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Join The New Yorker’s writers and editors for reporting, insight, and analysis of the most pressing political issues of our time. On Mondays, David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, presents conversations and feature stories about current events. On Wednesdays, the senior editor Tyler Foggatt goes deep on a consequential political story via far-reaching interviews with staff writers and outside experts. And, on Fridays, the staff writers Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos discuss the latest developments in Washington and beyond, offering an encompassing understanding of this moment in American politics.
Épisodes 150
With Stephen Miller and Jim Jordan, the G.O.P. Doubles Down on Ideology
The Washington Roundtable is joined by the New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer to discuss the Republican Party’s response to its historic midterm drubbing. With Stephen Miller’s promotion to White House …
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The Washington Roundtable is joined by the New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer to discuss the Republican Party’s response to its historic midterm drubbing. With Stephen Miller’s promotion to White House chief of staff and Jim Jordan’s election as House Minority Leader, the Party seems to be doubling down on far-right ideology. Blitzer, who has reported deeply on both Miller and Jordan, explains how these two figures, once dismissed as fringe extremists, have risen to power, and why neither is likely to moderate their views now. The panel also considers what their elevation means for the Party’s future—in 2028 and beyond.
The Political Scene will be live onstage at Sixth & I in Washington, D.C., with the senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, on November 18th. Get tickets or watch online»
This week’s reading:
- “How Stephen Miller Manipulates Donald Trump to Further His Immigration Obsession,” by Jonathan Blitzer (from 2023)
- “Jim Jordan’s Conspiratorial Quest for Power,” by Jonathan Blitzer (from 2023)
- “Can You Fire the Vice-President via Truth Social?,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Can American Socialism Survive Its Success?,” by Jill Lepore
- “The Candidates Who Defeated the Politics of White Grievance,” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- “Breaking the Decade-Long Trump Fever,” by David Remnick
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A.I. Loses the Popular Vote
The New Yorker staff writer and historian Jill Lepore joins Tyler Foggatt for a conversation about how public feeling around artificial intelligence, and the backlash to the industry, affected the recent …
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The New Yorker staff writer and historian Jill Lepore joins Tyler Foggatt for a conversation about how public feeling around artificial intelligence, and the backlash to the industry, affected the recent midterm elections. Lepore situates the rebuke to the industry in the history of technological advances, futurist visions in science fiction, and the idea of the “artificial state.” They discuss how voters rejected data centers in forty out of forty-one local ballot initiatives, whether the rising tide of fury at big tech will prompt the new Congress to pursue regulation of A.I., and what the scandal surrounding Nvidia’s C.E.O., Jensen Huang, could mean for the future of Silicon Valley.
This week’s reading:
- “The New Left,” by Jill Lepore
- “Is A.I. Above the Law?,” by Jill Lepore
- “Is Jensen Huang’s Affair a Crisis for the A.I. Boom?,” by John Cassidy
- “The Death Knell of Digital Search,” by Kyle Chapka
- “A ‘Good Populism’ Rises in the United States,” by Ishaan Tharoor
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Pete Buttigieg on the Democrats’ Sweep of Congress, and Where They Go from Here
Though Pete Buttigieg, the former Secretary of Transportation and Indiana mayor, wasn’t on the midterms ballot, he campaigned for Democrats across the country in this election. Buttigieg’s ability to hold his …
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Though Pete Buttigieg, the former Secretary of Transportation and Indiana mayor, wasn’t on the midterms ballot, he campaigned for Democrats across the country in this election. Buttigieg’s ability to hold his own with red-state audiences and right-leaning media has made him an important voice for the Democratic Party, and he is a likely contender for the 2028 Presidential nomination. He talks with David Remnick about the Democrats’ historic rout; their mandate for the past two years of Donald Trump’s Presidency; and what potential 2028 candidates need to focus on.
Further reading and listening:
- “A Blue Wave Just Crashed on Trump,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
- “Donald Trump’s Repudiation, America’s Revenge,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Can Mayor Pete Be a Democratic Front-Runner?,” an episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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The Voters Have Spoken. What Comes Next?
The Washington Roundtable convenes after a historic midterm election—which amounted to a sweeping repudiation of Donald Trump and the Republican Party that the staff writer Susan B. Glasser says is “unlike any …
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The Washington Roundtable convenes after a historic midterm election—which amounted to a sweeping repudiation of Donald Trump and the Republican Party that the staff writer Susan B. Glasser says is “unlike any election that we’ve seen.” The panel discusses how the incoming Democratic Congress might balance its efforts to investigate the Administration with a legislative agenda focussed on affordability. They discuss the emerging civil war in the G.O.P. and whether this election marks a temporary backlash against Trump or the beginning of a lasting political realignment. If there’s a lesson that politicians from both parties might glean from the results, Evan Osnos says, it’s to “stay close to what people are actually feeling and asking for in their lives—stay close to what they’re complaining about, what matters to them, what gives them joy, what gives them sorrow—and you will probably do better than going off and building golden arches for yourself.”
