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Donald Trump's Dangerous Politicization of America's Spy Agencies
26 juni 2026 · 41 min
The Washington Roundtable is joined by Jeff Stein, the veteran political reporter and founding editor of the newsletter “Spytalk,” to examine Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as the new acting Director of National Intelligence, a position that, in theory, oversees the C.I.A., N.S.A., F.B.I., and fifteen other agencies. Pulte has no intelligence background and no national-security experience, but does have a track record of going after the President’s perceived enemies. Plus, the panel discusses a recent Washington Post investigation that raised new questions about the outgoing director, Tulsi Gabbard, and her alleged ties to a religious cult.
This week’s reading:
“Everyone Wants to Touch the Blue Coating in the Reflecting Pool,” by Jesús Rodríguez
“Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold,” by David Remnick
“The Difference Between the Knicks and the White House Cage Fight,” by Adam Gopnik
“How the Trump Administration Pushed Judges to Deport Children,” by E. Tammy Kim
“Do Netanyahu’s Domestic Opponents Offer a Real Alternative?” 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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Robby Hoffman Thinks There Are Worse Things Than Being Offended
24 juni 2026 · 40 min
The comedian and actor Robby Hoffman, known for her role on the HBO show “Hacks” and her début Netflix comedy special, “Wake Up,” joins Tyler Foggatt at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival, in Seattle, for a conversation about social class and politics. Growing up as one of ten kids, Hoffman developed a world view that has never fit neatly into the left-vs.-right political dichotomy, and instead focusses her comedy on what she believes is the real defining divide in America: the rich versus the poor. “Classism is the conversation. The haves versus the have nots is the conversation. How much worse does it need to get for you to realize that’s what it’s all been about?” Hoffman says. She and Foggatt also discuss why Hoffman thinks Republicans and Democrats are often more alike than different, and why Donald Trump’s form of humor has given him a political advantage.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold,” by David Remnick
“The Torture Chamber of British Politics Crushes Its Latest Prime Minister,” by Sam Knight
“How the Trump Administration Pushed Judges to Deport Children,” by E. Tammy Kim
“Who Is the Real Kevin Warsh?,” by John Cassidy
“The Teen Believers in a Christian America,” by Eliza Griswold
“J. D. Vance’s Contemptuous Conversion Memoir,” by Jessica Winter
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Hillary Clinton on How Donald Trump Lost the Iran War
22 juni 2026 · 53 min
The former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat down with David Remnick at the 92nd Street Y, in New York, on Monday evening, after the Trump Administration announced a memorandum of understanding to end its war in Iran. Remnick asked whether the United States lost this war. “Yes,” Clinton replied. “The United States has come out weaker. Iran has come out stronger.” According to Clinton, Israel repeatedly tried to pressure the Obama Administration into backing a similar action in Iran, but she didn’t take the bait. “They would say things like ‘Our planes are on the tarmac,’ ” Clinton recalled. “And I’d say, ‘Well, good luck. Great. Why are you doing this?’ ” They also discuss Joe Biden’s decision to run for a second term, and its fateful consequences. “He made a terrible mistake,” she said. Had Biden stayed with his plan of serving for one term, “I believe whoever emerged . . . would have beaten Donald Trump.”
Further reading and listening: Lees meer“Hillary Clinton on the Psychology of Autocrats,” an episode of The Political Scene
“Hillary Clinton Explains What Happened,” an episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour
“The Broadway Life of Hillary Clinton,” by Michael Schulman
“Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Rodham’ Offers the Catharsis of Uncomplicated Regret,” by Nora Caplan-Bricker
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 Politics of the Big Game
18 juni 2026 · 38 min
The New Yorker staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Louisa Thomas join Tyler Foggatt to discuss three recent collisions of sports and politics. Cunningham and Foggatt talk about President Donald Trump’s appearance at a Knicks game during the team’s championship run, which evoked a mixed reception from New Yorkers and complicated an otherwise celebratory week in the city. Then Fry and Foggatt discuss the U.F.C. fight that Trump hosted on the White House lawn—in celebration of America’s two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary, and his own birthday—and how it merged the aesthetics and politics of Trump’s second term. Finally, Thomas joins Foggatt to discuss the World Cup and how the Administration’s immigration policies, the Iran war, and America’s precarious standing on the international stage are impacting one of the world’s premier sports and cultural events.
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This week’s reading: Lees meer“Fight Night at the White House,” by Naomi Fry
“Will Americans Start to Care About the World Cup Now?,” by Louisa Thomas
“Lessons in Fanhood from the Knicks,” by Vinson Cunningham
“Can the World Cup Transcend Donald Trump?,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“The World Cup and the Changing Psyche of the Haitian Diaspora,” by Doreen St. Félix
“How the Moroccan World Cup Team Became a Symbol of the Global South,” by Dan Greene
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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Rachel Goldberg-Polin on Losing a Son in Gaza
15 juni 2026 · 42 min
When Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son, Hersh, was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, she became a prominent spokesperson for the families of Israeli hostages. Throughout Hersh’s captivity, and then after his murder, Goldberg-Polin, who was born in Chicago and emigrated to Israel in 2008, argued that Israel’s priority should be to bring the hostages home, and that the killing of all innocents, Israeli and Palestinian, must stop. She advocated with Israeli politicians, Pope Francis, and other leaders, and she addressed the Democratic National Convention in 2024. She recently spoke with David Remnick about her new book, “When We See You Again,” and how she has continued her work as a public figure despite unending grief. “People are desperate for us to be angry . . . to feel things that I think that they assume they would feel if they were in the position that we are in. But the truth is, I’m open to feeling anything,” she reflects. “I put Hersh in the ground on September 2, 2024. After that, I’m in a completely different universe.”
Further reading:
“Gaza’s Broken Politics,” by Mohammed R. Mhawish
“The End of Israel’s Hostage Ordeal,” by Ruth Margalit
“Why Hamas Agreed to Release the Hostages,” by Isaac Chotiner
“Hope and Grief in Israel After the Gaza Ceasefire Deal,” by Ruth Margalit Lees meerThe 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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Donald Trump’s Imperial Birthday Spectacle
13 juni 2026 · 44 min
The Washington Roundtable discusses Donald Trump’s eightieth birthday, on Sunday, with a look at the pageantry and spectacle surrounding the planned U.F.C. fight on the South Lawn of the White House. The panel contrasts Trump’s desire to project power and masculinity with his recent pattern of disinhibition: from allegedly falling asleep at important meetings and the N.B.A. Finals to angry outbursts at reporters, including such politically damaging statements as “I love the inflation.” Is the President fading, physically and politically? “It’s not about the age; it’s about the behavior,” the staff writer Evan Osnos says. “It’s about the clear fact that his conduct, his cognitive function, his behavior is declining.”
