The Powers That Be: Daily

Abby Livingston huddles up with Peter Hamby to unpack all the angles surrounding R.F.K. Jr.’s exit from the presidential race and his support for Donald Trump. Then they look at how the Dems are feeling about their chances at reclaiming the House and holding the Senate with Harris at the top of the ticket.

Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to chat about the latest dish emanating from Chicago—the Anita Dunn intrigue, the Kamala extended honeymoon, etcetera—and then the duo reflect on Time magazine’s latest pivot.

Julia Ioffe rings up Peter Hamby to break down the known-unknowns surrounding Kamala Harris’s foreign policy plan, and reveal the shortlist of potential NatSec candidates who might staff her administration. Then they dig into the surprising F.B.I. raid on the home of Dimitri Simes, a Kremlin pundit, in Virginia.

Tara Palmeri meets up with Peter Hamby on the grounds of the D.N.C. to discuss the chaos in Mar-a-Lago while Democrats celebrate their new nominee in Chicago, and the fallout inside the campaign as Trump brings yes-man operative Corey Lewandowski back into the fold.

John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to unpack the legal challenge blocking the launch of Venu, the WBD-Fox-Disney sports streamer, and whether the service will ever see the light of day. Plus, a look at whether private equity money will flood the NFL.

Abby Livingston links up with Peter Hamby on the convention floor in Chicago to exchange notes on the ebullient chatter they’re picking up from Dems, assess whether the excitement will inevitably be tempered by planned Gaza protests, and zoom out to consider how the D.N.C. might factor into a remarkably close ’24 race.

Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby are reunited to discuss the media industry’s hot button issues: DNC speaker slot politics, the dark side of NBCU’s Olympics narrative, and Conde Nast’s new c-suite member.

Guest host John Ourand continues his rollicking conversation with Matt Belloni about the Cable-pocalypse, breaking down what the death of linear television entails for the inevitable migration of sports to streaming platforms—and which major entertainment players stand to benefit.

The great John Ourand, host of the forthcoming Varsity pod, sits in for Peter and chats up Matt Belloni on a host of broadcast topics: the epic $9.1 billion Zaz write-down, Paramount’s NFL out, Comcast’s ulterior motives, and so much more.

Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to reveal how the battle for Congress has shifted now that Kamala Harris is the frontrunner in the presidential race. With Harris’s momentum, can she help pull down-ballot Democrats over the finish line in November?