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Episodes
  • Special Episode: Trump's Tariffs Struck Down
    Feb 20 2026

    In a historic 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs were illegal, jeopardizing a pillar of the president’s second term.

    The New York Times chief legal affairs correspondent Adam Liptak explains the legal logic of the ruling and its potentially seismic impacts.

    Guest: Adam Liptak, chief legal affairs correspondent for The New York Times.

    Background Reading:

    What Happens to All These Trade Deals Now?

    Trump Tariff Tracker: Latest Rates on Countries and Products

    For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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    16 mins
  • A Royal Arrest and Global Fallout Over Epstein
    Feb 20 2026

    Warning: This episode mentions suicide.

    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, was arrested by the British police on Thursday amid widening scrutiny over his ties to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

    The New York Times journalists Michael D. Shear and Nicholas Confessore explain why Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested and why, to many people, consequences still feel elusive.

    Guest:

    • Michael D. Shear, a senior U.K. correspondent for The New York Times, covering British politics and culture and diplomacy around the world.
    • Nicholas Confessore, a New York-based political and investigative reporter at The New York Times and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine.

    Background reading:

    • The British police arrested former Prince Andrew.
    • The arrest casts a shadow over the royal family.

    Photo: Stephen Pond/Getty Images

    For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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    33 mins
  • ‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE
    Feb 19 2026

    Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is nobody’s idea of a partisan firebrand. She’s a moderate, swing-state Democrat with a résumé steeped in law enforcement — all of which makes her an unlikely leader of the Democratic-led shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, which has now entered its sixth day.

    But over the past few months, Senator Cortez Masto said she was horrified by the conduct of federal immigration enforcement agents in her own state and across the country. By last week, she and many of her Democratic colleagues in the Senate decided to act on their outrage.

    In an interview with her on “The Daily,” Senator Cortez Masto talks about why she decided to support withholding homeland security funding, the political perils for her party in blocking that funding and why she believes most Americans support the strategy.

    Guest: Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada

    Background reading:

    • Democrats and the White House traded offers, but a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security remained elusive.
    • A polling memo circulated among centrist senators urged Democrats to talk tougher on crime, while noting an opportunity for the party to appeal to voters with criticism of ICE.

    Photo: Eric Lee for The New York Times

    For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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    33 mins
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