This week’s reading: Lees meer“What Jill Biden Doesn’t Say in Her White House Memoir,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin
“Can the World Cup Transcend Donald Trump?,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“The Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Black Voters’ Rights,” by Ruth Marcus
“Is Elon Musk’s SpaceX Really Worth $1.75 Trillion?,” by John Cassidy
“Has Nancy Mace’s Crusade Against Sexual Violence Ruined Her Career?,” by Moira Donegan
“For the Nation’s Birthday, Making It Harder to Become an American,” by Jonathan Blitzer
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 Abuse That Fuelled Andrew Tate's Media Empire
10 juni 2026 · 47 min
The New Yorker investigative reporter Heidi Blake joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss her reporting on Andrew Tate, the British American influencer and figurehead of the manosphere. They talk about Tate’s rise to prominence, the media empire he built by glorifying ideas about male dominance and female subjugation, and the allegations of rape, assault, coercion, and sex trafficking that have followed him and his brother, Tristan, across multiple countries. Drawing on leaked documents and messages, interviews with both Tates, and testimony from women who say they were victimized by the brothers, Blake explains how Tate’s online persona reflects a much longer history of alleged abuse and exploitation. Blake and Foggatt also explore Tate’s growing ties to people in Donald Trump’s orbit, and whether his support for Trump and the MAGA movement helped shape the political response to the investigations against him.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse,” by Heidi Blake
“Has Nancy Mace’s Crusade Against Sexual Violence Ruined Her Career?,” by Moira Donegan
“The Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Black Voters’ Rights,” by Ruth Marcus
“For the Nation’s Birthday, Making It Harder to Become an American,” by Jonathan Blitzer
“Could Switzerland Become the First Country to Cap Its Population?,” by Jessi Jezewska Stevens
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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Jack Schlossberg, the Kennedy Running for Congress in New York
8 juni 2026 · 30 min
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, was one of a number of Kennedy family members who spoke out against the policies and the character of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Schlossberg became a public figure on social media, often trolling the right, doing his imitation of Vladimir Putin, or claiming that Usha Vance was carrying his baby. But, when Schlossberg decided to run for an open seat in Congress, critics pointed to his lack of experience in governing, or even holding a job. In some ways, Schlossberg seems a test case for how social-media influence may translate into electoral politics. “I understand that content creation is a new profession, and that it’s not synonymous for many people with a quote-unquote real job,” Schlossberg tells David Remnick. “I think that my experience is exactly what the Democratic Party needs right now from candidates.”
Further reading: Lees meer“How a Congressional Primary Became a Proxy Battle Over A.I.,” by Gideon Lewis-Kraus
“ ‘Love Story’ Is a Forgettable Elegy for Gen X,” by Doreen St. Félix
“A Battle with My Blood,” by Tatiana Schlossberg
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 Washington Roundtable Live: The Backlash Midterms
6 juni 2026 · 51 min
The Washington Roundtable discusses the 2026 midterm elections and the prospects of a comeback for the Democratic Party with The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick. Recorded during a live show at the 92nd Street Y, in Manhattan, the group explores the President’s abysmal approval ratings, key Senate races in Maine and Texas, fights over redistricting, and how public anger over corruption and wealth inequality could shape the battle for control of Congress. “It’s a stress test that we’re looking at,” the staff writer Jane Mayer says. “That’s what this midterm is: Can this democracy survive it? And, if it doesn’t, then what?” They also examine recent upheavals at CBS News and “60 Minutes,” and consider what those changes might mean for the future of investigative journalism.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“The Changing Face of ‘Authenticity’ in Politics,” by Jon Allsop
“The Absurd Virtual Spectacle of Trump’s D.C.,” by Kyle Chayka
“This Is What Trumpian Self-Dealing Looks Like,” by John Cassidy
“The Strange Emptiness of the Crowded Governor’s Race in California,” by Nathan Heller
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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Trump’s Self-Dealing and the Question of Kleptocracy
4 juni 2026 · 55 min
The New Yorker staff writer David D. Kirkpatrick joins Tyler Foggatt and Andrew Marantz to discuss his investigation—published in August, 2025—into the many ways President Donald Trump has profited during his second term, which include a reported private jet (a gift from Qatar), soaring valuations of Trump Media, and a flood of crypto ventures. They discuss whether these attempts at self-enrichment amount to ordinary political corruption, or whether they represent tools for consolidating power that could in turn accelerate democratic backsliding in the United States, much like in kleptocracies and oligarchies abroad.
This episode originally aired on August 20, 2025.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Is There a Remedy for Presidential Profiteering?,” by David D. Kirkpatrick
“Trump’s Profiteering Hits $6 Billion,” by David D. Kirkpatrick
“This Is What Trumpian Self-Dealing Looks Like,” by John Cassidy
“How Trump Created a Slush Fund for His Allies,” by Ruth Marcus
“How Pakistan Is Using the Iran War to Reinvent Itself,” by Sudarsan Raghavan
“The Strange Emptiness of the Crowded Governor’s Race in California,” by Nathan Heller
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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Dan Osborn, the Independent Senate Candidate Who Could Tip Nebraska
1 juni 2026 · 30 min
As control of the Senate hangs in the balance, many eyes are on Dan Osborn, of Nebraska. He’s a dream candidate for the Democrats: a mechanic in the food-processing industry, a former president of his local union, and a veteran of the Navy and the Army National Guard. But Osborn isn’t a Democrat; he’s running as an independent. Polls show a close or tied race with the Republican incumbent, Pete Ricketts, an heir to a financial fortune. David Remnick talks with Osborn about leading a strike at a Kellogg’s plant; how Donald Trump’s tariffs are affecting voters in an agricultural state; and Osborn’s decision to not caucus with either party if he wins the seat.