The Political Scene will be live on stage at Sixth & I in Washington, D.C., with the senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, on November 18th. Get tickets »
This week’s reading:
“Donald Trump’s Repudiation, America’s Revenge,” by Susan B. Glasser
“Finally, the Beginning of Trump’s End,” by Susan B. Glasser
“Midterms Analysis: A Blue Wave Just Crashed on Trump,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
“The Night That Texas’s Seemingly Unchangeable Republican Identity Vanished,” by Rachel Monroe
“ ‘Regime Change Came in Texas Before Tehran,’ ” by Ishaan Tharoor
“Washington Lawyers Up,” by Ruth Marcus
“The MAGA Faithful Eye the Exits,” by Antonia Hitchens
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The Democrats’ Big Night and the Repudiation of Donald Trump
The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick, and the staff writers Vinson Cunningham and Benjamin Wallace-Wells join Tyler Foggatt to discuss the sweeping Democratic victories in the midterm elections and what the …
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The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick, and the staff writers Vinson Cunningham and Benjamin Wallace-Wells join Tyler Foggatt to discuss the sweeping Democratic victories in the midterm elections and what the results reveal about the country’s changing political landscape. They talk about the issues that drove voters away from Donald Trump, the possibility of a lasting Democratic realignment in once reliable Republican strongholds like Texas, and what a Democratic majority could mean for the remainder of Trump’s Presidency and the 2028 Presidential primaries in both parties. After a decade in which Trump has defined the Republican Party, what would it take for the party to chart a different course?
This conversation was recorded for a live video on Substack. Follow The New Yorker on Substack »
Get Tickets to The Political Scene Live at Sixth & I in Washington D.C. on November 18th.
Recommended reading:
- “Midterms Analysis: A Blue Wave Just Crashed on Trump,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
- “Donald Trump’s Repudiation, America’s Revenge,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “The Night That Texas’s Seemingly Unchangeable Republican Identity Vanished,” by Rachel Monroe
- “Washington Lawyers Up,” by Ruth Marcus
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Democrats Might Take Back the House. Then What?
The Maryland congressman Jamie Raskin has been relentlessly challenging the Trump Administration in his role as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. He was the lead manager in the second …
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The Maryland congressman Jamie Raskin has been relentlessly challenging the Trump Administration in his role as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. He was the lead manager in the second impeachment of Donald Trump, after the January 6th insurrection. Throughout the past two years, Raskin and his fellow-Democrats have watched with horror as most of the efforts to secure accountability for conduct during the first Trump Administration have been wiped away. But that could all change if Democrats take back congressional control in the midterm elections. Raskin and David Remnick discuss the unprecedented depths of corruption in the current Administration, the possible avenues for accountability if the Democrats win, and how the Party can gain credibility with the electorate. As Raskin tells Remnick, “This has been a money-making operation from Day One. You got to look at this thing like ‘The Sopranos’—this is a family business. They’ve been making billions of dollars now. Trump, in his first year in office, declared openly 2.2 billion dollars that he made on the side. That’s more than a million dollars an hour, and his official Presidential salary is four hundred thousand dollars. That means that he made double his entire Presidential salary in one hour. And so, of course, the rest of his time he’s focussed on the corruption. That’s where the money is.”
Further listening:
- “The Political Scene Live with Jamie Raskin: January 6th and Accountability for Donald Trump,” an episode of The Political Scene
- “Congressman Jamie Raskin on Impeaching Donald Trump—Again,” an episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour
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The Washington Roundtable Live: The Final Stretch with David Plouffe
The Washington Roundtable is joined onstage at The New Yorker Festival by David Plouffe, the political strategist and the campaign manager for Barack Obama’s historic 2008 Presidential run, for a final look at …
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The Washington Roundtable is joined onstage at The New Yorker Festival by David Plouffe, the political strategist and the campaign manager for Barack Obama’s historic 2008 Presidential run, for a final look at the midterms map. With Donald Trump’s approval ratings near historic lows and fuel prices squeezing rural voters, Democrats find themselves competitive in Senate races in Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, and even Kansas, which hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate since the nineteen-thirties. Plouffe compares these midterms to the wave elections of 1994 and 2006, and argues that Republican spending, including Elon Musk’s, can do little to stave off voter anger about the cost of living. He also looks forward to 2028, and encourages future candidates to study those who overperform this midterm cycle. “Democrats have the opportunity to make an adjustment between now and '28. Republicans don't,” Plouffe says. “It's a political gift of epic proportions—if we find a way to seize it.”
