This week, President Trump has banned diversity, equity and inclusion programming in the federal government, punished former aides by taking away their security detail and celebrated the release of hundreds of Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and planners.

The New York Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Maggie Haberman, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger try to make sense of it all.

Guests: 

• Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The New York Times.
• Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
• David E. Sanger, a White House and National Security Correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Mr. Trump’s D.E.I. order creates “fear and confusion” among corporate leaders.
• The president revoked the security detail for Mike Pompeo and others despite threats from Iran.
• Mr. Trump granted sweeping clemency to all Jan. 6 rioters.

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Among the many plans that President Trump laid out on his first day back in office was a directive to abandon the shift toward clean energy and double down on oil.

Coral Davenport, who covers energy and environmental policy for The Times, discusses whether Mr. Trump could pull it off, and what it would mean for the country if he did.

Guest: Coral Davenport, a reporter covering energy and environmental policy, with a focus on climate change, for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• President Trump wants to unleash energy, as long as it’s not wind or solar.
• Mr. Trump sees national emergencies where experts say there are none.

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At the heart of President Trump’s flurry of executive orders was a systematic dismantling of the United States’ approach to immigration.

Hamed Aleaziz, who covers immigration policy for The Times, explains what the orders do and the message they send.

Guest: Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Mr. Trump’s immigration crackdown enlists the military and will test the law.
• How Mr. Trump plans to kill the refugee system.

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Warning: This episode contains strong language.

On Monday, in the culmination of an extraordinary political comeback, Donald J. Trump was officially sworn in as president of the United States for a second time.

Mr. Trump’s return comes just four years after being voted out of office, and being impeached for trying to overturn that result.

Peter Baker and Jonathan Swan, who cover the White House for The Times, discuss the message Mr. Trump sent in his inaugural address and the actions he took during his first hours in office.

Guests: Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times; Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• President Trump’s inauguration presented a vindication for the man and his movement.
• Mr. Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters and signed an order on TikTok.

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Over the past few weeks, users of the video app TikTok braced themselves for a national ban to take effect.

This weekend, the app went dark. But less than 24 hours later, it came back. And it credited President-elect Donald J. Trump with flicking the switch.

Sapna Maheshwari, who covers TikTok for The Times, discusses the biggest social media ban in American history — and whether the incoming president can actually stop it.

Guests: Sapna Maheshwari, a reporter covering TikTok, technology and emerging media companies for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• TikTok flickered back to life after Mr. Trump said he would stall a ban.
• What we know about the TikTok ban.

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Ingrid Jackson had never lived in a trailer before, or a small town. She was born in Louisville, Ky., the daughter of a man with schizophrenia who, in 1983, decapitated a 76-year-old woman. Jackson was 1 at the time. In 2010, at 27, she was in a car accident and was prescribed pain pills. Not long after that, she began using heroin. Over the next decade she went through nine rounds of addiction rehab. Each ended in relapse. Her most recent attempt came in 2022 after her son was sentenced to life in prison for murder; he was 21.

In eastern Kentucky, a region that is plagued by poverty and is at the heart of the country’s opioid epidemic, the burden of addressing this treatment gap has mainly been taken up by addiction-rehab companies. Many stand more like community centers or churches than like medical clinics, offering not just chemical but also spiritual and logistical services with the aim of helping people in addiction find employment and re-enter society.

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Five years ago, we interviewed a woman who asked that we call her Herminia. It was the summer of 2019, just as former President Donald J. Trump — then in his first term — ordered nationwide raids to round up and deport undocumented immigrants. Herminia feared she was on the list.

In the end, she was never arrested. A few days ago, we called Herminia back. We asked what has happened to her since Trump left office, and how she is preparing for a second Trump term — in which he has pledged to put the deportation of people like her at the center of his presidency.

Guests: Herminia, an undocumented immigrant who has been living in the United States with her husband and children for more than two decades. (Herminia is not her real name.)

Background reading: 

• We first spoke to Herminia in 2019. Listen to that interview.
• Here’s what we know about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Across the U.S., there has been widespread anxiety about Trump’s promises to deport immigrants. Some schools are readying educators and immigrant families for a potential wave of deportations.

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After 15 months of war, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary cease-fire. The deal prompted hope that the war could end soon, but also caused worry that the tentative terms could easily fall apart.

Patrick Kingsley, the Times’s Jerusalem bureau chief, explains why the agreement finally happened — and what it means for Gaza, Israel and the broader Middle East.

Guests: Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Here’s what we know about the agreement.
• The Times obtained a copy of the provisional deal. Here’s what it says.
• Follow continuing coverage.

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On Tuesday, the confirmation process for President-elect Donald J. Trump’s cabinet picks kicked off with Pete Hegseth, for the position of defense secretary.

Eric Schmitt, who covers U.S. national security, explains how the four-hour hearing unfolded, and what the odds are that Mr. Hegseth will soon be leading the Pentagon.

Guests: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Read four takeaways from the hearing.
• Here’s how Senate confirmation works.

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