Further reading:
“Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin
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 Whiplash of the U.S.-Iran Peace Talks
27 mei 2026 · 33 min
The New Yorker contributing writer Robin Wright joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the state of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. They talk about the evolving terms—and major sticking points—of a potential agreement between the two countries, including the future of Iran’s nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. They also explore whether the war has ultimately weakened or emboldened Iran, and how Donald Trump’s approach to the conflict and negotiations fits into his broader diplomatic legacy.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“The Epic Disaster of Operation Epic Fury,” by Robin Wright
“Why Any Plausible Iran Deal Is a Humiliation for Trump,” by Isaac Chotiner
“How Trump Created a Slush Fund for His Allies,” by Ruth Marcus
“Is the Working Class Finally Turning on Trump?,” by Eyal Press
“How Problematic Is Patriotism?,” by Arthur Krystal
See Tyler Foggatt in Conversation with Robby Hoffman at the Cascade Ideas Festival on June 6th
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 U.F.C. President, Dana White, on Donald Trump: “He’s Not a Racist”
25 mei 2026 · 53 min
There will be a variety of celebrations to honor America’s two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary this year. Much of it is to be expected: fireworks, red, white, and blue lights, even a military parade. But something else is happening, something that probably wouldn’t occur if anyone other than Donald Trump were President. The Ultimate Fighting Championship, the premier league for mixed martial arts, is staging a fight at the White House. The U.F.C. was founded in 1993, and exploded in popularity after Dana White took over as president of the company, in 2001. He’s also been friends with Donald Trump for a quarter century, and spoke on the President’s behalf at all three Republican National Conventions where Trump was the nominee. He’s stumped for him at rallies, and Trump even called him up to speak at his victory celebration on Election Night in 2024. David Remnick and White discuss his remarkable rise to prominence, and his relationship with the increasingly unpopular President. “He’s not a racist,” White tells Remnick. “He’s not a fascist. He loves this country. And if you’re an American—race, religion, whatever it is—President Trump is on your team, that I guarantee you.”
Further reading: Lees meer“Donald Trump’s U.F.C. Victory Party,” by Sam Eagan
“Cage-Fighting During a Pandemic: Is This the Future of Sports?,” by Kelefa Sanneh
“Fighting for Trump: The U.F.C. Comes to New York City,” by Kelefa Sanneh
See the Washington Roundtable live at 92NY on June 4th.
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
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Is Washington Up to the Challenge of A.I.?
22 mei 2026 · 51 min
The Washington Roundtable discusses the growing political backlash to artificial intelligence, especially among young Americans, and asks whether Washington, D.C., is capable of regulating A.I. companies. They’re joined by Nate Soares, the executive director of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and co-author of the book “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.” The group explores what was behind the White House’s sudden reversal on an A.I.-safety executive order this week, the outsized influence of venture capitalists in the A.I. industry, and how A.I. may turbocharge the next populist movement in American politics. “My impression is that a lot of the people protesting data centers can sort of tell that this A.I. stuff is taking the world somewhere they don’t want,” Soares says. “They can tell that there’s this big corporate race that will either kill them or make them a permanent underclass.”
See the Washington Roundtable live at 92NY on June 4th.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House?,” by Jason Zengerle
“Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, Really, We All Lost,” by Gideon Lewis-Kraus
“Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?,” by Amy Davdison Sorkin
“What Thomas Massie’s Race Says About Trump’s Influence,” by Jon Allsop
“Clarence Thomas Against Progressivism—and Progressives,” by Ruth Marcus
“A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope,” by Rachel Monroe
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 Is Hakeem Jeffries’s Plan for the Midterms, and After?
21 mei 2026 · 44 min
The New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss his Profile of Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader. They talk about how Jeffries has balanced resisting Donald Trump’s agenda with holding together an increasingly fractious Democratic caucus, and whether Jeffries’ measured persona and “light touch” as a leader are an asset or a weakness in the current climate. They also consider the Democrats’ chances of reclaiming the House in the 2026 midterms—and what Jeffries could realistically accomplish if he becomes Speaker.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House?,” by Jason Zengerle
“Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin
“The Gaza Peace Plan Has Gone Nowhere,” by Isaac Chotiner
“What Thomas Massie’s Race Says About Trump’s Influence,” by Jon Allsop
“Benjamin Netanyahu’s War at Home,” by Bernard Avishai
See the Washington Roundtable live at 92NY on June 4th.
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
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The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore
18 mei 2026 · 36 min
The two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence arrives during intense disputes about American history, as the Trump Administration demands a more glorifying view of the nation’s past at federally run historical sites and in federally funded projects. The staff writer Jill Lepore (who won the Pulitzer Prize in History this month for her book “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution”) guest-hosts a special episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour about this fraught moment, reflecting on the responsibility of academic historians to shape the public debate. She compares our moment with the bicentennial—which fell in the wake of the Vietnam War and the scandals of Richard Nixon’s Presidency—in a conversation with the Yale historian Beverly Gage. Lepore looks at the nature of the country’s war over history with Jelani Cobb, the dean of Columbia Journalism School and a staff writer at The New Yorker. They discuss the Donald Trump-approved “Freedom 250” projection on the Washington Monument, and talk about how Americans can meaningfully participate in the semiquincentennial. If “we’re sitting around waiting for the occupant of the White House to tell us what American history means,” Lepore says, “you just kind of want to walk into traffic.”
Further reading: Lees meerAmerica at 250, a special issue of The New Yorker
“Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits?,” by Jill Lepore
“Scandal, Protest, Goofiness, and Grandeur at the U.S. Bicentennial,” by Jill Lepore
“Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemorations,” by Jelani Cobb
“This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History,” by Beverly Gage
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A Member of the “Seditious Six” on Reviving the Democratic Party
16 mei 2026 · 48 min
The Washington Roundtable is joined by Representative Jason Crow, of Colorado, an Army Ranger veteran, member of the House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, and one of the so-called Seditious Six, members of Congress whom Donald Trump threatened to have arrested for recording a video which reminded servicemembers that they are not required to follow illegal orders. Crow is also co-leading the Democratic Party’s effort to recruit and train a new generation of congressional candidates, placing him at the center of an urgent dilemma: how can the Party translate growing anxiety over the economy and the war in Iran into a coherent, winning message? His answer, in part, is to go “hyper-local,” build coalitions, and ignore the noise. “I tell these folks that you’re basically running your campaign like you’re running for mayor of your district,” Crow says. “Ignore Fox News, ignore the cable news networks, ignore the algorithms. You can’t control that, anyhow.”
See the Washington Roundtable live at 92NY on June 4th.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“When Trump’s Away,” by Antonia Hitchens
“What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028,” by Isaac Chotiner
“Will Donald Trump be Allowed to Destroy His Records?,” by Ruth Marcus
“The Looming Disaster of the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas,” by Rachel Monroe
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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Hungary Avoided Democratic Collapse. Can We?
