The Powers That Be: Daily

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the latest beats in the evolving Israel crisis—Blinken’s message, the Putin dimension, and the mission of Biden’s trip to the region.

Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the surprising rise of Jim Jordan. The duo discuss whether he has real Speaker hopes, or if he's just another embattled McCarthy wannabe.

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss The Washington Post layoffs, its ongoing C.E.O. search, and the fate of executive editor Sally Buzbee. Then they dig into the Michael Lewis-Walter Isaacson pickle.

Dylan Byers joins Peter to break down how the cable news networks are responding to the Israel-Hamas war—and managing the sensitivities of their newsrooms. Then Bill Cohan and Ben discuss how Elon’s broken media platform is making the conflict worse. 

Teddy Schleifer and Eriq Gardner join Ben from the courthouse steps to share their inside-the-room impressions of the second week of the S.B.F. trial: the damning testimony of Caroline Ellison, Sam’s faltering defense strategy, and key new evidence that could bring the case to an extraordinary conclusion. 

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Abby Livingston joins Peter from Capitol Hill with an inside look at the G.O.P.’s speaker race dilemma: What happens if neither Steve Scalise nor Jim Jordan can whip the votes to succeed McCarthy? Then they address the political intrigues surrounding the U.S. response in Israel.

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the horrific violence unleashed by Hamas and the unfolding tragedy in Israel, conditions in Gaza, the intelligence failure that led to the attack, and the evolving response in Washington.

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the Times’ response to Adam Nagourney’s new Times book. And then they dig into WBD’s new sports package.

In the West, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is always seen as one of two things: KGB spy or judo master. But to anyone who’s ever lived in the Soviet Union, Putin is something else entirely: a street kid. Join journalist Julia Ioffe as she explores how Putin’s childhood taught him lessons that shape his thinking and actions to this day.

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Bill Cohan joins Peter Hamby to explore hedge fund titan Bill Ackman’s interest in X and where it might go. And then Ben Landy and Dylan Byers discuss David Zaslav’s controversial CNN streaming strategy.