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This week’s reading:
“Obama’s Great Skewering of Trump,” by Susan B. Glasser
“James Talarico’s Final Sprint,” by Jesús Rodríguez
“A Global Anti-Right Backlash,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“How a Kansas Megachurch Pastor Might Determine Who Wins the Senate,” by Emma Green
“Can Democrats Win Back Labor?,” by Dan Kaufman
“The State Officials Defending the Midterms from the President,” by Barton Gellman
“An Anxious Season for Muslims in Texas,” by Peter Slevin
“Texas Democrats Venture Into ‘No Man’s Land’,” by Jesús Rodríguez
“The Founder of Arab Americans for Trump Has Some Regrets,” by Isaac Chotiner
“Charles Kushner and the MAGA Ambassador’s Playbook,” by Lauren Collins
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Is Donald Trump’s Unpopularity Catching Up with Republicans?
The New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how Republican candidates are responding to Donald Trump’s historically low approval ratings. They talk about the races in which the …
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The New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how Republican candidates are responding to Donald Trump’s historically low approval ratings. They talk about the races in which the President’s endorsements may be hurting Republicans, the political fallout from his immigration policies and the war in Iran, and his decision to campaign in deep-red states rather than in competitive districts. They also consider whether a blue wave could weaken Trump’s grip on the Republican Party, and how the midterms might affect its next slate of Presidential candidates.
This conversation was recorded for a live video on Substack. Follow The New Yorker on Substack »
Recommended reading:
- “The Republicans’ Remarkably Bad Midterm Campaigns,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
- “Trump’s Repudiation Is at Hand, Right?,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “The State Officials Defending the Midterms from the President,” by Barton Gellman
- “How ICE Is Targeting the 2026 Midterms,” by Jonathan Blitzer
- “Can Democrats Win Back Labor?,” by Dan Kaufman
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Gina Hinojosa Aims to Make Texas Blue Again
The Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton dominates the news out of Texas, but, in the race for governor, a Democratic state legislator is also running neck and neck with the longtime Republican …
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The Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton dominates the news out of Texas, but, in the race for governor, a Democratic state legislator is also running neck and neck with the longtime Republican incumbent, Greg Abbott. Gina Hinojosa is likely leading among independents by as much as twenty-three per cent, according to one recent poll. She tells David Remnick that opposition to data centers and to Abbott’s school-voucher program could lead to a blue wave in Texas. “Nobody in 2026 in Texas has the luxury of fighting culture wars,” Hinojosa says. “We've been doing that for ten years, and we're all worse off.” But, Remnick notes, she seems to hold her fire when it comes to Donald Trump. “Listen, I have to win Trump voters to win this race,” she replies. “Latinos went for Trump in Texas. . . . I don't think it is helpful to rub their noses in his failures.”
Further reading:
- “The Republicans Are Messing with Texas,” by Peter Slevin
- “The Astonishing Transformation of Austin,” by Lawrence Wright
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Rahm Emanuel is “Cautiously Optimistic” About the Democrats’ Midterm Prospects
The Washington Roundtable is joined by Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff under Barack Obama, for a discussion about the Democratic Party’s odds heading into the midterm elections. In 2006, as …
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The Washington Roundtable is joined by Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff under Barack Obama, for a discussion about the Democratic Party’s odds heading into the midterm elections. In 2006, as chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Emanuel helped engineer his party’s sweeping electoral victories against an unpopular Republican President. Two decades later, he anticipates Democratic wins across the board, including in the Texas and Iowa Senate races. Emanuel lays out what he sees as an affirmative agenda for the Party, should they take control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term: ethics reform, a minimum-wage increase, an overhaul of the tax code, and a focus on corruption. “The way I talk about corruption is, He wants his ballroom and you’re getting the bill. He wants his arch, and you can’t afford a meal at the Golden Arches. He gets a $450 million plane from Qatar, and you get $4.50 a gallon of gas,” says Emanuel. “You gotta drive the corruption into the wallet.”
This week’s reading:
- “Trump’s Repudiation Is at Hand, Right?,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “How ICE Is Targeting the 2026 Midterms,” by Jonathan Blitzer
- “Can Justin J. Pearson Win in Tennessee?,” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- “How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Gave Florida Democrats a Chance,” by Daniel Castro
- “How the D.S.A. Learned to Love Elections,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Has MAGA Lost Faith in Donald Trump?