14 mei 2026 · 44 min
The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Péter Magyar, the new Prime Minister of Hungary, whom Marantz recently interviewed for the magazine. Marantz tells Foggatt about how Magyar defeated the longtime incumbent, Viktor Orbán—despite intervention by Donald Trump and his allies, and Orbán’s extensive influence over the Hungarian media—and why many Hungarians, after years of democratic backsliding and alleged corruption, ultimately turned against their deeply entrenched leader. Foggatt and Marantz also explore the challenges of governing after authoritarianism without reproducing its abuses of power, and whether Hungary’s political transition offers lessons for other democracies confronting illiberal movements.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Péter Magyar Led Hungarians out of Autocracy. Where Will He Take Them Now?,” by Andrew Marantz
“Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President,” by Isaac Chotiner
“The Art of the Ceasefire,” by Sudarsan Raghavan
“Rumors of Instability in Moscow,” by Joshua Yaffa
See the Washington Roundtable live at 92NY on June 4th.
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
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Barack Obama in the Trump Era
11 mei 2026 · 29 min
The contributing writer Peter Slevin met with Barack Obama at the new Obama Presidential Center, which opens next month, in Chicago, and asked him the question on a lot of Democrats’ minds: Where is he, and why isn’t he doing more to help the country in a moment of crisis? Slevin shares excerpts from his interview, during which Obama explains the limits of his role, and why he should no longer be the figurehead for his party. Slevin also speaks with David Remnick about why the famously optimistic President has lost some of his confidence in the American prospect. “I would be dishonest if I didn’t acknowledge that,” Obama admitted.
Further reading: Lees meer“Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump,” by Peter Slevin
“Presidents’ Days: From Obama to Trump,” 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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Have Billionaires Gone Too Far?
9 mei 2026 · 47 min
The über-rich have enjoyed a remarkable degree of sway in Donald Trump’s Washington—but they may now be facing a backlash. The Washington Roundtable traces the signs of invigorated “pitchfork politics,” such as Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax in New York, a wealth tax on the ballot in California, and recent protests against the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s involvement in the Met Gala—and what these efforts reveal about the cultural and political limits of oligarchy. The panel is joined by Brooke Harrington, a Dartmouth professor of economic sociology who trained as a wealth manager to embed inside the world of the super-rich. Together they examine whether the “broligarchs” have overplayed their hand, what history tells us about when élites lose their grip on power, and whether the left or the right is better positioned to harness growing inequality and anger as a political weapon heading into the 2026 midterms and beyond.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“All the President’s Contractors,” by Antonia Hitchens
“Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemoration,” by Jelani Cobb
“For Putin, Problems (and Paranoia) Keep Mounting,” by Joshua Yaffa
“The Pope’s First Anniversary Is Marked by More Sparring from the White House,” by Paul Elie
“Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump,” by Peter Slevin
“How the Iran War Is Shifting Power Toward China,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“The A.I. Industry Is Booming. When Will It Actually Make Money?,” by John Cassidy
“How a Congressional Primary Became a Proxy Battle Over A.I.,” by Gideon Lewis-Kraus
“The Real Cost of Downsizing Social Security,” by E. Tammy Kim
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Kash Patel’s Strategic, Frivolous Lawsuit Against The Atlantic
7 mei 2026 · 44 min
The New Yorker’s general counsel, Fabio Bertoni, joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Kash Patel’s two-hundred-and-fifty-million-dollar lawsuit against The Atlantic, on claims that the magazine defamed the F.B.I. director in an article that alleges on-duty inebriation and other misconduct by Patel. Bertoni and Foggatt examine the legal rationale behind Patel’s accusations, and the questions that the case raises about the use of anonymous sources, by The Atlantic and other publications. They also explore how Patel’s suit fits into President Donald Trump’s longstanding litigious relationship with the press, and the broader wave of lawsuits that Trump has brought against media organizations. Will these cases influence the kind of reporting that outlets are willing to publish, let alone pursue? Bertoni and Foggatt consider whether existing press protections are strong enough to withstand the mounting legal attacks.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Kash Patel’s Implausible Lawsuit Against The Atlantic,” by Fabio Bertoni
“How the Iran War Is Shifting Power Toward China,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits?,” by Jill Lepore
“Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump,” by Peter Slevin
“How the Supreme Court Demolished the Voting Rights Act,” by Jeannie Suk Gersen
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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 a Trump-Endorsed Republican Could Become California’s Next Governor
4 mei 2026 · 25 min
In the governor’s race in California, the leading Republican candidate appears to be Steve Hilton, a British-born political consultant and former Fox News contributor. Hilton has been endorsed by Donald Trump, which may not help him in the heavily Democratic state. His lead may owe something to California’s unusual primary system, but it’s not the first time a Republican has had a strong showing in the state: former Republican governors include Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hilton is running on a platform emphasizing affordability, cutting waste in the government, and increasing oil and natural-gas production. He talks with David Remnick about how a Republican might win this election, and how he would govern with a minority of Californians supporting him. Lees meer
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An Assassination Attempt and a Royal Visit to Washington
30 april 2026 · 32 min
The New Yorker staff writer Antonia Hitchens joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss a surreal week in Washington: the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, followed days later by a state visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla. They talk about what Hitchens witnessed inside the Hilton ballroom during the shooting attempt, and how Washington responded in the days that followed. They also discuss the state of the “special relationship” between the United States and the United Kingdom, how Trump embraced the pageantry of the royal visit, and what King Charles’s trip was meant to signal diplomatically. They also explore what the week’s whiplash reveals about covering politics during the second Trump term.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“D.C. Gets a King It Actually Wants,” by Antonia Hitchens
“Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as Gunshots Rang Out,” by Antonia Hitchens
“Can the E.P.A. Survive Lee Zeldin?,” by Elizabeth Kolbert
“The Kirkification of Our Troubled Times,” by Brady Brickner-Wood
“Donald Trump’s Lose-Lose Negotiations with Iran,” by Isaac Chotiner
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Why Senator Rand Paul Voted to Limit Donald Trump’s War Powers
27 april 2026 · 33 min
One of Donald Trump’s few critics within his party is the libertarian-leaning senator Rand Paul, from Kentucky. Paul was recently the sole Republican to vote in favor of restricting the President’s power to make war in Iran. He also opposed Trump on tariff policy, and on his budget bill in 2025. “He loves voting ‘NO’ on everything,” the President fumed. Paul ran for President in 2016, and is considering another run for the White House in 2028. He talks with David Remnick about how he would differentiate himself from J. D. Vance and Marco Rubio; about his opposition to the attack on Iran; and about Pete Hegseth invoking Christianity in the war. “People quoting the Old Testament about smiting the enemy” concerns Paul greatly: “If this becomes Christians versus Muslims, I don’t see a quick end to a war.”
