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On Tuesday, President Trump extended the cease-fire with Iran that had been about to expire, even as a second round of negotiations with Iran was paused.
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, New York Times reporters who cover the White House, discuss how the president is think...
For years, music fans have said they felt ripped off by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, its parent company. Last week, a jury ruled that they were right, and that the company is a monopoly.
Ben Sisario, who covers the music industry for The New York Times, breaks down the tria...
From the moment Kash Patel was appointed as the director of the F.B.I., he has invited controversy and concern about what his leadership would look like and how it might affect the agency.
The New York Times journalists Emily Bazelon and Rachel Poser spoke to dozens of curre...
Since the war with Iran began, President Trump has gone from urging Iranians to take cover to threatening to annihilate them.
With the cease-fire scheduled to expire this week, Clare Toeniskoetter, a producer on “The Daily,” speaks to Iranians about how they view the war.
Gu...
For the past decade, the Supreme Court has relied on a rushed and secretive system to make major rulings on issues from immigration to the presidential power.
Now, a New York Times investigation brings to light the precise moment when that system began.
Jodi Kantor and Adam ...
The reality show “Love on the Spectrum” — which just released its fourth season — has become a big hit; it’s currently one of the most watched shows on Netflix in the United States. The show follows autistic adults as they search for love.
“Love on the Spectrum” is unlike mu...
Warning: This episode discusses suicide.
This week, Congress was on the cusp of doing something that has never happened in U.S. history: forcibly removing four House members. Two of those members resigned.
Michael Gold, who covers Congress, explains what unfolded on Capitol ...
This week, an unusual disagreement broke out between the president of the United States and Pope Leo XIV.
The New York Times Rome bureau chief, Motoko Rich, explains why President Trump cares so much about what the pope thinks, and why it matters that they are so deeply at o...
Over a month into a war with Iran that has no clear end, President Trump has enforced a blockade, which went into effect on Monday at the Strait of Hormuz.
The New York Times reporters David E. Sanger, Rebecca F. Elliott and Eric Schmitt discuss the strategy behind the block...
Since the release of generative A.I., questions have been raised about how it would change our lives and jobs. Now, many software developers who were early adopters of the technology have outsourced so many tasks that they barely program at all.
Clive Thompson, who writes ab...
After negotiations over the weekend between the United States and Iran ended without a breakthrough, the temporary cease-fire appears to be increasingly precarious.
The New York Times journalists Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti explain why Israel is one of the biggest questi...
The first time Robert Draper heard about the psychedelic drug ibogaine, it was from an unlikely source: the retired U.S. senator Kyrsten Sinema. As a political reporter for The New York Times, Draper often talks to figures like Ms. Sinema. But on this occasion, he said, she ...
Mississippi has seen a stunning turnaround in national test scores in the past decade, even as they have fallen almost everywhere else.
Sarah Mervosh, an education reporter, explains what the state can teach the rest of the country about how to educate students.
Guest: Sarah...
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Bitcoin’s pseudonymous founder has hidden his identity for 17 years despite many attempts to unmask him, even as his cryptocurrency has revolutionized finance and made him a billionaire.
John Carreyrou, an investigative reporter for The New York Time...
Warning: This episode contains strong language.
The United States and Iran announced a two-week cease-fire last night, shortly before President Trump’s deadline for Iran to unblock the Strait of Hormuz or to potentially see its “whole civilization” destroyed.
David E. Sanger...
Over the weekend, the U.S. military pulled off a risky mission to save an injured airman whose fighter jet had been shot down in Iran.
Eric Schmitt, who covers national security for The New York Times, explains how Washington pulled it off.
Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national se...
As the war in Iran drags on, President Trump keeps signaling that it is about to end. But the fighting shows no signs of letting up. All the while, America’s closest allies in Europe continue to refuse Mr. Trump’s demands for help.
Mark Landler, who covers trans-Atlantic rel...
Lise Davidsen is one of the greatest opera singers of our time — a soprano with a voice so rare, critics reach back a century for comparison. This spring, she has been starring in a sold-out new production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” at the Metropolitan Opera. But she’s...
Did President Trump fall for the myth of surgical warfare? Gen. Stanley McChrystal joins the columnist David French, both veterans of the Iraq War, to discuss what may have been overlooked in the planning of Operation Epic Fury. McChrystal, who retired from the Army in 2010,...
President Trump announced that he would be replacing Pam Bondi as attorney general on Thursday.
Tyler Pager, who broke the story of her removal, discusses how she fell out of favor with the president.
Guest: Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times cov...
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday morning over President Trump’s efforts to limit birthright citizenship. In a historic first, the president himself showed up to the hearing.
Ann E. Marimow, who covers the Supreme Court, took us inside the room.
Guest: Ann...
Today, NASA is set to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back. If the mission succeeds, a return of astronauts to the moon’s surface could follow.
Kenneth Chang, who covers science, explains why the United States wants to go back to the moon.
Guest: Ken...
Warning: this episode contains mentions of suicide.
The civil rights icon had a history of sexually abusing women and girls, which the Times reporters Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes spent five years investigating. They spoke to “The Daily” about how they uncovered the stor...
Despite his threats of escalation, President Trump seems increasingly determined to end the war in Iran through negotiations. The Iranian government doesn’t appear to be on the same page.
David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses th...
“Love Story,” the FX limited series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s relationship, has taken audiences by storm. Its unstoppable wave of ’90s nostalgia has swept through the world of fashion, revitalized iconic New York landmarks and set off a yearning for si...
For the past four weeks, soaring gas prices across the United States have become a symbol of the domestic impact of the war in Iran.
Cameron Joudi, who owns and manages a gas station in Jacksonville, Fla., discusses how the war is reaching him at home.
Guest: Cameron J...
