard Brooks fell asleep in his car at a Wendy’s drive-through. Soon afterward, he was shot. We look closely at what happened in the minutes in between — and at the...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 16
    A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

    The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. We examine the three words the case hung on; what the written opinions...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 15
    What We’ve Learned About the Coronavirus

    States are reopening. Parks are crowded. Restaurants are filling, again, with diners. But is this dangerous? Six months into the pandemic, we reflect on what we’ve learned about the virus — and ask how that...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 14
    The Sunday Read: 'Getting Out'

    In this episode of The Sunday Read, one man reflects on what it was like to go to prison as a child and to attempt to become an attorney upon his release. In doing so, he asks: What is punishment in America?...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 13
    Special Episode: The Song That Found Me

    The Times critic Wesley Morris had listened to Patti LaBelle’s live rendition of “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” over a hundred times before. But one recent Sunday, the song came on and he heard something new....

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  • 2020 / 6 / 12
    The Struggle to Teach From Afar

    Ronda McIntyre’s classroom is built around a big rug, where her students crowd together often for group instruction. But since March, when schools across the country shut down because of the coronavirus, she...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 11
    Georgia's Election Meltdown

    A full-scale meltdown of new voting systems in Georgia is alarming Democratic leaders — and revealing a new national playing field — ahead of the general election in November. Today, we explore why voting...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 10
    ‘I Want To Touch the World’

    This episode contains strong language.Nearly 30 years ago, George Perry Floyd Jr. told a high school classmate he would “touch the world” someday. We went to the funeral in Houston of an outsize man who...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 9
    The Case For Defunding the Police

    This episode contains strong language.Several major U.S. cities are proposing ways to defund and even dismantle their police departments. But what would that actually look like? Guest: John Eligon, a national...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 8
    Why Are Police Attacking Protestors?

    This episode contains strong language.Across the country, the police have responded to protests over police brutality with more force. Today, we listen in on confrontations at demonstrations in New York....

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  • 2020 / 6 / 7
    The Sunday Read: 'The Condition of Black Life Is One of Mourning’

    Today on “The Sunday Read,” listen to Claudia Rankine reflect on the precariousness of being black in America. Her words were written five years ago after avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 6
    'Rabbit Hole,' Episode 8: 'We Go All'

    Note: This episode contains strong language. Today, we’re sharing the series finale of “Rabbit Hole,” a Times podcast with the tech columnist Kevin Roose. In this episode, we follow one QAnon believer’s...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 5
    Why They're Protesting

    This episode includes disturbing language including racial slurs.They came together to protest the killing of George Floyd — and because what happened to him had echoes in their own experiences. Today, we...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 4
    The Showdown at Lafayette Square

    This episode contains sounds of explosives and descriptions of violence.Today, we go inside a high-stakes White House debate over how President Trump should respond to reports that he was hiding in a bunker...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 3
    The Mayor of Minneapolis

    As nationwide protests about the death of George Floyd enter a second week, we speak with the leader of the city where they began. Guest: Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis. For more information on today’s...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 2
    The Systems That Protect the Police

    The Minneapolis police officer whose tactics led to George Floyd’s death had a long record of complaints against him. So why was he still on patrol? Guest: Shaila Dewan, a national reporter covering criminal...

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  • 2020 / 6 / 1
    A Weekend of Pain and Protest

    This episode contains strong language.Demonstrations have erupted in at least 140 cities across the United States in the days since George Floyd, a black man, died in police custody in Minneapolis. We were on...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 30
    'Rabbit Hole,' Episode 7: 'Where We Go One'

    Note: This episode contains strong language. Today, we’re sharing Episode 7 of “Rabbit Hole,” a New York Times audio series with the tech columnist Kevin Roose.In this episode, our reporter investigates the...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 30
    Special Episode: The Latest From Minneapolis

    As protests spread over the death of George Floyd, the former officer at the center of the case has been charged with murder. We listen in on the demonstrations, and examine why this tragedy — though too...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 29
    One Hundred Thousand Lives

    Barbara Krupke won the lottery. Fred Walter Gray enjoyed his bacon and hash browns crispy. Orlando Moncada crawled through a hole in a fence to reach the United States. John Prine chronicled the human...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 28
    Space Travel, Privatized

    After nearly a decade on the sidelines of space travel, Cape Canaveral is again launching a shuttle into space. But this time, a private company will be sending NASA astronauts into orbit. What does this...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 27
    Can the Postal Service Survive the Pandemic?

    The U.S. Postal Service has survived the telegraph, the fax machine and the dawn of the internet. But will it survive coronavirus? Guests: Nicholas Fandos, who covers Congress for The New York Times and Derek...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 26
    The Story of Two Brothers From Mexico

    Two brothers, Javier Morales, 48, and Martin Morales, 39, died of coronavirus within hours of each other in their adopted home of New Jersey. Their last wish was to be buried at home in Mexico, but, to make...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 23
    'Rabbit Hole,' Episode 6: Impasse

    Note: This episode contains strong language. Today, we’re sharing Episode 6 of “Rabbit Hole,” a New York Times audio series with the tech columnist Kevin Roose.In this episode, we hear from PewDiePie, one of...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 22
    Genie Chance and the Great Alaska Earthquake

    There are moments when the world we take for granted changes instantaneously — when reality is upended and replaced with the unimaginable. Though we try not to think about it, instability is always lurking,...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 21
    A Teenager’s Medical Mystery

    From the earliest days of the coronavirus outbreak, health officials believed that it was largely sparing children and teenagers. But the rise of a mysterious inflammatory syndrome — with symptoms ranging...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 20
    Why Is the Pandemic Killing So Many Black Americans?

    Some have called the pandemic “the great equalizer.” But the coronavirus is killing black Americans at staggeringly higher rates than white Americans. Today, we explore why. Guest: Linda Villarosa, a writer...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 19
    Trump’s Purge of the Watchdogs

    It used to be rare for a president to fire an inspector general, a position created within government agencies after Watergate and assigned to fight waste and corruption. Today, we look at what President...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 18
    Can Government Spending Save the Economy?

    As the American economy plunges toward a recession, economists and policymakers are triaging proposals to stanch the bleeding. All of their ideas will cost money the government doesn’t have. That leaves...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 17
    The Sunday Read: 'Letters of Recommendation'

    Our worlds have contracted; once expansive, our orbits are now measured by rooms and street blocks. But there are still ways to travel. Today, escape to the worlds contained in three letters — one about the...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 16
    'Rabbit Hole,' Episode 5: The Accidental Emperor

    Note: This episode contains strong language. Today, we’re sharing Episode 5 of “Rabbit Hole,” a New York Times audio series with the tech columnist Kevin Roose. In this episode, our reporter investigates how...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 15
    A Bit of Relief: Reruns, Rituals and Restaurants

    On today’s “A Bit of Relief,” two critics at The Times share the home rituals that they're leaning on for comfort. For the television critic James Poniewozik, it’s binge-watching television with his family...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 15
    Reopening, Warily

    When Louisiana’s stay-at-home order expires today, restaurants across the state can begin allowing customers back inside, at their own discretion. So how do restaurant owners feel about the decision they now...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 14
    The Saga of Michael Flynn

    Federal prosecutors are asking a court to throw out their own criminal case against the former national security adviser Michael Flynn. We look at what led to that decision. Guest: Mark Mazzetti, a Washington...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 13
    The Constitutional Clash on a Conference Call

    On Tuesday, the Supreme Court debated the nature of presidential power in two sets of cases regarding demands for President Trump’s personal records: one about his taxes, the other about claims that during...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 12
    Boris Johnson's Change of Heart

    As Italy, France and Spain entered national lockdowns, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain was still shaking hands with coronavirus patients in hospitals, and then joking about it on national television....

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  • 2020 / 5 / 11
    The Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery

    Ahmaud Arbery would have turned 26 on Friday. Instead of celebrating, a crowd of protesters, protected by masks, demanded justice for his death in front of a courthouse in Georgia. So what do we know about...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 10
    The Sunday Read: 'The Iceman in Winter'

    He was Batman. He was Iceman. Until he wasn’t. So what happened to Val Kilmer?In this weird, dark time, Taffy Brodesser-Akner tells a story about how sometimes, in the end, everything is different but...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 9
    'Rabbit Hole,' Episode 4: Headquarters

    Note: This episode contains strong language. Today, we’re sharing Episode 4 of “Rabbit Hole,” a New York Times audio series with the tech columnist Kevin Roose. In this episode, our reporter interviews the...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 8
    A Bit of Relief: Rick Steves' Travel Dreams

    Rick Steves is a travel evangelist, always in motion, traversing faraway places and inspiring others to do the same. So when the world shuts down, and Rick Steves can no longer travel, then who is Rick...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 8
    The Arrival of the ‘Murder Hornet’

    It came to the United States from Asia and first appeared in Washington State. The country was slow to recognize it. Deaths mounted as it circulated for weeks undetected. And now, if it’s not stopped, it...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 7
    The Chinese Lab Theory

    Everyone wants to know where the coronavirus came from. In the absence of a clear explanation, several theories are circulating — including one, pushed by the Trump administration, that the pandemic started...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 6
    A Socially Distanced Senate

    The congressional doctor expressed reservations about whether it was safe for the House and Senate to reconvene. Instead, only senators have returned to Capitol Hill, bringing our new normal — elbow bumps,...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 5
    Bursting the College Bubble

    Universities across the United States have long prided themselves on bridging the differences between their students. How the coronavirus has instead reinforced inequalities that campus life can hide. Guest:...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 4
    One Meat Plant. One Thousand Infections.

    One of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States has been inside the Smithfield pork factory in Sioux Falls, S.D. Today, we speak with a worker at the plant, a refugee who survived civil war and...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 3
    The Sunday Read: 'Alone at Sea'

    For Aleksander Doba, pitting himself against the wide-open sea — storms, sunstroke, monotony, hunger and loneliness — is a way to feel alive in old age. Today, listen to the story of one man who chose to...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 2
    'Rabbit Hole,' Episode 3: Mirror Image

    Note: This episode contains strong language. Today, we’re sharing Episode 3 of “Rabbit Hole,” a New York Times audio series with the tech columnist Kevin Roose.In this episode, our reporter continues to trace...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 1
    A Bit of Relief: Tea and Toast

    In this week’s episode of “A Bit of Relief,” we turn to tea and toast for comfort. First, Kim Severson, a food writer at The Times, shares her love for buttered toast sprinkled in cinnamon and sugar. Then we...

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  • 2020 / 5 / 1
    Tilly Remembers Her Grandfather

    Climbing on the roof to look at stars in the middle of summer. Making French toast and popcorn. Kind eyes. These are some of the memories 12-year-old Tilly Breimhorst has of her grandfather, Craig. Today, we...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 30
    Biden’s Campaign of Isolation

    Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is the first candidate in American history to wage a presidential campaign in quarantine. From his basement in Delaware, he has struggled to attain the same...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 29
    The Governor and the Protester

    She ordered Michigan to stay on lockdown through mid-May. He thinks the measures are too extreme. Today, we speak to them both. Guests: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Phil Campbell, a vice president of...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 28
    The State of Testing

    Across the United States, governors are weighing the difficult question of when, and how, to begin to lift lockdown restrictions. Without federal coordination, some are looking abroad to see what has worked...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 27
    A Glut in Oil

    Something weird happened last week. It was something that millions of people who have faced years of painful prices at the gas pump never expected: The cost of a barrel of oil dropped into the negatives....

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  • 2020 / 4 / 26
    The Sunday Read: 'Closing the Restaurant That Was My Life for 20 Years'

    On today’s episode of “The Sunday Read,” one restaurateur reflects on closing the kitchen that saw her through 20 years of life — marriage and children and divorce and remarriage, with funerals and first...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 25
    'Rabbit Hole,' Episode 2: Looking Down

    Note: This episode contains strong language. Today, we’re sharing Episode 2 of “Rabbit Hole,” a New York Times audio series with the tech columnist Kevin Roose. In this episode, we hear from a young man named...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 24
    A Bit of Relief: I Forgive You, New York

    A columnist for The Times reflects on living in a ghostly version of New York, the city with a “hum that never ceases — until it did.” He yearns for the subway soliloquies, wandering tourists, overcrowded...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 24
    A New Way to Mourn

    He was a pastor. She was a poet. They found a second chance at love and traveled the world together, visiting Antarctica, Mount Sinai and Alaska. Today, we hear how he memorialized her life when she died in...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 23
    Getting Off Rikers Island

    Across the United States, jails and prisons have become petri dishes for the coronavirus — dangerously cramped, unsanitary quarters where residents lack the resources to keep safe. This has prompted local...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 22
    Who’s Organizing the Lockdown Protests?

    Across the United States, protests are erupting against orders to remain at home, close nonessential businesses and limit travel. So who is behind these protests? And what do they stand to gain? Guest: Jim...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 21
    The Supreme Court Rules From Home

    This week, the Supreme Court began rolling out a series of major rulings on the jury system, immigration, abortion rights and presidential power. In normal times, this would be a blockbuster week for the...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 20
    The Next Year (or Two) of the Pandemic

    As President Trump urges states to begin reopening their economies, a debate is raging over when and how to end lockdowns across the country. Our reporter spoke to dozens of public health experts to try to...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 19
    The Sunday Read: 'The Woman Who Might Find Us Another Earth'

    On today’s episode of “The Sunday Read,” we tell the story of a woman who has spent her life trying to find the light of other worlds. We hope it can offer an escape when our own feels so dark.This story was...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 17
    Introducing 'Rabbit Hole'

    What is the internet doing to us? Today, we’re sharing the first episode of a new Times audio series called “Rabbit Hole.”In the episode, “Wonderland,” we hear from a young man named Caleb, who finds escape...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 17
    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Progressivism and the Pandemic

    Her mentor and political inspiration has dropped out of the presidential race, and her congressional district has been described as the “epicenter of the epicenter” of the pandemic in New York City. It’s one...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 16
    Kicked Out of China

    Note: This episode contains strong language.The New York Times’s reporters working in China have been expelled by the Chinese government, alongside reporters covering China for The Wall Street Journal and The...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 15
    24 Hours Inside a Brooklyn Hospital

    Note: This episode contains strong language. More than a month since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, the majority of patients — some of whom are doctors themselves — in Brooklyn Hospital Center’s...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 14
    Examining the Allegation Against Joe Biden

    Note: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence.A former Senate aide to Joseph R. Biden Jr., the prospective Democratic presidential candidate, has accused him of sexually assaulting her in 1993....

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  • 2020 / 4 / 13
    Voices of the Pandemic

    Most of America is entering its second month of lockdown in an ongoing effort to contain the coronavirus. Still, our reporters are — as safely as they can be — spread across the country, doing their best to...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 12
    The Sunday Read: 'Weird Al Yankovic’s Weirdly Enduring Appeal'

    On this episode of “The Sunday Read,” staff writer Sam Anderson claims Weird Al Yankovic is not just a parody singer — he’s “a full-on rock star, a legitimate performance monster and a spiritual technician...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 11
    A Bit of Relief: 'Soup Is Soup'

    Ali Jaffe and her grandmother Roslyn are self-quarantining 1,200 miles apart. Lately, they’ve been connecting — and coping — by cooking together over FaceTime. Ali is learning the recipes her grandmother...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 10
    'I Become a Person of Suspicion'

    Note: This episode contains strong language.As the death toll from the coronavirus rises in the U.S., so do reports of verbal and physical attacks against Asian-Americans, who say hostile strangers are...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 9
    On the Front Lines in New Orleans

    The outbreak of the coronavirus in Louisiana has become one of the most explosive in the country. Today, we explore how New Orleans became a petri dish for the virus, why Mardi Gras was likely to have been an...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 8
    The Latest: Bernie Sanders Drops Out

    Bernie Sanders has suspended his 2020 presidential campaign, marking the end of a quest to the White House that began five years ago. We look at why Sanders is calling his campaign an ideological victory, and...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 8
    A Crisis Inside the Navy

    Note: This episode contains strong language.The upheaval and anguish caused by the pandemic led to a series of actions that cost both the captain of an aircraft carrier and the head of the Navy their jobs....

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  • 2020 / 4 / 7
    Wisconsin's Pandemic Primary

    Against the advice of public health officials and the wishes of its own governor, Wisconsin will hold its Democratic primary today — in the middle of a pandemic. So how did that happen? Guest: Astead W....

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  • 2020 / 4 / 6
    A Historic Unemployment Crisis

    To contain the pandemic, the U.S. government has brought the economy to a halt. Today, we explore one result of their containment efforts: one of the worst unemployment crises in American history. Guest: Jim...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 5
    The Sunday Read: 'The Battle Over the Sea-Monkey Fortune'

    On this week’s “Sunday Read,” the magazine writer Jack Hitt introduces his story of how one 1960s bondage-film actress waged legal combat with a toy company for ownership over her husband’s mail-order...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 3
    A Bit of Relief: Introducing 'Sugar Calling'

    Today, we’re sharing an excerpt from a new Times audio series called “Sugar Calling,” hosted by the best-selling author Cheryl Strayed. Each week, Cheryl will call a writer she admires in search of insight...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 3
    The Return of the Governor

    In recent years, governors have sat on the sidelines as the federal government has commanded most of the attention and airtime. Today, we explore how the pandemic has generated a revival of state and local...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 2
    A Conversation With Dr. Anthony Fauci

    Today, we speak with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, about his experience in the trenches of the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis. “We are in a war. I...

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  • 2020 / 4 / 1
    The Race for a Vaccine

    Scientists are racing to make a vaccine for the coronavirus, collaborating across borders in what is usually a secretive and competitive field. But their cooperation has been complicated by national leaders...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 31
    Why the U.S. Is Running Out of Medical Supplies

    States and cities across the United States are reporting dangerous shortages of the vital medical supplies needed to contain the coronavirus. Why is the world’s biggest economy suffering such a scramble to...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 30
    Back From the Brink

    Across the United States, many hospitals are confronting their first cases of coronavirus. Today, we speak to New Jersey’s first confirmed coronavirus patient, a medical professional, about what having the...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 29
    The Sunday Read: 'What I Learned When My Husband Got Coronavirus'

    After weeks of caring for her sick husband, our colleague wanted to write an essay about her family’s battle against the coronavirus — a warning to those in isolation who haven’t experienced the ravages of...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 27
    A Bit of Relief: Jody's Playlist

    Jody Rosen, a writer for The Times Magazine, transports us into his current soundtrack. From Alberta Hunter's “voice of longevity” to the “transfixing performance” of Missy Elliott, Jody shares the music...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 27
    A Kids’ Guide to Coronavirus

    Over the last few weeks, children have called into “The Daily” with a lot of questions about the coronavirus: How did the virus get on earth? What color is coronavirus? And can dogs get it? Today, we try to...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 26
    A Historic Stimulus Bill

    To rescue the American economy in the coronavirus crisis, Congress is on the verge of adopting the most expensive stimulus bill in U.S. history. But how much is the battle over this measure being influenced...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 25
    ‘Raring to Go by Easter’

    Last week, President Trump called himself a “wartime president” as he faced up to the threat caused by the coronavirus. But only days later — and with the crisis escalating — he has abandoned that message....

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  • 2020 / 3 / 24
    Why the American Approach Is Failing

    So far, the United States has been losing the battle against the pandemic, with a patchwork of inconsistent measures across the country proving unequal to halting the spread of the virus. Today, we ask: What...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 23
    The Pandemic and the Primary

    Two weeks ago, the biggest story in the country was the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Now, with the dramatic onset of the coronavirus crisis, the primary has largely gone off the radar....

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  • 2020 / 3 / 22
    The Sunday Read: 'The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá'

    One magazine writer reflects on life’s unpredictability and shares her story of a hospital error that scrambled two pairs of Colombian identical twins. This is the story of how the four brothers found one...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 21
    A Bit of Relief: Alone Together

    Kevin Roose, a tech reporter for The Times, shares what he’s realized after a week in self-isolation: The internet has become kinder. From virtual birthday parties and singalongs, to happy hours and yoga...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 20
    New York City Grinds to a Halt

    Across America, businesses are scaling back, firing workers and shutting their doors because of the coronavirus. New York’s Chinatown has been experiencing a downturn for weeks as anxiety and discrimination...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 19
    One City’s Fight to Stop the Virus

    New Rochelle, a suburb north of New York City, has one of the largest clusters of coronavirus infections in the U.S. We visited the community to find out how the containment measures were being implemented...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 18
    Gov. Andrew Cuomo: ‘It’s Making Sure We Live Through This.’

    New York was one of the earliest states with confirmed cases of coronavirus, and it now has the most confirmed infections in the U.S. To control the outbreak, the authorities have begun taking increasingly...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 17
    The Latest: Why President Trump Changed His Tone on the Coronavirus

    On Monday, President Trump announced sweeping new guidelines to control the spread of the coronavirus. Among them: encouraging Americans to work from home and to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. We...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 17
    ‘It’s Like a War’

    Italy has become the epicenter of the pandemic’s European migration, with nearly 30,000 infections and more than 2,000 deaths in just a few weeks. These numbers are soaring by the day, even after the...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 16
    Why This Recession Will Be Different

    In past financial crises, central banks across the world developed a time-tested tool kit to rescue national economies. So why don’t previous interventions seem to be working this time? Guest: Peter S....

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  • 2020 / 3 / 15
    The Sunday Read: 'This Tom Hanks Story Will Make You Feel Less Bad'

    A magazine writer for The Times reflects on her experience interviewing Tom Hanks last fall — and on the generosity he showed her in a difficult personal moment. In this time of collective stress, we wanted...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 14
    Special Episode: A Bit of Relief

    We’re in a moment that feels scary, uncertain and unsettling, and may feel this way for a while. While we’ll continue to cover the coronavirus pandemic until it’s over, we realize that this time requires more...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 13
    Learning to Live With the Coronavirus

    Now that the coronavirus is a pandemic, with both infections and deaths surging in many places across the world, we return to a reporter who has covered the story from the start and ask him how best to...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 12
    Confronting a Pandemic

    Global health officials have praised China and South Korea for the success of their efforts to contain the coronavirus. What are those countries getting right — and what can everyone else learn from...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 11
    Why the U.S. Wasn’t Ready for the Coronavirus

    Developing a strategy for testing was supposed to be a relatively simple part of preparing for the coronavirus in the United States. So what went wrong? Guests: Sheri Fink, a correspondent for The Times...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 11
    The Latest: Joe Biden Takes Command

    Last night was a make-or-break moment for Senator Bernie Sanders, who needed a comeback from a loss to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the Super Tuesday primaries. After Mr. Sanders lost the...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 10
    The Field: What Happened to Elizabeth Warren?

    Today, millions of voters across six states will cast their ballots for the two viable Democratic candidates left: former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders. What began as a contest...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 10
    The Latest: Why Markets Crashed on Monday

    Within minutes of the U.S. stock market opening on Monday, the S&P 500 sunk so swiftly that it triggered a 15-minute pause in trading, a rare event meant to prevent stocks from crashing. We look at why this...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 9
    A Test for Abortion Rights

    A case before the Supreme Court is the first big test of abortion rights since President Trump created a conservative majority among the justices. We traveled to the Louisiana health clinic at the center of...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 6
    The Almost-Peace Deal

    After years of false starts, the United States has signed a landmark deal with the Taliban to end the war in Afghanistan. We traveled to the front lines of the war — and to the signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 5
    The Coronavirus Outbreak in Washington State

    A strategy of containment was supposed to protect Washington State from the coronavirus. It didn’t. So what led to the first major outbreak of the pathogen in the United States?Guests: Mike Baker, a Pacific...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 4
    How Super Tuesday Unfolded

    The results of Super Tuesday make clear that the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is increasingly a battle between former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders. Today,...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 3
    Inside the Mind of a Super Tuesday Voter

    In the weeks leading up to Super Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders was the only candidate to win across multiple states. With his more moderate competitors splitting the vote, his success was built on a...