Further reading: Lees meer“The End of Limits on a President’s Wars,” by Ruth Marcus
“Why Rand Paul Ran Aground,” by Kelefa Sanneh
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Donald Trump’s Economic Warfare Abroad Comes Home
25 april 2026 · 49 min
The Washington Roundtable discusses the global consequences of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz with Edward Fishman, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of the book “Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare.” The group explores how Donald Trump’s embrace of economic weapons such as tariffs, along with his military escalation in Iran, has upended the world’s economy and weakened his popularity at home. “I think we have not seen the worst of this war yet,” Fishman says. “I don’t see how anyone can view that as a victory, and we all know Donald Trump doesn’t like to look like a loser.”
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This week’s reading: Lees meer“Trump and the Iran Deal That Wasn’t,” by Susan B. Glasser
“Donald Trump’s Triumphal Arch and the Architecture of Autocracy,” by Adam Gopnik
“How Big a Threat Are Iranian-Backed Cyberattacks?,” by Sue Halpern
“How Beijing Views the War in Iran,” 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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What Pro Wrestling Taught Linda McMahon About Politics
23 april 2026 · 52 min
The New Yorker staff writer Zach Helfand joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss his Profile of Linda McMahon, the Secretary of Education. They talk about the sweeping layoffs and downsizing at the Department of Education during Donald Trump’s second term—a fulfillment of a long-standing conservative effort to dismantle the agency—and the consequences for students and schools that rely on its services. They also explore how McMahon’s tenure as C.E.O. of World Wrestling Entertainment set her up to be one of Trump’s most reliable and effective Cabinet members, across both his terms—and why the President has long been drawn to McMahon, her husband, Vince, and the world of professional wrestling.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“How Professional Wrestling Prepared Linda McMahon for Trump’s Cabinet,” by Zach Helfand
“J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin
“Donald Trump’s Triumphal Arch and the Architecture of Autocracy,” by Adam Gopnik
“What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail,” by Diego Lasarte
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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A Genocide Scholar Asks “What Went Wrong” in Israel
20 april 2026 · 42 min
Omer Bartov is an Israeli professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University. He grew up in a Zionist home and served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces, but he has long been concerned about Israel’s use of military power. In a new book called “Israel: What Went Wrong?,” Bartov argues that Zionism has morphed into an ideology of extremism that led to genocide in Gaza following the Hamas attacks of October 7th. “There is growing criticism of American support for these kinds of Israeli policies, both on the American left and on the American right,” Bartov tells David Remnick. Bartov believes that Israel requires “shock therapy” because “it has not still come to identify the limits of its own power, because those limits are in Washington, DC and it's there that those limits have to be set.” “For Israel, that would be good, because I think Israel needs to be liberated from that kind of dependence on American power. I think, for American society and for American Jewry, that’s a very bad thing because there is a rise of . . . antisemitism from the Tucker Carlsons of the world, who are a rising force right now.”
Further reading: Lees meer“Israel: What Went Wrong?,” by Omer Bartov
“A Holocaust Scholar Meets with Israeli Reservists,” by Isaac Chotiner
“How to Define Genocide,” by Isaac Chotiner
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Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbán. Could Donald Trump Be Next?
18 april 2026 · 46 min
The Washington Roundtable discusses how the anti-corruption candidate Péter Magyar brought down Hungary's autocratic Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, and what implications that victory holds for the far-right movements around the world that Orbán helped embolden. The panel is joined by Kim Lane Scheppele, a Princeton professor who has lived in Hungary and studied its democratic backsliding. Together, they unpack how Magyar’s campaign succeeded by connecting Orbán’s corruption to the everyday struggles of Hungarians, and how that approach might inform Democratic strategy in the 2028 Presidential election.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“America’s Orange Jesus,” by Susan B. Glasser
“The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose,” by Andrew Marantz
“TMZ Gets Political,” by Paula Mejía
“Who Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran?,” by Sudarsan Raghavan
“ ‘The Peace President’ Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope,” by Robin Wright
“How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply?,” by Garrett M. Graff
“How Project Maven Put A.I. Into the Kill Chain,” by Gideon Lewis-Kraus
“The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion,” 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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Is Zohran Mamdani’s “Sewer Socialism” Resonating?
16 april 2026 · 45 min
The New Yorker staff writer Molly Fischer joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s first hundred days as mayor of New York. They talk about how Mamdani has carried his highly disciplined, media-forward messaging style into office—and how his governing style combines practical city management with a focus on visible and public-facing execution. They also explore the status of his core initiatives, including universal child care and other affordability measures, whether he has scaled back or recalibrated some campaign promises, and how he has navigated relationships with figures such as Governor Kathy Hochul and President Donald Trump as he tries to harness his political momentum into durable results.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Zohran Mamdani, Perpetual Student of the City,” by Molly Fischer
“ ‘The Peace President’ Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope,” by Robin Wright
“What Brought Down Eric Swalwell,” by Jon Allsop
“TMZ Gets Political,” by Paul Mejía
“The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose,” by Andrew Marantz
“The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion,” 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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Sam Altman’s Trust Issues at OpenAI
13 april 2026 · 53 min
At the end of February, OpenAI’s C.E.O., Sam Altman, made headlines by swiftly cutting a deal with the Pentagon for his company to replace Anthropic, which had balked at the Trump Administration’s bid to use its A.I. technology to power autonomous weapons and aid in mass surveillance. Days earlier, Altman had publicly supported Anthropic’s position in the dispute. Altman’s rise to power and his founding of OpenAI were predicated on placing safety above other concerns in developing artificial general intelligence. Why did he change his stance on such a fundamental issue? The New Yorker writers Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz spoke with Altman multiple times and interviewed more than a hundred people for their investigation into the leader of one of the most powerful companies in the world, comparing Altman to J. Robert Oppenheimer. Although there is no smoking gun in Altman’s hand, the writers find that persistent allegations about his conduct underscore the danger of entrusting him to wield such vast power over the future.
Further reading: Lees meer"Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?,” by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz
“The Dangerous Paradox of A.I. Abundance,” by John Cassidy
“The A.I. Bubble Is Coming for Your Browser,” by Kyle Chayka
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 J. D. Vance Inherit MAGA?
10 april 2026 · 42 min
The Washington Roundtable discusses Vice-President J. D. Vance’s week on the world stage: stumping for the Kremlin-aligned Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán and being tasked with leading American negotiations in Pakistan to resolve the war with Iran, a conflict he reportedly opposed. The panel explores the events and people that shaped Vance, and how his political evolution toward MAGA may not be enough to make him the Republican Presidential nominee in 2028. “Anyone who comes after Trump is going to have a really hard time inheriting a cult of personality and turning that back into a party,” the staff writer Susan B. Glasser says. Vance is “not this kind of charismatic movement leader.”
