Israel Kills The Leader of Hamas
Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, played a central role in planning the deadly assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that set off the war in Gaza. His killing was a major win for Israel, and prompted calls from Israeli leaders for Hamas to surrender.But what actually happens next is unclear.Ronen Bergman, who has been covering the conflict, explains how Israel got its No. 1 target, and what his death means for the future of the war.Guest: Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, based in Tel Aviv.Background reading: Analysis: Mr. Sinwar is dead. Will the fighting stop?A chance encounter led to the Hamas leader’s death.Obituary: Mr. Sinwar was a militant commander known for his brutality and cunning.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
18 Okt 20241h 45min
19 Days to Go: Early Voting, Dance Parties and Third Parties
This week on the campaign trail, Donald Trump displayed bizarre town hall behavior, Kamala Harris pursued a strategy aimed at Black men, and the first wave of early voting offered a look at the energy of the electorate. Michael Barbaro sits down with the political reporters Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher and Rebecca Davis O’Brien to make sense of it all.Guests:Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.Rebecca Davis O’Brien, a reporter covering national politics for The New York Times.Background reading: A frustrated Trump lashed out behind closed doors over money.Five takeaways from Kamala Harris’s interview with Charlamagne Tha God.Georgia officials reported record turnout on the first day of early voting.Early voting has started. Here’s what to watch.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
17 Okt 20241h 13min
The Race That Could Tip Control of the Senate
Yesterday, The Daily explained how control of the House has come down to a few contests in two blue states. Today, we look at the race for the Senate.Carl Hulse, The Times’s chief Washington correspondent, explains how the battle could come down to a single state: Montana.Guest: Carl Hulse, the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, who has covered Washington since 1985.Background reading: Republicans appear poised to take control of the Senate, a Times/Siena poll shows.Senator Jon Tester’s fight for survival is Democrats’ last stand on the Great Plains.The contest is a reflection of a changed Montana.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
16 Okt 20241h 13min
Two Blue States That Will Determine Control of Congress
This year’s presidential race looks certain to be won or lost in a handful of swing states where neither party has a clear advantage.But that is not the case for Congress.Nicholas Fandos, who covers politics for The Times, explains why control of the House is likely to hinge on what happens in two deeply blue states where Democrats run the show.Guest: Nicholas Fandos, a reporter covering New York politics and government for The New York Times.Background reading: Far from the presidential battlegrounds, blue states could decide Congress.Tracking the House’s most competitive races.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
15 Okt 20241h 33min
Inside an Unprepared Secret Service
After the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pa., Congress held hearings on the failures of the Secret Service, and its director, Kimberly Cheatle, stepped down.Weeks later, another man attempted to shoot the former president, increasing concerns that something had gone very wrong at the Secret Service.Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains why the agency’s failures are indicative of much more troubling issues.Guest: Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.Background reading: An exodus of agents left the Secret Service unprepared for 2024.From July: The Secret Service has faced questions about its decisions before and immediately after the assassination attempt in Butler.From September: The Secret Service had not swept the area where a gunman lay in wait as Mr. Trump embarked on a short-notice golf outing.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
14 Okt 202425min
'The Interview': A Conversation With JD Vance
The Republican vice-presidential candidate rejects the idea that he’s changed, defends his rhetoric and still won’t say if Trump lost in 2020. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
12 Okt 202456min
Trump 2.0: A Presidency Driven by Revenge
In a special series, “The Daily” examines what a second Trump presidency would look like, and how it would challenge democratic norms.This episode focuses on former President Donald J. Trump’s growing plans for revenge, which his allies and supporters often dismiss as mere bluster.Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, found that when Mr. Trump asked for retribution in his first term, he got it, over and over again.Guest: Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, covering Washington.Background reading: Here are cases of Trump rivals who were subject to investigation.Read excerpts from memos written for Mr. Trump about his powers to prosecute.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
11 Okt 202437min
25 Days to Go
In the campaign for president, this was the week when back-to-back natural disasters became an inescapable part of the race, when Vice-President Kamala Harris chose to meet the press and when Donald J. Trump faced new accusations of cozying up to Russia’s president.The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Astead W. Herndon, Maggie Haberman and Nate Cohn try to make sense of it all.Guest: Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up.”Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The New York Times.Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.Background reading: A national Times/Siena poll found Ms. Harris with a slim lead over Mr. Trump.Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars on anti-trans ads, part of an attempt to win over suburban female voters.The journalist Bob Woodward cited an unnamed aide as saying that Mr. Trump had spoken to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as many as seven times since leaving office.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
10 Okt 202436min
