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The Daily
20 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

The Latest: A Republican Strategy Revealed

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Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, gave public testimony of his alarm at what he heard during President Trump’s July phone call with the leader of Ukraine. Appearing in his Army dress uniform trimmed with military ribbons, Co...

The Daily
19 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

A Broken Promise on Taxes

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As they lobbied the Trump administration for a $1.5 trillion tax cut, corporations vowed to invest the savings back into the U.S. economy. Today, we investigate whether they made good on that promise. Guest: Jim Tankersley, who covers economic and tax policy for The New York...

The Daily
19 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

The Latest: The Week Ahead in the Impeachment Hearings

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Four witnesses will appear in tomorrow’s public hearings — three of whom listened directly to the July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president that is now at the center of the impeachment inquiry. Plus, impeachment investigators are looking into whether Mr...

The Daily
18 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

The Spectacular Rise and Fall of WeWork

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It was one of the most valuable start-ups in the United States, with bold plans to revolutionize how and where people worked around the world. Today, we look at how the dream of WeWork crumbled — and explore the story of the man responsible for the wreckage. Guest: Amy Chozi...

The Daily
15 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

The Latest: ‘It’s Very Intimidating’

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Marie Yovanovitch, who was ousted as the ambassador to Ukraine on President Trump’s orders, came before the House Intelligence Committee on the second day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry. At the very moment she was testifying about feeling threatened by the pre...

The Daily
15 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

Capitalism on Trial in Chile

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Free-market economists once talked about “the miracle of Chile,” praising its policies as Latin America’s great economic success story. But recently, over a million people have flipped the script, taking to the streets and facing down a violent police response as they demand...

The Daily
14 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

The Latest: A New Word for What Trump Did

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We’ve been hearing a lot about the “quid pro quo.” But this week, Democrats started using a new term, one that shows up in the impeachment clause of the Constitution, to describe President Trump’s actions toward Ukraine. Republicans started using it, too — to reject it.

“The Latest” is a new series on the impeachment inquiry, from the team behind “The Daily.” You can find more information about it here.

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The Daily
14 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

A Public Hearing, and a Feud Over Ukraine

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The House of Representatives opened historic impeachment hearings on Wednesday, with William B. Taylor Jr. and George P. Kent, senior career civil servants, caught in the crossfire. Democrats underscored the constitutional import of the proceedings, while Republicans branded...

The Daily
14 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

The Latest: An Ideal Witness for the Democrats

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On the first day of public hearings in the Trump impeachment inquiry, lawmakers questioned two diplomats, and laid out two competing narratives about the investigation. This is the first episode in our new series on the impeachment inquiry. For more information, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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The Daily
13 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

A Third Grader’s Guide to the Impeachment Hearings

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This morning, the House of Representatives begins public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Before those hearings get underway, we sat down with someone who’s unafraid to ask all the questions we’ve been too embarrassed to say out loud. Guests: Mi...

The Daily
12 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

A Small Act of Rebellion

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Today, the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments about whether the Trump administration acted legally when it tried to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The Obama-era program known as DACA shields immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, known...

The Daily
11 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

Why Military Assistance for Ukraine Matters

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The question of whether President Trump leveraged military assistance to Ukraine for personal gain is at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. Today, we speak with our Ukraine correspondent on why that assistance was so important to Ukraine — and the United States — in the f...

The Daily
08 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

The Saga of Gordon Sondland

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Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, told impeachment investigators he knew “nothing” about a quid pro quo in Ukraine. Now Mr. Sondland, a blunt-spoken hotelier, has changed tack. In a new four-page sworn statement released by the House, h...

The Daily
07 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

‘Because of Sex’

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In 2013, Aimee Stephens watched her boss read a carefully worded letter. “I have felt imprisoned in a body that does not match my mind. And this has caused me great despair and loneliness,” she had written. “With the support of my loving wife, I have decided to become the pe...

The Daily
06 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

How Impeachment Consumed a Governor’s Race

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Kentucky’s unpopular Republican governor, Matthew G. Bevin, was facing a losing battle. So he turned to President Trump, and a polarized political landscape, for help. Today, we look at why Tuesday’s race for governor in Kentucky is drawing outsized attention, what it may te...

The Daily
05 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

Who’s Actually Electable in 2020?