This week’s reading: Lees meer“The Costs of Trump’s Iran-War Folly,” by Susan B. Glasser
“Trump’s Strategic and Moral Failure in Iran,” by David Remnick
“The Global Stakes of Hungary’s Pivotal Election,” by Kapil Komireddi
“A U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Here, but Trump’s Stone Age Mentality Endures,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics,” by Antonia Hitchens
“Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped,” by Isaac Chotiner
“An Economist’s Quest to Solve America’s Wage Problem,” by John Cassidy
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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Pam Bondi Fails to Make Her Case
9 april 2026 · 46 min
The New Yorker contributing writer Ruth Marcus joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Pam Bondi’s removal from her post as Attorney General. They examine the series of missteps and failures that led to her firing—from her continued mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein files to her inability to effectively carry out Donald Trump’s efforts to target his political enemies. They also explore the long-term damage Bondi has done to the Department of Justice, and whether her ouster—alongside Kristi Noem’s dismissal as Secretary of Homeland Security—signals a new era of shakeups within the Trump Administration.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Pam Bondi’s Legacy of Flattery and Destruction,” by Ruth Marcus
“A U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Here, but Trump’s Stone Age Mentality Endures,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?,” by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz
“How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics,” by Antonia Hitchens
“The Forest Service—a Force Across Rural America—‘Reorganizes’ Under Trump,” by Bill McKibben
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 Donald Trump’s War on Iran Helps Vladimir Putin’s War on Ukraine
6 april 2026 · 39 min
In 2021, when Olga Rudenko and other journalists launched the English-language news outlet the Kyiv Independent, they were committed to making a publication that wouldn’t face political pressure from an owner. A few months later, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the Independent began reporting breaking news from the front lines, and conducting investigations of the Ukrainian government. David Remnick talks with Rudenko, the Independent’s editor-in-chief, about the challenges of reporting in wartime; President Volodymyr Zelensky’s pushback on independent journalism; how Iran and Russia have been providing military aid to one another; and why Ukraine cannot accept the peace deal with Russia that Donald Trump is insisting that it take.
Further reading: Lees meer“The Assault on Ukraine’s Power Grid,” by Michael Holtz
“What Are Putin’s Ultimate Demands for Peace in Ukraine?,” by Joshua Yaffa
“Ukraine Has ‘Irrefutable Evidence’ of Russia Providing Intelligence to Iran, Zelensky Says,” by Asami Terajima, of the Kyiv Independent
“China, Iran Help Russia Prop Up Economy in Occupied Ukrainian Territories, Report Says,” by Yuliia Taradiuk, of the Kyiv Independent
“Ukraine Heads to US with Drone Proposal Trump Dismissed Before War with Iran,” by Tim Zadorozhnyy, of the Kyiv Independent
“We Interviewed Iran’s Envoy to Ukraine and It Was Absolutely Wild,” by Polina Moroziuk, of the Kyiv Independent
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 Art of No Deal: Trump’s Approach to the Iran War
4 april 2026 · 42 min
The Washington Roundtable discusses Donald Trump’s address on the Iran war and the playbook that has defined his career in business and politics when confronted with a crisis: escalate and blame others. The panel discusses how that same playbook is being applied to the Iran conflict with potentially disastrous results. “He’s immune to any possibility of accountability,” the staff writer Evan Osnos says. “That became not just one of the ways he tells his own story but actually how he imagines history will unfold in his hands.”This week’s reading: Lees meer
“Donald Trump’s Case for War Fails to Mention How to Win It,” by Susan B. Glasser
“The Team Behind a Pro-Iran, Lego-Themed Viral-Video Campaign,” by Kyle Chayka
“He Helped Stop Iran from Getting the Bomb,” by David D. Kirkpatrick
“How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran,” by Isaac Chotiner
“The Spectacle of War and the Struggle to Protest,” by Jay Caspian Kang
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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A Former Federal Prosecutor on Why He Quit Donald Trump’s Department of Justice
31 maart 2026 · 25 min
Thousands of federal prosecutors have been fired or have resigned from their roles since Pam Bondi took over as Attorney General. She has made no secret of weaponizing the Justice Department to pursue Donald Trump’s vendettas. One of those prosecutors is Troy Edwards, who quit a senior national-security position in the Eastern District of Virginia. As an assistant U.S. attorney in DC, Edwardshad won convictions against members of the Oath Keepers for January 6th-related offenses. Edwards is also the son-in-law of the former F.B.I. director James Comey, and, when the Justice Department indicted Comey on grounds widely seen as flimsy, Edwards knew he had reached his red line. (The charges were quickly dismissed, though without prejudice.) The New Yorker’s legal correspondent Ruth Marcus talks with Edwards about his decision to leave, how he broke it to his family, and why he thinks other prosecutors should not follow his lead.
Further reading: Lees meer“Pam Bondi’s Contempt for Congress,” by Ruth Marcus
“The Flimsy, Dangerous Indictment of James Comey,” by Ruth Marcus
“Pam Bondi’s Power Play,” 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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A Mamdani Strategist’s Advice for Democrats in the 2026 Midterms
28 maart 2026 · 51 min
The Washington Roundtable examines the potential for a “Blue Wave” in the 2026 midterms. The hosts are joined by Morris Katz, a twenty-six-year-old Democratic political strategist for Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine. Katz argues that for the Party to win a historic majority in the next election, it needs to embrace outsider candidates who refuse money from corporate PACs and aren’t “apologetic” about the government’s role in people’s lives. “We can run a campaign that says, ‘Donald Trump said he’d end forever war and lower costs and he hasn’t’—that will be successful,” Katz says. “I think even more successful would be that we are going to end forever wars, and we are going to lower costs by taking on monopolies—by taking on price gouging, by raising wages, by taxing billionaires more.”
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Donald Trump Is Breaking Up with Europe,” by Susan B. Glasser
“How the War in Iran Became a Race to Stabilize the Global Economic Order,” by Sudarsan Raghavan
“A Former Prisoner of the Iranian Regime Watches Trump’s War,” by Jason Rezaian
“The Distant Promise of Iran’s Would-Be King,” by Azadeh Moaveni
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 the War Has Reshaped Life in Iran
25 maart 2026 · 46 min
The reporter Cora Engelbrecht joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss what life is like for the people of Iran as war unfolds. They talk about Engelbrecht’s reporting, which is based on dispatches from a dissident in Tehran who maintained contact during an internet blackout, and about how his account reveals some of the challenges of daily life under bombardment from the U.S. and Israel—and under a government that continues to police dissent. They also explore how the conflict has complicated the hopes of many Iranians who once saw foreign intervention as a path to liberation, and the growing fear that, whatever the outcome of the war, everyday citizens will continue to bear the cost.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“What the War Has Done to Iranians,” by Cora Engelbrecht
“A Former Prisoner of the Iranian Regime Watches Trump’s War,” by Jason Rezaian
“How Donald Trump May Have Sabotaged His Chances for a Deal with Iran,” by Isaac Chotiner
“The Distant Promise of Iran’s Would-Be King,” by Azadeh Moaveni
“Is Cuba Next?,” by Jon Lee Anderson
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 Cuba Trump’s Next Target?
