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- 2025 / 3 / 10Trump Takes Aim at the Department of EducationIn the coming days, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would follow through on one of his major campaign promises: to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. The catch is that he...
- 2025 / 3 / 9The Sunday Read: ‘How I Learned That the Problem in My Marriage Was Me’One thing I’ve learned from being married to my wife, Jess, who is a couples therapist, is how vast the distance is between the masks people show to the world and the messy realities that live behind them....
- 2025 / 3 / 8'The Interview': Lady Gaga's Latest Experiment? Happiness.The pop superstar reflects on her struggles with mental health, the pressures of the music industry and why she’s returned to the sound that made her famous.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and...
- 2025 / 3 / 8"The Interview': Lady Gaga's Latest Experiment? Happiness.The pop superstar reflects on her struggles with mental health, the pressures of the music industry and why she’s returned to the sound that made her famous.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and...
- 2025 / 3 / 7The Cinematic Masterpiece You Won’t Get to SeeWarning: This episode contains descriptions of child abuse and domestic abuse.Over the past few years, a celebrated filmmaker has tried to unlock the mysteries of the pop icon Prince.Sasha Weiss, a deputy...
- 2025 / 3 / 6How Tariffs Are Shaking Up the War on FentanylFor years, even as fentanyl has killed Americans at an astonishing rate, Mexico has claimed that it was doing everything possible to crack down on production of the drug.This week, President Trump began using...
- 2025 / 3 / 5Partisan Taunts and Defiant Protests: Trump’s First Speech to CongressIn his first address to Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump took a highly partisan victory lap as Democratic lawmakers openly protested against him.Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The...
- 2025 / 3 / 4DOGE Has a Math ProblemSince President Trump took office, Elon Musk and DOGE have wielded an unprecedented level of power to help the administration cut the U.S. government, and they claim to have stopped tens of billions of...
- 2025 / 3 / 3The Fallout From Zelensky and Trump’s Oval Office MeltdownOn Friday, President Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in an explosive televised Oval Office meeting and abruptly cut short a visit that was meant to help...
- 2025 / 3 / 2The Sunday Read: ‘The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself’Jim Tucker could hardly believe what he was hearing. It sounded like fiction, a nightmare too outlandish for an unassuming town like his.It was July 2023, and Tucker was hosting a meeting of the board of...
- 2025 / 3 / 1'The Interview': Gov. Maura Healey Wants Democrats to Put Up a FightThe Massachusetts leader, whose influence goes well beyond her state, discusses how the Democratic Party can pick its battles and rebuild its brand. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore...
- 2025 / 2 / 28Trump 2.0: The Art of the DealThis week, President Trump proposed two deals that would require allies to put his needs ahead of their own.Times’ Journalists Michael Barbaro, Catie Edmonson, Maggie Haberman, and Zolan Kanno-Youngs discuss...
- 2025 / 2 / 27He Was America’s Highest-Ranking Military Officer. Then Came the War on D.E.I.During his decades-long path to become America’s highest-ranking military officer, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. won the crucial support of President Trump.That all changed when Mr. Brown publicly talked about a...
- 2025 / 2 / 26Can the Cease-Fire in Gaza Hold?Today, as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas enters its most fragile phase, no one knows who will control the future of Gaza.Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, talks...
- 2025 / 2 / 25She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Like, Actual Love. With Sex.Warning: This episode discusses sexual themes.Artificial intelligence has changed how millions of people write emails, conduct research and seek advice.Kashmir Hill, who covers technology and privacy, tells...
- 2025 / 2 / 24Exporting America’s Immigration ProblemSince President Trump took office, his plan to deport millions of undocumented people has kept running into barriers. That has forced the White House to come up with ever more creative, and controversial,...
- 2025 / 2 / 23The Sunday Read: ‘What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons’When David Muhammad was 15, his mother moved from Oakland, Calif., to Philadelphia with her boyfriend, leaving Muhammad in the care of his brothers, ages 20 and 21, both of whom were involved in the drug...
