The Powers That Be: Daily

Julia Ioffe joins Peter for a scary and sobering conversation about the latest turn in the Israel-Hamas war—and the thorny, and yet increasingly relevant question, about war crimes.

Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to chat about the new power structure on Capitol Hill and Biden’s surprising challenger.

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the machinations behind Ari Emanuel's surprise announcement that is considering taking Endeavor private. Then they talk about the latest sign that Elon Musk's misadventure is going even worse than anticipated.

Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss Bob Iger’s financial opportunities for ESPN. Then Ben Landy and Abby Livingston debate the new Speaker’s grace period.

Dylan Byers joins Peter in Washington to discuss the finalists for the WaPo C.E.O. gig and what owner Jeff Bezos really wants. Then they turn their attention to how the war in Gaza is dividing the Times newsroom. 

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Julia Ioffe and Ben Landy recall the time, way back in the 90s, when a two-state solution seemed viable and real peace achievable in the Middle East. And then they discuss the cascading events that sent things off course and led us to the present moment.

Abby Livingston joins Peter in Washington to swap cloakroom gossip as Republicans scour the bottom of the barrel for new House Speaker options. Then Tina Nguyen stops by to elucidate a Republican swamp plot to draft a Trump government in exile.

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the final round of The Washington Post CEO sweepstakes. Then the two discuss the challenges facing the biggest news publishers as they cover the Israel-Hamas war. 

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the latest developments in the Trump trials.

Then Abby Livingston and Ben try to make sense of the historic House Republican speaker vote chaos.

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss a new G.O.P. illuminati. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy assess the S.B.F.-Mooch buddy comedy.