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  • 2020 / 3 / 2
    Joe Biden’s Big Win

    For more than 30 years, over three presidential runs, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been waiting to notch a victory like the one he received in the South Carolina primary this weekend. The win...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 28
    The Field: Biden’s Last Hope

    Former vice president Joseph R. Biden Jr. was once a clear front-runner in the race for the Democratic nomination. Now, he is fighting back from a string of losses and staking his candidacy on his ability to...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 27
    The Coronavirus Goes Global

    What began as a public health crisis in China is well on the way to becoming a pandemic. And while there is a lot of news about the coronavirus, there is also a lack of understanding about the severity of the...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 26
    Why Russia Is Rooting for Both Trump and Sanders

    U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that the Russian government is attempting to interfere in the 2020 presidential race — but it is doing so by supporting two very different candidates. So why is...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 26
    The Latest: The South Carolina Debate

    On the debate stage in Charleston, candidates went after Senator Bernie Sanders, painting his potential nomination as dangerous for the party and questioning his chances of winning against President...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 25
    The Weinstein Jury Believed the Women

    Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on Monday of two felony sex crimes, and he now faces a possible sentence of between five and 29 years. We asked the reporters who first broke the story about the accusations...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 24
    Can Corporations Stop Climate Change?

    In recent weeks, several of the largest and most profitable American companies have introduced elaborate plans to combat climate change. So why are they doing it now? And just how meaningful are their plans?...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 21
    The Field: An Anti-Endorsement in Nevada

    Note: This episode contains strong language.Senator Bernie Sanders is a staunchly pro-union candidate. But he has found himself mired in an escalating battle over health care with the largest labor union in...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 20
    The Latest: The Nevada Debate

    Last night, the Democratic debate in Nevada revealed more open hostility and made more personal attacks than in any of the previous six debates in the race for the nomination. Today, we explore what these...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 20
    A Criminal Underworld of Child Abuse, Part 2

    Yesterday on “The Daily,” we heard about the government’s failure to crack down on the explosive growth of child sexual abuse imagery online. In the second half of this series, we look at the role of the...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 19
    A Criminal Underworld of Child Abuse, Part 1

    Note: This episode contains descriptions of child sexual abuse.A monthslong New York Times investigation has uncovered a digital underworld of child sexual abuse imagery that is hiding in plain sight. In part...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 18
    Michael Bloomberg’s Not-So-Secret Weapon

    Despite being a late entry into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire media tycoon and former mayor of New York City, has surged in the polls and is...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 14
    The Post-Acquittal Presidency

    Since his acquittal in the Senate, President Trump has undertaken a campaign of retribution against those who crossed him during the impeachment inquiry — while extending favors to those who have tried to...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 13
    Fear, Fury and the Coronavirus

    Note: This episode contains strong language in both English and Mandarin. What started as a story about fear of a new and dangerous virus has become a story of fury over the Chinese government’s handling of...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 12
    The Results From New Hampshire

    Senator Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary last night, with Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar close behind in second and third. After two candidates once considered front-runners,...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 11
    The Field: The Aftershocks of Iowa in New Hampshire

    Voters in New Hampshire pride themselves on helping winnow the nomination field. While many polls show Senator Bernie Sanders leading in this year’s primary, the caucus debacle in Iowa meant no single...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 10
    The End of Privacy as We Know It?

    A secretive start-up promising the next generation of facial recognition software has compiled a database of images far bigger than anything ever constructed by the United States government: over three...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 7
    The Woman Defending Harvey Weinstein

    Note: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence.In the trial of Harvey Weinstein, six women have taken the stand, each making similar accusations of rape and sexual assault against the movie...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 6
    Mitt Romney’s Lonely Vote

    President Trump was acquitted by the Senate on Wednesday of both articles of impeachment. While the vote largely fell along party lines, one senator crossed the aisle to vote to convict him. Today, we hear...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 5
    The State of the Union

    Hours after Iowa kicked off the process to choose President Trump’s 2020 opponent, and just a day before the verdict is expected in his Senate impeachment trial, the president gave his third State of the...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 5
    The Latest: What Happened in Iowa?

    After a night of chaos and confusion at the Iowa caucuses, and nearly a full day since the results were initially expected, the state’s Democratic Party has announced only partial numbers, from 62 percent of...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 4
    A Very Long Night In Iowa

    The kickoff to the 2020 voting was undercut Monday night by major delays in the reporting of the Iowa caucus results. We traveled to Johnston, Iowa, to tell the story of the day — from the perspective of one...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 3
    The Field: Iowa’s Electability Complex

    With Iowa voters making their choice and the 2020 election getting underway, we’re introducing a new show: one covering the country and its voters in the lead up to Nov. 3. In our first episode of “The...

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  • 2020 / 2 / 1
    The Latest: No Witnesses

    In a 51-to-49 vote, Republicans shut down an effort by Democrats to bring new witnesses and documents into the Senate impeachment trial. As they cleared a path toward acquittal, some Republicans stepped...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 31
    The Lessons of 2016

    The media’s coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign has come to be criticized for operating under three key assumptions: that Hillary Clinton was certain to be the Democratic nominee, that Donald Trump was...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 30
    A Virus’s Journey Across China

    Nearly two decades ago, China was at the heart of a public health crisis over a deadly new virus. It said it had made lifesaving reforms since. So why is the Wuhan coronavirus now spreading so rapidly across...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 30
    The Latest: The ‘Public Interest’

    In the question-and-answer stage of the Senate impeachment trial, Alan Dershowitz, the celebrity lawyer on President Trump’s legal team, made an argument that stunned many who heard it. Say that Mr. Trump did...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 29
    Chuck Schumer on Impeachment, Witnesses and the Truth

    Today, we sit down with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, to discuss what it’s like to be the leader of a party out of power at this moment in the impeachment trial of President Trump. For more...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 28
    What John Bolton Knows

    A firsthand account by John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, directly linked President Trump to a quid pro quo in the Ukraine affair, undercutting a central plank of the defense’s argument....

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  • 2020 / 1 / 27
    A Small Town’s Fight Over America’s Biggest Sport

    Across the United States, parents and school districts have been wrestling with the question of whether the country’s most popular and profitable sport is too dangerous for children. Today, we explore how...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 24
    The Swing Issue That Could Win a Swing State

    Three Rust Belt swing states are critical to winning the presidency this year — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, there is one issue that could be decisive: fracking natural...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 23
    Harry and Meghan. (And Why Their Saga Matters.)

    In a moment of national insecurity, with the future of the United Kingdom seemingly hanging in the balance, a new royal couple offered the vision of a unified, progressive future. But the same forces that...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 23
    The Latest: ‘Let Us Begin’

    Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial are underway. For House impeachment managers, that means an opportunity to formally make their case, uninterrupted, for three straight days. For President...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 22
    The Moderates’ Impeachment Moment

    After nearly 12 hours of vicious debate, the Senate voted early Wednesday to adopt the rules that will govern the rest of the impeachment trial. But in a Republican-controlled chamber, why weren’t they the...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 21
    Lessons From the Last Impeachment Trial

    As President Trump’s impeachment trial resumes this afternoon, we look back two decades to a time when Google was in its infancy, Y2K was stoking anxiety and partisanship in Congress was not quite so...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 17
    Bernie's Big Bet

    The Obama coalition has become almost mythic within the Democratic Party for having united first-time voters, people of color and moderates to win the presidency in 2008. This year, Senator Bernie Sanders is...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 16
    The Impeachment Trial Begins

    The impeachment trial of President Trump begins this morning. Today, we answer all of your questions about what will happen next — including how it will work and what is likely to happen. Guest: Nicholas...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 15
    The Russian Hacking Plan for 2020

    At the heart of President Trump’s impeachment is his request that Ukraine investigate how his political rival, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., could be connected to an energy company called...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 14
    The Escape of Carlos Ghosn

    Carlos Ghosn’s trial was poised to be one of the most closely watched in Japanese history — a case involving claims of corporate greed, wounded national pride and a rigged legal system. Then the former Nissan...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 13
    Why Australia Is Burning

    Wildfires are devastating Australia, incinerating an area roughly the size of West Virginia and killing 24 people and as many as half a billion animals. Today, we look at the human and environmental costs of...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 10
    The Case Against Harvey Weinstein, Part 2

    Note: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence. Yesterday on “The Daily,” we heard the story of Lucia Evans, whose allegation of sexual violence against Harvey Weinstein helped launch his...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 9
    The Case Against Harvey Weinstein, Part 1

    Note: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence. The story of Harvey Weinstein is a story of patterns. Scores of women — more than 80 — have given eerily similar accounts of abuse and harassment...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 8
    Pelosi’s Impeachment Gamble

    John R. Bolton, the former White House national security adviser, has announced that he is willing to give evidence in the impeachment trial of President Trump. The question is: Will the Senate — and the...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 7
    Why Iran Is in Mourning

    The killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s most formidable military and intelligence leader, displayed the fault lines in a fractious region. From Iraq to Israel, many victims of the commander’s shadow...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 6
    The Killing of General Qassim Suleimani

    Iran has promised “severe revenge” against the United States for the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani. But what made the high-ranking military leader an American target in the first place? Guest: Helene...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 3
    Boeing’s Broken Dreams

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of 2019 and checking in on what has happened since they first appeared. Today, we return to our conversation with the whistle-blower John...

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  • 2020 / 1 / 2
    The President and the Publisher

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of 2019 and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. Today, we return to the exclusive interview in the Oval Office...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 31
    Our Fear Facer Makes a New Friend

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since they appeared. Today, we introduce Ella Maners, 9, from our kids’ episode on facing...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 30
    Haunted by the Ghost of Michael Jackson

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. Today, we talk to our critic about his reckoning with abuse...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 27
    'There's No Going Back'

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. Today: the unexpected story of how family history websites have...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 26
    Impeachment Through the Eyes of a Child

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. After we sat down with Leo, a third grader, to talk about the...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 24
    By Challenging Evangelicals, She Changed Them

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. Today, we return to the story of Rachel Held Evans and speak to...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 23
    Year in Sound

    Our first episode of 2019 opened the year with a question: “What will Democrats do with their new power?” One of our last offered the answer: “impeach the president.” This audio time capsule captures the...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 20
    The Candidates: Joe Biden

    He built a career, and a presidential campaign, on a belief in bipartisanship. Now, critics of the candidate ask: Is political consensus a dangerous compromise? In Part 4 of our series on pivotal moments in...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 19
    The Impeachment of President Donald J. Trump

    The House of Representatives has impeached President Trump, charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. We traveled to Michigan to understand how a fractious Democratic Party ultimately...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 18
    The Latest: Impeachment Vote Update, 5:30 P.M. Eastern

    The House is expected to vote tonight along party lines to impeach the president. But before that can take place, there must be speeches — lots of them. These speeches are the last chance lawmakers have to...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 18
    A Fight Over How to Fight Anti-Semitism

    President Trump has issued an executive order cracking down on anti-Semitism. But some Jewish Americans fear that the plan could end up deepening prejudice instead of curbing it. Guest: Max Fisher, a Times...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 18
    The Latest: The Rules

    House members are preparing for a vote on two articles of impeachment against President Trump, while their counterparts gear up for the next phase: a trial in the Senate. As the impeachment process moves from...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 17
    Switching Sides in Britain

    To pull off its landslide victory in last week’s election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party flipped dozens of districts in the “red wall” of British politics — a gritty stronghold of coal and...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 16
    A Secret History of the War in Afghanistan

    For nearly two decades, U.S. government officials crafted a careful story of progress to justify their ongoing military campaign in Afghanistan. Newly disclosed documents reveal to what extent that story was...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 13
    The Latest: Country Over Party

    As the House Judiciary Committee pushed toward a historic vote to send two articles of impeachment to the full House, lawmakers made their final appeals to the other side. Democrats implored committee members...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 13
    The Candidates: Elizabeth Warren

    In Part 3 of our series on pivotal moments in the lives of the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, we spoke with Elizabeth Warren about how she came to be known as the blow-it-up candidate. With help...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 12
    The Fate of Boris and Brexit

    Britain is voting in a general election today. During his re-election campaign, Prime Minister Boris Johnson hitched his re-election campaign to a promise to “get Brexit done” — while selling bankers and...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 11
    The Articles of Impeachment

    House Democratic leaders have introduced two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. But they did not include obstruction of justice. In today’s episode,...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 10
    ‘Absolutely No Mercy’

    A trove of private government documents offers an unprecedented look inside China’s highly organized crackdown on Uighur Muslims — revealing Beijing’s systematic detention of as many as one million people in...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 10
    The Latest: The Mueller Question

    To mention the Mueller report in articles of impeachment against President Trump, or not? That’s the question Democrats have been asking. Today’s impeachment hearing before the House Judiciary Committee gave...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 9
    A Woman’s Journey Through China’s Detention Camps

    A last-minute booking, a furtive cab ride and a spy in the window. For the past year, Paul Mozur has been investigating the story of a son determined to free his mother from a repressive system of detention...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 6
    The Candidates: Bernie Sanders

    Today: Part 2 of our series on pivotal moments in the lives of the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders. Michael Barbaro speaks with Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist senator from Vermont. Mr....

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  • 2019 / 12 / 6
    The Latest: ‘Do You Hate the President?’

    Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced this morning that the House of Representatives would draft articles of impeachment against President Trump. But what our colleague found most striking today happened a few hours...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 5
    America’s Education Problem

    For decades, the U.S. spent billions of dollars trying to close its education gap with the rest of the world. New data shows that all that money made little difference. Today, we investigate how that could...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 5
    The Latest: But Is It Impeachable?

    The House Judiciary Committee opened a new phase of the impeachment inquiry by tackling a fundamental constitutional question: What is an impeachable offense? All the witnesses testifying in today’s hearing...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 4
    A Louder, Messier Phase of Impeachment

    The House Intelligence Committee has released its impeachment report to the Judiciary Committee, signaling the end of one phase of impeachment and the beginning of another. Today, we break down the report and...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 3
    A Deadly Crackdown in Iran

    Behind the curtain of an internet blackout, the Islamic Republic’s security forces have killed at least 180 unarmed protesters. Natalie Kitroeff speaks to Farnaz Fassihi about Iran’s deadliest political...

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  • 2019 / 12 / 2
    Why So Many Hospitals Are Suing Their Patients

    For decades, hospitals could assume that patients with jobs and health insurance would pay their medical bills. That’s no longer the case. We speak to one woman about her skyrocketing medical costs — and the...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 28
    The Jungle Prince, Chapter 3: A House in Yorkshire

    In a ruined palace in the woods, rummaging through discarded papers, our reporter finds a clue.For more information, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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  • 2019 / 11 / 28
    The Jungle Prince, Chapter 2: The Hunting Lodge

    “Ellen, have you been trying to get in touch with the royal family of Oudh?” Our reporter receives an invitation to the forest.For more information, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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  • 2019 / 11 / 28
    The Jungle Prince, Chapter 1: The Railway Station

    The story passed for years from tea sellers to rickshaw drivers to shopkeepers in Old Delhi. In a forest, they said, in a palace cut off from the city, lived a prince, a princess and a queen, said to be the...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 27
    What the Bidens Actually Did in Ukraine

    Yesterday, we looked at the origins of President Trump’s baseless theory that Ukraine, not Russia, meddled in the 2016 election. This theory inspired one of the two investigations he sought from Ukraine that...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 26
    Why Trump Still Believes (Wrongly) That Ukraine Hacked the D.N.C.

    In the phone call at the center of the impeachment inquiry, President Trump asked Ukraine for two different investigations. Today, we explore the unexpected story behind one of them. Guest: Scott Shane, a...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 25
    What Should Happen to the Navy SEAL Chief?

    An unusual battle has broken out between President Trump and top military commanders over the future of a Navy SEAL commando.Today, how a high-profile war-crimes investigation has prompted a war of words from...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 22
    The Latest: A Call to ‘Fox & Friends’

    President Trump called into ‘Fox & Friends’ this morning to respond to all that has been said over two weeks of public impeachment hearings. The conversation offered a preview of what may become the...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 22
    The Candidates: Pete Buttigieg

    Today we launch Part One in our series on pivotal moments in the lives of the 2020 presidential front-runners. In studio with “The Daily,” Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., talks about how his...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 21
    The Latest: The Irregular Channel

    Throughout the impeachment inquiry, an image has surfaced of the Trump administration’s two policymaking channels on Ukraine — one regular, one not. Today’s testimony from Fiona Hill, President Trump’s former...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 21
    ‘We Followed the President’s Orders’

    Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, has evolved from a loyal Trump campaign donor to a witness central to the impeachment inquiry. But his testimony has been contradicted...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 20
    The Latest: ‘Everyone Was in the Loop’

    In explosive testimony, Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, directly implicated President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other top...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 20
    What Happened to Kamala Harris?

    When Senator Kamala Harris started her presidential campaign 10 months ago, she drew a crowd of 20,000 to her kickoff rally — the biggest of any candidate’s. She was talked about as a potential heir to the...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 20
    The Latest: A Republican Strategy Revealed

    Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, gave public testimony of his alarm at what he heard during President Trump’s July phone call with the leader of Ukraine....

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  • 2019 / 11 / 19
    A Broken Promise on Taxes

    As they lobbied the Trump administration for a $1.5 trillion tax cut, corporations vowed to invest the savings back into the U.S. economy. Today, we investigate whether they made good on that promise.Guest:...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 19
    The Latest: The Week Ahead in the Impeachment Hearings

    Four witnesses will appear in tomorrow’s public hearings — three of whom listened directly to the July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president that is now at the center of the impeachment...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 18
    The Spectacular Rise and Fall of WeWork

    It was one of the most valuable start-ups in the United States, with bold plans to revolutionize how and where people worked around the world. Today, we look at how the dream of WeWork crumbled — and explore...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 15
    The Latest: ‘It’s Very Intimidating’

    Marie Yovanovitch, who was ousted as the ambassador to Ukraine on President Trump’s orders, came before the House Intelligence Committee on the second day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry. At the...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 15
    Capitalism on Trial in Chile

    Free-market economists once talked about “the miracle of Chile,” praising its policies as Latin America’s great economic success story. But recently, over a million people have flipped the script, taking to...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 14
    The Latest: A New Word for What Trump Did

    We’ve been hearing a lot about the “quid pro quo.” But this week, Democrats started using a new term, one that shows up in the impeachment clause of the Constitution, to describe President Trump’s actions...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 14
    A Public Hearing, and a Feud Over Ukraine

    The House of Representatives opened historic impeachment hearings on Wednesday, with William B. Taylor Jr. and George P. Kent, senior career civil servants, caught in the crossfire. Democrats underscored the...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 14
    The Latest: An Ideal Witness for the Democrats

    On the first day of public hearings in the Trump impeachment inquiry, lawmakers questioned two diplomats, and laid out two competing narratives about the investigation. This is the first episode in our new...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 13
    A Third Grader’s Guide to the Impeachment Hearings

    This morning, the House of Representatives begins public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Before those hearings get underway, we sat down with someone who’s unafraid to ask all the...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 12
    A Small Act of Rebellion

    Today, the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments about whether the Trump administration acted legally when it tried to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The Obama-era program known as DACA shields...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 11
    Why Military Assistance for Ukraine Matters

    The question of whether President Trump leveraged military assistance to Ukraine for personal gain is at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. Today, we speak with our Ukraine correspondent on why that...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 8
    The Saga of Gordon Sondland

    Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, told impeachment investigators he knew “nothing” about a quid pro quo in Ukraine. Now Mr. Sondland, a blunt-spoken hotelier, has changed...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 7
    ‘Because of Sex’

    In 2013, Aimee Stephens watched her boss read a carefully worded letter.“I have felt imprisoned in a body that does not match my mind. And this has caused me great despair and loneliness,” she had written....

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  • 2019 / 11 / 6
    How Impeachment Consumed a Governor’s Race

    Kentucky’s unpopular Republican governor, Matthew G. Bevin, was facing a losing battle. So he turned to President Trump, and a polarized political landscape, for help. Today, we look at why Tuesday’s race for...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 5
    Who’s Actually Electable in 2020?

    The New York Times and Siena College conducted a major new poll, tackling the biggest questions about the 2020 presidential race: How likely is President Trump to be re-elected and which Democrat is best...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 4
    The Democratic Showdown in Iowa

    In just three months, the first election of the Democratic presidential race will be held in Iowa.Over the weekend, the party held its most important political event yet in the prelude to that vote —...

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  • 2019 / 11 / 1
    A Vote on Impeachment

    The House of Representatives voted to begin the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump — one which will be open to public scrutiny. Two Democrats in the House broke ranks and voted against...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 31
    What Boeing Knew

    In testimony before a House committee on Wednesday, Dennis A. Muilenburg, Boeing’s chief executive, said, “If we knew everything back then that we know now, we would have made a different decision.” Congress...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 30
    The Promise and Peril of Vaping, Part 2: The Story of Juul

    When Juul was created, the company’s founders told federal regulators that its product would save lives. Those regulators were eager to believe them. Today, part two in our series on the promise and the peril...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 29
    The Life and Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

    After a five-year international manhunt, the leader of the Islamic State, who at one point controlled a caliphate the size of Britain, was killed in a raid by elite United States forces in Syria over the...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 28
    The Promise and Peril of Vaping, Part 1: A Mystery in Nebraska

    When John Steffen died, his family had little doubt that a lifetime of cigarette smoking was to blame. Then, the Nebraska Department of Health got an unusual tip.Today, we begin a two-part series on the...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 25
    ‘A Prophet’: The Zeal of Bernie Sanders Supporters

    At a rally in New York City last weekend, Senator Bernie Sanders drew the largest crowd of his presidential campaign — at a moment when his candidacy may be at its most vulnerable. After a heart attack this...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 24
    A Victim of the Shadow Government

    Before the career diplomats working in Ukraine discovered a “highly irregular” power structure around President Trump determined to undermine and derail them, a Trump cabinet secretary said the same thing...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 23
    The ‘Most Damning’ Impeachment Testimony Yet

    The Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are calling testimony from the acting envoy to Ukraine the “most damning” yet, implicating President Trump himself in a quid pro quo over military aid to the...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 22
    Trapped in Syria, Part 2: A Plea to Parliament

    Yesterday on “The Daily,” we met Kamalle Dabboussy, who said his daughter had been tricked by her husband into joining the Islamic State. His daughter and three grandchildren are being held in a Syrian...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 21
    Trapped in Syria, Part 1: A Father’s Fight

    Since the fall of the Islamic State, many of the group’s fighters and their families have been held in prison camps controlled by U.S.-allied Kurdish forces. Parents around the world have been trying to get...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 18
    The Week Diplomats Broke Their Silence

    Members of the American diplomatic corps testified about the state of U.S. foreign policy in private hearings on Capitol Hill this week. According to our national political correspondent, their testimonies...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 17
    A Foreseen Calamity in Syria

    The presence of U.S. troops in northern Syria was designed to protect America’s allies and keep its enemies there in check. President Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the region quickly, and predictably,...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 16
    The Moderates Strike Back: The 4th Democratic Debate

    Last night in Ohio, The New York Times co-hosted a presidential debate for the first time in more than a decade. Marc Lacey, The Times’s National editor, moderated the event with the CNN anchors Erin Burnett...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 15
    The Effort to Discredit the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

    This week, we’re producing episodes of “The Daily” from The New York Times’s Washington bureau. The impeachment inquiry is entering a pivotal phase as Congress returns from recess. The White House’s strategy...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 14
    The Story of a Kurdish General

    Turkey has invaded Kurdish-controlled territory in Syria, upending a fragile peace in the region and inciting sectarian bloodshed. The Trump administration has ordered a full evacuation of the 1,000 American...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 12
    ‘1619,’ Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2

    Today on “The Daily,” we present Episode 5, Part 2 of “1619,” a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.The Provosts, a...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 11
    Why China Went to War With the N.B.A.

