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 the...
9 Okt 201928min
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 ...
8 Okt 201923min
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. V...
7 Okt 201926min
‘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...
5 Okt 201930min
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 emerge...
4 Okt 201941min
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 ma...
3 Okt 201930min
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...
2 Okt 201922min
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 ...
1 Okt 201922min
