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 Th...
15 Touko 202322min
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 ...
14 Touko 202352min
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 Tanke...
12 Touko 202325min
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 cover...
11 Touko 202323min
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...
10 Touko 202329min
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, tha...
9 Touko 202324min
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...
8 Touko 202333min
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 Typ...
7 Touko 202337min