A growing portion of the electorate appears to recognize the mayhem President Donald Trump has instigated since returning to the Oval Office. That segment includes some of the people who put him back into …
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A growing portion of the electorate appears to recognize the mayhem President Donald Trump has instigated since returning to the Oval Office. That segment includes some of the people who put him back into office, including Rich Baris, who goes by the People’s Pundit on social media. Baris runs Big Data Poll, and appears regularly on “The Charlie Kirk Show” and other right-wing outlets. But he concurs with nonpartisan pollsters that MAGA is fracturing, and he talks with David Remnick about how the President lost the trust of his base; the contempt MAGA voters have for the old Republican Party; and who might take the reins after Trump.
Further reading:
- “The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “A Never Trumper and a Democrat on Beating MAGA for Good,” by Isaac Arnsdorf
- “How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics,” by Antonia Hitchens
- “Tucker Carlson’s Nationalist Crusade,” by Jason Zengerle
- “Does MAGA Have Ideas?,” by Joshua Rothman
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy the Midterms, and He Doesn’t Care Who Knows It
The Washington Roundtable is joined by Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning filmmaker, to discuss his new documentary, “Musk.” Since July, Elon Musk has poured more than a quarter of a billion dollars into Republican …
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The Washington Roundtable is joined by Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning filmmaker, to discuss his new documentary, “Musk.” Since July, Elon Musk has poured more than a quarter of a billion dollars into Republican campaigns, more than any other donor in the midterms by a wide margin, and all in plain view. Jane Mayer, the New Yorker staff writer and the author of “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right,” explains how Musk is bringing political financing by the ultra-wealthy out of the shadows: “He’s the coming-out party for the billionaires.” Gibney argues that Musk’s flagrant spending is less a matter of ideology than one of self-preservation—a way to forestall investigations, protect his companies, and keep the federal contracts coming. How did a single person come to wield this kind of power over our elections, our technology, and even a war on the other side of the world? “He sold us all a dream,” Gibney says, “and we fell for it.”
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This week’s reading:
- “Trump’s October Surprise Is a Pivot to Putin,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Who Won the Redistricting War?,” by Jon Allsop
- “Kimberly Who?,” by Ruth Marcus
- “Donald Trump After the Midterms,” by David Remnick
- “Pity the Poor Passport,” by Adam Gopnik
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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What’s at Stake in the 2026 Midterms
The New Yorker staff writers Isaac Chotiner and Benjamin Wallace-Wells join Tyler Foggatt to discuss what Democrats might do after the midterms if they win a majority in the House or the Senate, and how Donald …
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The New Yorker staff writers Isaac Chotiner and Benjamin Wallace-Wells join Tyler Foggatt to discuss what Democrats might do after the midterms if they win a majority in the House or the Senate, and how Donald Trump might respond to attempts to check his power. If Trump has been willing to circumvent Congress on issues like military action and tariffs, how much difference would a Democratic majority make during the remainder of his second term? They also talk about how large a Democratic victory could be, and ask what the results might reveal about voters’ views of Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
This conversation was recorded for a live video on Substack. Follow The New Yorker on Substack »
Recommended reading:
- “Donald Trump After the Midterms,” by David Remnick
- “The Dumocrats Are Coming for Trump, and All He Can Do Is Call Them Names,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Who Won the Redistricting War?,” by Jon Allsop
- “The Well-Funded Fight to Keep Latinos Voting Republican,” by Jesús Rodríguez
- “A Populist Revival in Iowa,” by Peter Slevin
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Canada’s Plans for Donald Trump
The economic punishment and threats of aggression that Donald Trump has launched against Canada are so severe that its government has looked at how to prepare for U.S. military action. David Remnick sits down …
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The economic punishment and threats of aggression that Donald Trump has launched against Canada are so severe that its government has looked at how to prepare for U.S. military action. David Remnick sits down with a former senior Canadian politician, Chrystia Freeland, to talk about the disintegration of a rock-solid partnership. Freeland served as the Deputy Prime Minister under Justin Trudeau, and has also held the roles of Minister of International Trade and Minister of Foreign Affairs; she helped negotiate a trade deal in Trump’s first term, which he subsequently broke. Freeland’s new book about the U.S.-Canada relationship is called “Unreliable Boyfriend,” but that title may soft-pedal it. “The vast majority of Canadians see this as a rupture” that will be permanent, she tells Remnick. “They think America is toxic and broken and can never be trusted again. . . . I actually am an outlier, because I think we shouldn’t write America off quite yet.”