    A seven-word tweet in support of Hong Kong’s antigovernment protests by Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets, triggered a furor in both China and the United States. The ensuing controversy...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 10
    Republicans' 'Dead Chicken' Strategy on Impeachment

    The White House response to the impeachment inquiry has been to dismiss the allegations, deflect the facts and discredit the Democrats. It’s the same approach that Republicans used in 2018 to push through the...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 9
    The Freshmen: Elissa Slotkin Confronts the Impeachment Backlash

    Days after moderate House Democrats announced they would support an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, a recess began and they returned home to their swing districts. Now they would face their...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 8
    Is the U.S. Betraying Its Kurdish Allies?

    President Trump vowed to withdraw United States troops from the Syrian border with Turkey. But such a move could harm one of America’s most loyal partners in the Middle East, the Kurds, who have been crucial...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 7
    A ‘Crazy’ Plan: How U.S. Diplomats Discussed the Pressure on Ukraine

    The House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry of President Trump called their first witness: Kurt Volker, a top American diplomat involved in the negotiations with Ukraine. We look at what Mr. Volker’s...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 5
    ‘1619,’ Episode 5: The Land of Our Fathers, Part 1

    Today on “The Daily,” we present Episode 5, Part 1 of “1619,” a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.More than a century...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 4
    When #MeToo Went on Trial

    The investigation of Harvey Weinstein that helped give rise to the #MeToo movement had seemed, for a moment, to unite the country in redefining the rules around sex and power. But as a backlash emerged, the...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 3
    How Rudy Giuliani’s Ukraine Operation Backfired

    In 2018, President Trump hired Rudolph W. Giuliani, his longtime friend and the former New York City mayor, to In 2018, President Trump hired Rudolph W. Giuliani, his longtime friend and the former mayor of...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 2
    Pageantry in Beijing. Firebombs in Hong Kong.

    As China celebrated 70 years of Communist Party rule, scenes of pageantry, pride and unity in Beijing contrasted with the firebombs, rubber bullets and mass protests in Hong Kong. We look at what this day of...

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  • 2019 / 10 / 1
    The Impeachment Dilemma for Republicans

    Three past American presidents have confronted the possibility that members of their own party would support their impeachment. Only one, Richard M. Nixon, left office because of it, when Republicans...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 30
    How the Whistle-Blower Complaint Almost Didn’t Happen

    It took just days for a whistle-blower complaint to prompt an impeachment inquiry of President Trump. But it took weeks for the concerns detailed in the complaint to come to light — and they nearly never did....

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  • 2019 / 9 / 29
    A Special Episode for Kids: The Fear Facer

    Nine-year-old Ella was terrified of tornadoes and getting sick. So she did something that was even scarier than her fears: confront them. Guests: Ella Maners and her mother, Katie Maners, and Julia Longoria,...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 27
    The Whistle-Blower’s Complaint

    The whistle-blower complaint at the center of the impeachment inquiry was released on Thursday as the Trump administration official who had declined to turn it over — Joseph Maguire, the acting director of...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 26
    ‘I Would Like You to Do Us a Favor’

    The White House released a reconstructed transcript of President Trump’s phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky, the leader of Ukraine. In it, Mr. Trump asks for an investigation into Joseph R. Biden Jr., a...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 25
    An Impeachment Inquiry Begins

    Speaker Nancy Pelosi has begun a formal impeachment investigation of President Trump, saying he “must be held accountable.” We spoke to our colleague who was at the announcement and to one of the lawmakers...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 24
    A Conversation With a Border Patrol Agent

    President Trump vowed to crack down on undocumented immigration and empower the Border Patrol. Three years later, the agency is the target of outrage, protest and investigation into its mission and conduct,...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 23
    The President, Joe Biden and Ukraine

    Over the weekend, reports of a secret whistle-blower complaint against President Trump turned into allegations that the president had courted foreign interference from Ukraine to hurt a leading Democratic...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 20
    Anatomy of a Warren Rally

    With crowds that are said to number 15,000 to 20,000 people, Senator Elizabeth Warren’s campaign events frequently dwarf those of her Democratic rivals. This week, we experienced the growing phenomenon that...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 19
    Keeping Harvey Weinstein’s Secrets, Part 2: Gloria Allred

    In Part 1 of this series, our colleagues Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey reported on Lisa Bloom, a victims’ rights attorney who used her experience representing women to defend Harvey Weinstein. In Part 2, we...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 18
    Keeping Harvey Weinstein’s Secrets, Part 1: Lisa Bloom

    Last week, our colleagues Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published a book documenting their investigation of Harvey Weinstein. In writing it, they discovered information about two feminist icons — Gloria Allred...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 17
    Who Really Attacked Saudi Arabia?

    President Trump is saying that Iran appears to be responsible for the weekend attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. We look at where things are likely to go from here. Guest: David E. Sanger, a national...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 16
    The C.I.A. Spy Inside the Kremlin

    Last week, CNN broke the story that the United States had secretly extracted a top spy from Russia in 2017. What does that mean now for American intelligence operations? Guest: Julian E. Barnes, who covers...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 14
    ‘1619,’ Episode 4: How the Bad Blood Started

    Today on “The Daily,” we present Episode 4 of “1619,” a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.Black Americans were denied...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 13
    The Third Democratic Debate

    Just 10 candidates qualified for the stage in Houston, but that didn’t change some recurring themes: Joe Biden was again the target of fierce scrutiny, and health care was a central point of contention. But...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 12
    An Interview With Andrew Yang, the Outsider at Tonight’s Democratic Debate

    Andrew Yang, a former tech executive, remains one of the least known candidates in a Democratic presidential field that includes senators, mayors, a governor and a former vice president. But by focusing on...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 11
    John Bolton Is Fired. Or Did He Resign?

    John Bolton, the national security adviser, was ousted after fundamental disputes with President Trump over how to handle foreign policy challenges like Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea. But the two men...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 10
    A Historic Peace Plan Collapses

    President Trump abruptly called off negotiations between the United States and the Taliban that could have ended the war in Afghanistan and canceled a secret meeting at Camp David. We look at how a historic...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 9
    Parliament Strikes Back in Britain

    In a battle over what kind of democracy would prevail in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson seemed to have gained the upper hand by cutting Parliament out of Brexit — until last week. Guest: Mark Landler,...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 7
    ‘1619,’ Episode 3: The Birth of American Music

    Today on “The Daily,” we present Episode 3 of “1619,” a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.Black music, forged in...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 6
    The Secret Push to Strike Iran

    For almost two decades, the United States and Israel have tried to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Israeli leaders — including the current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu — have pushed for a...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 5
    Walmart Enters the Gun Control Debate

    A month after a gunman killed 22 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, the nation’s largest retailer, said that it would stop selling ammunition used for handguns and military-style weapons and call on...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 4
    The Sudden-Death Phase of the Democratic Primary

    The Democratic presidential race has entered a phase that is specifically designed to reward front-runners and push out lesser-known candidates. We look at how that will influence the campaign. Guest:...

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  • 2019 / 9 / 3
    A Potential Peace Deal With the Taliban

    After months of negotiations in Qatar, the United States appeared to have reached an agreement with the Taliban that could take a step to end America’s longest-running war. We spoke with our colleague about...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 31
    ’1619,’ Episode 2: The Economy That Slavery Built

    Today on “The Daily,” we present Episode 2 of “1619,” a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.The institution of slavery...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 30
    Political Mayhem in Britain and Italy

    Two battles over the meaning of democracy are now playing out in Europe. We look at the political power maneuvers this week in Britain and Italy. Guest: Katrin Bennhold, the Berlin bureau chief for The New...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 29
    Why Uber Still Can’t Make a Profit

    Uber transformed American transportation and changed the United States economy. But a decade after its founding, the once-swaggering company is losing more money and growing more slowly than ever. What...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 28
    Why the Amazon Is Burning

    More than 26,000 fires have been recorded inside the Amazon rainforest in August alone, leading to global calls for action. But Brazil’s government has told the rest of the world to mind its own business....

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  • 2019 / 8 / 27
    How the U.S.-China Trade War Hurts the Rest of the World

    At the Group of 7 summit in France, President Trump seemed determined to prove that he can wage a trade war with China without hurting the economy. But there are already signs of distress. Guest: Peter S....

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  • 2019 / 8 / 26
    The First Women to Report Jeffrey Epstein

    This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault. Nearly a decade before any police investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s predatory actions toward young girls, two sisters came forward to say they had been...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 23
    Introducing ‘1619,’ a New York Times Audio Series

    Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 22
    What the 2020 Campaign Sounds Like

    Song playlists at presidential campaign rallies can be about more than music — they can reflect a candidate’s values, political platform, identity and target audience. We examine the role of these playlists...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 21
    What American C.E.O.s Are Worried About

    For decades, American corporations have prized profits for shareholders above all else. Now, the country’s most powerful chief executives say it’s time to do things differently. What’s driving that change?...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 20
    Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Not Regretting Al Franken

    Al Franken resigned from the Senate more than 18 months ago over allegations of sexual harassment. New reporting about those allegations has revived the debate over whether the Democratic Party — particularly...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 19
    Bankrolling the Anti-Immigration Movement

    The New York Times investigated how Cordelia Scaife May, an heiress to the Mellon family’s banking and industrial fortune, used her wealth to sow the seeds of the modern anti-immigration movement — and of...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 16
    Russia’s Mystery Missile

    At least seven people were killed by a mysterious explosion in northern Russia, and U.S. officials believe it happened during the test of a prototype for a nuclear-propelled cruise missile. President Vladimir...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 15
    Is China Really Freeing Uighurs?

    Under international pressure, China has said it has released a vast majority of the Muslim Uighurs it had placed in detention camps. We follow up with an American citizen who says the Chinese government...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 14
    Inside Hong Kong’s Airport

    Protesters have flooded Hong Kong’s airport, paralyzing operations and escalating tensions between the semiautonomous territory and Beijing. The protesters are trying to send a message to government officials...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 13
    The Epstein Investigation, Now That He’s Dead

    Federal prosecutors were confident that, this time, justice would be served in the case of Jeffrey Epstein. What happens to the case against him now that he is dead? Guest: Benjamin Weiser, an investigative...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 12
    The Freshmen: Mikie Sherrill

    Since Democrats retook the House last November, the world has come to know the progressive and divisive vision of four freshmen congresswomen known as “the squad.” But it was moderates — less well-known and...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 9
    The Crackdown on Kashmir

    India has guaranteed a degree of autonomy to the people of Kashmir, a disputed territory between India and Pakistan, since 1947. Why did India unilaterally erase that autonomy this week? Guest: Jeffrey...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 8
    Two Cities in Mourning

    President Trump traveled on Wednesday to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, where mass shootings killed 31 people. Our colleagues described the scene in both cities. Guests: Mitch Smith, who covers the Midwest for...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 7
    Osama bin Laden’s Successor

    In the years before his death, Osama bin Laden seemed to be grooming a successor to lead Al Qaeda: his own son. Here’s what we learned this week about those plans. Guest: Rukmini Callimachi, who covers...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 6
    Shutting Down 8chan

    At least three mass shootings this year — including one in El Paso — have been announced in advance on the online message board 8chan, often accompanied by racist writings. We look at the battle over shutting...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 5
    Two Days, Two Cities, Two Massacres

    In two days, in two cities — El Paso and Dayton, Ohio — two mass shootings have left at least 29 people dead. We look at two stories from one of those shootings. Guests: Simon Romero, a national correspondent...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 2
    How the Democratic Debates Narrow the Field

    Twenty Democratic presidential candidates have appeared on the debate stage for the last time. That’s in part because the Democratic National Committee has introduced a set of rules explicitly designed to...

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  • 2019 / 8 / 1
    The Economy Is Booming. Or Is It?

    The United States economy is in the middle of a record-long expansion. So why is the government deploying an economic weapon it last used during the 2008 financial crisis? Guest: Ben Casselman, who covers the...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 31
    What Does Kamala Harris Stand For?

    Democratic voters have been drawn to Senator Kamala Harris as a messenger, even though her message remains a work in progress. Ahead of her second presidential debate appearance, we consider what the...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 30
    The Origins of Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis

    Two crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets have been linked to a software system that helped send the planes into a deadly nose-dive. Our colleague investigated what federal regulators responsible for ensuring...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 29
    A Plan to End Partisan Gerrymandering

    The Supreme Court ruled last month that federal courts cannot rule on cases of partisan gerrymandering, saying that judges are not entitled to second-guess the decisions made by state legislators who draw...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 26
    The Next Chapter of the Epstein Story

    Maxwell’s yearslong relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has raised questions about what she may have known about the allegations of sex trafficking against him. Now, thousands of pages of sealed documents...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 25
    Robert Mueller’s Testimony

    The former special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, testified on Wednesday before Congress. He declared that his two-year investigation did not exonerate President Trump and that Russia would meddle again in...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 24
    ‘Send Her Back’: White Voters and Trump’s Path to Re-election

    The majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump. But in 2020, Democrats will still have a hard time defeating him. Here’s why. Guest: Nate Cohn, who covers elections, polling and demographics for The...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 23
    Special Edition: A Guide to the Mueller Hearings

    Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday. We spoke to our colleague...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 23
    The Fight Over Planned Parenthood’s Future

    Dr. Leana Wen, the first physician to lead Planned Parenthood in decades, was ousted after just eight months on the job. Her departure highlights a central tension over the direction of the group: Is it a...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 22
    The Making of Boris Johnson

    After trying and failing to withdraw Britain from the European Union, Theresa May will resign this week as the country’s prime minister. Here’s how the man expected to succeed her, Boris Johnson, made Brexit...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 21
    The Almost Moon Man

    There are two stories from the 1960s that America likes to tell about itself — the civil rights movement and the space race. We look at the brief moment when the two collided. Guest: Emily Ludolph, who...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 19
    The Political Crisis in Puerto Rico

    Hundreds of leaked text messages revealed the governor of Puerto Rico mocking his own citizens. For many Puerto Ricans, it was the last straw. Guest: Patricia Mazzei, the Miami bureau chief for The New York...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 18
    The Myth That Busing Failed

    The first Democratic debate brought renewed attention to busing as a tool of school desegregation. We spoke to a colleague about what the conversation has been missing. Guest: Nikole Hannah-Jones, who writes...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 17
    A Decision in the Eric Garner Case

    One day before the fifth anniversary of Eric Garner’s death at the hands of police officers in New York, the Justice Department said it would not bring federal civil rights charges against an officer...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 16
    Trump and ‘the Squad’

    In a second day of attacks, President Trump said that four Democratic congresswomen hated the United States and were free to leave the country. The lawmakers — Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 15
    Waiting for the Immigration Raids

    This past weekend, immigration officials were scheduled to begin arresting and deporting thousands of undocumented immigrants who had been ordered to leave the United States but had remained. On Friday...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 12
    Can Gun Makers Be Held Accountable for Mass Shootings?

    As mass shootings became commonplace, attempts to hold gun makers accountable kept hitting the same roadblock — until now. We look at a lawsuit that could transform the firearms industry. Guests: Natalie...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 11
    The President and the Census

    Federal courts keep rejecting President Trump’s attempts to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census. But no matter what the courts decide, the president may have already achieved his goal. Guest: Adam...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 10
    The Plan to Elect Republican Women

    Out of 198 Republicans in the House of Representatives, just 13 are women. This week, a closely watched election in North Carolina may help determine how serious the party is about changing that. Guest: Julie...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 9
    United States v. Jeffrey Epstein

    Prosecutors in New York have accused the billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls and of asking them to recruit others. We spoke with our colleague about what...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 8
    The Trial of a Navy SEAL Chief

    The trial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, a decorated member of the Navy SEALs, offered rare insight into a culture that is, by design, difficult to penetrate. Our colleague tells us what he...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 5
    When a G.M. Plant Shut Down in Ohio

    In 2016, Lordstown, Ohio, helped deliver the presidency to Donald J. Trump, betting that he would fulfill his promise to save its auto industry. Our colleague went there to examine the political fallout from...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 3
    Joe Biden’s Record on Race

    In the contest to become the Democratic candidate for president, Joseph R. Biden Jr. is being asked to confront his record on race, including past positions that some in his party now see as outdated and...

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  • 2019 / 7 / 2
    What Iran Is Learning From North Korea

    President Trump made history over the weekend when he became the first sitting American president to step into North Korea. But the biggest impact of that gesture may have been on Iran. Guest: David E....

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  • 2019 / 7 / 1
    Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex.

    Federal courts have ruled that migrant children inside the United States must be housed in “safe and sanitary” accommodation. So what explains the conditions at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Tex.? Guest:...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 29
    A Clash Over Inclusion at Pride

    Fifty years after the Stonewall riots, as the largest L.G.B.T.Q. Pride celebration in the world takes place in New York this weekend, some leaders of the community are asking a difficult question: What’s lost...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 28
    The Democratic Debates

    Twenty Democrats seeking their party’s presidential nomination have now made their case to American voters. We take a look at their visions for the future, the breakout performances and the state of the race....

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  • 2019 / 6 / 27
    Corroborating E. Jean Carroll

    Note: This episode contains detailed descriptions of an alleged sexual assault.The writer E. Jean Carroll came forward last week with explosive accusations that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 26
    A Guide to the Democratic Debates

    Over the next two days, 20 Democrats will take the stage for the first debates of the 2020 presidential race. We look at the competing visions for America they’ll be fighting over this week, and throughout...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 25
    The Likelihood of Impeachment

    In the weeks since the Mueller report, nearly 80 House Democrats have called for impeaching the president. But with the 2020 campaign underway, the likelihood of such action appears to be fading. That may be...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 24
    A Military Crackdown in Sudan

    A military crackdown in Sudan has left more than 100 pro-democracy protesters dead, just weeks after the military offered support in overthrowing the country’s dictator. Our colleague spoke with us from...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 21
    The Standoff With Iran

    The Trump administration has been debating a military strike against Iran as tensions with the country escalate. Here’s how we got to this point. Guest: Mark Landler, who covers the White House for The New...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 20
    Why Asylum Seekers Are Being Sent Back to Mexico

    With asylum requests at a record high, the Trump administration is telling migrants to wait in Mexico. We look at how that policy could fundamentally change immigration in the United States. Guests: Natalie...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 19
    Trump’s Re-election Rally

    The president kicked off his re-election campaign on Tuesday with a rally in Orlando, Fla. We spoke with a colleague who was there. Guest: Maggie Haberman, who covers the White House for The New York Times....

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  • 2019 / 6 / 18
    Hacking the Russian Power Grid

    A New York Times investigation found that the United States is actively infiltrating Russia’s electric power grid. We look at what that means for the future of cyberwarfare. Guest: David E. Sanger, a national...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 17
    Why Hong Kong Is Still Protesting

    In Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands remain in the streets, even after city officials said they would suspend the contentious extradition bill that prompted the demonstrations in the first place. We look at...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 14
    Part 5: Can Liberal Democracy Survive in Europe?

    Across Europe, populists are saying that it’s not democracy they aim to discard, but liberalism. To end our series, we returned to Germany, the country at the heart of a liberal Europe, to see if the...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 13
    Part 4: Poland’s Culture Wars

    In Poland, a nationalist party has been in power for four years. We went to Warsaw, the capital, and Gdansk, the birthplace of a movement that brought down Communism, to see how this government has changed...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 12
    Part 3: ‘Italy First’

    In Italy, hard-right populists have moved from the fringes to become part of the national government. Now, the country is on the front lines of a nationalist resurgence in Europe. To understand why, we spent...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 11
    Part 2: The French Rebellion

    President Emmanuel Macron of France had been viewed as the next leader of a liberal Europe. But when the Yellow Vest movement swept the country, protesters took to the streets, rejecting him as elitist and...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 10
    Part 1: The Battle for Europe

    The decades-long plan to stitch together countries and cultures into the European Union was ultimately blamed for two crises: mass migration and crippling debt. Together, those events contributed to a wave of...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 7
    A New Way to Solve a Murder, Part 2: The Future of Genetic Privacy

    The police identified a suspect in a double murder after combing through DNA profiles on a website designed to connect family members. We look at what his trial will tell us about the future of genetic...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 6
    A New Way to Solve a Murder, Part 1: The Genetic Detectives

    A year after police used a genetic database to help identify a suspect in the Golden State Killer case, the same technique has been used to arrest dozens of people. Now, for the first time, one of those cases...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 5
    This Drug Could End H.I.V. Why Hasn’t It?

    Dr. Robert Grant developed a treatment — a daily pill known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP — that could stop the AIDS crisis. We look at why that hasn’t happened. Guests: Dr. Grant, who has been working...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 4
    How a Secret U.S. Cyberweapon Backfired

    A criminal group has held computer systems for the city of Baltimore hostage for nearly a month — paralyzing everything from email to the real estate market to the payment of water bills. But what residents...

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  • 2019 / 6 / 3
    The Legacy of Rachel Held Evans

    In a brief but prolific career, a young writer asked whether evangelical Christianity could change. In doing so, she changed it. Guests: Elizabeth Dias, who covers religion for The Times, in conversation with...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 31
    Death, Profit and Disclosure at a Children’s Hospital

    A Times investigation found that doctors at UNC Children’s Hospital suspected that children with complex heart conditions had been dying at higher-than-expected rates, and even children with low-risk...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 30
    Robert Mueller Breaks His Silence

    Robert Mueller, the special counsel, discussed his investigation of Russian election interference for the first time on Wednesday. He did not absolve President Trump of obstruction of justice, saying: “If we...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 29
    The White House Plan to Change Climate Science

    From Day 1, the Trump administration has tried to dismantle regulations aimed at curbing climate change. Now officials are attempting to undermine the very science on which such policies rest. Guest: Coral...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 28
    What Actually Happened to New York’s Taxi Drivers

    In the past year, many New York City taxi drivers have fallen deeper into debt, even as the city moved to rein in ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft. Our colleague explains how the rush to blame those apps...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 24
    Confronting a Childhood Abuser

    Three months ago, a recording of Sterling Van Wagenen, a founder of the Sundance Film Festival, appeared on an obscure website for whistle-blowers in the Mormon Church. The “Daily” producer Annie Brown spoke...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 23
    The Bank That Kept Saying Yes to Trump

    At a time when most Wall Street firms had stopped doing business with Donald J. Trump, a single bank lent him more than $2 billion. We look at the two-decade relationship that could unlock the president’s...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 22
    A Growing Call for Impeachment

    In the weeks since the release of the Mueller report, the Democratic Party has been struggling with how to proceed. Now, divisions are emerging as a group of House members push their leaders to open...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 21
    The Rise of Modi: India’s Rightward Turn

    India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has governed as a right-wing populist whose nationalist message has often pitted Hindus against Muslims. We look at what Mr. Modi’s likely re-election this week tells us...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 20
    The Legal Vulnerability of Roe v. Wade

    From the day Roe v. Wade was decided, some have seen the constitutional right to an abortion as an inferred right rather than a guaranteed one. That distinction has become a threat to the law’s survival....

