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Russia’s Mystery Missile

08.16.2019

At least seven people were killed by a mysterious explosion in northern Russia, and U.S. officials believe it happened during the test of a prototype for a nuclear-propelled cruise missile. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has hailed the weapon ...

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08.16.2019 Russia’s Mystery Missile At least seven people were killed by a mysterious explosion in northern Russia, and U.S. officials believe it happened during the test of a prototype for a nuclear-propelled cruise missile. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has hailed the weapon ...
08.15.2019 Is China Really Freeing Uighurs? Under international pressure, China has said it has released a vast majority of the Muslim Uighurs it had placed in detention camps. We follow up with an American citizen who says the Chinese government cannot be trusted, and find out ...
08.14.2019 Inside Hong Kong’s Airport Protesters have flooded Hong Kong’s airport, paralyzing operations and escalating tensions between the semiautonomous territory and Beijing. The protesters are trying to send a message to government officials — and to people in mainland China. Guest: Javier C. Hernández, a ...
08.13.2019 The Epstein Investigation, Now That He’s Dead Federal prosecutors were confident that, this time, justice would be served in the case of Jeffrey Epstein. What happens to the case against him now that he is dead? Guest: Benjamin Weiser, an investigative criminal justice reporter for The New ...
08.12.2019 The Freshmen: Mikie Sherrill Since Democrats retook the House last November, the world has come to know the progressive and divisive vision of four freshmen congresswomen known as “the squad.” But it was moderates — less well-known and laser-focused on common ground between Democrats ...
08.09.2019 The Crackdown on Kashmir India has guaranteed a degree of autonomy to the people of Kashmir, a disputed territory between India and Pakistan, since 1947. Why did India unilaterally erase that autonomy this week? Guest: Jeffrey Gettleman, the South Asia bureau chief for The ...
08.08.2019 Two Cities in Mourning President Trump traveled on Wednesday to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, where mass shootings killed 31 people. Our colleagues described the scene in both cities. Guests: Mitch Smith, who covers the Midwest for The New York Times, and Michael Crowley, ...
08.07.2019 Osama bin Laden’s Successor In the years before his death, Osama bin Laden seemed to be grooming a successor to lead Al Qaeda: his own son. Here’s what we learned this week about those plans. Guest: Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The New ...
08.06.2019 Shutting Down 8chan At least three mass shootings this year — including one in El Paso — have been announced in advance on the online message board 8chan, often accompanied by racist writings. We look at the battle over shutting down the site. ...
08.05.2019 Two Days, Two Cities, Two Massacres In two days, in two cities — El Paso and Dayton, Ohio — two mass shootings have left at least 29 people dead. We look at two stories from one of those shootings. Guests: Simon Romero, a national correspondent for ...
08.02.2019 How the Democratic Debates Narrow the Field Twenty Democratic presidential candidates have appeared on the debate stage for the last time. That’s in part because the Democratic National Committee has introduced a set of rules explicitly designed to narrow the field. We look at the intended and ...
08.01.2019 The Economy Is Booming. Or Is It? The United States economy is in the middle of a record-long expansion. So why is the government deploying an economic weapon it last used during the 2008 financial crisis? Guest: Ben Casselman, who covers the economy for The New York ...
07.31.2019 What Does Kamala Harris Stand For? Democratic voters have been drawn to Senator Kamala Harris as a messenger, even though her message remains a work in progress. Ahead of her second presidential debate appearance, we consider what the candidate says she believes. Guest: Alexander Burns, who ...
07.30.2019 The Origins of Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis Two crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets have been linked to a software system that helped send the planes into a deadly nose-dive. Our colleague investigated what federal regulators responsible for ensuring the safety of the jets knew about that ...
07.29.2019 A Plan to End Partisan Gerrymandering The Supreme Court ruled last month that federal courts cannot rule on cases of partisan gerrymandering, saying that judges are not entitled to second-guess the decisions made by state legislators who draw voting maps. We spoke to one man who ...
07.26.2019 The Next Chapter of the Epstein Story Maxwell’s yearslong relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has raised questions about what she may have known about the allegations of sex trafficking against him. Now, thousands of pages of sealed documents stemming from their relationship are about to be made public. ...
07.25.2019 Robert Mueller’s Testimony The former special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, testified on Wednesday before Congress. He declared that his two-year investigation did not exonerate President Trump and that Russia would meddle again in American elections. Guest: Michael S. Schmidt, who has been ...
07.24.2019 ‘Send Her Back’: White Voters and Trump’s Path to Re-election The majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump. But in 2020, Democrats will still have a hard time defeating him. Here’s why. Guest: Nate Cohn, who covers elections, polling and demographics for The Upshot at The New York Times. For ...
07.23.2019 Special Edition: A Guide to the Mueller Hearings Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday. We spoke to our colleague about what to expect. Guest: Michael S. Schmidt, ...
07.23.2019 The Fight Over Planned Parenthood’s Future Dr. Leana Wen, the first physician to lead Planned Parenthood in decades, was ousted after just eight months on the job. Her departure highlights a central tension over the direction of the group: Is it a political organization first, or ...
07.22.2019 The Making of Boris Johnson After trying and failing to withdraw Britain from the European Union, Theresa May will resign this week as the country’s prime minister. Here’s how the man expected to succeed her, Boris Johnson, made Brexit — and how Brexit may soon ...
07.21.2019 The Almost Moon Man There are two stories from the 1960s that America likes to tell about itself — the civil rights movement and the space race. We look at the brief moment when the two collided. Guest: Emily Ludolph, who covered this story ...
07.19.2019 The Political Crisis in Puerto Rico Hundreds of leaked text messages revealed the governor of Puerto Rico mocking his own citizens. For many Puerto Ricans, it was the last straw. Guest: Patricia Mazzei, the Miami bureau chief for The New York Times, spoke with us from ...
07.18.2019 The Myth That Busing Failed The first Democratic debate brought renewed attention to busing as a tool of school desegregation. We spoke to a colleague about what the conversation has been missing. Guest: Nikole Hannah-Jones, who writes about racial injustice for The New York Times ...