Further reading:
- “What If Canada Joined the E.U.?,” by Ishaan Tharoor
- “Canada, the Northern Outpost of Sanity,” by Bill McKibben
- “The Historical Roots of Donald Trump’s Aggressive Nationalism,” by Isaac Chotiner
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Will Donald Trump’s Corruption Matter in November?
The Washington Roundtable weighs in on how Donald Trump’s rampant corruption will play out at the polls. Although conventional wisdom in Washington suggests that graft doesn’t move voters, Democrats have …
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The Washington Roundtable weighs in on how Donald Trump’s rampant corruption will play out at the polls. Although conventional wisdom in Washington suggests that graft doesn’t move voters, Democrats have nonetheless spent more than three hundred million dollars on ads that portray the President’s self-enrichment as a tax on everyone else. They are joined by a former commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca Slaughter, who discusses what, if anything, can be done about corruption in the federal government, and why criminal prosecution may not be the most effective tool to combat it. Slaughter argues that officials must find ways to make corruption costly for those who engage in it. And though few Americans expect the powerful to face consequences, Slaughter says, “the only way to change that impression . . . is to start making people pay.”
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This week’s reading:
- “The Dumocrats Are Coming for Trump, and All He Can Do Is Call Them Names,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “The Battle for the Post-Trump Right,” by Emma Green
- “The Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax,” by Nicholas Lemann
- “In ‘Musk,’ Alex Gibney Punctures Elon’s Self-Mythology,” by Sheelah Kolhatkar
- “ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity,” by Jonathan Blitzer
- “Will Netanyahu Escape His Reckoning?,” by David Remnick
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Why Trump Is Pausing His Crackdown on Salvadoran Immigrants
The New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer joins Tyler Foggatt to talk about Donald Trump’s decision to delay the cancellation of Temporary Protected Status for Salvadoran immigrants. They discuss why the …
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The New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer joins Tyler Foggatt to talk about Donald Trump’s decision to delay the cancellation of Temporary Protected Status for Salvadoran immigrants. They discuss why the Administration, which has already terminated the T.P.S. designations of fourteen other countries, effectively opening up those communities to deportations, has yet to follow through on its promise to do the same for immigrants from El Salvador, and whether the decision was influenced by lobbyists from industries that rely on immigrant labor. They also discuss the tensions between the nativist wing of the Trump Administration and the pro-industry wing, and what Trump’s handling of T.P.S. reveals about how he makes decisions and exercises power in his second term. Does Trump’s unpredictability—and his susceptibility to being influenced even on his most deeply held beliefs—make his agenda more vulnerable to challenge?
Recommended reading:
- “Why Trump Delayed Cancelling Legal Status for Salvadorans,” by Jonathan Blitzer
- “ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity,” by Jonathan Blitzer
- “The Quiet Unravelling of a Haitian Life in America,” by Ruby Cramer
- “The Great Delegalization,” by Dara Lind
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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An American Journalist Imprisoned as a Spy in Russia
In 2023, Evan Gershkovich was working as a young reporter in Moscow for the Wall Street Journal, when he was arrested by Russian authorities. He was eventually convicted on blatantly false charges of espionage …
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In 2023, Evan Gershkovich was working as a young reporter in Moscow for the Wall Street Journal, when he was arrested by Russian authorities. He was eventually convicted on blatantly false charges of espionage and spent nearly five hundred days in imprisonment. Gershkovich recounts the experience in a new memoir, “This Cursed Beautiful Land,” and in an essay in The New Yorker. He spoke with David Remnick about life inside a Russian prison, the international prisoner swap that freed him, and why the difficult process of reacclimating to his former life complicated how he viewed his incarceration.
Further reading and listening:
- “The Russian Prisoner Who Didn’t Want to Be Freed,” by Joshua Yaffa
- “Evan Gershkovich Is Finally Coming Home,” by Joshua Yaffa
- “The Unimaginable Horror of a Friend’s Arrest in Moscow,” by Joshua Yaffa
This segment was recorded live at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Centers, in New York City.
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Can Europe Still Trust America?
The Washington Roundtable is joined by the Polish Foreign Minister, Radosław Sikorski, to discuss the war in Ukraine and Russia’s brazen tests of the NATO alliance, including drone incursions in Poland and a …
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The Washington Roundtable is joined by the Polish Foreign Minister, Radosław Sikorski, to discuss the war in Ukraine and Russia’s brazen tests of the NATO alliance, including drone incursions in Poland and a campaign of gray-zone tactics. “They are boiling the frog and watching what we will do,” Sikorski says. He weighs how much Europe can still count on the United States under President Trump, and whether the trust between America and its allies can be restored. The panel also reflects on how Poland pulled back from its own authoritarian slide, and what that history might say for Americans worried about the future of our democracy.
