Inside Russia’s Crackdown on Dissent
Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin made it a crime to oppose the war in public. Since then, it has waged a relentless campaign of repression, putting Russian citizens in jail for offenses ...
11 Apr 202335min
An Extraordinary Act of Political Retribution in Tennessee
Last week, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House expelled two of its members — both young Black Democrats. Emily Cochrane, a national correspondent for The New York Times, explains the story behind ...
10 Apr 202329min
‘The Run-Up’: The Republican Party Sorts Through Its Mess
The Times reporter Astead W. Herndon and the team are back for a new season of “The Run-Up” and they’re looking ahead to the 2024 presidential election, which in many ways has already begun. In this f...
9 Apr 202353min
The Outsourcing of America’s Border Problem
This episode contains descriptions of severe injuries.Tough new border policies introduced by the Biden administration have sharply reduced the number of migrants crossing into the United States. But ...
7 Apr 202324min
America Has a Problem in Africa: China
Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Africa last week was designed to send a simple message to its governments and people — China is not your friend. The United States is.Abdi Latif Dahir, The New ...
6 Apr 202328min
What It Was Like at Donald Trump’s Arraignment
The line for reporters seeking to be in the courtroom for Donald J. Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan started forming at 2 p.m. on Monday, more than a day before the former president was scheduled to f...
5 Apr 202326min
The Election That Could Reshape Wisconsin, and the Country
Wisconsin will hold an election for a seat on its Supreme Court today, and it is no exaggeration to say that the result could end up reshaping U.S. politics for years to come.The Times political corre...
4 Apr 202329min
Fear and Bravado: Inside Trump’s Reaction to the Indictment
After Donald J. Trump was indicted over his role in paying hush money to a porn star during the 2016 presidential campaign, he called the move an act of political persecution.But his impending arrest ...
3 Apr 202327min