- 2025 / 2 / 22'The Interview': Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the WorldThe Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore...
- 2025 / 2 / 21Trump 2.0: Rewriting HistoriesThis week, President Trump falsely claimed that Ukraine started the war against Russia, ordered federal agencies created by Congress to answer directly to him and installed himself as the leader of...
- 2025 / 2 / 20The Sordid Saga of President Trump and Mayor AdamsThe sweeping federal corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams seemed to spell the end of his career. Then he got a sudden reprieve from President Trump — but as the terms of that support became public, an...
- 2025 / 2 / 19Inside the Trump Purge: Federal Workers Tell Their StoriesOn the campaign trail, Donald J. Trump and his allies left little doubt that, if they returned to power, federal workers would face layoffs, buyouts and agency closures.Now that President Trump’s plan has...
- 2025 / 2 / 18A Conversation With the Architect of Trump's New Trade WarDuring less than a month in office, President Trump has pursued more trade actions against adversaries and allies than all the trade measures he took in his entire first four-year term. There is one man...
- 2025 / 2 / 17Trump Shocks EuropeA few days ago, the Trump administration began blowing up America’s existing approach to ending the war in Europe by embracing Russia and snubbing Ukraine.The shift has quickly turned into a broader assault...
- 2025 / 2 / 15'The Interview': Senator Ruben Gallego on the Democrats’ Problem: ‘We’re Always Afraid’The Arizona lawmaker diagnoses what he thinks needs to change in the way his party communicates with men, Latinos and Trump voters.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from...
- 2025 / 2 / 14Trump 2.0: Musk in the Oval, a Gift to Mayor Adams and a Win for PutinOver the past week, President Donald J. Trump dramatically ceded the stage to Elon Musk in the Oval Office, turned the Democratic mayor of New York City into a political pawn and ensured that Vladimir Putin...
- 2025 / 2 / 13How Close Are We to Another Pandemic?An outbreak of bird flu has been tearing through the nation’s dairy farms and infecting more and more people.Now there are troubling signs that the United States may be closer to another pandemic, even as...
- 2025 / 2 / 12A Constitutional CrisisAs President Trump issues executive orders that encroach on the powers of Congress — and in some cases fly in the face of established law — a debate has begun about whether he’s merely testing the boundaries...
- 2025 / 2 / 11The Demise of U.S.A.I.D. — and American Soft PowerWarning: This episode contains strong language.As President Trump demolishes the government’s biggest provider of foreign aid, the United States Agency for International Development, he is ending a 60-year...
- 2025 / 2 / 10China Seems Unstoppable. Trump Thinks Otherwise.Over the past week, President Trump avoided a trade war with Canada and Mexico. But he escalated a trade war with China.His reasoning? China has become more powerful in domestic manufacturing than the United...
- 2025 / 2 / 9The Sunday Read: ‘Some Raw Truths About Raw Milk’Thousands of years ago, after domesticating cows and other ruminants, humans did something remarkable: They began to consume the milk from these animals.But living closely with animals and drinking their milk...
- 2025 / 2 / 8'The Interview': Denzel Washington Has Finally Found His PurposeThe legendary actor discusses the prophecy that changed his life, his Oscar snub and his upcoming role starring alongside a “complicated” Jake Gyllenhaal in “Othello” on Broadway.Unlock full access to New...
- 2025 / 2 / 7The Story of ‘Not Like Us’A battle between two major artists has been dominating the world of music. It’s a fight over one song — a song that may get its biggest stage ever at this weekend’s Super Bowl.Joe Coscarelli, a culture...
- 2025 / 2 / 6Where Are the Democrats?How is the Democratic Party navigating the dominance of President Trump — and reckoning with the reality that more and more voters have been souring on its message?The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Shane...
- 2025 / 2 / 5How Elon Musk is Infiltrating WashingtonElon Musk and his team have taken a hacksaw to the federal bureaucracy one agency at a time, and the question has become whether he’s on a crusade that will leave the government paralyzed or deliver a...