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The New York Times and Siena College conducted a major new poll, tackling the biggest questions about the 2020 presidential race: How likely is President Trump to be re-elected and which Democrat is best positioned to defeat him? The results reveal that the president remain...

The Daily
04 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

The Democratic Showdown in Iowa

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In just three months, the first election of the Democratic presidential race will be held in Iowa. Over the weekend, the party held its most important political event yet in the prelude to that vote — including a fabled annual dinner attended by almost every remaining candid...

The Daily
01 Nov 2019 • The New York Times

A Vote on Impeachment

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The House of Representatives voted to begin the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump — one which will be open to public scrutiny. Two Democrats in the House broke ranks and voted against the resolution, which outlined rules for the impeachment process. ...

The Daily
31 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

What Boeing Knew

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In testimony before a House committee on Wednesday, Dennis A. Muilenburg, Boeing’s chief executive, said, “If we knew everything back then that we know now, we would have made a different decision.” Congress is investigating two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets which killed 34...

The Daily
30 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

The Promise and Peril of Vaping, Part 2: The Story of Juul

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When Juul was created, the company’s founders told federal regulators that its product would save lives. Those regulators were eager to believe them. Today, part two in our series on the promise and the peril of vaping. Guest: Sheila Kaplan, an investigative reporter for The...

The Daily
29 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

The Life and Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

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After a five-year international manhunt, the leader of the Islamic State, who at one point controlled a caliphate the size of Britain, was killed in a raid by elite United States forces in Syria over the weekend. Today, we explore the life and death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi —...

The Daily
28 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

The Promise and Peril of Vaping, Part 1: A Mystery in Nebraska

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When John Steffen died, his family had little doubt that a lifetime of cigarette smoking was to blame. Then, the Nebraska Department of Health got an unusual tip. Today, we begin a two-part series on the promise and the peril of vaping. Guest: Julie Bosman, a national corres...

The Daily
25 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

‘A Prophet’: The Zeal of Bernie Sanders Supporters

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At a rally in New York City last weekend, Senator Bernie Sanders drew the largest crowd of his presidential campaign — at a moment when his candidacy may be at its most vulnerable. After a heart attack this month, Mr. Sanders faced a challenge in convincing voters that he ha...

The Daily
24 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

A Victim of the Shadow Government

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Before the career diplomats working in Ukraine discovered a “highly irregular” power structure around President Trump determined to undermine and derail them, a Trump cabinet secretary said the same thing happened to him. Today, David J. Shulkin, former secretary of Veterans...

The Daily
23 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

The ‘Most Damning’ Impeachment Testimony Yet

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The Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are calling testimony from the acting envoy to Ukraine the “most damning” yet, implicating President Trump himself in a quid pro quo over military aid to the country. William B. Taylor Jr., a career diplomat who has served under ...

The Daily
22 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

Trapped in Syria, Part 2: A Plea to Parliament

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Yesterday on “The Daily,” we met Kamalle Dabboussy, who said his daughter had been tricked by her husband into joining the Islamic State. His daughter and three grandchildren are being held in a Syrian detention camp for the relatives of ISIS fighters. When we left off, Mr. ...

The Daily
21 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

Trapped in Syria, Part 1: A Father’s Fight

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Since the fall of the Islamic State, many of the group’s fighters and their families have been held in prison camps controlled by U.S.-allied Kurdish forces. Parents around the world have been trying to get their children and grandchildren out of the camps and back to their ...

The Daily
18 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

The Week Diplomats Broke Their Silence

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Members of the American diplomatic corps testified about the state of U.S. foreign policy in private hearings on Capitol Hill this week. According to our national political correspondent, their testimonies revealed “a remarkably consistent story” about the ways in which care...

The Daily
17 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

A Foreseen Calamity in Syria

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The presence of U.S. troops in northern Syria was designed to protect America’s allies and keep its enemies there in check. President Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the region quickly, and predictably, unraveled a tenuous peace on the volatile border between Syria and Tu...

The Daily
16 Oct 2019 • The New York Times

The Moderates Strike Back: The 4th Democratic Debate

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Last night in Ohio, The New York Times co-hosted a presidential debate for the first time in more than a decade. Marc Lacey, The Times’s National editor, moderated the event with the CNN anchors Erin Burnett and Anderson Cooper. It was also the first debate since Democrats s...