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  • 2019 / 5 / 17
    A Direct Challenge to Roe v. Wade in Alabama

    Alabama has adopted a law that would criminalize nearly all abortions and make the penalty for providing one up to 99 years in prison. The man who wrote the law knew it was unconstitutional — and did it...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 16
    Caught in the Middle of the Trade War

    Yesterday, we told the story of President Trump’s trade war with China. Today, our colleague speaks with two Americans who have been feeling the effects of that war. Guests: Natalie Kitroeff, a business...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 15
    The President Takes On China, Alone

    Years of multinational efforts have failed to get China to play by the international rules of trade. Now, President Trump has launched an all-out trade war in which the United States is confronting China on...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 14
    The Freshmen: Rashida Tlaib, Part 2

    When we last spoke with Representative Rashida Tlaib, she had just been sworn in — and had fulfilled the fears of Democratic leaders by calling for the impeachment of President Trump. In the months since,...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 13
    John Bolton’s Plan for Iran

    Iran is warning that it may resume production on its nuclear program, reviving a crisis that had been contained by the signing of the Iran nuclear deal four years ago. One man within the United States...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 10
    A Founder of Facebook Says It’s Time to Break It Up

    Chris Hughes, a Facebook co-founder and Mark Zuckerberg’s college roommate, has written an Op-Ed in The New York Times saying that Mr. Zuckerberg has become too powerful and that Facebook should be broken up....

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  • 2019 / 5 / 9
    Holding the Attorney General in Contempt

    The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt after President Trump asserted executive privilege over the full Mueller report. But little is likely to...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 8
    $1 Billion in Losses: A Decade of Trump’s Taxes

    In October, The New York Times published an investigation into the tax returns of President Trump’s father, revealing the president’s past involvement in tax evasion and stark inconsistencies in his account...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 7
    The Chinese Surveillance State, Part 2

    In Part 2 of our series, we tell the story of an American citizen whose family members have been detained in Chinese re-education camps for Uighurs and members of other Muslim minority groups. We look at what...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 6
    The Chinese Surveillance State, Part 1

    Under President Xi Jinping, China is pioneering a new form of governance by surveillance. In the first of a two-part series, we look at how China tested that system by targeting one minority group. Guest:...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 3
    A Secret Dossier in Venezuela

    After mass protests and international pressure failed to unseat President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, it became clear that it would take defections from within his own government to remove him from power....

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  • 2019 / 5 / 2
    The Senate Testimony of William Barr

    In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General William Barr defended his handling of the Mueller report, saying he did not misrepresent its findings. We spoke with our colleague who...

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  • 2019 / 5 / 1
    A Dictator’s Fall in Sudan

    After a brutal 30-year reign, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan has been deposed by his own generals. The story of one of those generals and his son could signal what comes next for the country. Guest:...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 30
    A Crisis at the N.R.A.

    A bitter power struggle has broken out inside the nation’s pre-eminent gun rights group. We look at how the mere threat of a financial investigation plunged the National Rifle Association into crisis. Guest:...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 29
    Why the Supreme Court Is Ruling on the Census

    Before the 2020 census begins in the United States, a case has been fast-tracked to the nation’s highest court about who is counted and why. It has become the biggest case in front of the Supreme Court this...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 26
    How the Measles Outbreak Started

    The number of measles cases in the United States has risen to nearly 700 — the highest annual number recorded since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated in the country. Many of those cases can be...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 25
    A Secret in the Navy SEALs

    Navy SEAL commandos said they had seen their decorated platoon leader, Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, commit war crimes. They were warned not to report it. They did so anyway. Guest: Dave...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 24
    The Terrorist Attacks in Sri Lanka

    A series of highly coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka has left more than 350 people dead. How did a small, obscure and underfinanced local group carry out one of the deadliest terrorist attacks since 9/11?...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 23
    The Whistle-Blowers at Boeing

    After two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets, regulators and lawmakers began asking whether competitive pressure may have led the company to miss safety risks, like an anti-stall system that played a role in both...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 22
    How Trump’s Protector Became Mueller’s Best Witness

    The most interesting figure in the Mueller report may be the man who was hired to protect President Trump, but turned out to be the most damaging witness against him. We look at the role of Donald F. McGahn...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 19
    The Mueller Report Is Released

    Two years and 448 pages later, a redacted version of the Mueller report has been made public. Here’s what we’ve learned. Guests: Michael S. Schmidt and Mark Mazzetti, who have been covering the special...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 18
    The Abortion Wars, Part 2: The Illinois Option

    Four states have passed laws this year that effectively ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, and others, including Missouri, are expected to follow suit. Some Missourians are crossing the state line to...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 17
    The Abortion Wars, Part 1: The Last Clinic in Missouri

    When Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s ascendance to the Supreme Court threw the future of abortion rights into question, states scrambled to enact new laws. Two neighboring states in the Midwest are moving in...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 16
    The Rise and Fall of Carlos Ghosn

    Carlos Ghosn, the former head of Nissan, was the rare foreign executive to reach rock-star status in Japan by breaking the rules of its culture. Now, he’s accused of financial wrongdoing at the company he...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 15
    The Moral Complexities of Working With Julian Assange

    Many have considered Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, to be a hero of the free speech movement and a partner to journalists. He also came to be seen as a threat to national security. Then, he helped...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 12
    Israel’s Election, Through the Eyes of a Young Palestinian

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has promised to assert sovereignty over dozens of Jewish settlements on the West Bank. For Palestinians there, that could mean the end of a decades-long struggle...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 11
    Netanyahu Won. The Two-State Solution Lost.

    President Trump has promised to broker the deal of the century between Israelis and Palestinians. His partnership with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, may have made such a peace deal all but...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 10
    When the Lights Went Out in Venezuela

    Economic collapse, crumbling infrastructure, a contested presidential election result — Venezuela was already in crisis. Then the power went out. Guest: Nicholas Casey, the Andes bureau chief for The New York...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 9
    The Brief, Controversial Tenure of Kirstjen Nielsen

    Kirstjen Nielsen was forced out as secretary of homeland security, even after carrying out and defending President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies. We look at why that wasn’t enough. Guest: Caitlin...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 8
    A Russian Assassin Tells His Story

    Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has carried out a brazen campaign of state-sponsored assassinations. Our colleague tracked down one of the hitmen. Guest: Michael Schwirtz, an investigative reporter for...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 5
    The Battle to Control the Murdoch Media Empire

    Through his media empire, Rupert Murdoch has reshaped the politics of countries across the English-speaking world, pushing their governments to the right. We look inside the struggle over who will control...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 4
    New Insights Into the Mueller Report

    The special counsel’s team sent its report to the attorney general, William P. Barr, who sent a summary of that report to Congress. But some members of the special counsel’s team have told associates that...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 3
    Trump Wanted to Scrap Obamacare. His Party Didn’t.

    President Trump has backed away from his call to replace the Affordable Care Act with a Republican alternative. Why did his own party talk him out of it? Guest: Alexander Burns, who covers national politics...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 2
    Why Did New York’s Most Selective Public High School Admit Only 7 Black Students?

    Nearly 900 students have been offered admission to one of New York City’s most elite public high schools. Just seven of those students are black. Guest: Eliza Shapiro, who covers New York City education for...

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  • 2019 / 4 / 1
    The Agony of Being Theresa May

    After months of trying and failing to pass a deal on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May had one final thing to offer: herself. Guest: Ellen Barry, chief international...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 29
    One Family’s Story of Survival and Loss in New Zealand

    New Zealand is holding a national day of remembrance today for the 50 people killed in the mosque shootings in Christchurch. Our colleague spent several days with one family of one man who died in the attack....

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  • 2019 / 3 / 28
    Prosecuting R. Kelly

    This year, Chicago’s top prosecutor, Kim Foxx, took the unusual step of asking women to come forward with allegations against the musician R. Kelly. In an interview, she explained that decision. Guest: John...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 27
    Israel’s Indispensable Prime Minister?

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel faces indictment over an alleged scheme involving brazen acts of bribery and fraud. Why are so many Israelis ready to re-elect him? Guest: David M. Halbfinger, the...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 26
    Why Didn’t Mueller Decide on Obstruction?

    The special counsel, Robert Mueller, was supposed to decide whether President Trump had committed a crime. Why did the attorney general, William P. Barr, do it instead? Guest: Michael S. Schmidt, who has been...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 25
    Coordination: Not Established. Obstruction: More Complicated.

    Attorney General William P. Barr sent a letter to Congress summarizing the Mueller report: The special counsel investigation did not establish coordination with Russia, but there was a more complicated story...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 22
    Special Edition: Robert Mueller Submits His Report

    The Mueller report has been sent to the attorney general. Here’s a look at what this means and what comes next. Guest: Michael S. Schmidt, who has been covering the special counsel investigation for The New...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 22
    How New Zealand Banned Assault Rifles in Six Days

    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand promised to change the country’s gun laws after a mass shooting in Christchurch left 50 people dead. Less than a week later, she did it. Guest: Jamie Tarabay, a...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 21
    A Path to Curing H.I.V.

    For only the second time since the start of a global epidemic, a person was reported this month to have been cured of H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS. Scientists and activists had almost given up on...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 20
    ‘Trump of the Tropics’: How Brazil’s President Came to Power

    President Trump welcomed Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, to the White House on Tuesday. We look at the back story of Mr. Bolsonaro, whose campaign tactics, incendiary rhetoric and brash style...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 19
    Two Crashes, a Single Jet: The Story of Boeing’s 737 Max

    As Boeing developed a new line of passenger jets, it was determined to avoid costly training for pilots. Then, two of those jets crashed. Guest: Natalie Kitroeff, a business reporter for The New York Times....

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  • 2019 / 3 / 18
    The Mosque Attacks in New Zealand

    A gunman opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing at least 50 people. The massacre was partly streamed online. We look at why the attack was, in some ways, made by and for the...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 15
    The Family That Profited From the Opioid Crisis

    The family that built its fortune on the opioid painkiller OxyContin has never been held legally accountable for the epidemic that the drug helped unleash. Here’s why that could change. Guest: Barry Meier,...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 14
    Bribing Their Way Into College

    When a federal prosecutor revealed a $25 million scheme to seek an edge in college admissions for the children of celebrities, executives and other rich parents, he declared, “There can be no separate college...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 13
    How ‘Medicare for All’ Would Work (or Not Work)

    “Medicare for all” has become a punching bag for Republicans and a rallying cry for many Democrats. But what exactly is it? Guest: Margot Sanger-Katz, who covers health care for The New York Times. For more...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 12
    Part 3: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (the Mueller Report)

    Once the special counsel’s report has been released, it’s up to Congress and its oversight committees to determine what happens next. We spoke to the head of the House Judiciary Committee, who will have to...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 11
    Part 2: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (the Mueller Report)

    As the special counsel finishes his investigation, he can pursue three different paths — each with a profoundly different effect on how Congress will proceed. Recent history makes one of those paths...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 8
    Reckoning With the Real Michael Jackson

    For decades, despite a swirl of allegations around him, Michael Jackson earned the world’s admiration, bewilderment and pity. A New York Times culture critic reflects on the moment the spell broke for him....

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  • 2019 / 3 / 7
    Promise and Peril of the Green New Deal

    From the moment it was unveiled, a sweeping plan for tackling climate change called the Green New Deal has divided Democrats and handed a political weapon to Republicans. Here’s a look at the plan’s effects...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 6
    Silicon Valley’s Military Dilemma

    Across Silicon Valley, tech companies are pursuing contracts with the Defense Department. But seemingly lucrative deals can come with hidden costs. To explain, we look at a company that sold something to the...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 5
    What Happened to Lindsey Graham?

    Two years ago, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina called Donald Trump a “kook,” a “bigot,” “crazy” and “unfit for office.” Now he lavishes praise on the president at every turn. What’s going on? Guest:...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 4
    Part 1: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (the Mueller Report)

    There have only been a handful of investigations into possible criminal conduct by a sitting president of the United States. Each time, an outside investigator has been appointed under a set of rules to...

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  • 2019 / 3 / 1
    Why the North Korea Deal Fell Apart (Again)

    President Trump was so confident thahe would reach a nuclear pact with North Korea that he scheduled a signing ceremony before an agreement had even been struck. Here’s how it all unraveled. Guest: David E....

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  • 2019 / 2 / 28
    The Testimony of Michael Cohen

    Michael Cohen is headed to prison for lying on behalf of Donald Trump. On Wednesday, he told Congress that he’s done protecting the president. Guest: Maggie Haberman, who covers the White House for The New...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 27
    A Fraudulent Election in North Carolina

    For months, allegations of fraud have swirled around a congressional race in North Carolina’s Ninth District, but the Republican at the center of the controversy has held on. Why is he giving up now? Guest:...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 26
    What Hollywood Keeps Getting Wrong About Race

    Three decades ago, the highest honor at the Academy Awards was given to a movie about a white passenger learning to love her black chauffeur. Sunday night, the same award was given to a film about a white...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 25
    Why Controlling 5G Could Mean Controlling the World

    The United States believes that whoever controls fifth-generation cellular networks, known as 5G, will have a global advantage for decades to come. The fear is that China is almost there. Guest: David E....

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  • 2019 / 2 / 22
    The American Women Who Joined ISIS

    They left to join the so-called caliphate and took an oath of allegiance to a terrorist group intent on destroying the West. Now they want to come home. What should the United States do with the American...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 21
    How New York Lost Amazon

    Supporters promised an economic transformation that would benefit generations. Opponents feared a billion-dollar giveaway to one of the world’s richest companies. Here’s how the deal to bring Amazon to New...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 20
    The Democratic Presidential Field (So Far)

    Senator Bernie Sanders has entered a crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates. We look at how candidates who agree on many social issues are fighting to distinguish themselves in order to beat...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 19
    The Democrats and Israel

    In the weeks since they’ve taken office, two freshman Democrats — Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib — have been engulfed in controversy over their criticisms of Israel. We look at how, after...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 15
    Avoiding a Shutdown (by Declaring an Emergency)

    We take a look at the president’s last-minute plan to fund his border wall — and at how we got here. Guest: Mark Landler, who covers the White House for The New York Times. For more information on today’s...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 14
    The Parkland Students, One Year Later

    It’s been a year since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. We went to Florida this week to check in on some of the students we met 12 months ago. Guest: Clare Toeniskoetter, a...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 13
    No Heat, No Power: How a Federal Jail Failed Its Inmates

    A New York Times investigation found that inside a Brooklyn jail, more than 1,000 inmates were locked inside freezing cells for 23 hours a day, prompting an inquiry by the Justice Department. But the...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 12
    Why Chief Justice Roberts Just Protected Abortion Rights

    From the moment he was confirmed, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has been a reliable conservative on the Supreme Court. So why did he just side with the court’s more liberal members to preserve abortion...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 11
    The Standoff Over Food and Power in Venezuela

    The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is worsening as President Nicolás Maduro refuses to give up power and blocks food from entering the country despite widespread hunger. Here’s a look at why, in Mr....

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  • 2019 / 2 / 8
    Democrats Wanted Zero Tolerance for Misconduct. Then Came Virginia.

    Democrats have adopted a policy of zero tolerance for misconduct, past or present, by members of their own party. The growing political crisis in Virginia is testing that approach. Guest: Jonathan Martin, who...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 7
    The Overlooked Scandal of Priests Sexually Abusing Nuns

    The pope acknowledged for the first time the persistent problem of sexual abuse of nuns by priests. We look at why it took the Catholic Church so long to recognize this group of victims. Guest: Laurie...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 6
    What Past State of the Union Speeches Tell Us About the Future

    In his first State of the Union address since losing control of Congress, the president repeatedly spoke of bipartisan unity. But a history of these speeches suggests that it’s everything else he said that...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 5
    What Motivates Mitch McConnell?

    Over the past decade, the Senate Republican leader has emerged as a skilled legislative warrior, obstructing President Barack Obama’s agenda and enabling President Trump’s. But what does Mitch McConnell...

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  • 2019 / 2 / 4
    Making Peace With the Taliban

    Nearly 18 years ago, the United States declared war on the Taliban, promising to drive it from power in Afghanistan. Here’s a look at why American officials are now offering peace to the same group. Guest:...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 31
    The Perils of Reporting on an Investigation of the President

    The special counsel’s office disputed an explosive BuzzFeed report claiming that President Trump had instructed his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress — and that investigators had evidence of...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 30
    How Democrats Will Govern (Now That Government Is Open)

    For weeks, House Democrats have found their agenda overshadowed by the struggle to reopen the government. Now that it’s open, they have a plan. Guest: Nicholas Fandos, who covers Congress for The New York...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 29
    Dispatches From the Border, Part 2

    After a 35-day government shutdown over a proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, Democrats and Republicans in Congress are negotiating over what border security actually means. We checked back in with...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 28
    The Story of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks

    The special counsel’s indictment of Roger J. Stone Jr. contains details as over-the-top as Mr. Stone himself, revealing, for instance, that he encouraged an associate to use a tactic straight from “The...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 25
    One Country, Two Presidents: The Crisis in Venezuela

    A remarkable battle for power is playing out in Venezuela, with dueling claims to the presidency. We look at what’s happening in the country and why the situation is coming to a head. Guest: Nicholas Casey,...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 24
    ISIS Has Lost Its Land. What About Its Power?

    More than 99 percent of the territory the Islamic State once held in Iraq and Syria is gone — but the United States government may be misunderstanding what that means. Guest: Rukmini Callimachi, who covers...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 23
    The Confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial

    Over the course of three days, the narrative of an encounter between young men wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and a Native American veteran has become a pick-your-side story where who holds power and...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 22
    The Freshmen: Rashida Tlaib, Part 1

    Now that the Democrats have taken back the House, their plan is to govern on a message of unity heading into 2020. A small group of new, progressive lawmakers threatens to upend that plan. Meet one of them....

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  • 2019 / 1 / 18
    A Rift Over Power and Privilege in the Women’s March

    After the divisiveness of the 2016 election, the Women’s March became a major symbol of unity. But two years later, a rift in the movement has grown. Guest: Farah Stockman, a national reporter for The New...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 17
    A Republican Congressman From Texas Who Opposes the Wall

    As the government shutdown approaches its fifth week, a few congressional Republicans are publicly breaking from the president in his push for a border wall. We spoke with one of them. Guest: Representative...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 16
    William Barr Under Oath

    In a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, William P. Barr, the nominee for attorney general, vowed to protect the Justice Department and seemed to tell senators what they wanted to hear. But was it...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 15
    Trump’s Pick for Attorney General

    William P. Barr, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general, is set to go before senators today for the beginning of his confirmation hearings. What would it mean for the president and the special counsel...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 14
    Dispatches From the Border, Part 1

    As the shutdown continues over the president’s demand for a border wall, Annie Brown from “The Daily” joined Azam Ahmed, a New York Times reporter, and Meridith Kohut, a photojournalist, on their endeavor to...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 11
    What a Border Sheriff Thinks About the Wall

    A majority of Americans oppose the construction of a border wall. President Trump’s insistence on building it has led to a bitter political impasse and a government shutdown. We spoke with a sheriff on the...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 10
    The Republicans’ Shutdown Strategy

    In his latest negotiation with Democrats over the shutdown, President Trump slammed the table and stormed out of the meeting. We look at why his strategy requires giving no ground and forcing Republican...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 9
    Trump’s Prime-Time Address

    Millions of Americans watched on Tuesday night as President Trump made his case for a wall on the southern border, and as Democratic leaders dismissed his talk of crisis. Guests: Michael M. Grynbaum, who...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 8
    Is There a Crisis at the Border?

    President Trump plans to address the nation tonight about what he calls “the humanitarian and national security crisis on our southern border.” But much of that chaos could be a result of the administration’s...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 7
    Trump’s Plan to Withdraw Troops From Syria

    President Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria surprised allies and enemies alike, and prompted public disagreement from military and civilian leaders. But the ensuing debate about the role...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 4
    Day 1 of a Democratic Majority

    The 116th Congress has been sworn in. With that, Democrats have taken control of the House, and Representative Nancy Pelosi has reclaimed her position as its leader. Here’s the scene on Capitol Hill as the...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 3
    Chuck Schumer on the Wall, the Shutdown and the Era of Divided Government

    On the 12th day of the government shutdown, the Democratic congressional leaders went to the White House and proposed that the president reopen the government while the two sides ironed out differences on...

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  • 2019 / 1 / 2
    What Will Democrats Do With Their New Power?

    Democrats have waited two years for a chance to investigate President Trump on their own terms. Starting tomorrow, they can. We look at how they plan to use — and not use — that power. Guest: Jason Zengerle,...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 31
    An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. Today, we return to a New York Times investigation into Fred...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 28
    A Mother Talks to Her Sons About Brett Kavanaugh

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. In October, we sat down with a group of teenage girls in...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 27
    The Scars of Family Separation

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. Today, we’re going back to an episode from this summer, when we...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 26
    For a Family Divided by the Korean War, a New Chapter

    This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. In April, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea met with North...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 24
    The Year in Sound: An Audio Time Capsule of 2018

    Between the government shutdowns that bookended the year, there were furious standoffs over a border wall; shootings at a high school, a bar, a grocery store, a synagogue; devastating wildfires in California....

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  • 2018 / 12 / 21
    The Latest Showdown Over a Shutdown

    President Trump seemed poised to avoid a government shutdown and to carry his fight for a border wall into 2019, when the House will be controlled by Democrats. Then he shot down the spending deal. So what...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 20
    Senator Claire McCaskill on Losing Missouri and the Politics of Purity

    If any Democratic senator representing a red state was going to survive the midterm elections and continue serving in 2019, it was thought to be Claire McCaskill. But she lost. We spoke with her as her time...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 19
    The Ethics of Genetically Editing Babies

    Ever since scientists created the powerful gene-editing technique Crispr, they have braced for the day when it would be used to produce a genetically altered human being. Now, the moment they feared may have...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 18
    A Year in the Russia Investigation

    At the start of 2018, the biggest threat to the Trump presidency was an investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia. As the year draws to a close, it’s his hush payments to women. We look at what’s...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 17
    ‘The Most Significant Campaign Contributions’ in U.S. History

    It was never clear what motivated Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, to hand the investigation of Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, over to career prosecutors in New York rather...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 14
    Undocumented and Working for Trump

    Last week, Victorina Morales came forward and said that for the last five years, she had been working as an undocumented immigrant at President Trump’s golf club in New Jersey. A couple of days ago, we...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 13
    The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism, and How U.S. Law Enforcement Ignored It

    Despite repeated warnings over the past two decades, federal law enforcement officials in the United States have ignored the threat of violence from far-right extremists. Now, they have no idea how to stop...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 12
    Why Republicans Want a Criminal Justice Overhaul

    President Barack Obama came very close in 2015 to passing a bipartisan bill to rewrite prison and sentencing laws. Three years later, the same people who were responsible for stopping that bill may become...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 11
    Waiting for Brexit

    In a humiliating last-minute move, Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain postponed a vote in Parliament on Tuesday on the terms of the country’s divorce from the European Union. We look at why Britain is so...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 10
    The Business of Selling Your Location

    A New York Times investigation has found that the information being collected about us through apps on our smartphones is far more extensive than most of us imagine — or are aware we have consented to....

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  • 2018 / 12 / 7
    The Photo of the Yemeni Girl

    In the three years that Saudi Arabia, supported by the United States, has been at war with the Houthis in Yemen, very few journalists have been allowed into the country to document what’s happening there. The...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 6
    Watering Down Democrats’ Power in Wisconsin

    Across the country, Democratic candidates for governor and attorney general won seats that had long been held by Republicans. But Republican-controlled legislatures in some states are resisting that transfer...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 5
    What the West Got Wrong About China, Part 2

    When China first began experimenting with capitalism in the 1980s, the West was certain the experiment would fail. But two of its assumptions — that government controls stifle economic growth, and that the...

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  • 2018 / 12 / 4
    What the West Got Wrong About China, Part 1

    From the very beginning, the West was certain that China would not pull off its economic experiment. That certainty came from a set of assumptions about how societies function and political freedoms emerge....