23 maart 2026 · 36 min
The staff writer Jon Lee Anderson has reported from Cuba for many years, and recently wrote about the deteriorating economic conditions on the island. His newest piece for the magazine dives into the potential outcomes of Donald Trump’s desire to pursue regime change. Anderson explores the economic impact of the United States blocking Venezuelan oil from reaching Cuba, which could be a death knell for the Communist government. Anderson and David Remnick discuss the current negotiations between the two countries, Marco Rubio’s strategy, and what cards the Cuban government might still hold. “They’re going to go into this,” Anderson suggests, “like maybe a canny poker player.”
Plus, the historian Ada Ferrer won the Pulitzer Prize for her 2022 book, “Cuba: An American History,” and she has one of the clearest views of the long and vexed relationship between the island and its giant neighbor. Ferrer left Cuba as an infant, coming to the United States with her mother in 1963 when Fidel Castro’s regime was arguably at its peak. David Remnick talks with Ferrer about the impact of U.S. sanctions, the economic collapse of Cuba, and what Donald Trump’s threat of a “takeover” means to the Cuban people and to Cuban Americans in the U.S.
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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From Critics at Large: Why We Cling to the Kennedy Myth
20 maart 2026 · 56 min
The Washington Roundtable is off today, and will be back next week. In the meantime, enjoy an episode of The New Yorker’s Critics at Large podcast about the FX series “Love Story,” which drops audiences into the lives of one of the most talked-about couples of the nineties: J.F.K., Jr., and the style icon Carolyn Bessette. The hosts Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz, who are staff writers and critics at The New Yorker, discuss how the show re-creates the look and fashion of the era in granular detail while reducing the relationship itself to a generic fairy tale. “Love Story” ’s focus on style underscores how much the Kennedy legacy lives in aesthetics, which risks obscuring some of the darker chapters of its history. “It does seem like we have ever more efficiently stripped the Kennedys and their image, and their style, from any notions of political power,” Cunningham says. “The look of something and the sort of moral thrust of something are not always one to one working in parallel.”
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The Pentagon Wants an Obedient A.I. Soldier. Will It Get One?
18 maart 2026 · 38 min
The New Yorker staff writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the escalating standoff between the A.I. company Anthropic and the Department of War. They consider recent reporting on the use of Claude—Anthropic’s family of large language models—in military operations in Venezuela and Iran, and how that news has pushed the company’s relationship with the Pentagon to a breaking point. They also explore how the tech industry is responding to the conflict between the Trump Administration and Anthropic, and the thorny question of whether A.I. should be subject to greater safeguards and more oversight than previous technological innovations.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“The Pentagon Went to War with Anthropic. What’s Really at Stake?,” by Gideon Lewis-Kraus
“Israel’s Gulf-State Gamble in the Iran War,” by Ruth Margalit
“The Iran War Is Another Reason to Quit Oil,” by Bill McKibben
“Trump’s Mass-Detention Campaign,” by Jonathan Blitzer
“How Should We Remember the Hippies?,” by Jay Caspian Kang
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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Social Media Goes to Court
16 maart 2026 · 31 min
In the book “The Anxious Generation,” Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at New York University, argues that social-media platforms are detrimental to youths’ well-being, and that society needs to treat them as literally addictive. It has spent nearly a hundred weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and has helped galvanize a movement seeking limits to social media in legislatures, in school districts, and in the courts. David Remnick speaks with Haidt about an Australian law to verify the age of social-media users, the first of its kind in the world, and about lawsuits in California that are aiming to pin liability for harms on social-media companies themselves.
Further reading: Lees meer“World Happiness Report 2026,” featuring a contribution from Jonathan Haidt and other researchers
“Mountains of Evidence,” by Jonathan Haidt
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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Pete Hegseth’s Holy War
13 maart 2026 · 47 min
The Washington Roundtable considers how the ideological commitments of Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of War, are at play in the conflict with Iran. Their guest, the journalist Katherine Stewart, has covered the MAGA right and is the author of “Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy.” The panel discusses how Christian nationalism has moved from the fringes of the culture to the center of American military power, with Hegseth driving the shift. “This is a movement that at its core has never believed in democracy,” Stewart says. “It rejects the principles of equality and pluralism, and, frankly, the rule of law that represents the best of the American promise.”
This week’s reading: Lees meer“The War Trump Doesn’t Want to Talk About,” by Susan B. Glasser
“Trump’s Inexcusable Unpreparedness for the Iranian Oil Crisis,” by John Cassidy
“What the Selection of Iran’s New Leader Might Mean for the War,” by Robin Wright
“War in the Age of the Online ‘Information Bomb,’ ” by Kyle Chayka
“How Putin Views Trump’s War on Iran,” by Joshua Yaffa
“The Limits of Iran’s Proxy Empire,” by Sudarsan Raghavan
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 Kristi Noem Show Is Cancelled
12 maart 2026 · 58 min
The New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Kristi Noem’s removal from her post as Secretary of Homeland Security. They talk about the lead-up to her firing—which included accusations of fiscal mismanagement and self-promotion—and her controversial tenure as the head of one of the largest and most powerful departments during Donald Trump’s second Presidential term. They also explore the history and evolution of the Department of Homeland Security and how its founding in the wake of the September 11th attacks laid the groundwork for the sweeping—and, according to some legal experts, unconstitutional—powers it wields today.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Kristi Noem’s Fireable Offenses,” by Jonathan Blitzer
“How Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Destabilizing the Gulf,” by Isaac Chotiner
“The Zombie Regulator,” by E. Tammy Kim
“What the Selection of Iran’s New Leader Might Mean for the War," by Robin Wright
“The G.O.P.’s Latest Voter-Suppression Plan,” by Sue Halpern
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 Global Fallout of Donald Trump’s War on Iran
9 maart 2026 · 34 min
As Iran’s retaliation hit American allies throughout the Middle East this week, David Remnick was joined by two New Yorker writers with decades of experience reporting from the region. Robin Wright has reported from Iran extensively, and she met with Ali Khamenei before he became the Supreme Leader of Iran; Dexter Filkins covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he has been reporting on the Pentagon and military readiness. Filkins and Wright discuss the possibilities for future leadership in Iran; the Administration’s chaotic statements in regard to its goals and time frame; and the economic impact of the war, which is already being felt around the globe.