This week’s reading:
- “Pete Hegseth Just Declared Victory in the Wrong War,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “Why the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up Again,” by Isaac Chotiner
- “Why Trump Delayed Cancelling Legal Status for Salvadorans,” by Jonathan Blitzer
- “The President vs. the Press,” by Jelani Cobb
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Why Susan Collins Has Lasted So Long
The New Yorker staff writer Emma Green joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Senate race in Maine, where the Republican Susan Collins, who has served in the Senate for nearly thirty years, is facing off against …
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The New Yorker staff writer Emma Green joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Senate race in Maine, where the Republican Susan Collins, who has served in the Senate for nearly thirty years, is facing off against the former state senator Troy Jackson. They discuss how Collins has leveraged her seniority—and her chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee—to bring considerable federal funding to Maine, helping her fend off Democratic challengers in the purple state. They also explore Collins’s reputation as a moderate Republican willing to break with her party on high-profile votes, despite siding with President Donald Trump roughly ninety-five per cent of the time, and ask what the results of the Maine race may suggest about two competing visions of a senator’s job. Will Collins’s focus on Maine-specific projects and bringing federal money home win out over Jackson’s focus on national issues such as abolishing ICE, Medicare for All, and protecting national abortion rights?
This week’s reading:- “Susan Collins’s Maine Money Machine,” by Emma Green
- “Troy Jackson Is Still Surprised That He’s Running for Senate,” by Jesús Rodríguez
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Ari Emanuel on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mixing Business with Politics
Ari Emanuel is the executive chairman of W.M.E., one of the biggest talent agencies in Hollywood. He has overseen the careers of Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Meghan Markle, Martin Scorsese, Dwayne (the Rock) …
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Ari Emanuel is the executive chairman of W.M.E., one of the biggest talent agencies in Hollywood. He has overseen the careers of Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Meghan Markle, Martin Scorsese, Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson, and Donald Trump. His entertainment machine now includes the W.W.E., the U.F.C., live theatres, ticketing operations, and more. In a new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” Emanuel charts his rise from working in the mailroom to global power. He talks with David Remnick about his disappointment with Donald Trump’s self-enrichment during his Presidency; his close relationship with Elon Musk, whom he calls an “incredible human being”; and doing business within “shades of gray” with the de-facto Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman.
Further reading:
- “Ari Emanuel Takes on the World,” by Connie Bruck
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The Washington Roundtable Live: Can D.C. Get a Grip on A.I.?
The Washington Roundtable travels to Madison, Wisconsin, for a conversation about the politics of artificial intelligence before a live audience at the Cap Times Idea Fest. The group discusses the stakes of Xi …
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The Washington Roundtable travels to Madison, Wisconsin, for a conversation about the politics of artificial intelligence before a live audience at the Cap Times Idea Fest. The group discusses the stakes of Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, D.C.; the potential for coöperation between the U.S. and China on A.I., which the staff writer Evan Osnos likens to “private nuclear weapons”; and whether American policymakers can even agree amongst themselves on how to approach regulating the technology. “The executive branch is approaching this not as an existential-level threat to our society,” the staff writer Susan B. Glasser says, “but as a pot of gold that our wealthy business leaders, and presumably the politicians who support them, win if they get to the end of the race first.”
This week's reading:
- “Our A.I. Problem,” by Gideon Lewis-Kraus
- “Is A.I. Above the Law?,” by Jill Lepore
- “There Is No A.I. ‘Race,’” by Chang Che
- “What China’s Vibe-Coding Capital Can Tell Us About the A.I. Boom,” by Afra Wang
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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How MAHA Tore One Family Apart
The New Yorker staff writer Ruby Cramer joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how the Make America Healthy Again movement is influencing debates within families over vaccines and medical care. They talk about the rise …
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The New Yorker staff writer Ruby Cramer joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how the Make America Healthy Again movement is influencing debates within families over vaccines and medical care. They talk about the rise of vaccine skepticism, fuelled by Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and how measles cases have surged across the country, reaching their highest level in three decades. They also explore what happens when parents disagree over their children’s medical care, especially as concerns about parental rights and America’s worsening health, alongside growing distrust of the medical and pharmaceutical establishments, draw more people into the MAHA movement.