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  • 2018 / 12 / 3
    The Legacy of George Bush

    George Bush rode the Reagan revolution to the White House, where he had one of the highest approval ratings of any president, and where he successfully oversaw the end of the Cold War. So why was he denied a...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 30
    Why Michael Cohen Lied to Congress

    President Trump’s former lawyer has pleaded guilty to lying about Mr. Trump’s business ties to Russia and has agreed to cooperate with the special counsel investigation. It’s the second time this week that a...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 29
    Nancy Pelosi’s Last Fight

    Many newly elected Democrats in the House have voted to make Representative Nancy Pelosi the next speaker. But that doesn’t necessarily mean she has their support. Guests: Sheryl Gay Stolberg, who covers...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 28
    What’s Going On With Paul Manafort?

    The special counsel’s office says that Paul Manafort, the president’s former campaign chairman, repeatedly lied to investigators, even after agreeing to cooperate in the Russia inquiry. Meanwhile, The...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 27
    The U.S. as a Place of Refuge

    As large groups of Central American migrants approach the U.S. border, the Trump administration is making it more difficult for them to apply for asylum. Is the president undermining the original concept of...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 26
    The Human Toll of Instant Delivery

    With the rise of online retailers like Amazon, consumers’ expectations about the speed of delivery have been transformed. A New York Times investigation examines the cost of that transformation. Guests:...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 21
    Deployed in the U.S., Just Waiting for the Caravan

    At nearly every turn, President Trump’s own generals tried to persuade him not to deploy active-duty troops to the United States border with Mexico. So what are 5,000 troops doing there? Guest: Helene Cooper,...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 20
    Why U.S. Bombs Are Falling in Yemen

    The killing of Jamal Khashoggi has renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia more broadly, including the kingdom’s role in the war in Yemen. It’s a war that has created what has been called the worst humanitarian...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 19
    How El Chapo Ended Up in a Brooklyn Courtroom

    Nearly two years after being extradited from Mexico, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the drug lord known as El Chapo, is finally facing trial in a United States court. Here’s why it took so long to get to this moment....

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  • 2018 / 11 / 16
    What Facebook Knew and Tried to Hide

    The story of Facebook in the past few years has been that of a company slow to understand how powerful it has become. But an investigation by The New York Times finds that once Facebook’s leaders understood...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 15
    A Conversation With a Freshman Democrat

    Last week, we looked at the campaign of a candidate who embodied the Democratic strategy for winning the House. This week, she arrived in Washington. We spoke with Abigail Spanberger, a recently elected...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 14
    The Plan to Discredit the Florida Recount

    Republicans, seeking to secure the party’s majority and agenda in the Senate, are determined to delegitimize the statewide recount underway in Florida. We look at what Democrats have learned since the last...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 13
    Diplomacy and Deception From North Korea

    President Trump says the nuclear threat from North Korea is over. But new satellite images of hidden missile bases suggest that the situation has only worsened since his meeting with Kim Jong-un, the North...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 12
    The California Wildfires

    One of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California history is raging in the north of the state, as two others burn simultaneously in the south. Devastating wildfires have already become the new...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 9
    How the Democrats Flipped the House

    In this year’s midterm elections, Democrats were battling for House seats in a range of districts. We look at how the party’s leaders came up with a winning strategy to use across vastly different places....

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  • 2018 / 11 / 8
    Why Trump Is Firing Sessions Now

    After more than a year of mocking his attorney general, President Trump has forced Jeff Sessions to resign. The timing — only hours after the midterm elections — is not a coincidence. Guest: Michael S....

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  • 2018 / 11 / 7
    What Happened in the Midterm Elections

    The results are in: Democrats gained control of the House, even as Republicans strengthened their hold in the Senate. What does this mean for the next two years? Guest: Alexander Burns, who covers national...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 6
    A Field Guide to Today’s Elections

    As the country heads to the polls, here are four themes and four races to watch. Guest: Alexander Burns, who covers national politics for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 5
    White, Evangelical and Worried About Trump

    Two of the key groups that helped elect Donald J. Trump in 2016 were white women and evangelicals. Now, in the midterm elections, white women are turning away from the president and his party, while...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 2
    The Problem With Polls

    Two years ago, news organizations including The New York Times were accused of having misled the country with voting projections. Here’s what we’re doing differently this time. Guest: Nate Cohn, who covers...

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  • 2018 / 11 / 1
    “I Am Not an Internet Troll”

    A Russian news organization with ties to the 2016 election interference operation started a website called USAReally. Its stated purpose was for Americans to get uncensored news about their own country — from...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 31
    The Business of Internet Outrage

    At the height of its reach, the right-wing website Mad World News was getting millions of views. We talked to its founders about how they hit upon the formula that made it so successful — and why it suddenly...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 30
    The Re-emergence of American Anti-Semitism

    Until recently, many American Jews believed that anti-Semitism was a European problem, one the United States had left behind. But the attack in Pittsburgh did not come out of nowhere. Guest: Jonathan Weisman,...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 29
    A Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue

    The massacre in Pittsburgh was one of the worst attacks against the Jewish community in the United States in decades. The city’s mayor called it “the darkest day of Pittsburgh’s history.” Guests: Kevin Roose,...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 26
    The Voters Both Parties Are Ignoring

    Nearly 30 million Latinos in the United States are eligible to vote, representing almost 13 percent of the American electorate. Why is so little attention being paid to them in the midterm elections? Guest:...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 25
    How 1994 Gave Us Today’s Politics

    To understand the divisions that define this year’s midterm elections, you have to go back to the midterm elections of 1994. We look at the moment when exploiting differences of opinion became a winning...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 24
    The Migrant Caravan and the Midterms

    Thousands of Central American migrants are moving north through Mexico, heading for the U.S. border. Republicans won’t stop talking about it, and Democrats are trying not to. Guest: Annie Correal, a New York...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 23
    Why Trump Can’t Quit Mohammed bin Salman

    From the moment he was named the country’s day-to-day leader, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia has disappointed the United States over and over again. Yet the Trump White House hasn’t let go of him. Guest:...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 22
    Who’s Allowed to Vote in Georgia?

    One candidate made a name for herself trying to register voters. Another rose to prominence trying to purge them from the rolls. We look at how one of the most closely watched governor’s races in the country...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 19
    A New Climate Tipping Point

    Last week, a long-awaited report showed that the worst consequences of global warming would occur even sooner than previously thought. Here’s the story behind the findings. Guests: Coral Davenport, who covers...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 18
    Letting Louis C.K. Back Onstage

    Nine months after admitting to sexual misconduct with multiple women, Louis C.K. dropped into a New York City comedy club unannounced and tried to make a comeback. And then he returned, again and again. We...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 17
    The Battle for Missouri, Part 2: The Moderate

    When Democrats lost almost every race in Missouri in 2016, their party decided it needed to do something drastic. But the path they chose may have created an entirely new problem. Guest: Sabrina Tavernise, a...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 16
    The Battle for Missouri, Part 1: The Anti-Abortion Democrat

    Weeks before the midterm elections, moderate and progressive Democrats in Missouri are grappling with what the party stands for and who gets to define it. What happens will determine the fate of one of the...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 15
    The State of the Midterms (and the Country)

    As the Democrats fight to reclaim control of Congress, the House seems to be headed in one direction, the Senate in the other. With three weeks to go until Election Day, we look at the state of the 2018...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 12
    The Police Shooting That Rocked Chicago

    On the night of Oct. 20, 2014, a white police officer shot a black teenager 16 times. It took nearly four years for the case to make it to trial. It took less than eight hours for the jury to reach a verdict....

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  • 2018 / 10 / 11
    The Disappearance of a Saudi Journalist

    Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has promoted himself to the West as a reformer determined to create a more free and open society. That image is unraveling as a prominent Saudi journalist and dissident remains...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 10
    Who Is Believed and Who Is Blamed?

    Across the country, the confirmation of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh has set off a highly personal debate among women about credibility and culpability. We sit in on two of those conversations. Guests: A group...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 9
    The Dilemma for Red-State Democrats

    Democratic senators in states that President Trump won had concluded that their best path to re-election was to campaign on local issues. Then came the confirmation fight over Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh....

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  • 2018 / 10 / 8
    A Supreme Court With Justice Kavanaugh

    Judge Kavanaugh is now Justice Kavanaugh. We look at what the last few weeks mean for the future of the Supreme Court. Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times. For more...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 5
    What the F.B.I. Found (and Didn’t Find)

    The agency has delivered its report on Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Senate. Republicans say it reveals nothing new — but Democrats say it was specifically designed to reveal nothing new. Guest: Sheryl Gay...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 4
    The F.B.I.’s Kavanaugh Investigation

    As the F.B.I. shares the results of its investigation into Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh with the Senate, we look at what the scope of the inquiry may mean for his confirmation vote — and why Republicans are...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 3
    How Trump Really Got Rich

    President Trump has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire. But after spending a year studying tens of thousands of pages of confidential records, our New York Times colleagues uncovered new details...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 2
    Kavanaugh’s Classmates Speak Out

    The F.B.I. investigation into Judge Brett Kavanaugh is underway. More of his former classmates are now coming forward with personal stories — but it’s unclear whether the inquiry will take those stories into...

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  • 2018 / 10 / 1
    The Anguish of Jeff Flake

    Senator Jeff Flake’s last-minute demand for an F.B.I. investigation into Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has single-handedly held up the confirmation vote for the Supreme Court nominee. Here’s the story behind that...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 28
    The Blasey-Kavanaugh Hearing

    She gave a raw, reluctant account of sexual assault. He gave an angry, outraged denial. And once again, the United States Senate must take a side. Guest: Kate Zernike, who covers politics for The New York...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 27
    Today’s Hearing: Trial or Job Interview?

    The Senate Judiciary Committee opens its hearing into allegations against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh today. At stake for both parties is the swing seat on an ideologically divided Supreme Court in the thick of...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 26
    Revisiting What Happened to Anita Hill

    Twenty-seven years ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Anita F. Hill, a law professor, and Judge Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court nominee she accused of sexual harassment. We look at how those...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 25
    The Conservative Divide Over Kavanaugh

    Conservatives have been deeply split about how to respond to allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh. That’s now starting to change. Guest: Ross Douthat, an Opinion columnist for The...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 24
    Rod Rosenstein’s Insurrection

    Days after being named deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein was so alarmed by what he was seeing inside the White House that he proposed a series of extreme measures. Will those proposals now cost him his...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 21
    10 Years After the Financial Crisis

    A decade ago, U.S. policymakers hatched a plan to rescue a financial system in free fall. Their solution solved that crisis — but deepened another. Guest: Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial columnist for The New...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 20
    A High School Assault

    The accusation against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has set off a national debate about how to address decades-old allegations of sexual aggression by a teenager. Here is one woman’s perspective. Guest: Caitlin...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 19
    Will Dr. Blasey Testify?

    Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual assault, has said she wants the F.B.I. to investigate her claims. We look at what that means for the Supreme Court confirmation...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 18
    The Accusation Against Brett Kavanaugh

    Days before Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was expected to receive a lifetime appointment to the country’s highest court, a woman has come forward with allegations that could derail his confirmation. He denies the...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 17
    A Dispatch From the Center of the Storm

    North Carolina is facing a statewide crisis as the storm known as Florence slowly ravages the South, flooding cities, sending thousands into shelters and endangering communities from the coast to the...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 14
    Lost in the Storm, Part 2

    Even as floodwaters caused by Hurricane Harvey began to recede, Wayne Dailey was pleading with emergency services to send someone to rescue his wife. Guests: Annie Brown, a producer for The Daily, speaks with...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 13
    Lost in the Storm, Part 1

    One year ago, Houston thought it was prepared for Hurricane Harvey. As another major hurricane approaches the U.S., we look at how flooding overwhelmed Houston’s emergency systems, and how one family found...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 12
    The Spy Who Provoked Putin

    The attack was brazen and exotic, but the target was a low-level former spy. Why did Russia risk so much in the Sergei Skripal case? Guest: Michael Schwirtz, an investigative reporter for The New York Times...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 11
    Bob Woodward on Trump, Nixon and Anonymity

    Bob Woodward’s reporting on the Nixon administration pioneered an approach to journalism that drew from anonymous sources and has been widely used since. He has deployed that form of reporting in his new book...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 10
    An Interview With George Papadopoulos

    George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide to President Trump, was sentenced on Friday for deceiving the F.B.I. about his relationship with a person thought to be a Russian operative who had offered to...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 7
    The Kavanaugh Documents

    All week, Senate Democrats have furiously protested the decision by Republicans to protect thousands of documents related to Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. On the...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 6
    The Anonymous Senior Administration Official

    The New York Times published an account by an unnamed member of the Trump administration about resistance figures operating inside the government. “I would know,” the official wrote. “I am one of them.”...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 5
    A Chaotic Opening Day for Brett Kavanaugh

    On the first day of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, battle lines were drawn around the issues of abortion, the withholding of documents and executive power. Guest: Adam Liptak,...

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  • 2018 / 9 / 4
    A 30-Year Plan to Transform the Courts

    Republicans have created a pipeline of conservative lawyers to help carry out a sweeping reconfiguration of the federal judiciary. Guest: Jason Zengerle, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine....

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  • 2018 / 8 / 31
    When We Almost Stopped Climate Change

    Thirty years ago, the United States had a chance to stop global warming in its tracks. Almost nothing stood in the way — except human resistance. Guests: Rafe Pomerance, an environmentalist who became...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 30
    An Unexpected Upset in Florida

    The Florida governor’s race was supposed to come down to a predictable face-off between the establishment Republican and the establishment Democrat. That’s not what happened. Guest: Patricia Mazzei, Miami...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 29
    An Execution in Nebraska

    After a 40-year crusade, a state lawmaker succeeded in getting Nebraska to ban the death penalty in 2015. Why, then, did the state execute a prisoner this month? Guests: Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers,...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 28
    The War Inside the Catholic Church

    An archbishop has accused Pope Francis of being part of the effort to cover up a sex abuse scandal. What does it mean that the accusation is coming from inside the Roman Catholic Church? Guest: Jason...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 27
    The Paradoxes of John McCain

    Senator John McCain was proud of his reputation as a maverick in American politics. Through pivotal moments in his life — as a prisoner of war, a young congressman, a presidential candidate, and, ultimately,...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 25
    Special Episode: The Last “Year of the Woman”

    More women are running for office in the 2018 midterm elections than in any other election in American history. “The Daily” speaks to Senator Dianne Feinstein about what this moment shares with 1992, another...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 24
    “Divided,” Part 2: The Chaos of Reunification

    More than 2,000 children were separated from their parents at the border. After a judge ordered the U.S. government to promptly reunite the families, the government claimed it would be nearly impossible to do...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 23
    The Man Who Wrote Mueller’s Rules

    The special counsel, Robert Mueller, has followed a set of rules devised to allow for the investigation of a sitting president. Those rules will now be tested. Guests: Neal Katyal, who drafted the regulations...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 22
    Implicating the President

    Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to campaign finance violations — and said Mr. Trump himself had ordered the crimes. Minutes later, Paul Manafort, the former...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 21
    “Divided,” Part 1: How Family Separations Started

    The policy began in secret. The Trump administration denied such a policy existed. And when it finally acknowledged that migrant children were being separated from their parents at the border, chaos ensued....

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  • 2018 / 8 / 20
    Robert Mueller’s Unlikely Witness

    The New York Times has found that one of the White House’s own lawyers, Don McGahn, has cooperated extensively in the investigation led by the special counsel, Robert Mueller. And he has shared far more...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 17
    Nancy Pelosi’s Dilemma

    Republicans in this year’s elections are casting one person as the symbol of everything that is wrong with the Democratic Party. Many Democrats are also turning on the same figure. Guest: Alexander Burns, who...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 16
    A Culture of Secrecy That Perpetuated Abuse

    A grand jury report found that Roman Catholic priests had abused more than 1,000 children in Pennsylvania over a period of 70 years. Some church officials say the report reiterates issues that have already...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 15
    The Economic Cost of Authoritarian Rule

    Turkey is on the verge of an economic meltdown that could infect the global financial system. We examine how the country’s slide toward authoritarianism helped trigger the crisis. Guest: Jim Tankersley, who...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 14
    Unearthing the Truth in Myanmar

    The country is accused of waging a state-sponsored campaign of massacre, rape and arson against Rohingya Muslims. Why, then, did the government allow a New York Times journalist to tour the epicenter of the...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 13
    A Year of Reckoning in Charlottesville

    One year after white nationalists and counterprotesters clashed in Charlottesville, Va., the violence has long ended and the rest of the country has largely moved on. But the broken city is still struggling...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 10
    The Trump Voters We Don't Talk About

    New data is challenging the popular portrait of Trump voters, and shedding light on why those who generally aren’t talked about may determine the outcome of the midterm elections. Guest: Nate Cohn, a domestic...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 9
    A New Path for Presidential Pardons

    For decades, getting a presidential pardon in the United States required a cumbersome petition process and a long legal review. But those seeking pardons from President Trump are using a very different...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 8
    Paul Ryan’s Exit Interview

    Why would the House speaker — and the third most powerful Republican in Washington — walk away at the age of 48? Guest: Mark Leibovich, who recently interviewed Paul Ryan for The New York Times Magazine. For...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 7
    A Scorched-Earth Strategy in Ohio

    Republicans have found themselves unexpectedly scrambling to hold a House seat in a special election in Ohio on Tuesday. The race has become a symbol of what may lie ahead for the party in the midterms....

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  • 2018 / 8 / 6
    The Rise of Michael Avenatti

    How did the lawyer for Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic film actress known as Stormy Daniels, become a household name and the new face of Democratic opposition to President Trump? Guest: Matthew Shaer,...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 3
    How Paul Manafort’s Plans Backfired

    The trial of Paul Manafort, a former chairman of the Trump campaign, is the first one to result from charges brought by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 2
    The Strange Case of QAnon

    How did an outlandish conspiracy theory born on the fringes of the internet end up in the spotlight at a rally for President Trump? Guest: Kevin Roose, who writes about technology for The New York Times. For...

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  • 2018 / 8 / 1
    The Fight Over 3-D-Printed Guns

    Blueprints for making a variety of plastic guns, including AR-15-style rifles, on 3-D printers were scheduled to be posted online today. Who is the man behind their planned release, and why is the federal...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 31
    The Democrats’ Comeback Plan

    Democrats are working on an election strategy for the 2018 midterms and beyond. It’s one that deliberately sounds less ambitious than it is. Guests: Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York; and...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 30
    Why the A.C.L.U. Wants to Be More Like the N.R.A.

    For decades, the American Civil Liberties Union has battled in the courts on behalf of Americans’ constitutional rights, whether that means same-sex marriage or the right of neo-Nazis to hold a rally. But...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 27
    The ‘Ineligible’ Families

    As it raced to meet a deadline for reunifying parents and children separated at the border, the Trump administration deemed hundreds of parents “ineligible.” What does it mean to be ineligible to be reunited...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 26
    Which to Believe: Trump’s Words, or His Acts?

    Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, testified on Wednesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The question that came to the fore: Is the United States’ policy toward Russia what the president...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 25
    The Tariff War

    President Trump announced a $12 billion bailout for American farmers hurt by tariffs. Why does the trade war he started, in part to help those farmers, now require taxpayers to save them? Guest: Ana Swanson,...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 24
    Roe v. Wade, Part 2: The Culture Wars

    The Supreme Court ruled with little controversy in 1973 that women had a constitutional right to abortion. How did the decision give way to the deep and enduring political rifts we face today? Guest: Sabrina...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 23
    Roe v. Wade, Part 1: Who Was Jane Roe?

    The confirmation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court may hinge on a single ruling: Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the United States. In a...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 20
    Facebook’s Plan to Police the Truth

    The last time Facebook came under such intense scrutiny was when Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, defended himself before Congress in April. But his latest policy on false news has turned the...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 19
    The Other Russian Interference

    Amid the chaos after the summit meeting between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is a very different story of Russian interference, centered on the arrest of Maria Butina, a...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 18
    How Trump Withstands So Many Controversies

    The word “treason” is being thrown around to describe how President Trump seemed to take Russia’s side during his summit meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin in Helsinki, Finland. But as with every major...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 17
    Trump Sides With Putin

    Standing next to President Vladimir V. Putin at the close of their summit meeting, President Trump challenged the conclusion of his own intelligence agencies: that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 16
    Why Believing Putin Will Be Hard This Time

    President Trump has said in the past that he believes President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia “means it” when he denies Russian meddling in the 2016 election. But the indictment of 12 Russian military...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 13
    Why Peter Strzok Wanted to Testify

    After his text messages about President Trump were made public, Peter Strzok, a high-ranking F.B.I. agent who played a pivotal role in the Russia investigation, became a punching bag for Republican lawmakers....

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  • 2018 / 7 / 12
    The (Misunderstood) Story of NATO

    On a combative opening day of the NATO summit in Brussels, President Trump called other member countries “delinquent” on military spending and attacked Germany as a “captive” of Russia. We examine where his...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 11
    Brett Kavanaugh’s Change of Heart

    Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who has been nominated to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, once made the case for impeaching a president. He now says that was a mistake. Guest: Mark Landler, a...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 10
    Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh

    President Trump has nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Given Judge Kavanaugh’s conservative record and the political math in the Senate, what happens now?...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 9
    Trump’s Supreme Court Finalists

    President Trump is scheduled to announce his pick for a new Supreme Court justice at 9 p.m. Eastern. Here’s a look at the top candidates to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 6
    One Family’s Reunification Story

    Since President Trump ended the practice of separating migrant children from their parents, very few families have been reunited. Those that have are becoming national symbols. Guest: Annie Correal, a New...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 5
    How the Opioid Crisis Started

    Prosecutors, seeking to hold someone accountable for the opioid epidemic, have been targeting doctors, dealers and users themselves. But those who made billions of dollars from sales of OxyContin, a...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 3
    Assigning Blame in the Opioid Epidemic

    United States prosecutors are looking to hold people criminally accountable for overdose deaths. They’re settling on unexpected targets: other users. Guests: Annie Brown, a producer for “The Daily,” speaks to...

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  • 2018 / 7 / 2
    Susan Collins on Roe v. Wade and the Next Justice

    When Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced last week that he would retire this summer, attention immediately turned to the few senators who are willing to break from their parties on major issues — and who may...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 29
    Justice Kennedy’s Last Decision

    With Justice Anthony Kennedy announcing his retirement from the Supreme Court, little attention was paid to his final ruling. It’s one that could forever alter the role of labor unions. Guest: Noam Scheiber,...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 28
    The Supreme Court Loses Its Swing Vote

    Justice Anthony Kennedy, often considered the Supreme Court’s ideological center, announced that he would retire this summer. His departure could fundamentally change the direction of the court. Guests: Adam...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 27
    The Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban

    In a 5-to-4 vote, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s ban on travel into the United States by citizens of several predominantly Muslim countries. What does the decision say about the extent of the...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 27
    The Rampant Problem of Pregnancy Discrimination, Part 2

    Many women are passed over for promotions and raises when they become pregnant. Part 2 of this series examines the subtle sidelining of pregnant women and mothers in corporate America. Guests: Natalie...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 26
    The Rampant Problem of Pregnancy Discrimination, Part 1

    A New York Times investigation finds that pregnancy discrimination is systematic and pervasive inside America’s biggest companies. For women with physically demanding jobs, the bias is often overt. Guests:...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 25
    What Migrants Are Fleeing

    The Trump administration’s recent border policy is, in part, a response to the large numbers of migrants who have been making the journey to the United States from Central America. For many, staying in their...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 23
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 10

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 22
    The World Cup’s Mysterious Path to Russia

    The 2018 World Cup is now underway in Russia. The story of how it ended up there involves some names you might recognize: James Comey, Robert Mueller and Christopher Steele. Guest: Ken Bensinger, author of...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 21
    Trump Ends His Child Separation Practice

    President Trump signed an executive order to keep parents and children together at the border. What does it mean for his immigration policy — and for the families who have already been split apart? Guest:...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 20
    Father and Son, Forced Apart at the Border

    A 5-year-old boy named José and his father fled the violence in Honduras and headed to the United States. They were separated at the border. What has happened to them in the weeks since? Guest: Miriam Jordan,...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 19
    How Separating Migrant Families Became U.S. Policy

    President Trump has blamed Democrats for his administration’s practice of taking children from their parents at the border. Why is one of his top aides, Stephen Miller, claiming credit? Guest: Julie...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 18
    Cracking Down on Leaks

    For a year and a half, President Trump has threatened to crack down on leaks and leakers. The seizure of emails and phone records from a reporter at The New York Times tells a great deal about what that might...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 16
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 9, Part 2

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 16
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 9, Part 1

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 15
    The Report on the F.B.I.’s Clinton Inquiry

    The Justice Department’s inspector general released a long-awaited document on Thursday on the F.B.I. investigation of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. The findings could be both good...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 14
    The Narrowing Path to Asylum

    The Trump administration has said that domestic abuse is no longer grounds for receiving permission to stay in the United States. We share one asylum seeker’s story. Guest: Mariam, a survivor of domestic...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 13
    What Trump Gave Kim

    In a joint statement, President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, committed to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Why is a seemingly significant promise being dismissed by...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 12
    A Historic Handshake

    For the first time ever, a sitting president of the United States has met with a North Korean leader. Was the handshake between President Trump and Kim Jong-un a beginning or an end? Guest: Mark Landler, a...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 11
    Alienating Allies and Wooing Enemies

    While on his way to the historic summit meeting with Kim Jong-un of North Korea, President Trump isolated himself from other world leaders by refusing to endorse a joint statement of the Group of 7 nations,...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 9
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 8

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 8
    “Charm City,” Part 5: What’s Behind the Black Box?

