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 ...
24 Mai 201822min
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 nationa...
23 Mai 201820min
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 acces...
22 Mai 201820min
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 su...
21 Mai 201823min
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 D...
19 Mai 201822min
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 wh...
18 Mai 201820min
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 ch...
17 Mai 201821min
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 rea...
16 Mai 201821min