07.17.2019 A Decision in the Eric Garner Case One day before the fifth anniversary of Eric Garner’s death at the hands of police officers in New York, the Justice Department said it would not bring federal civil rights charges against an officer involved. We look at that decision. ...
07.16.2019 Trump and ‘the Squad’ In a second day of attacks, President Trump said that four Democratic congresswomen hated the United States and were free to leave the country. The lawmakers — Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna S. Pressley ...
07.15.2019 Waiting for the Immigration Raids This past weekend, immigration officials were scheduled to begin arresting and deporting thousands of undocumented immigrants who had been ordered to leave the United States but had remained. On Friday evening, we spoke to one woman who feared she was ...
07.12.2019 Can Gun Makers Be Held Accountable for Mass Shootings? As mass shootings became commonplace, attempts to hold gun makers accountable kept hitting the same roadblock — until now. We look at a lawsuit that could transform the firearms industry. Guests: Natalie Kitroeff, a business reporter for The New York ...
07.11.2019 The President and the Census Federal courts keep rejecting President Trump’s attempts to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census. But no matter what the courts decide, the president may have already achieved his goal. Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The ...
07.10.2019 The Plan to Elect Republican Women Out of 198 Republicans in the House of Representatives, just 13 are women. This week, a closely watched election in North Carolina may help determine how serious the party is about changing that. Guest: Julie Hirschfeld Davis, who covers Congress ...
07.09.2019 United States v. Jeffrey Epstein Prosecutors in New York have accused the billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls and of asking them to recruit others. We spoke with our colleague about what happened in a similar case against Mr. Epstein ...
07.08.2019 The Trial of a Navy SEAL Chief The trial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, a decorated member of the Navy SEALs, offered rare insight into a culture that is, by design, difficult to penetrate. Our colleague tells us what he learned from the verdict. Guest: Dave ...
07.05.2019 When a G.M. Plant Shut Down in Ohio In 2016, Lordstown, Ohio, helped deliver the presidency to Donald J. Trump, betting that he would fulfill his promise to save its auto industry. Our colleague went there to examine the political fallout from the fact that he didn’t. Guests: ...
07.03.2019 Joe Biden’s Record on Race In the contest to become the Democratic candidate for president, Joseph R. Biden Jr. is being asked to confront his record on race, including past positions that some in his party now see as outdated and unjust. We look at ...
07.02.2019 What Iran Is Learning From North Korea President Trump made history over the weekend when he became the first sitting American president to step into North Korea. But the biggest impact of that gesture may have been on Iran. Guest: David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent ...
07.01.2019 Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex. Federal courts have ruled that migrant children inside the United States must be housed in “safe and sanitary” accommodation. So what explains the conditions at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Tex.? Guest: Caitlin Dickerson, who covers immigration for The ...
06.29.2019 A Clash Over Inclusion at Pride Fifty years after the Stonewall riots, as the largest L.G.B.T.Q. Pride celebration in the world takes place in New York this weekend, some leaders of the community are asking a difficult question: What’s lost as the Pride movement becomes mainstream? ...
06.28.2019 The Democratic Debates Twenty Democrats seeking their party’s presidential nomination have now made their case to American voters. We take a look at their visions for the future, the breakout performances and the state of the race. Guest: Alexander Burns, who covers national ...
06.27.2019 Corroborating E. Jean Carroll Note: This episode contains detailed descriptions of an alleged sexual assault. The writer E. Jean Carroll came forward last week with explosive accusations that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. Today, the two women she privately confided in ...
06.26.2019 A Guide to the Democratic Debates Over the next two days, 20 Democrats will take the stage for the first debates of the 2020 presidential race. We look at the competing visions for America they’ll be fighting over this week, and throughout the campaign. Guest: Alexander ...
06.25.2019 The Likelihood of Impeachment In the weeks since the Mueller report, nearly 80 House Democrats have called for impeaching the president. But with the 2020 campaign underway, the likelihood of such action appears to be fading. That may be exactly what some Democratic leaders ...
06.24.2019 A Military Crackdown in Sudan A military crackdown in Sudan has left more than 100 pro-democracy protesters dead, just weeks after the military offered support in overthrowing the country’s dictator. Our colleague spoke with us from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. Guest: Declan Walsh, the Cairo bureau ...
06.21.2019 The Standoff With Iran The Trump administration has been debating a military strike against Iran as tensions with the country escalate. Here’s how we got to this point. Guest: Mark Landler, who covers the White House for The New York Times. For more information ...
06.20.2019 Why Asylum Seekers Are Being Sent Back to Mexico With asylum requests at a record high, the Trump administration is telling migrants to wait in Mexico. We look at how that policy could fundamentally change immigration in the United States. Guests: Natalie Kitroeff, a business reporter for The New ...
06.19.2019 Trump’s Re-election Rally The president kicked off his re-election campaign on Tuesday with a rally in Orlando, Fla. We spoke with a colleague who was there. Guest: Maggie Haberman, who covers the White House for The New York Times. For more information on ...
06.18.2019 Hacking the Russian Power Grid A New York Times investigation found that the United States is actively infiltrating Russia’s electric power grid. We look at what that means for the future of cyberwarfare. Guest: David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent for The New York ...
06.17.2019 Why Hong Kong Is Still Protesting In Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands remain in the streets, even after city officials said they would suspend the contentious extradition bill that prompted the demonstrations in the first place. We look at why the protesters still don’t trust their ...
06.14.2019 Part 5: Can Liberal Democracy Survive in Europe? Across Europe, populists are saying that it’s not democracy they aim to discard, but liberalism. To end our series, we returned to Germany, the country at the heart of a liberal Europe, to see if the rejection of liberalism had ...
06.13.2019 Part 4: Poland’s Culture Wars In Poland, a nationalist party has been in power for four years. We went to Warsaw, the capital, and Gdansk, the birthplace of a movement that brought down Communism, to see how this government has changed democratic institutions. Guests: Katrin ...
06.12.2019 Part 3: ‘Italy First’ In Italy, hard-right populists have moved from the fringes to become part of the national government. Now, the country is on the front lines of a nationalist resurgence in Europe. To understand why, we spent a day with Susanna Ceccardi, ...