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 Washington Roundtable on the Iran War
4 maart 2026 · 50 min
The Washington Roundtable discusses the war that the United States and Israel have started with Iran, how the conflict might evolve and affect the whole region, and the Trump Administration’s rationale for launching the strikes. “I don’t think we have yet heard a clear explanation of what this war is about, what they intend to achieve, what the strategic goals are, and how it’s supposed to end,” the staff writer Jane Mayer says. The group also reflects on the lessons that they learned while reporting on the Iraq War about how conflicts such as these can transform societies.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Can Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can’t Explain Why He Started It?,” by Susan B. Glasser
“Do U.S. Presidents Have the Power to Declare War?,” by Jill Lepore
“In the Texas Primaries, a Good Night for James Talarico, and a Bad One for John Cornyn,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
“What Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Meant to Iran, and What Comes Next,” by Robin Wright
“Has Trump Thought Through the Endgame in Iran?,” by Ishaan Tharoor
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Special Episode: War in Iran
3 maart 2026 · 41 min
The foreign-affairs journalist Ishaan Tharoor joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the fallout from the United States’ joint military operation with Israel in Iran. They talk about the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—who was among the hundreds killed by drone and missile strikes—and how the country has retaliated against the U.S., Israel, and several of its Arab neighbors. Their conversation explores what comes next for the Iranian government and people, how the conflict fits into President Donald Trump’s broader foreign-policy vision, and whether this latest attempt at regime change in the Middle East is likely to succeed when past American interventions have failed.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Has Trump Thought Through the Endgame in Iran?,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“What Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Meant to Iran, and What Comes Next,” by Robin Wright
“Trump’s Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran,” by Isaac Chotiner
“Donald Trump Launches a War of ‘Epic Fury’ on Iran,” by Robin Wright
“What Mehdi Mahmoudian Saw Inside the Iranian Prison System,” by Cora Engelbrecht
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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“Everyone is Overreacting” on the Tariff Ruling, Stephen Vladeck Says
28 februari 2026 · 47 min
The Washington Roundtable is joined by Stephen Vladeck, a Georgetown Law professor and self-proclaimed “Supreme Court nerd,” to examine President Trump’s increasing defiance of the Supreme Court. The panel discusses whether the Court’s strong rebuke of the President’s tariff policy obscures a broader pattern of expanding executive power through the use of emergency “shadow docket” rulings, a kind of shortcut for dealing with emergency requests. “I think that’s where the Justices have shown the most inclination to vote in ways that might be inconsistent as a matter of legal principle, but consistent as a matter of partisan political preference,” Vladeck says. Vladeck is the author of “The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.”
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Donald Trump’s State of the Union Was Long and Wrong,” by Susan B. Glasser
“The Supreme Court’s Complicated Takedown of Trump’s Tariffs,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin
“The Right-Wing Nonprofit Serving A.I. Slop for America’s Birthday,” by Jessica Winter
“The Media Merger You Should Actually Care About,” by Jon Allsop
“Donald Trump’s Pantomime United Nations,” by Ishaan Tharoor
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 the Epstein Files Are Forcing a Reckoning with Power
26 februari 2026 · 41 min
The New Yorker staff writer Joshua Rothman joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the political and cultural fallout from the release of millions of documents from the criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. They talk about how years of institutional failures and scandals involving élites have shaped the way the material is being interpreted, why the sheer volume of information is raising more questions than answers, and how the fragmented and often chaotic flow of documents has left many Americans trying to make sense of the story for themselves. They also explore what the reaction to the files reveals about a growing belief that the powerful operate with relative impunity—and about the deepening cynicism toward institutions and powerful élites.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“Are We Living in the Age of Epstein?,” by Joshua Rothman
“Donald Trump’s State of the Union Was Long and Wrong,” by Susan B. Glasser
“James Talarico Puts His Faith in Texas Voters,” by Tad Friend
“Donald Trump’s Pantomime United Nations,” by Ishaan Tharoor
“The Supreme Court’s Complicated Takedown of Trump’s Tariffs,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin
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 Tucker Carlson Became the Prophet of MAGA
23 februari 2026 · 30 min
Tucker Carlson has long been a standard-bearer for far-right views, such as the racist conspiracy theory known as the “great replacement.” He recently did a chatty interview with the white supremacist Nick Fuentes, an admirer of Hitler. And yet, Carlson started out as a respected, well-connected, albeit contrarian, political journalist. Jason Zengerle, who recently joined The New Yorker as a staff writer, talks with David Remnick about his new book, “Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind.” They trace how Carlson’s sense of personal resentment toward the establishment grew; how launching his own website radicalized his politics in the years before MAGA; and his political ambitions as a potential heir to Donald Trump. “I think, if Tucker Carlson concludes that J. D. Vance can’t get elected President, maybe he has to do it himself,” Zengerle says. “So much of politics now is just being a media figure and being an entertainer. And Tucker does those things very well. . . . I think our politics are at a place where that really doesn’t seem as outrageous as it would have even just a couple years ago.”
This segment originally aired on January 23, 2025.
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 MAGA Agenda Is Sinking in Popularity. What Might Donald Trump Do?
21 februari 2026 · 41 min
The Washington Roundtable discusses the upcoming State of the Union address and the public’s shift against Donald Trump on two of his signature issues: the economy and immigration. What pitch might Trump make for himself and the Republican Party heading into the midterms? “On the economy, he’s in the same fix Biden was in,” the staff writer Jane Mayer says. “He's trying to yell at people and tell them, ‘You are better off than you think you are,’ and that, we know, doesn't work.” Plus, the group examines what the retirement of Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress and what the Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s opposition to a wealth tax in California can tell us about ideological fissures within both parties.
This week’s reading: Lees meer“The E.P.A. Rescinds a Landmark Finding,” by Bill McKibben
“The Chaos of an ICE Detention,” by Jordan Salama
“Presidents’ Days: From Obama to Trump,” by David Remnick
“Trump Is Still Deporting People Wherever He Wants,” by Isaac Chotiner
“The Jeffrey Epstein Files Are Peter Mandelson’s Final Disgrace,” by John Cassidy
“Zohran Mamdani, the Everywhere Mayor,” by Molly Fischer
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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