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 differen...
9 Aug 201822min
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 Magazi...
8 Aug 201824min
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 midterm...
7 Aug 201824min
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 S...
6 Aug 201826min
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 Rus...
3 Aug 201825min
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 Tim...
2 Aug 201819min
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 fed...
1 Aug 201819min
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 Yor...
31 Jul 201826min
