Over the past decade, the cost of veterinary care in the U.S. has skyrocketed, as health care for pets has come to look more like health care for people.

Katie Thomas, an investigative health care reporter for The Times, discusses how pet care became a multi-billion-dollar industry, and the fraught emotional and financial landscape that has created for pet owners.

Guest: Katie Thomas, an investigative health care reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Why you’re paying your veterinarian so much.
• From 2021: A pandemic-era pet boom spurred veterinary companies to open new, upscale clinics.

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For the past three days, President Biden has fought to save his re-election campaign, as panicked congressional Democrats returned to Washington and openly debated whether to call on him to step aside.

In this episode, Times reporters in Washington go inside the 72 hours that could make or break Mr. Biden’s nomination.

Guest: 

• Representative Adam Smith, of the 9th Congressional District in Washington

Background reading: 

• President Biden has faced fresh calls to withdraw as Democrats fear electoral rout.
• Veteran Democrats telegraphed not panic but respect, in hopes of appealing to the Joe Biden who has taken a breath and stepped aside in the past.

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For more than a decade, Britain has been governed by the Conservative Party, which pushed its politics to the right, embracing smaller government and Brexit. Last week, that era officially came to an end.

Mark Landler, the London bureau chief for The Times, explains why British voters rejected the Conservatives and what their defeat means in a world where populism is on the rise.

Guest: Mark Landler, the London bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Five takeaways from the British general election.
• The Conservatives have run Britain for 14 years. How have things changed in that time?

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Outmanned and outgunned in what has become a war of attrition against Russia, Ukraine has looked for any way to overcome its vulnerabilities on the battlefield. That search has led to the emergence of killer robots.

Paul Mozur, the global technology correspondent for The Times, explains how Ukraine has become a Silicon Valley for autonomous weapons and how artificial intelligence is reshaping warfare.

Guest: Paul Mozur, the global technology correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading:

• In the Ukraine war, A.I. has begun ushering in an age of killer robots.

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When the Supreme Court wrapped up its term last week, much of the focus was one the ruling that gave former President Donald J. Trump sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution. But another set of rulings that generated less attention could have just as big an impact on American government and society.

Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times, looks back at the Supreme Court term.

Guest: Adam Liptak, , who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments.

Background reading: 

• In a volatile term, a fractured Supreme Court remade America.
• Here’s a guide to the major Supreme Court decisions in 2024.
• In video: How a fractured Supreme Court ruled this term.

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On the final episode of “Animal,” Sam Anderson travels to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to meet with a creature he's long been afraid of: bats.

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Midway through one of the booziest holiday weekends of the year, we re-examine our love-hate relationship with alcohol.

Susan Dominus, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, gets to the bottom of the conflicting guidance on the benefits and risks of drinking.

Guest: Susan Dominus, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine.

Background reading: 

• Research has piled up debunking the idea that moderate drinking has any health benefits.

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A major Times poll has found that voters’ doubts about President Biden deepened after his poor performance in the first debate, with Donald J. Trump taking by far his biggest lead of the campaign.

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, explains what those results could mean for Mr. Biden’s future.

Guest: Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Mr. Trump now leads Mr. Biden 49 percent to 43 percent among likely voters nationally.
• Mr. Biden has been left fighting for his political future after his faltering debate performance. Read the latest.

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Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist for The Wall Street Journal, was detained in Russia more than a year ago. He has been locked up in a high-security prison and accused of spying for the U.S. government.

His trial, held in secret, is now underway.

Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times, discusses the complicated geopolitics behind Mr. Gershkovich’s detention and the efforts to get him home.

Guest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Russia opened its secret trial of Mr. Gershkovich, who is accused of espionage.
• A United Nations panel said he was being punished for his reporting on the war in Ukraine.

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On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald J. Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions that he took while in office.

Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains how that ruling will weaken the federal case against Mr. Trump for trying to overturn the last U.S. presidential election, and will drastically expand the power of the presidency itself.

Guest: Adam Liptak, a Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The Supreme Court says Mr. Trump has some immunity in the election case.
• The decision is an extraordinary expansion of executive power that will reverberate long after he is gone.
• What the immunity ruling means for Mr. Trump.

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