    The relatives of a Baltimore teenager think they know the name of the police officer who killed him. But when the police show his mother the surveillance video that captured his final moments, a new story...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 7
    “Charm City,” Part 4: The Police Scandal That Shook Baltimore

    As the Baltimore Police Department tried to repair its public image, a corruption trial exposed the startling depths of misconduct and delivered a fresh blow to the community’s trust. An elite group of...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 6
    “Charm City,” Part 3: The Lure of the Streets

    Nook spent the first few years of his life in an affluent suburb, a world away from the streets of Baltimore. But the city drew him back, and he and his friends became part of a generation caught between the...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 5
    “Charm City,” Part 2: The Legacy of Zero-Tolerance Policing

    Relations between the police and the community in Baltimore weren’t always so troubled. But as job loss and drugs tore through the city, the policing idea of so-called zero tolerance, transplanted from New...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 4
    “Charm City,” Part 1: Baltimore After Freddie Gray

    “The Daily” presents a five-part series about the life and death of a Baltimore teenager known as Nook, who was fatally shot by a police officer a year after the killing of Freddie Gray. Nook’s family is...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 2
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 7

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 6 / 1
    When Democratic Newcomers Challenge the Party Line

    Alarm over the election of Donald Trump spurred dozens of first-time candidates to run for Congress. Some of those candidates now present a problem for the Democratic Party. Guests: Mai Khanh Tran, a...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 31
    The Truth Behind #WhereAreTheChildren

    The United States government lost track of nearly 1,500 undocumented children in the last three months of 2017, giving rise to claims that they had been separated from their families at the border. What does...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 30
    Was Kevin Cooper Framed for Murder?

    The sole survivor of an attack in which four people were murdered identified the perpetrators as three white men. The police ignored suspects who fit the description and arrested a young black man instead. He...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 29
    What Trump Learned From Clinton’s Impeachment

    Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton survived impeachment after casting himself as the target of partisan motives. What lessons has President Trump gleaned from that strategy? Guest: Peter Baker, the...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 26
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 6

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 25
    “Dear Mr. Chairman …”

    President Trump abruptly canceled on Thursday the highly anticipated summit meeting with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, that was scheduled to take place on June 12. In a letter to Mr. Kim announcing...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 24
    Putting “Fake News” on Trial

    The families of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in 2012 are suing a conspiracy theorist who claims the massacre was a hoax. Their lawsuits are bringing the issue of “fake...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 23
    A Crossroads for the Democratic Party

    In Georgia, two women were locked in a close race for the Democratic nomination for governor. What does this primary tell us about the future of the Democratic Party? Guest: Jonathan Martin, a national...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 22
    Rod Rosenstein’s Impossible Choice

    President Trump has asked the Justice Department to look into whether the F.B.I. infiltrated his campaign in 2016 for political purposes. In response, the department granted the president’s team access to...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 21
    North Korea’s Fear? Becoming Libya

    John R. Bolton, President Trump’s new national security adviser, has said that negotiations with North Korea should follow “the Libya model.” Now, North Korea is threatening to call off the planned summit...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 19
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 5

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 18
    Does Mueller Have a Plan for Trump?

    White House lawyers have claimed that Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, will not indict the president, regardless of his findings. If that’s true, then what is...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 17
    A Child of Gaza Becomes a Political Symbol

    The death of a Palestinian baby during the protests in Gaza became a rallying cry for critics of Israel. Within hours, the family’s story was being questioned. Guest: Declan Walsh, the Cairo bureau chief for...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 16
    When Facebook Rumors Incite Real Violence

    A series of damning posts on Facebook has stoked longstanding ethnic tensions in Sri Lanka, setting off a wave of violence largely directed at Muslims. How are false rumors on social media fueling real-world...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 15
    Two Views of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem

    Many Israelis see the relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv as a historic milestone for the Jewish state. But for Palestinians, who hope to see the eastern part of Jerusalem as...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 14
    The Prospect of Peace With North Korea

    The time and place for a historic meeting between the president of the United States and the leader of North Korea have been set. Does President Trump deserve credit for the diplomatic breakthrough on the...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 12
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 4

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 11
    A Life-or-Death Crisis for Black Mothers

    Black mothers and infants in the United States are far more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts. The disparity is tied intrinsically to the lived experience of being a...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 10
    The C.I.A.’s Moral Reckoning

    Gina Haspel, President Trump’s pick for C.I.A. director, faced the Senate Intelligence Committee for the first time on Wednesday as her confirmation hearings began. Lawmakers addressed her with an unusual...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 9
    The Breakdown of the Iran Nuclear Deal

    President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, calling it “decaying and rotten.” Why did President Barack Obama sign it in the first place? Guest: Mark Landler, a White House...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 8
    Gina Haspel and the Shadow of Torture

    The Central Intelligence Agency is waging an unusual campaign to make Gina Haspel its next leader, despite her polarizing past. Why do officers see her most controversial quality as her greatest asset?...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 7
    The Return of Rudy Giuliani

    Since joining President Trump’s legal team, Rudolph W. Giuliani has repeatedly made attention-grabbing TV appearances in which he has antagonized Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 5
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 3

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 4
    The Hunt for the Golden State Killer

    An investigator was on the verge of retirement, having never completed his decades-long mission to catch the Golden State Killer. Then he had an idea: Upload DNA evidence to a genealogy website. Guest: Paul...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 3
    Sexual Harassment's Toll on Careers

    In a case that highlights the economic consequences of sexual harassment and retaliation, Ashley Judd is suing Harvey Weinstein for the damage he did to her career after she rebuffed his advances. And in the...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 2
    The Taxi Driver's Plight

    A New York City taxi driver, Nicanor Ochisor, took his own life in March. His family says he grew increasingly hopeless as ride-hailing services like Uber took over the industry. Mr. Ochisor’s suicide is one...

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  • 2018 / 5 / 1
    Mueller’s Questions for Trump

    The New York Times has obtained the list of questions that Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel looking into Russia’s election interference, wants to ask President Trump. The wide-ranging queries offer...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 30
    A Family Divided by the Korean War

    In a historic summit meeting, North and South Korea vowed to pursue a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War after more than 65 years. That could bring reunions for the thousands of families who have...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 28
    The Daily Presents “Caliphate,” Chapter 2

    The New York Times has introduced a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. Today, as a special episode of “The Daily,”...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 27
    The Cosby Verdict and #MeToo

    Bill Cosby has been convicted of sexual assault following years of accusations from dozens of women. What changed between the first trial, which ended in a hung jury, and this one? Guests: Graham Bowley, an...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 26
    Trump’s Travel Ban Goes to the Supreme Court

    After being blocked for months by lower courts, President Trump’s executive orders that restricted travel from several predominantly Muslim nations have finally reached the Supreme Court. The justices seem...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 25
    The Allegations Against Ronny Jackson

    The nomination of Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, President Trump’s personal doctor, as the next head of Veterans Affairs has come to an abrupt stop. Now, Congress is beginning to examine several alarming allegations...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 24
    Hong Kong's Missing Bookseller

    When the owner of a thriving bookstore in Hong Kong disappeared in October 2015, questions swirled. What happened? And what did the Chinese government have to do with it? Guest: Alex W. Palmer, a...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 23
    After a Suspected Chemical Attack, a Syrian Tells His Story

    The United States says that the suspected chemical weapons attack on the rebel-held town of Douma, Syria, this month was part of a military push by President Bashar al-Assad’s government to break the will of...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 20
    James Comey Opens Up About Ego, Distrust and More

    James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, had an elaborate plan to make public his memos documenting his interactions with President Trump, in the hopes of prompting the appointment of a special counsel. In...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 19
    Introducing “Caliphate,” a New York Times Audio Series

    The New York Times presents a documentary audio series that follows Rukmini Callimachi, a foreign correspondent for The Times and a frequent voice on “The Daily,” as she reports on the Islamic State and the...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 18
    Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2018

    The firing of a professional cheerleader has drawn attention to an industry that seemed to be operating outside the #MeToo movement. But now, sports teams are being drawn into it. Guest: Annie Brown, a...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 17
    Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2018

    For months, the federal investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russia focused on Washington. Now, the inquiry has led back to New York, the president’s hometown, and to one man:...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 16
    Monday, Apr. 16, 2018

    A battle is brewing between the Environmental Protection Agency, which wants to weaken auto emissions standards, and the state of California. Separately, James Comey, the F.B.I. director fired by President...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 13
    Friday, Apr. 13, 2018

    Days after a suspected chemical attack killed dozens of Syrian civilians, President Trump promised retaliation. Now, Mr. Trump and his national security advisers are trying to decide how the United States...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 12
    Thursday, Apr. 12, 2018

    Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second day of hearings on the company’s mishandling of data. Unlike their Senate colleagues, House members came...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 11
    Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018

    Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, began two days of marathon hearings in Washington, answering tough questions on the company’s mishandling of data. But the hours of testimony about the social...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 10
    Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2018

    The F.B.I. has raided the home of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen — the same man who acknowledged paying $130,000 to a pornographic film actress who said she had a sexual encounter with...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 9
    Monday, Apr. 9, 2018

    President Trump has warned that there will be a “big price to pay” after yet another suspected chemical weapons attack on Syrians. But the suspicion that the Assad regime continues to use those weapons...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 6
    Friday, Apr. 6, 2018

    On local TV stations across the United States, news anchors have been delivering the exact same message to their viewers. “Our greatest responsibility,” they begin by saying, “is to serve our communities.”...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 5
    Thursday, Apr. 5, 2018

    Many farmers across the Midwest voted for Donald J. Trump in the 2016 election but hoped he would never follow through on his threats to impose tariffs on China. They feared that they would suffer if China...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 4
    Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2018

    It started with a report on Fox News, and ended with calls for United States troops at the border with Mexico. We look at how President Trump’s approach to immigration transformed over just 72 hours. Guest:...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 3
    Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2018

    The Second Amendment is just 27 words long. But those 27 words are among the most cryptic and divisive in the United States Constitution — and they are at the heart of one of the most contentious debates in...

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  • 2018 / 4 / 2
    Monday, Apr. 2, 2018

    President Trump’s son-in-law wants to overhaul the prison system. The president’s attorney general bitterly opposes such a move. That has set the scene for a highly personal battle inside the White House....

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  • 2018 / 3 / 30
    Friday, March 30, 2018

    Behind the landmark Supreme Court ruling of Brown v. Board of Education was a girl named Linda Brown, whose story led to states being ordered to desegregate schools, mostly against their will. Ms. Brown died...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 29
    Thursday, March 29, 2018

    As the special counsel built his case against Michael T. Flynn and Paul Manafort, pressure was mounting for the men to to cooperate with the Russia inquiry. Then a lawyer for President Trump came to them with...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 28
    Wednesday, March 28, 2018

    President Trump has chosen John R. Bolton to be his new national security adviser. In 2005, a Republican-controlled Senate committee refused to confirm Mr. Bolton as President George W. Bush’s ambassador to...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 27
    Tuesday, March 27, 2018

    Eight years ago, the United States and Russia agreed to a spy swap that sent a Russian double agent to safety in Britain. That former spy and his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent this month, and the...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 26
    Monday, March 26, 2018

    As hundreds of thousand of demonstrators prepared to march in Washington in response to the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., students on the South Side of Chicago felt sympathy, but also frustration. Why...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 23
    Friday, March 23, 2018

    For decades, Americans have believed that the best way to end racial inequality is to end class inequality. But a landmark 30-year study is debunking that logic. Guests: Emily Badger, who writes about cities...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 22
    Thursday, March 22, 2018

    Five days after details about Cambridge Analytica’s mining of data were made public, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, broke his silence on his company’s role in the data breach. Minutes after...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 21
    Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018

    A young Canadian data expert came up with a plan to harvest people’s personal data from Facebook, and to use that information to influence their voting. How did the brains behind Cambridge Analytica become...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 20
    Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018

    President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, facing no real challenger, has been elected to a fourth term, drawing support from more than three-quarters of voters. How is the most powerful man in Russia staying...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 19
    Monday, Mar. 19, 2018

    President Trump called the firing of Andrew G. McCabe, the deputy F.B.I. director, a “great day for democracy.” Mr. McCabe says it’s further evidence of the president’s efforts to undermine the Russia...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 16
    Friday, Mar. 16, 2018

    Ida B. Wells was an investigative reporter who exposed the systematic lynching of black men in the South. Her work made her the most famous black woman in the country. But when she died in 1931, at the age of...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 15
    Thursday, Mar. 15, 2018

    Florida is a great state to be a gun owner. For years, it has been a laboratory of sorts for the National Rifle Association — it’s the state that invented the concealed-carry permit. Gun control proponents...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 14
    Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2018

    Rex Tillerson’s relationship with President Trump was rocky from the start. But no one was more surprised than Mr. Tillerson when he was fired as secretary of state on Tuesday. Mr. Tillerson was the most...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 13
    Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018

    With the prominent opposition leader Leopoldo López under house arrest, Venezuela thought its loudest political prisoner had finally been silenced. But he refused to buckle, even facing the prospect of going...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 12
    Monday, Mar. 12, 2018

    With Venezuela in crisis, its most vocal opposition leader, Leopoldo López, is under house arrest, unable to act. What happens if he does? Guest: Wil S. Hylton, a contributing writer for the New York Times...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 9
    Friday, Mar. 9, 2018

    Hush money. Catch-and-kill deals. The threat of blackmail. An elaborate system has developed to silence women who level accusations against powerful men. One of those women is Stephanie Clifford, a...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 8
    Thursday, Mar. 8, 2018

    In announcing new protections on steel and aluminum imports, President Trump said he was acting in the interest of national security. But could the real threat be the tariffs themselves? Guest: Peter S....

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  • 2018 / 3 / 7
    Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2018

    South Korea says that the North is willing to talk about giving up its atomic arsenal. What happened to the threat of nuclear war? Guest: Mark Landler, a White House correspondent for The New York Times. For...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 6
    Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018

    The New York Times has a new five-part podcast series that tries to solve a real-life problem with a surprising story. So today, instead of or usual show, we offer “Change Agent,” hosted by Charles Duhigg, a...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 5
    Monday, Mar. 5, 2018

    In the days since the shooting in Parkland, Fla., a group of teenagers has risen to national prominence for their activism and calls for gun control. But more than 3,000 students attend Stoneman Douglas High...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 2
    Friday, Mar. 2, 2018

    When we spoke with Representative Tom Rooney, a Florida Republican, in July, he said he was starting to feel defeated by the state of politics in Washington. Nine months later, we check back in, and he talks...

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  • 2018 / 3 / 1
    Thursday, Mar. 1, 2018

    President Trump stunned lawmakers on Wednesday with calls for gun control and jabs at the National Rifle Association. “They have great power over you people,” he said of the N.R.A. “They have less power over...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 28
    Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018

    Republicans have campaigned on gun rights for years. But Democrats running for office have tended to avoid the issue. In the wake of the Florida school shooting, however, will gun control be a dominant topic...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 27
    Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018

    “All he cares about is his gun.”“He could be a school shooter in the making.” Those were among the concerns expressed in calls to law enforcement about Nikolas Cruz, who is suspected of shooting 17 people...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 26
    Monday, Feb. 26, 2018

    At the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend, one thing was clear: President Trump has taken over the conservative movement. His vision dominated, and, as one woman learned, there was little...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 23
    Friday, Feb. 23, 2018

    President Trump, conservatives and the National Rifle Association have once again tried to steer the national conversation after a mass shooting to the mental health of the people who pull the triggers,...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 22
    Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018

    The aftermath of a mass shooting has become a familiar cycle in the United States: One side demands change, the other works to block it. But this time, it is the students who survived the assault who are...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 21
    Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018

    The indictment secured by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, makes it clear that the most powerful weapon in Russia’s campaign to disrupt the 2016 election was Facebook. We look at how Russia used...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 20
    Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018

    In October, four American soldiers were ambushed by militants in a remote desert in Niger. What were they doing in Africa, and who were they fighting? It was all part of a shadowy war going back to the...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 19
    Monday, Feb. 19, 2018

    The Justice Department charged 13 Russians with illegally trying to disrupt the American political process, in a sophisticated plot to deepen the country’s divisions and turn Americans against one another....

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  • 2018 / 2 / 16
    Friday, Feb. 16, 2018

    The AR-15 rifle used in the shooting that left at least 17 people dead at a high school in Parkland, Fla., was purchased legally, according to a federal law enforcement official. How did a semiautomatic...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 15
    Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018

    President Trump has called for an overhaul of immigration that replaces a family-based system with a merit-based one. But what counts as merit? We also report on the shooting at a high school in Parkland,...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 14
    Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018

    As a candidate, Donald J. Trump was very critical of the size of the national debt. As president, he has proposed a budget that would add $7 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade. Republicans...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 13
    Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018

    The House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, took to the floor for eight hours last week to protest a spending bill that did not include protections for the young immigrants known as Dreamers. Now, she says she...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 12
    Monday, Feb. 12, 2018

    At the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, 169 plainly dressed athletes marched out in drab gray coats and bluejeans, competing not for a country but as “Olympic athletes from Russia.” What did Russia do...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 9
    Friday, Feb. 9, 2018

    Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico with great fury, but the government there said that just 64 people had been killed by the storm. The hundreds of bodies showing up at morgues across the island told a...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 8
    Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018

    Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 20, flooding neighborhoods and villages and cutting power to 3.4 million people. More than four months later, much of the island is...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 7
    Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018

    When Republicans handed out large tax cuts to corporations, most economists rejected lawmakers’ claims that the benefits would trickle down to working Americans. So why do many companies seem to be giving...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 6
    Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018

    The Republican push to release a classified memo has brought attention to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and to the long battle to determine when national security concerns outweigh civil...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 5
    Monday, Feb. 5, 2018

    President Trump has claimed credit for a booming U.S. economy. But is it actually booming, and to what extent is he responsible? Guest: Peter S. Goodman, who writes about the economy for The New York...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 2
    Friday, Feb. 2, 2018

    Almost from the moment that he was appointed to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt has been cast by environmentalists as an ideologue on a mission to destroy the very agency he runs. But...

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  • 2018 / 2 / 1
    Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018

    Republicans insist that their push to release a secret memo that is said to question the conduct of the F.B.I. and the Justice Department in the early stages of the Russia investigation is not an attempt to...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 31
    Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018

    In his first State of the Union address, President Trump left behind divisive rhetoric and called for one American family. But hidden in his many stories of everyday American heroes was a deeply nationalist...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 30
    Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018

    The U.S. government announced this month that it would withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Pakistan. In the weeks since, Afghanistan has experienced one of the most violent and deadly periods...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 29
    Monday, Jan. 29, 2018

    As the Trump administration clamps down on immigration, some asylum seekers are fleeing to Canada. But is it the promised land they had hoped for? Guest: Dan Bilefsky, a New York Times reporter in Canada....

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  • 2018 / 1 / 26
    Friday, Jan. 26, 2018

    The New York Times is reporting that President Trump tried to order the firing of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, but ultimately backed down when his own lawyer...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 25
    Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018

    Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar was lauded as the go-to doctor for the United States’ best gymnasts. After he pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina cleared her docket to give each of his...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 24
    Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018

    Tonya Harding had talent, but the world of figure skating wanted nothing to do with her. She was called “white trash.” And when Nancy Kerrigan was bashed in the knee just before the 1994 Winter Olympics, Ms....

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  • 2018 / 1 / 23
    Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018

    President Trump’s plan to build a “big, beautiful wall” between the United States and Mexico has become the ultimate symbol of a hard-line immigration policy. So why, as Congress voted to end a government...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 22
    Monday, Jan. 22, 2018

    Democrats forced the federal government to shut down by saying there could be no budget deal without a deal on the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Republicans have refused to end the...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 19
    Friday, Jan. 19, 2018

    The only Democrat in the room when President Trump railed against African immigrants as coming from “shithole countries” tells his side of the story. The ensuing fight over immigration has put the government...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 18
    Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018

    America’s addiction crisis has become a lucrative business, and fortunes have been made in the growing rehab industry. But the death of a patient in California has raised questions about how to treat people...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 17
    Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018

    A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on border walls turned into a fight over the language President Trump used to describe Haiti and some African countries. Why does it matter so much to members of Congress?...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 16
    Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018

    As South Korea prepares to host the Winter Olympics, it has been eager to get the North to participate. What is Seoul afraid will happen if it won’t? And, for 38 minutes on Saturday morning, people in Hawaii...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 12
    Friday, Jan. 12, 2018

    President Trump has demanded to know why the United States should welcome immigrants from “shithole countries.” His words have alarmed lawmakers and threatened an immigration deal. But they have also raised a...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 11
    Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018

    When President Trump announced that he would end the Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, he gave Congress six months to make it law. Otherwise, many undocumented...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 10
    Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018

    George Papadopoulos drew worldwide attention when he was identified as the low-ranking foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign who got in over his head with Russia and inadvertently set off the Mueller...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 9
    Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018

    In 2001, the United States granted Temporary Protected Status to people from El Salvador, after two deadly earthquakes ravaged their country. Nearly 20 years later, that protection seemed to be permanent. And...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 8
    Monday, Jan. 8, 2018

    Five days after the release of the tell-all book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” President Trump defended his mental health, calling himself a “very stable genius.” And Stephen K. Bannon, the...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 5
    Friday, Jan. 5, 2018

    After eight days, the largest protests in Iran in years appear to be winding down, calmed, at least in part, by the government. But a closer look at what ignited the outrage in the first place suggests that...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 4
    Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018

    A new tell-all book about the first year of the Trump administration has the White House in a fury. Its key source is Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s former chief strategist, who disparages the president...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 3
    Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018

    On New Year’s Day, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, surprisingly called for direct talks with South Korea. How could that dialogue shift the dynamics among the North, the South and the United States? And...