This week’s reading:
- “The MAHA Custody Battle,” by Ruby Cramer
- “Is R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing?,” by Dhruv Khullar
- “One Vaccine-Schedule Change That Actually Makes Sense,” by Rivka Galchen
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Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing”
Malcolm Gladwell, a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, often uses ideas from the social sciences and epidemiology and applies them to surprising topics. But his new book tackles an issue that’s in the …
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Malcolm Gladwell, a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, often uses ideas from the social sciences and epidemiology and applies them to surprising topics. But his new book tackles an issue that’s in the headlines every day. The book is called “The American Way of Killing,” and the subject is America’s unique association with gun violence. Death statistics, he says, fail to convey the scale of the problem because advances in medical care save countless lives that are nevertheless scarred by violence. Gladwell talks with David Remnick about how gun-control advocates have got the problem wrong, and why he thinks that a persistent dynamic of under-policing and over-incarcerating is at the root of America’s problem. “I can’t even utter the phrase ‘defund the police,’ ” Gladwell says, “without nearly blowing a gasket.”
Further reading:
- “What We Get Wrong About Violent Crime,” by Malcolm Gladwell
- “Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, and the Modern Whistle-Blower,” by Malcolm Gladwell
- “Thresholds of Violence,” by Malcolm Gladwell
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Introducing: “The Journey,” from In the Dark
The Washington Roundtable will be back next week. In the meantime, we would like to introduce “The Journey,” an audio investigation hosted by our colleague Ava Kofman. Throughout five episodes, it unravels the …
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The Washington Roundtable will be back next week. In the meantime, we would like to introduce “The Journey,” an audio investigation hosted by our colleague Ava Kofman. Throughout five episodes, it unravels the mystery of how Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang, a wealthy Los Angeles couple, obtained dozens of children through nearly as many surrogates—and exposes a scandal that threatens to undermine the entire surrogacy industry.
In Episode 1, “Gifts,” a woman in Texas agrees to carry a child for the couple. She thinks she’s helping a family in need. Then she becomes a whistle-blower.
In the Dark is an acclaimed investigative-journalism podcast that launched in 2016. Its third season won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for audio.
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How, Exactly, Could A.I. Destroy Humanity?
The New Yorker staff writer Joshua Rothman joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss recent calls from industry leaders to slow the development of A.I. technology for safety reasons. They talk about an industry-wide fear …
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The New Yorker staff writer Joshua Rothman joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss recent calls from industry leaders to slow the development of A.I. technology for safety reasons. They talk about an industry-wide fear that A.I. could disrupt or even end human life within a decade, what an A.I.-related extinction event might look like, and whether the people developing the technology can be trusted to play a role in regulating it. They also explore recent incidents involving A.I. models going “rogue” and the difficulty of making increasingly capable autonomous systems trustworthy and controllable.
This week’s reading:
- “The Long Doomsday of A.I.,” by Joshua Rothman
- “My Weekend with an A.I. Agent,” by Brady Brickner-Wood
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Colin Kaepernick, Ten Years After Taking a Knee
Colin Kaepernick had a stunning rise as an N.F.L. quarterback after becoming a full-time starter, in 2012. He was a legitimate dual threat—as effective running the ball as he was throwing it. And, to this day …
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Colin Kaepernick had a stunning rise as an N.F.L. quarterback after becoming a full-time starter, in 2012. He was a legitimate dual threat—as effective running the ball as he was throwing it. And, to this day, Kaepernick still holds the record for rushing yards by an N.F.L. quarterback in a playoff game. But his formidable skills as a player were quickly overshadowed by his decision—quiet at first—to engage in protest for social justice a decade ago. He knelt during the national anthem at games, and that generated an enormous amount of controversy, with everyone from his fellow-players to a future President weighing in on his decision. In the aftermath of his demonstrations, the San Francisco 49ers told him that they were going to cut him, and no other team would sign him. In his new memoir, “The Perilous Fight,” Kaepernick describes how this wasn’t even the full extent of the league’s efforts to punish him. He and David Remnick discuss his new book and the consequences of his political activism. “I had football taken away from me,” Kaepernick explains. “I didn’t get to leave on my terms. And I didn’t get to leave because, ‘Oh, you're not good enough to play anymore.’ It was because of the causes I was supporting and the change I was trying to effect. So that leaves a sour taste in your mouth.”
Further reading:
- “The N.F.L.’s Change of Tone, and the Limits of Merely Listening,” by Louisa Thomas
- “Colin Kaepernick’s Contested Workout and the Power Plays of the N.F.L.,” by Louisa Thomas
- “Behind Nike’s Decision to Stand by Colin Kaepernick,” by Jelani Cobb
- “What Will Taking the Knee Mean Now?,” by Doreen St. Félix
- “The Racial Demagoguery of Trump’s Assaults on Colin Kaepernick and Steph Curry,” by David Remnick
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Is a Blue Wave Really Coming?
