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The Daily
06 Mar 2020 • The New York Times

The Almost-Peace Deal

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After years of false starts, the United States has signed a landmark deal with the Taliban to end the war in Afghanistan. We traveled to the front lines of the war — and to the signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar — to investigate whether peace is actually possible. Guest: Mujib ...

The Daily
05 Mar 2020 • The New York Times

The Coronavirus Outbreak in Washington State

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A strategy of containment was supposed to protect Washington State from the coronavirus. It didn’t. So what led to the first major outbreak of the pathogen in the United States? Guests: Mike Baker, a Pacific Northwest correspondent for The New York Times and Bridget Parkhill...

The Daily
04 Mar 2020 • The New York Times

How Super Tuesday Unfolded

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The results of Super Tuesday make clear that the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is increasingly a battle between former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders. Today, we explore what happened on the biggest night of the race so far. Gu...

The Daily
03 Mar 2020 • The New York Times

Inside the Mind of a Super Tuesday Voter

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In the weeks leading up to Super Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders was the only candidate to win across multiple states. With his more moderate competitors splitting the vote, his success was built on a coalition of union workers, Hispanics and the college-educated. Then South...

The Daily
02 Mar 2020 • The New York Times

Joe Biden’s Big Win

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For more than 30 years, over three presidential runs, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been waiting to notch a victory like the one he received in the South Carolina primary this weekend. The win also prompted former Mayor Pete Buttigieg to end his presidential ...

The Daily
28 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Field: Biden’s Last Hope

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Former vice president Joseph R. Biden Jr. was once a clear front-runner in the race for the Democratic nomination. Now, he is fighting back from a string of losses and staking his candidacy on his ability to win tomorrow’s South Carolina primary, the first in a state with a ...

The Daily
27 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Coronavirus Goes Global

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What began as a public health crisis in China is well on the way to becoming a pandemic. And while there is a lot of news about the coronavirus, there is also a lack of understanding about the severity of the threat. As officials warn of a potential outbreak in the U.S., we ...

The Daily
26 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

Why Russia Is Rooting for Both Trump and Sanders

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U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that the Russian government is attempting to interfere in the 2020 presidential race — but it is doing so by supporting two very different candidates. So why is Russia rooting for both President Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders? Gue...

The Daily
26 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Latest: The South Carolina Debate

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On the debate stage in Charleston, candidates went after Senator Bernie Sanders, painting his potential nomination as dangerous for the party and questioning his chances of winning against President Trump.

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The Daily
25 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Weinstein Jury Believed the Women

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Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on Monday of two felony sex crimes, and he now faces a possible sentence of between five and 29 years. We asked the reporters who first broke the story about the accusations of sexual misconduct against Mr. Weinstein to explain to us what th...

The Daily
24 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

Can Corporations Stop Climate Change?

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In recent weeks, several of the largest and most profitable American companies have introduced elaborate plans to combat climate change. So why are they doing it now? And just how meaningful are their plans? Guest: Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial columnist for The New York T...

The Daily
21 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Field: An Anti-Endorsement in Nevada

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Note: This episode contains strong language. Senator Bernie Sanders is a staunchly pro-union candidate. But he has found himself mired in an escalating battle over health care with the largest labor union in Nevada. With what some call “the best insurance in America” — the f...

The Daily
20 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Latest: The Nevada Debate

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Last night, the Democratic debate in Nevada revealed more open hostility and made more personal attacks than in any of the previous six debates in the race for the nomination. Today, we explore what these attacks reflect about the state of the Democratic race and the urgency...

The Daily
20 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

A Criminal Underworld of Child Abuse, Part 2

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Yesterday on “The Daily,” we heard about the government’s failure to crack down on the explosive growth of child sexual abuse imagery online. In the second half of this series, we look at the role of the nation’s biggest tech companies, and why — despite pleas from victims —...

The Daily
19 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

A Criminal Underworld of Child Abuse, Part 1

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Note: This episode contains descriptions of child sexual abuse. A monthslong New York Times investigation has uncovered a digital underworld of child sexual abuse imagery that is hiding in plain sight. In part one of a two-part series, we look at the almost unfathomable scal...