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  • 2018 / 1 / 2
    Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018

    It’s 2018, and the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election is nowhere near complete — as the Trump administration had predicted it would be. Instead, new reporting on what...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 29
    Friday, Dec. 29, 2017

    The Daily is revisiting our favorite episodes of the year — listening back, and then hearing what’s happened since the stories first ran. Today, we return to the story of Shannon Mulcahy and other...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 28
    Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017

    The Daily is revisiting our favorite episodes of the year — listening back, and then hearing what’s happened since the stories first ran. Today, we return to the story of two Americans, Abraham Davis and...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 27
    Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017

    The Daily is revisiting our favorite episodes of the year — listening back, and then hearing what’s happened since the stories first ran. Today, we’re going back to a conversation that first ran this summer,...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 26
    Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017

    The Daily is revisiting favorite episodes of the year — listening back, and then hearing what’s happened in the time since the stories first ran. Today we’re going back to an episode from the early weeks of...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 22
    Special Episode: The Year in Sound

    A riot in Charlottesville, Va.; hurricanes in Houston and the Caribbean; shootings outside a music festival, in a church and on a baseball field. Big new jobs for Donald Trump and Neil Gorsuch; big jobs lost...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 21
    Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017

    A quarter-century ago, the Ford Motor Company paid out millions of dollars in settlements after a group of women at two Chicago plants accused the company of allowing a culture of harassment and menace. Now,...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 20
    Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017

    The individual mandate started as a Republican idea to fix health care, but it was at the heart of a Democratic president’s signature measure. Now Congress is using the tax bill to kill the mandate. Why did...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 19
    Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017

    Nearly eight years ago, an earthquake devastated Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The capital’s morgues were so overwhelmed that thousands of bodies were dumped into mass graves. But one...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 18
    Monday, Dec 18, 2017

    There was military footage of unidentified flying objects that couldn’t be explained, and a decade of hidden funding in the defense budget. A Times investigation discovered a shadowy secret program at the...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 15
    Friday, Dec. 15, 2017

    Student debt levels are soaring — and so are defaults on educational loans. A New York Times investigation found that some creditors are taking extreme measures to get paid. In many cases, those measures are...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 14
    Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017

    Republican lawmakers have reached a deal on their sweeping tax bill, and they are on track to send it to President Trump by Christmas. Why has such an unpopular plan moved so swiftly through Congress? And the...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 13
    Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017

    Voters in Alabama have elected Doug Jones, a former prosecutor, to the Senate, rejecting the scandal-plagued Roy Moore and giving Democrats a rare victory in a staunchly conservative state. That cuts the...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 12
    Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017

    Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama, has built a legal and political career as a conservative crusader and a man of faith. As voters head to the polls on Tuesday, those early battles may...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 11
    Monday, Dec. 11, 2017

    One day before the polls open in the Alabama special election, many are asking whether voters will find it harder to support Roy Moore or a Democrat. And we take a look at James O’Keefe, the newly emboldened...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 8
    Friday, Dec. 8, 2017

    Senator Al Franken, a Democrat, reluctantly announced on Thursday that he would resign, even as he denied accusations of sexual misconduct. What does it tell us that his own party pushed for him to step down?...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 7
    Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017

    The Arab world was agreed that by officially recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, President Trump has sabotaged the chance of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. But had Arab leaders given...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 6
    Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017

    President Trump has said that a peace plan for Israelis and Palestinians would be the “ultimate deal.” But he is now putting that prospect at risk for the sake of a campaign promise. We also look at the...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 5
    Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017

    A baker in Colorado refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. After he was charged with discrimination, he argued that his First Amendment right to free speech was being violated. The case is...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 4
    Monday, Dec. 4, 2017

    With less than a month from proposal to passage, the Republicans rushed their tax plan through the Senate with a flurry of last-minute side deals and a 2 a.m. vote. What else made it into the bill, besides...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 1
    Special Edition: Flynn Pleads Guilty

    Michael Flynn pleaded guilty this morning to lying to the F.B.I., and said he’s cooperating with the Mueller investigation. What does it tell us that prosecutors have a former senior member of the Trump White...

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  • 2017 / 12 / 1
    Friday, Dec. 1, 2017

    On Thursday, the Republican tax bill seemed to have all the momentum it needed. But a vote was delayed after a report found the calculations were off by a trillion dollars. Also, the White House has a plan to...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 30
    Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017

    President Trump is playing a major role in shaping the Republican tax plan. So what is a businessman who ran as a populist fighting for? Also, the president shared videos on Twitter from a fringe...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 29
    Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017

    The United States government set aside $5 million for the families of civilian casualties from the war on the Islamic State. There have been thousands of civilian casualties. So why has the money gone...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 28
    Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017

    On Monday morning, two rival bosses showed up for work at the government’s top consumer financial watchdog — one a holdover from the Obama administration, the other a rushed temporary appointee of President...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 27
    Monday, Nov.27, 2017

    With President Trump nearing the end of his first year in office, the next few weeks could be crucial for his presidency. We also look at how a string of armed robberies in Michigan and Ohio has led to what...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 22
    Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017

    Robert Mugabe has been the leader of Zimbabwe as long as there has been a Zimbabwe. Having once proclaimed that “only God will remove me,” he resigned as president on Tuesday after nearly four decades in...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 21
    Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017

    Capitol Hill, following its own set of rules and shrouded in secrecy, has joined Hollywood, Silicon Valley and other industries under scrutiny for sexual harassment. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 20
    Monday, Nov. 20, 2017

    Republican lawyers and lawmakers are working together to install conservative judges at a rate not seen in decades. The result could be a federal judiciary that is as partisan and polarized as Congress...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 19
    Special Episode: The Daily for Kids

    Starting next year, girls can decide whether to become a Girl Scout or a Boy Scout. But a handful of girls — kind of secretly — have already made that decision. How one 10-year-old girl got a head start on...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 17
    Friday, Nov. 17, 2017

    Basim Razzo lost his family and his home in an airstrike by the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State. Video of the strike shows a target hit with military precision. In Part 2 of our look at...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 16
    Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017

    The American-led battle against the Islamic State has been hailed as the most precise air campaign in history. But its airstrikes have killed far more Iraqi civilians than anyone has acknowledged. The...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 15
    Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017

    In a marathon session before Congress, Attorney General Jeff Sessions denied lying about Russian contacts in earlier testimony and sidestepped questions about feeling pressure from President Trump to...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 14
    Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017

    A fifth woman has come forward to accuse Roy S. Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama, of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. Mr. Moore has doubled down on claims of a Democratic...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 13
    Monday, Nov. 13, 2017

    The House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, says the Republican tax plan would help the middle class. But that assumes that savings for the wealthy would trickle down the economic pyramid. Guest: Peter S. Goodman, an...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 10
    Friday, Nov. 10, 2017

    Stephen K. Bannon has declared war on the Republican Party. He may no longer be in the White House as President Trump’s chief strategist, but he says that only makes him stronger. In an exclusive interview...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 9
    Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017

    The results of Tuesday’s elections are being called a rejection of President Trump. But Stephen K. Bannon, the president’s former chief strategist, says that’s all wrong. Also, the man who helped Texas to...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 8
    Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017

    A 16-year-old boy who sometimes wore skirts and makeup to school was killed in Iowa. Then the Justice Department sent a federal hate-crimes lawyer to aid in the prosecution. The trial has become part of the...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 7
    Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017

    A domestic violence conviction should have stopped Devin P. Kelley from purchasing guns, including the rifle used in a shooting that left at least 26 people dead at a church in Sutherland Springs, Tex. We...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 6
    Monday, Nov. 6, 2017

    A gunman walked into a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Tex., on Sunday and opened fire. At least 26 people were killed — 7 percent of the town’s population. Guests: Manny Fernandez, The New York Times’s...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 3
    Friday, Nov. 3, 2017

    When a waiter at an Iraqi restaurant in Portland, Ore., was attacked, the eatery’s owner saw it as an act of hate. But as details emerged about the man who did it, the story became far more complicated....

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  • 2017 / 11 / 2
    Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017

    The man charged in the deadly truck attack in Manhattan on Tuesday entered the United States seven years ago through a lottery program intended to diversify the country. President Trump has pressed Congress...

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  • 2017 / 11 / 1
    Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017

    The question of collusion seemed to be at the heart of the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Does it matter that there may now be evidence of it? Plus, Facebook,...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 31
    Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017

    As expected, the former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a business associate have been indicted on charges stemming from the special counsel investigation. But a surprise guilty plea from another...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 30
    Monday, Oct. 30, 2017

    The salacious “dossier” that describes ties between Donald J. Trump and the Russian government is back in the news. The Trump administration says new reporting that the Clinton campaign helped to pay for the...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 27
    Friday, Oct. 27, 2017

    The opioid crisis in the United States now rivals the Vietnam War in terms of how many Americans have been killed. After calling the opioid crisis a national emergency, President Trump has officially declared...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 26
    Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017

    Senator Bob Corker, the Republican head of the Foreign Relations Committee, was asked on Tuesday if President Trump was a role model for American children. "Absolutely not," he replied. A few hours later,...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 25
    Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017

    A back-and-forth between President Trump and Myeshia Johnson, the widow of a U.S. soldier killed in Niger this month, has consumed the news cycle for the past week. But what actually happened in Niger? And...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 24
    Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017

    Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, a former Environmental Protection Agency official, fought for years to protect American consumers from toxic chemicals found in everyday products. Nancy B. Beck, a scientist who worked...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 23
    Monday, Oct. 23, 2017

    “It’s horrible what I went through, horrible what my family went through,” Bill O’Reilly said of the sexual harassment allegations that cost him his job at Fox News. Mr. O’Reilly spoke on the record to two of...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 20
    Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

    Foreign Service officers often serve for decades, carrying their knowledge and relationships from one administration to the next. But in just a few months, a new boss has fired or driven out many of the...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 19
    Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017

    Its de facto capital is falling. Its territory has shriveled to a handful of outposts. Its surviving leaders are on the run, and its fighters are surrendering. Is the Islamic State losing its war, or starting...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 18
    Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017

    Shannon Mulcahy’s job at an Indiana steel plant moved to Mexico. Donald Trump vowed to keep factory jobs inside the United States. We discuss how the president’s promise of “America First” has met the...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 17
    Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017

    As a candidate for president, Donald J. Trump called Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl a “dirty rotten traitor” for walking off his base in Afghanistan in 2009, and said,”I don’t want him. Maybe we can send him back.” On...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 16
    Monday, Oct. 16, 2017

    President Trump has disavowed the Iran nuclear deal, and he has threatened to leave it altogether if Congress does not amend it to permanently block Tehran from building nuclear weapons. Today, a top...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 13
    Friday, Oct. 13, 2017

    “I’m not quitting today. I don’t believe — and I just talked to the president — I don’t think I’m being fired today,” John F. Kelly, President Trump’s chief of staff, said at a surprise news conference. Hours...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 12
    Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017

    The United States sees North Korea as an existential threat: a hostile nation that is dangerously deluded and ready for war. But how does North Korea see the United States? We took a rare look inside the...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 11
    Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017

    More women are coming forward with their accounts of sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood, accusing the film producer Harvey Weinstein. Today, we hear one of those stories. Guests: Jodi Kantor, a New...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 10
    Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017

    The Trump administration has rolled back two of President Barack Obama’s signature achievements. The repeal of the Clean Power Plan was billed as the end of a “war on coal.” And the end of a federal...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 9
    Monday, Oct. 9, 2017

    Two months after a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., turned violent, 200 employees of the American Civil Liberties Union have signed a letter saying that the organization’s “rigid stance” on...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 6
    Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

    A New York Times investigation has found three decades of sexual harassment allegations against the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. In response to that reporting, Mr. Weinstein released the following...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 5
    Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017

    At least 12 of the weapons found in the hotel suite used by the gunman who killed 58 people in Las Vegas on Sunday had been modified. He used a device called a bump stock, which enables a semiautomatic rifle...

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  • 2017 / 10 / 4
    Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017

    Every mass shooting in the United States is inevitably followed by a call for gun control, but major legislation never passes. We look at how the National Rifle Association became a powerful lobbying group....

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  • 2017 / 10 / 3
    Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017

    A lone gunman booked a suite at a Las Vegas hotel, took aim at a crowd below and committed one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history. At least 59 people are dead, and more than 500 wounded....

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  • 2017 / 10 / 2
    Monday, Oct. 2, 2017

    Across the United States, the case could be made that American voters are not choosing their representatives so much as representatives are choosing their voters. As the Supreme Court opens a new session, it...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 29
    Friday, Sept. 29, 2017

    If you are found to be guilty of murder and sane, you could spend 25 years in prison. But if you are found not guilty by reason of insanity, you could be confined to an institution for 587 years. Involuntary...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 28
    Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017

    The presidency of Donald J. Trump has changed the rules of influence in the nation’s capital, replacing top lobbyists with a group of newcomers and former nobodies. Those newcomers are getting rich. Guest:...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 27
    Wednesday, Sept.27, 2017

    At the height of the 2016 election, exaggerated reports of a brutal crime turned the town of Twin Falls, Idaho, upside down. The fake news has had real consequences. Guest: Caitlin Dickerson, who covers...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 26
    Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017

    President Trump has issued a new order indefinitely banning almost all travel to the United States from several countries, including North Korea. But why is Chad now on the list? Also, how the Supreme Court’s...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 25
    Monday, Sept. 25, 2017

    For years, the N.F.L. has avoided bringing politics onto the field. But in stadiums across the country on Sunday, players locked arms in protest as the national anthem played. We discuss how President Trump...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 22
    Friday, Sept. 22, 2017

    As Maria tears apart the Caribbean, leaders in the region say that recent storms have created a humanitarian crisis — and that humans are to blame. Guest: Lisa Friedman, a climate reporter at The Times. For...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 21
    Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017

    Republicans are pushing for a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and they’re running out of time. The effort could test a long friendship in the Senate. Guests: Thomas Kaplan, who covers Congress for The...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 20
    Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017

    President Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly for the first time, and says it’s every nation for itself. We look at the speech, and the people who crafted its message. Guests: Mark Landler,...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 19
    Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017

    The investigation into Russia’s attempts to disrupt the election is unnerving Washington. At a Washington steakhouse, a New York Times reporter overheard just how much the tactics used by the special counsel...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 18
    Monday, Sept.18, 2017

    If they hold an undocumented criminal too long, they’re violating the Constitution. If they don’t, they’re crossing the White House. The impossible bind of sheriffs navigating Trump’s immigration crackdown....

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  • 2017 / 9 / 15
    Friday, Sept.15, 2017

    The Democrats are having a moment. In President Trump’s latest dealmaking with Democratic leadership, he says he’ll give up his most central campaign promise — at least for now: “The wall will come later.”...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 14
    Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017

    Nearly 400,000 Muslims have fled Myanmar in recent weeks. How could a small nation celebrated by the United States as a “good news” story of transition to democracy now be condemned by the United Nations as a...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 13
    Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017

    Russia’s interference in the 2016 election is now undisputed. What’s less clear is the role of the country’s media. A Times reporter went to Moscow to see how the Kremlin is waging an information war against...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 12
    Tuesday, Sept.12, 2017

    He loves Whitney Houston, the Chicago Bulls and intercontinental ballistic missiles: what we know about the 33-year-old dictator of North Korea. And the latest on the United Nations plan for sanctions against...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 11
    Monday, Sept. 11, 2017

    Hurricane Irma roared into Florida, where, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, an apocalyptic forecast forced one of the largest evacuations in American history. Guests: Jean Eisen, a 93-year-old in Miami who...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 8
    Friday, Sept. 8, 2017

    President Trump has called Representative Nancy Pelosi “incompetent” and called Senator Chuck Schumer a “loser.” Now he’s striking deals with Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Schumer, the two most powerful Democrats in...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 7
    Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017

    Senator Richard J. Durbin spent 16 years trying to pass immigration legislation in Congress. It failed under President George W. Bush. It failed under President Obama. Could the decision to end the Deferred...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 6
    Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017

    How the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, is being framed as a legal matter — and how the Obama administration allowed that to happen. Guests: Peter Baker, who covers...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 5
    Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017

    Kris Ford-Amofa and her husband had spent six years saving for their $180,000 home in Houston. During Harvey, they gathered with Kris’s youngest sister and their combined six children, watching as waters...

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  • 2017 / 9 / 1
    Bonus: Senator Jeff Flake Interview

    “The Daily” is taking a long Labor Day weekend and will be back on Tuesday. For today, here’s an episode of a new series we’re working on called “The New Washington,” where Times political reporters interview...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 31
    Thursday, Aug 31, 2017

    “The problem starts for Houston almost the moment that it’s founded.” That’s how Richard Fausset, who covers the South for The New York Times, describes the founding of Houston, which was built on the edge of...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 30
    Wednesday, Aug 30, 2017

    As a poor, white teenager in Fort Smith, Ark., Abraham Davis never fit in. As a hidden minority there, the town’s Muslims were trying to make a home. Then their lives collided. Plus: the latest from Houston,...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 29
    Tuesday, Aug 29, 2017

    By Monday, the third straight day of flooding, Hurricane Harvey had left much of the region underwater, and the city of Houston looked like a sea dotted by islands. We hear from some people in the city about...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 28
    Monday, Aug 28, 2017

    President Trump’s first pardon went to a wildly divisive sheriff from Arizona. So who is Joe Arpaio? And how do presidential pardons work? Guests: Fernanda Santos, the former Phoenix bureau chief of The New...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 25
    Friday, Aug. 25, 2017

    The feud between President Trump and Jeff Flake, a Republican senator from Arizona, reveals a great deal about tensions in Washington. Guests: Jonathan Martin, a national political correspondent for The...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 24
    Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017

    The United States recently noticed something unusual in North Korea’s weapons program: Its missiles started to work. Why? We discuss a surprising discovery. Guest: William J. Broad, who has reported on...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 23
    Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017

    The president says “things are going to be different” in Afghanistan: no more “nation-building,” just killing terrorists. But a closer examination suggests this new strategy looks a lot like the strategy of...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 22
    Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017

    Derek Black left the white nationalist movement that he had been poised to help lead, betraying his father, a former grand master of the Ku Klux Klan. Today, we talk with him about the events of the past...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 21
    Monday, Aug. 21, 2017

    Will Stephen K. Bannon use his return to Breitbart News, a right-wing megaphone, to help the president who dismissed him — or to hurt him? And where can he exert more political power: at Breitbart or in the...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 18
    Special Edition: The Fall of Steve Bannon

    After a week in which the president bolstered white nationalists, why did he end it by getting rid of Stephen K. Bannon, the crusader in the White House for the so-called alt-right? Guest: Maggie Haberman,...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 18
    Friday, Aug. 18, 2017

    They posted hate speech and Hitler emojis. They also organized a rally in Charlottesville, Va., connecting several major white supremacy groups for an intimidating display of force. How white supremacists and...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 17
    Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017

    Upset by policies on immigration and climate change and by President Trump’s initial response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., the leaders of major American companies began to drop one by one from...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 16
    Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017

    President Trump defended his initial remarks about the recent violence in Charlottesville, Va., on Tuesday, saying that “both sides” were to blame. Asked if he equated neo-Nazis and white supremacists with...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 15
    Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017

    In 2012, a woman asked if the city of Charlottesville, Va., should consider removing a statue of a Confederate general from a local park. That question set off a chain of events that led to the deadly...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 14
    Monday, Aug. 14, 2017

    Protests over a plan to remove a Confederate monument in Charlottesville, Va., spun out of control, leading to clashes that left at least one person dead. President Trump condemned “hatred, bigotry and...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 11
    Friday, Aug 11, 2017

    What happened when the country’s best known weight-loss company realized that people no longer wanted to talk about losing weight. Guest: Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who wrote an article for The New York Times...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 10
    Thursday, Aug 10, 2017

    In 1999, President Bill Clinton sent an envoy to North Korea for a rare negotiation aimed at stopping the country’s nuclear development. That was the moment, the envoy says, when everything could have gone...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 9
    Wednesday, Aug 9, 2017

    From his golf course in New Jersey on Tuesday, President Trump threatened North Korea “fire and fury” and warned that the country “best not make any more threats to the United States.” How should we interpret...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 8
    Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017

    Why Vice President Mike Pence is denouncing New York Times reporting about his political future and publicly stating his allegiance to the president. And the stolen childhoods of young Syrians who endured the...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 7
    Monday, Aug. 7, 2017

    As a teenager, Noura Jackson was convicted of killing her mother, and then spent nine years in prison. But from the start, prosecutors possessed a document that could have set her free. Why the omission of...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 4
    Friday, Aug. 4, 2017

    In 2013, Abigail Fisher sued the University of Texas, saying she had been discriminated against for being white. Now, some students are suing Harvard, saying they were discriminated against for being...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 3
    Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017

    President Trump is threatening to undermine the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature legislation. But what if the real threat to Obamacare was put there by Mr. Obama himself — and could...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 2
    Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017

    An expansion of power. A rewriting of the Constitution. Is democracy coming to an end in Venezuela? Plus: What does it mean for a retired four-star general to enter a chaotic White House? Guests: Nicholas...

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  • 2017 / 8 / 1
    Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017

    He burned fast and bright. A play-by-play of the brief and tumultuous tenure of Anthony Scaramucci. And how President Putin’s bet on a Trump presidency backfired spectacularly. Guests: Glenn Thrush, a White...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 31
    Bonus: Introducing 'The New Washington'

    “The Daily” is launching a new series of interviews that take you inside Trump’s Washington. Every week for the next few months, you’ll hear an interview with the political figure you want to hear from most,...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 31
    Monday, July 31, 2017

    Every day from before sunrise until late into the night, undocumented immigrants across the United States are being picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, the front-line soldiers in...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 28
    Friday, July 28, 2017

    49 to 51. Three Republican senators break ranks, ending what could be their party’s last plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Plus: What’s so bad about Obamacare anyway? Guests: Thomas Kaplan, a...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 27
    Thursday, July 27, 2017

    The president says transgender people will not be allowed to serve in the military. The military says that’s news to them. Plus: What exactly Is a ‘skinny repeal’? Guests: Carl Hulse, who covers Congress for...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 26
    Wednesday, July 26, 2017

    After the dramatic return of John McCain, the Senate narrowly agrees to begin work on the repeal of Obamacare — then promptly votes down a plan to do exactly that. Plus: The president steps up the attacks on...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 25
    Tuesday, July 25, 2017

    “I did not collude,” Jared Kushner said after meeting with Senate investigators on Monday. And Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, has signaled that she intends to take a hard look at whether college...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 24
    Monday, July 24, 2017

    Congress revolts and approves sanctions against Russia. The press secretary quits. The White House looks to discredit the special prosecutor investigating the president. And the president says he has complete...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 21
    Friday, July 21, 2017

    After Mosul, Iraq, was liberated, two Times reporters encountered a group of women who had been enslaved by the Islamic State for years. Days after the city’s fall, they still believed that the militant group...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 20
    Thursday, July 20, 2017

    Today, exclusive audio from The Times’s wide-ranging interview with the president. Speaking with three New York Times reporters in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump discussed his conversation with President Vladimir...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 19
    Wednesday, July 19, 2017

    What’s it like to be a Republican lawmaker in Washington in the Trump era? A frank discussion about being a congressman when the House, Senate, and presidency are controlled by your party — but just about...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 18
    Tuesday, July 18, 2017

    On Monday night, two more Republican senators came out against the health care bill. Is that the fatal blow? Guests: Carl Hulse, who covers Congress for The Times; Maggie Haberman, who traveled with President...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 17
    Monday, July 17, 2017

    Early in his presidency, Donald J. Trump called for a federal commission to investigate an issue that was personal for him: voter fraud in the 2016 election. The de facto leader of that commission is Kris...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 14
    Friday, July 14, 2017

    Donald Trump Jr. sends an email. Hours later, his father gives a speech. Conspiracy or coincidence? We unpack the timeline of events in June 2016. Plus: A group of international scientists plans to send...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 13
    Thursday, July 13, 2017

    It was the secret force behind stories about John Edwards’s $400 haircut and Mitt Romney’s decision to put the family dog on the roof of his car. Donald Trump Jr. says it motivated him to meet with a Russian...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 12
    Wednesday, July 12, 2017

    The Times obtains Donald Trump Jr.’s emails about an offer of help from the Russian government. “I love it,” he wrote. The story behind the story, and what we mean when we talk about “collusion.” And the...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 11
    Tuesday, July 11, 2017

    A music producer. A lawyer from Moscow. The Miss Universe pageant. And now: the promise of help from the Russian government. We connect the dots on Donald Trump Jr.’s communications last summer. And what...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 10
    Monday, July 10, 2017

    What we know about a newly revealed meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer. Plus, the view from the ground in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Guests: Adam Goldman, one of the reporters behind the...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 7
    Friday, July 7, 2017

    Donald J. Trump’s life and career have been defined by his legal battles. But what will they mean for his presidency? Guest: Jonathan Mahler, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine; Jay Goldberg, Mr....