- 2025 / 2 / 5How Elon Musk Is Infiltrating WashingtonElon Musk and his team have taken a hacksaw to the federal bureaucracy one agency at a time, and the question has become whether he’s on a crusade that will leave the government paralyzed or deliver a...
- 2025 / 2 / 4How North America Averted a Trade War — for NowNorth America came within hours of a multibillion dollar trade war that was poised to hobble the economies of Mexico and Canada.The Times journalists Ana Swanson, Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Simon Romero...
- 2025 / 2 / 4North America Averted a Trade War — for NowNorth America came within hours of a multibillion dollar trade war that was poised to hobble the economies of Mexico and Canada.The Times journalists Ana Swanson, Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Simon Romero...
- 2025 / 2 / 3China Challenges Silicon Valley for A.I. DominanceFinancial markets went into a panic last week over an obscure Chinese tech start-up called DeepSeek. The company now threatens to upend the world of artificial intelligence and the race for who will dominate...
- 2025 / 2 / 2The Sunday Read: ‘Chronic Pain Is a Hidden Epidemic. It’s Time for a Revolution.’Here’s a strange story: One day two summers ago, Jennifer Khan woke up because her arms, — both of them — hurt. Not the way they do when you’ve slept in a funny position, but as if the tendons in her forearms...
- 2025 / 2 / 1'The Interview': Digital Drugs Have Us Hooked. Dr. Anna Lembke Sees a Way Out.The psychiatrist and author of “Dopamine Nation” wants us to find balance in a world of temptation and abundance.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop...
- 2025 / 1 / 31Trump 2.0 Arrives in ForceSince his inauguration, President Trump has exercised a level of power that has directly challenged the checks and balances that, on paper, define the U.S. government.The Times journalists Michael Barbaro,...
- 2025 / 1 / 31What We Know About the Plane CrashThe midair collision between a passenger jet and a helicopter over Washington on Wednesday night was the deadliest plane crash in the United States in more than 20 years.Emily Steel, a Times investigative...
- 2025 / 1 / 30How R.F.K. Jr. and ‘Medical Freedom’ Rose to PowerRobert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a crucial nomination hearing on Wednesday where a panel of skeptical senators probed his past, often contentious remarks.Sheryl Gay Stolberg, who covers health policy for The...
- 2025 / 1 / 29Trump Freezes Trillions. Chaos Ensues.In one of his most audacious moves since taking office, President Trump ordered a freeze on Tuesday on trillions of dollars in federal money — from anti-poverty programs to foreign aid — in order to purge the...
- 2025 / 1 / 28The Legal Battle Riveting HollywoodWarning: This episode contains descriptions of alleged sexual harassment, and a fictional portrayal of domestic violence.Over the last few weeks, the Hollywood stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have gone...
- 2025 / 1 / 27Stephen Miller’s Return to PowerAt the center of President Trump’s aggressive first week back in office is a 39-year-old adviser, Stephen Miller. His ideas and ideology have animated the blitz of executive orders.Jonathan Swan, a White...
- 2025 / 1 / 26The Sunday Read: ‘Do Our Dogs Have Something to Tell the World?’As soon as Camille Bromley got Ellie, a black-eyed, bat-eared German shepherd puppy, she trained her to be a good dog. And so she was. Two years on, Ms. Bromley started to think she was a little too obedient....
- 2025 / 1 / 24Trump 2.0: Bans, Purges and RetributionThis week, President Trump has banned diversity, equity and inclusion programming in the federal government, punished former aides by taking away their security detail and celebrated the release of hundreds...
- 2025 / 1 / 23Trump Plans to Abandon Clean Energy. Can He Do It?Among the many plans that President Trump laid out on his first day back in office was a directive to abandon the shift toward clean energy and double down on oil.Coral Davenport, who covers energy and...
- 2025 / 1 / 22Trump’s Immigration Crackdown BeginsAt the heart of President Trump’s flurry of executive orders was a systematic dismantling of the United States’ approach to immigration.Hamed Aleaziz, who covers immigration policy for The Times, explains...