The Daily
18 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

Michael Bloomberg’s Not-So-Secret Weapon

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Despite being a late entry into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire media tycoon and former mayor of New York City, has surged in the polls and is winning key endorsements before he’s even on the ballot. Today, we explor...

The Daily
14 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Post-Acquittal Presidency

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Since his acquittal in the Senate, President Trump has undertaken a campaign of retribution against those who crossed him during the impeachment inquiry — while extending favors to those who have tried to protect him. Today, we explore what has happened so far in this new ph...

The Daily
13 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

Fear, Fury and the Coronavirus

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Note: This episode contains strong language in both English and Mandarin. What started as a story about fear of a new and dangerous virus has become a story of fury over the Chinese government’s handling of an epidemic. Today, one of our China correspondents takes us behind...

The Daily
12 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Results From New Hampshire

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Senator Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s Democratic primary last night, with Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar close behind in second and third. After two candidates once considered front-runners, Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden, finishe...

The Daily
11 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Field: The Aftershocks of Iowa in New Hampshire

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Voters in New Hampshire pride themselves on helping winnow the nomination field. While many polls show Senator Bernie Sanders leading in this year’s primary, the caucus debacle in Iowa meant no single candidate left that first contest with full momentum. We flew from Iowa to...

The Daily
10 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The End of Privacy as We Know It?

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A secretive start-up promising the next generation of facial recognition software has compiled a database of images far bigger than anything ever constructed by the United States government: over three billion, it says. Is this technology a breakthrough for law enforcement —...

The Daily
07 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Woman Defending Harvey Weinstein

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Note: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence. In the trial of Harvey Weinstein, six women have taken the stand, each making similar accusations of rape and sexual assault against the movie producer. Throughout their testimony, Weinstein’s defense lawyers have ...

The Daily
06 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

Mitt Romney’s Lonely Vote

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President Trump was acquitted by the Senate on Wednesday of both articles of impeachment. While the vote largely fell along party lines, one senator crossed the aisle to vote to convict him. Today, we hear from Senator Mitt Romney about that choice. Guest: Senator Mitt Romne...

The Daily
05 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The State of the Union

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Hours after Iowa kicked off the process to choose President Trump’s 2020 opponent, and just a day before the verdict is expected in his Senate impeachment trial, the president gave his third State of the Union address. Today, we take you to The New York Times’s Washington bu...

The Daily
05 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Latest: What Happened in Iowa?

06:07

After a night of chaos and confusion at the Iowa caucuses, and nearly a full day since the results were initially expected, the state’s Democratic Party has announced only partial numbers, from 62 percent of precincts. We look at what the debacle in Iowa will mean for the re...

The Daily
04 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

A Very Long Night In Iowa

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The kickoff to the 2020 voting was undercut Monday night by major delays in the reporting of the Iowa caucus results. We traveled to Johnston, Iowa, to tell the story of the day — from the perspective of one caucus in a middle school gym. Guests: Alexander Burns, who covers ...

The Daily
03 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Field: Iowa’s Electability Complex

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With Iowa voters making their choice and the 2020 election getting underway, we’re introducing a new show: one covering the country and its voters in the lead up to Nov. 3. In our first episode of “The Field,” we ask Democratic caucusgoers how they’re feeling about the elect...

The Daily
01 Feb 2020 • The New York Times

The Latest: No Witnesses

06:11

In a 51-to-49 vote, Republicans shut down an effort by Democrats to bring new witnesses and documents into the Senate impeachment trial. As they cleared a path toward acquittal, some Republicans stepped forward to explain why they voted as they did — even though they believe...

The Daily
31 Jan 2020 • The New York Times

The Lessons of 2016

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The media’s coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign has come to be criticized for operating under three key assumptions: that Hillary Clinton was certain to be the Democratic nominee, that Donald Trump was unlikely to be the Republican nominee, and that once Clinton and T...

The Daily
30 Jan 2020 • The New York Times

A Virus’s Journey Across China

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Nearly two decades ago, China was at the heart of a public health crisis over a deadly new virus. It said it had made lifesaving reforms since. So why is the Wuhan coronavirus now spreading so rapidly across the world? Our correspondent went to the center of the outbreak to ...