The Washington Roundtable is joined by Amy Walter, the editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report and a political analyst for PBS NewsHour, to take stock of the midterms map. With Donald Trump’s approval …
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The Washington Roundtable is joined by Amy Walter, the editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report and a political analyst for PBS NewsHour, to take stock of the midterms map. With Donald Trump’s approval rating at a historic low and economic issues squeezing voters nationwide, conventional wisdom suggests that a decisive Democratic blue wave is coming. But the margins are razor-thin. “The odds are definitely with Democrats here because of how few seats they need to actually flip,” Walter says. “They just don’t have a lot of room for error.” Plus, the hosts reflect on the quarter century since 9/11, and share their memories of that day.
This week’s reading:
“Troy Jackson Is Still Surprised That He’s Running for Senate,” by Jesús Rodríguez
“Is the Democratic Party Still Too Woke?,” by Jason Zengerle
“Has the A.I. Job Apocalypse Been Postponed?,” by John Cassidy
“The U.S. Was Never Going to Win the ‘War on Terror,’” by Robin Wright
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The Right’s Crusade to “Make America Hot Again”
The New Yorker staff writer Jennifer Wilson joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how the right’s embrace of lingerie and cleavage signals the changing politics of sexuality. They talk about how the actress Sydney …
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The New Yorker staff writer Jennifer Wilson joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how the right’s embrace of lingerie and cleavage signals the changing politics of sexuality. They talk about how the actress Sydney Sweeney’s appearance and political affiliation became a cause célèbre for a segment of the conservative movement, and how it reflects a broader right-wing backlash against more inclusive notions of beauty and body positivity. They also examine the rise of the magazine Evie, which has billed itself as the “conservative Cosmo,” and explore how the left has been grappling with the politics of sexuality and sex appeal in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
This week’s reading:
- “Have Conservatives Taken Sexy Back?,” by Jennifer Wilson
- “The Warning Benjamin Netanyahu Ignored,” by Ruth Margalit
- “Remembrance of September 11th,” by Adam Gopnik
- “The America That 9/11 Made,” by Jill Lepore
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Sarah Longwell, a Former Republican, on “How to Eat an Elephant”
The political consultant Sarah Longwell runs focus groups of voters, and she has a lot of advice for Democrats seeking to wrest control of the government from MAGA. Longwell, a former Republican disaffected …
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The political consultant Sarah Longwell runs focus groups of voters, and she has a lot of advice for Democrats seeking to wrest control of the government from MAGA. Longwell, a former Republican disaffected from Donald Trump’s party, presents her playbook to the New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos: go on the offensive talking about corruption; make a positive case for immigration; and adapt to a podcast-driven media environment. “You can go on ‘Joe Rogan’ or not go on ‘Joe Rogan,’ ” she says. “The question is: can you sit for a long period of time and talk to someone who doesn’t know that much about politics and have an engaging conversation? . . . This is how trust is built now, in this screen-to-screen environment.” Longwell’s new book is called “How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time.”
Further listening:
- “Can Trump Voters Still Change Their Minds?,” an episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour
- “A G.O.P. Strategist on the Republican Voters Who Could Abandon Trump,” an episode of The Political Scene
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week.
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Why Is Donald Trump Picking a Fight with Canada?
The Washington Roundtable explores how Donald Trump’s wars of choice abroad, whether using tariffs or bombs, are dragging down his popularity at home. The panel looks at the baffling trade fight with Canada …
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The Washington Roundtable explores how Donald Trump’s wars of choice abroad, whether using tariffs or bombs, are dragging down his popularity at home. The panel looks at the baffling trade fight with Canada, the deepening quagmire in Iran, and the President’s recent embrace of data centers—all of which, they argue, could cost Republicans in the midterms. “He is seen as so toxic that a number of Republican candidates in districts that Trump won significantly before are saying, ‘Don’t send him here. We don’t wanna campaign with him,’ ” the staff writer Jane Mayer observes. “That, in politics, is the ultimate kiss-off. Goodbye.”
This week’s reading:
- “Donald Trump’s Capital Makeover,” by Antonia Hitchens
- “How Donald Trump Outmaneuvers the Supreme Court,” by Ruth Marcus
- “How Much Is the Iran War Costing Americans?,” by John Cassidy
- “What If Canada Joined the E.U.?,” by Ishaan Tharoor
- “Was ‘Defund the Police’ Crazy?,” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
The Political Scene draws on the reporting and analysis found in The New Yorker for lively conversations about the big questions in American politics. Join the magazine’s writers and editors as they put into context the latest news—about elections, the economy, the White House, the Supreme Court, and much more. New episodes are available three times a week. Show less
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