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The Daily episodes:

Russia’s Mystery Missile

Is China Really Freeing Uighurs?

Inside Hong Kong’s Airport

The Epstein Investigation, Now That He’s Dead

The Freshmen: Mikie Sherrill

The Crackdown on Kashmir

Two Cities in Mourning

Osama bin Laden’s Successor

Shutting Down 8chan

Two Days, Two Cities, Two Massacres

How the Democratic Debates Narrow the Field

The Economy Is Booming. Or Is It?

What Does Kamala Harris Stand For?

The Origins of Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis

A Plan to End Partisan Gerrymandering

The Next Chapter of the Epstein Story

Robert Mueller’s Testimony

‘Send Her Back’: White Voters and Trump’s Path to Re-election

Special Edition: A Guide to the Mueller Hearings

The Fight Over Planned Parenthood’s Future

The Making of Boris Johnson

The Almost Moon Man

The Political Crisis in Puerto Rico

The Myth That Busing Failed

A Decision in the Eric Garner Case

Trump and ‘the Squad’

Waiting for the Immigration Raids

Can Gun Makers Be Held Accountable for Mass Shootings?

The President and the Census

The Plan to Elect Republican Women

United States v. Jeffrey Epstein

The Trial of a Navy SEAL Chief

When a G.M. Plant Shut Down in Ohio

Joe Biden’s Record on Race

What Iran Is Learning From North Korea

Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex.

A Clash Over Inclusion at Pride

The Democratic Debates

Corroborating E. Jean Carroll

A Guide to the Democratic Debates

The Likelihood of Impeachment

A Military Crackdown in Sudan

The Standoff With Iran

Why Asylum Seekers Are Being Sent Back to Mexico

Trump’s Re-election Rally

Hacking the Russian Power Grid

Why Hong Kong Is Still Protesting

Part 5: Can Liberal Democracy Survive in Europe?

Part 4: Poland’s Culture Wars

Part 3: ‘Italy First’

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