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  • 2017 / 7 / 6
    Thursday, July 6, 2017

    North Korea’s test of a missile that could potentially strike Alaska has crossed a line, and underscores a dilemma for President Trump and his national security team. Also, how the battle over health care is...

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  • 2017 / 7 / 5
    Wednesday, July 5, 2017

    When Medicaid was created in 1965, it was barely discussed. But now it’s so big — and so popular — that a proposal to roll it back could sink the Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Guests:...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 30
    Friday, June 30, 2017

    As a limited travel ban goes into effect, the Trump administration has defined what constitutes a “bona fide” relationship: who’s close family, and who’s not, for visitors from six predominantly Muslim...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 29
    Thursday, June 29, 2017

    The United States says its goal in Syria is to help its allies defeat the Islamic State, not to fight the government. But it’s getting harder stay out of the civil war. Guests: Helene Cooper, the Pentagon...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 28
    Wednesday, June 28, 2017

    The Senate vote on the health care bill is off — for now. We focus on Maine, where Senator Susan Collins has been a vocal opponent of the proposal. And what happens to family members who witness police...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 27
    Tuesday, June 27, 2017

    On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court said it would take the case about the legality of President Trump’s travel ban. We discuss the path of the travel ban through the lower courts, the key role of...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 26
    Monday, June 26, 2017

    President Trump’s promise to repeal Obamacare could come down to one issue: abortion. And how the families of people killed by undocumented immigrants have become an emotional cornerstone of another signature...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 23
    Friday, June 23, 2017

    The secret is out. The Senate has unveiled its health care bill. And after all the waiting, what was promised to be a drastic revamp of the House bill looks a lot like the House bill. Plus: The second in our...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 22
    Thursday, June 22, 2017

    We replay the dramatic hours at a hotel room in Chicago leading up to Travis Kalanick’s resignation as the chief executive of Uber. Plus: Part I of a two-part series on the opioid crisis ravaging American...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 21
    Wednesday, June 21, 2017

    Former prisoners subjected to “enhanced interrogation” techniques developed after Sept. 11 have filed a lawsuit — not against the C.I.A., which is protected, but against two psychologists. We discuss what has...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 20
    Tuesday, June 20, 2017

    The battle for Mosul is entering its final and most challenging phase, with Iraqi forces there engaged in the most intensive urban warfare since World War II. The Times embeds with one Iraqi unit. Guests: Ben...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 19
    Monday, June 19, 2017

    Why Senate leaders are crafting the most important legislation of the Trump presidency in secret. Guest: Carl Hulse, who covers Congress. For more information on today’s episode, visit http://nyti.ms/2rIs7dC.

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  • 2017 / 6 / 16
    Friday, June 16, 2017

    Two closely watched trials are heading toward a verdict. We discuss the complexities of both cases. Guests: Katharine Q. Seelye, who has been covering a manslaughter case in Taunton, Mass., involving texts...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 15
    Thursday, June 15, 2017

    Moments before he opened fire, the gunman asked who was on the baseball field: Democrats or Republicans. And what happens when a 400-year-old play about one of history’s most infamous acts of political...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 14
    Wednesday, June 14, 2017

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions took his turn appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. We discuss his testimony. Plus: a dispatch from the...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 13
    Tuesday, June 13, 2017

    Her disclosure of classified documents in 2010 ushered in the age of leaks. Now Chelsea Manning has been freed from prison and talks about why she did it — and everything that followed. Guest: Matt Shaer, a...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 12
    Monday, June 12, 2017

    James Comey says he took it as a command. President Trump says he never even said it. We discuss the one word that an obstruction of justice case could turn on: “hope.” Guests: Adam Liptak, who covers the...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 9
    Friday, June 9, 2017

    James Comey’s testimony on Thursday reveals that the leak of a James Comey memo was orchestrated by ... James Comey. We discuss why the former F.B.I. director leaked the memo, and the sequence of events he...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 8
    Thursday, June 8, 2017

    James Comey goes before the Senate Intelligence Committee today. We talk through his prepared remarks, and look at what President Trump might have meant when he said “we had that thing you know.” And why...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 7
    Wednesday, June 7, 2017

    Afghanistan was barely mentioned in last year’s election. But while U.S. attention has turned from the Taliban to the Islamic State, the Taliban are back, stronger than ever, and the government is on the...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 6
    Tuesday, June 6, 2017

    We go back to 2008, when the Republican candidate for president campaigned on a plan to fight global warming. How, in just nine years, did the G.O.P. go from combating climate change to arguing it doesn’t...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 5
    Monday, June 5, 2017

    What we know and don’t know about the attack in London on Saturday; a discussion of the political context; and what role the Islamic State might have played. Plus: a brief history of back channels. Guests:...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 2
    Friday, June 2, 2017

    The president says he’s putting Pittsburgh ahead of Paris, and announced the withdrawal of the United States from the global climate agreement. We discuss the months leading up to that remarkable decision —...

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  • 2017 / 6 / 1
    Thursday, June 1, 2017

    President Trump is to announce today whether he’ll withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. What would it mean for the biggest carbon polluter in history to abandon the most ambitious...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 31
    Wednesday, May 31, 2017

    How noncompete clauses — once limited to senior executives — are gaining power over American workers. Plus: The president returns to Washington with family business to attend to. Guests: Conor Dougherty, who...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 30
    Tuesday, May 30, 2017

    A profile of five of the people responsible for figuring out Russia’s role in the 2016 election: the new special counsel, and four Senate Republicans who say they will follow evidence wherever it leads....

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  • 2017 / 5 / 26
    Friday, May 26, 2017

    How John Shields planned his perfect death, and what Canada has learned by allowing 1,300 terminally ill people to do the same. Guest: Catherine Porter, who has been following one man seeking control of his...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 25
    Thursday, May 25, 2017

    How the unsolved murder of Seth Rich has become a case study of how and why fake news endures. And a look at the two members of the Trump campaign who Russia identified as its best chance of influencing...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 24
    Wednesday, May 24, 2017

    The Islamic State has now claimed credit for the attack in Manchester, England. What happens in the hours between an act of terror and the claiming of responsibility? Plus: highlights from the latest...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 23
    Tuesday, May 23, 2017

    President Trump arrived in Israel with a message from the Muslim world: If Israel wants peace with its Arab neighbors, it’ll have to compromise with the Palestinians. And Michael Flynn has been out of the...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 22
    Monday, May 22, 2017

    We turn our focus away from Washington intrigue and go to Saudi Arabia, where President Trump was welcomed this weekend, and to China, whose government intentionally crippled American spying operations by...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 19
    Special Edition: ‘Nut Job’

    The day after President Trump fired James Comey, the president told top Russian officials that in dismissing the F.B.I. director, whom he called a “nut job,” the pressure was “taken off.” Guests: Maggie...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 19
    Friday, May 19, 2017

    The latest revelations from the Comey memos and from James Comey’s confidant, who talked on the record — and on tape — to The New York Times. Guest: Michael S. Schmidt, who has broken several stories in the...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 18
    Thursday, May 18, 2017

    Who are Robert Mueller and Rod Rosenstein? A closer look at two of the players at the center of the investigation into ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials. Guests: Matt Apuzzo, who...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 17
    Wednesday, May 17, 2017

    James Comey’s secret memos: We discuss the latest revelations about President Trump, Mr. Comey, Russia and Israel. Guests: Michael S. Schmidt, who broke the story about the former F.B.I. director’s memo...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 16
    Tuesday, May 16, 2017

    What we’ve learned about President Trump’s Oval Office meeting with top Russian officials the day after he fired James Comey, the F.B.I. director investigating his campaign’s ties to Russia. Plus: how efforts...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 15
    Monday, May 15, 2017

    James Comey’s firing has raised questions of a White House cover-up and drawn comparisons to Nixon’s midnight massacre. But is there a version of this story that suggests it amounts to little? Plus: the case...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 12
    Friday, May 12, 2017

    The White House’s story about James Comey’s firing is unraveling. Among those contradicting the president is the president. Guests: Michael S. Schmidt, who has been reporting on the secret conversation that...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 11
    Thursday, May 11, 2017

    Was James Comey’s fate decided two days ago, or two months ago? The Times follows the path to what now looks like his inevitable dismissal as F.B.I. director. Plus: the view from inside an F.B.I. that has...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 10
    Refresher: James Comey and the 2016 Election

    On Tuesday evening, President Trump fired the director of the F.B.I., citing his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails. In case you missed it, here’s our earlier episode on how Mr. Comey...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 10
    Wednesday, May 10, 2017

    James Comey, the director of the F.B.I., oversaw two major investigations involving the presidential election: one into Hillary Clinton’s emails, and the other into possible collusion between the Trump...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 9
    Tuesday, May 9, 2017

    President Barack Obama said not to hire him. The attorney general said he was susceptible to blackmail. We discuss two new accounts of when Donald J. Trump was warned about Michael T. Flynn — and didn’t act....

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  • 2017 / 5 / 8
    Monday, May 8, 2017

    Free speech on college campuses: why conservatives say they’re the ones being silenced. Plus: Why Marine Le Pen’s resounding defeat in the French presidential election could be seen as a victory for her...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 5
    Friday, May 5, 2017

    To win France’s presidential election on Sunday, Marine Le Pen must show she has rejected the man who founded her party. The problem is, it’s her father. Plus: Thursday’s health care vote, explained. Guests:...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 4
    Thursday, May 4, 2017

    Our reporter describes being inside the room as James B. Comey, the director of the F.B.I., gave his first public remarks about his handling of Hillary Clinton’s emails, saying he was “mildly nauseous” over...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 3
    Wednesday, May 3, 2017

    The lines being drawn in Washington aren’t entirely partisan. Are Democrats and Republicans in Congress banding together to block the president? Plus: We discuss the White House’s on-again off-again...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 2
    Tuesday, May 2, 2017

    President Trump shocked his own team when he invited the authoritarian leader of the Philippines to visit the White House. Now he says he’s open to meeting the leader of North Korea. Why does he do it? Plus:...

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  • 2017 / 5 / 1
    Monday, May 1, 2017

    My colleague gives the view from inside Venezuela and describes his cross-country road trip there that captures the story of a country on the brink of collapse. Guest: Nicholas Casey, an international...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 28
    Friday, April 28, 2017

    What we can learn about this administration from the taxes it hopes to cut. Plus, we look at three big moments from the week. Guests: Jesse Drucker, a business reporter at The Times; Jennifer Steinhauer, who...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 27
    Thursday, April 27, 2017

    One hundred days. It’s undeniably an arbitrary number. But a lot has happened in that time. We check in with past Daily guests about the Trump presidency so far. Guests: David Green, the head of Hobby Lobby,...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 26
    Wednesday, April 26, 2017

    A Times investigation into the chief executive of Uber, Travis Kalanick, finds that his drive to win has plunged the company into its most sustained set of crises since its founding. Guest: Mike Isaac, a...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 25
    Tuesday, April 25, 2017

    Congress needs to pass a budget. President Trump wants to use that budget to finance his signature domestic policy. Is the United States government about to shut down over the border wall? Guests: Jennifer...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 24
    Monday, April 24, 2017

    A special episode: James Comey and the 2016 election. It’s the behind-the-scenes story of how the F.B.I. director handled investigations into Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and shaped the presidential race....

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  • 2017 / 4 / 21
    Friday, April 21, 2017

    Marine Le Pen wants to “make France French again.” We look at the first round of the country’s presidential election on Sunday, and its many parallels to the presidential election in the United States last...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 20
    Thursday, April 20, 2017

    Fox News’s biggest star is out of a job two and a half weeks after a Times investigation into sexual harassment allegations. We talk to one of the two reporters who are most responsible — perhaps responsible...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 19
    Wednesday, April 19, 2017

    Why so many of President Trump’s advisers are urging him to break a major promise on climate change. And the view from inside Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Protection Agency, where staff members are rebelling...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 18
    Tuesday, April 18, 2017

    What did we learn about the newest member of the Supreme Court, Justice Neil Gorsuch, from his first day on the job? And why would a democratic country voluntarily make itself more authoritarian? Guests: Adam...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 17
    Monday, April 17, 2017

    Sabotage and diplomacy. A look at the two ways the United States is dealing with North Korea’s nuclear threat. Guests: David E. Sanger, the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times who recently...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 14
    Friday, April 14, 2017

    How do we reconcile unexpected American military action overseas with President Trump’s isolationist campaign rhetoric? Guests: Helene Cooper, a reporter in Washington who covers the Pentagon; Rick...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 13
    Thursday, April 13, 2017

    A week ago, President Trump was accused of being a tool of President Vladimir V. Putin. Now, he says ties with Moscow are at an all-time low. What is going on between the United States and Russia? Guest:...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 12
    Wednesday, April 12, 2017

    The relationship between two key figures in the White House, Stephen K. Bannon and Jared Kushner, has deteriorated to the point of breakdown. Is Mr. Bannon in trouble? Guest: Jeremy W. Peters, who has been...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 11
    Tuesday, April 11, 2017

    How did Bashar al-Assad, a mild-mannered ophthalmologist, become a ruler who uses chemical weapons against his own people? And why is President Trump rejecting Mr. Assad, even as he is embracing another...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 10
    Monday, April 10, 2017

    Why President Trump’s decision to launch missiles into Syria is at odds with nearly everything he has said about Syria. Guest: Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent. For more information on today’s...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 7
    Friday, April 7, 2017

    The United States has launched 59 tomahawk missiles at an air base in Syria — a swift and decisive response to the Syrian government’s chemical weapons attack this week. And we navigate a historic day in the...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 6
    Thursday, April 6, 2017

    President Trump sits down for an exclusive interview with The New York Times. How a conversation about infrastructure veered off into allegations of spying, new thinking on the chemical attacks in Syria and a...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 5
    Wednesday, April 5, 2017

    President Trump treats the Syrian president as a potential ally. Will Tuesday’s deadly chemical weapons attack change that? Plus: the story of one village election that has become as much about Mr. Trump as...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 4
    Tuesday, April 4, 2017

    In 2013, Republicans in the Senate warned Democrats that they would soon regret a decision so extreme that it’s called “going nuclear.” That prediction may prove true this week, as Republicans prepare to go...

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  • 2017 / 4 / 3
    Monday, April 3, 2017

    Inside the New York Times investigation into accusations of harassment and other inappropriate behavior by Bill O’Reilly, and the lengths to which Fox News went to to keep the allegations quiet. Guest: Emily...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 31
    Friday, March 31, 2017

    The latest twist in a bizarre Washington drama that began 10 days ago, and what a technological development tells us about progress and repression in India. Guests: Matt Rosenberg, who is tracking the...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 30
    Thursday, March 30, 2017

    The climate change battle through one coal miner's eyes. And why Scott Pruitt, President Trump's E.P.A. chief, confounds both sides. Guests: Coral Davenport, who covers energy and the environment for The New...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 29
    Wednesday, March 29, 2017

    The message was hardly subtle: coal miners at the Environmental Protection Agency. How President Trump is promising to do away with Obama’s legacy on climate change. Plus: the latest “Brexit” news. Guests:...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 28
    Tuesday, March 28, 2017

    President Trump wanted a faster battle plan. Iraqi leaders wanted quicker airstrikes. Is that why about 200 civilians are now dead in Mosul? Guests: Tim Arango and Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times reporters...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 27
    Monday, March 27, 2017

    Now that the Republican health care bill is dead, what is the future of the Democratic plan it was supposed to replace? And we talk with one of the ordinary Canadians who signed on for a grand social...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 24
    Friday, March 24, 2017

    It was supposed to be a historic day for Republicans, with the House voting to repeal President Obama’s health care law. At least that was the idea. What went awry? And we look at a battle over school choice...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 23
    Thursday, March 23, 2017

    Republicans control the government So why, as they head to a vote on the Republican health care plan, is the bill so disliked — and the party so divided? Plus: a view from the scene of yesterday’s deadly...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 22
    Wednesday, March 22, 2017

    On the second day of the confirmation hearings for Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, senators want to know about his independence from the man who nominated him. Guests: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 21
    Tuesday, March 21, 2017

    He said it under oath. James Comey, the head of the F.B.I., confirms at a House hearing that his agency is investigating the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, and says it will pursue it “no matter how long...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 20
    Monday, March 20, 2017

    There is no knock on the door, just the sound of a SWAT team smashing through it. Times reporter Kevin Sack talks about his year-long investigation into a controversial police tactic. For more information on...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 17
    Friday, March 17, 2017

    As a candidate, Donald J. Trump called for a total Muslim ban. Now that he’s president, the courts won’t let him forget it. And as the White House fights to protect the travel ban, we discuss the immigration...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 16
    Thursday, March 16, 2017

    President Trump’s plan to deregulate America is underway. He’s starting in the heart of America, with one of Barack Obama’s most cherished regulations. And Mr. Trump will soon meet with Chancellor Angela...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 15
    Wednesday, March 15, 2017

    Eight men. Ten days. An extraordinary plan to rush a series of executions on Arkansas’ death row. Guest: Alan Blinder, the New York Times reporter who is tracking the case. For more information on today’s...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 14
    Tuesday, March 14, 2017

    The rise of the far right in Europe. Why the populism that put Donald J. Trump in the White House is starting to sweep across the Continent, as voters there confront similar questions of national identity and...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 13
    Monday, March 13, 2017

    What the F.B.I.’s most wanted cybercriminal can tell us about how the Russian government has created such a sophisticated hacking program. Guests: Michael Schwirtz, a reporter for The New York Times, and...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 10
    Friday, March 10, 2017

    As the Republican answer to the Affordable Care Act moves rapidly through Congress, we look at what the repeal of Obamacare might mean for a rural community in West Virginia. And we sample music from “The...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 9
    Thursday, March 9, 2017

    The sanctuary city movement can be traced to a single Presbyterian minister in 1980s Arizona. We tell the story. Guests: Scott Michels, a producer at Retro Report. For more information on today’s episode,...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 8
    Wednesday, March 8, 2017

    Why are Republicans revolting against the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act they so hated? We look to history. Then we call Newt Gingrich. Guests: Margot Sanger-Katz, who has been reporting on our...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 7
    Tuesday, March 7, 2017

    The Trump administration issued a new ban on travel from predominantly Muslim countries. Has the policy changed — or just the message? And a slow-paced television drama about a bygone era in Russian-American...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 6
    Monday, March 6, 2017

    We bring you two newly revealed stories about the transition of power from one president to the next. One is a story of warning; the other a story of accusation. Guests: David E. Sanger and William J. Broad,...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 3
    Friday, March 3, 2017

    What was Jeff Sessions, the new attorney general, doing meeting with the Russian ambassador two months before election day? And who is this mysterious Russian ambassador who has caused so much trouble for not...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 2
    Thursday, March 2, 2017

    Public assassinations. Chemical weapons in international airports. Open threats of nuclear war. Is North Korea’s strategy so crazy that it just might work? And what we know about President Trump’s plan for...

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  • 2017 / 3 / 1
    Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2017

    In his speech to Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump tells the story of America. It’s a story that looks back, but it also looks forward with an optimistic view of where we’ll be nine years from now,...

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  • 2017 / 2 / 28
    Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017

    How a dinner party in Washington held months before Donald Trump announced his run for president laid the groundwork for his sweeping immigration plans today. Guests: Emily Bazelon, a staff writer for The New...

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  • 2017 / 2 / 27
    Monday, Feb. 27, 2017

    What happened when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up in a small town that voted overwhelmingly for President Trump, transforming his campaign rhetoric into reality. Guests: Monica Davey,...

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  • 2017 / 2 / 24
    Friday, Feb. 24, 2017

    President Trump’s top deputies delivered a blunt message to the party faithful on Thursday: the Republicans are winning the fight — and it is a fight. Plus a conversation with the director of “Moonlight.”...

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  • 2017 / 2 / 23
    Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017

    Rukmini Callimachi takes us into Iraq to see if a major victory over the Islamic State is really at hand in the streets of Mosul. Guests: Ms. Callimachi, a New York Times correspondent covering terrorism;...

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  • 2017 / 2 / 22
    Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017

    Are 11 million people suddenly facing deportation? What we know and don’t know about the Trump administration’s new plan for undocumented immigrants. Guests: Michael D. Shear, a White House reporter at The...

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  • 2017 / 2 / 21
    Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017

    Who are the 500 private citizens with unprecedented access to President Trump on the weekends? And what is the “deep state”? Guests: Scott Shane, who has covered national security and the U.S. intelligence...

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    Friday, Feb. 17, 2017

    President Trump’s sprawling surprise news conference and the view from Russia. Guests: Jim Rutenberg, the media columnist for The New York Times; Neil MacFarquhar, The Times’s Moscow bureau chief. For more...

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    Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017

    President Trump says peace in the Middle East does not require a two-state deal. What we know and what we don’t about the Trump campaign’s communication with Russia. And why did Republicans turn on Andrew...

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    Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017

    From fateful call to resignation, the 47-day fall of President Trump’s national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn. We tell the whole story. Guest: Matthew Rosenberg, a national security reporter for The New...

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  • 2017 / 2 / 14
    Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017

    America and the Middle East in the Trump administration: deep, personal ties and an emerging plan for peace. Guests: Jodi Kantor, a reporter for The New York Times; Amanda Taub and Max Fisher, who write The...

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  • 2017 / 2 / 13
    Monday, Feb. 13, 2017

    Where did Stephen Miller come from, and how will his views on immigration influence the presidency? Also, farmers torn between support for President Trump and fear that he might deport their employees....

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  • 2017 / 2 / 10
    Friday, Feb. 10, 2017

    Is President Trump’s travel ban headed to the Supreme Court? Did the boy in the photograph make it to America? Plus: your stories about living through history.

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  • 2017 / 2 / 9
    Thursday, Feb. 9. 2017

    Is Senator Warren actually a danger to the Democratic party? And what does Trump’s election mean for the markets? We discuss.

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    Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017

    The travel ban litigation, live-streamed. And why the 60-year-old words of the novelist James Baldwin captured in the film “I Am Not Your Negro” are so resonant right now.

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    Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017

    Why the nomination of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education is President Trump’s most controversial appointment in an already controversial cabinet. Plus: the meaning of four hardback chairs in the Oval...

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    Monday, Feb. 6, 2017

    What single figure connects the 2008 financial crisis, the creation of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the Tea Party movement, Donald J. Trump’s election and, now, the potential dismantling of the biggest safeguard...

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    Friday, Feb. 3, 2017

    The biggest story in sports meets the biggest story in politics. And a bloody mission in Yemen reminds us that a new administration doesn’t always mean a new start.

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    Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017

    Who is influencing our new president’s views of Islam and radical Islamic terrorism? Are we seeing the beginning of a Tea Party for the Left? And why are its leaders looking to Republicans for inspiration?...

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    Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017

    In a ceremony made for prime-time television, President Trump announced his Supreme Court nominee: Neil M. Gorsuch, a conservative judge with a sterling résumé. We spent the night at The New York Times...

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  • 2017 / 1 / 17
    Coming Soon: “The Daily”

    This is how the news should sound. Fifteen minutes a day. Five days a week. Hosted by Michael Barbaro. Powered by New York Times journalism. Starting Feb. 1.

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