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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.

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.

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#150

A Politics of Fear Defines Trump’s First Hundred Days in Office

The Washington Roundtable discusses the first hundred days of President Trump’s second Adm... more

Yesterday

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#149

Pope Francis’s Legacy and the Coming Conclave

Paul Elie, who writes about the Catholic Church for The New Yorker, joins Tyler Foggatt to... more

23 Apr 2025

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23 Apr 2025


#148

How Science Fiction Led Elon Musk to DOGE

Elon Musk, who’s taking his chainsaw to [the federal government] (https://www.newyorker.co... more

21 Apr 2025

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21 Apr 2025


#147

Will the Supreme Court Yield to Donald Trump?

Ruth Marcus resigned from the Washington Post after its C.E.O. killed an editorial she wro... more

14 Apr 2025

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14 Apr 2025


#146

Donald Trump Gets a “Spanking” from the Bond Market

The Washington Roundtable is joined by Mark Blyth, a professor of international economics ... more

11 Apr 2025

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35:21

11 Apr 2025


#145

Sherrod Brown on Trump’s Tariffs and the Future of Economic Populism

The former senator Sherrod Brown, of Ohio, joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the tumult that ... more

09 Apr 2025

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09 Apr 2025


#144

Why the Tech Giant Nvidia Owns the Future

The microchip maker Nvidia is a Silicon Valley colossus. After years as a runner-up to Int... more

07 Apr 2025

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07 Apr 2025


#143

Donald Trump Finally Gets His Way on Tariffs

The Washington Roundtable discusses President Donald Trump’s invocation of emergency power... more

05 Apr 2025

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05 Apr 2025


#142

How Tesla Dealerships Became the Epicenter of the Trump Resistance

Sarah Larson joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Tesla Takedown movement, protesting Elon M... more

02 Apr 2025

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25:28

02 Apr 2025


#141

Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

With congressional Republicans unwilling to put any checks on an Administration breaking n... more

31 Mar 2025

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23:41

31 Mar 2025


#140

From “Inside the Hive”: Gavin Newsom’s Risky Podcast Gambit

The Washington Roundtable is off today, and will be back next week. In the meantime, enjoy... more

28 Mar 2025

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28 Mar 2025


#139

Will Trump’s Obsession with Space Save NASA?

The writer David W. Brown, who has long covered NASA and the space industry, joins Tyler F... more

26 Mar 2025

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28:55

26 Mar 2025


#138

Kaitlan Collins Is Not “Nasty”; She’s Just Doing Her Job.

Kaitlan Collins was only a couple years out of college when she became a White House corre... more

24 Mar 2025

28 MINS

28:25

24 Mar 2025


#137

Will Judges Stick Together to Face Trump’s Defiance?

The Washington Roundtable speaks with with Michael Waldman, the president and C.E.O. of th... more

22 Mar 2025

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22 Mar 2025


#136

Can Donald Trump Deport Anyone He Wants?

The veteran courts reporter Ruth Marcus joins the host Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Trump ... more

20 Mar 2025

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20 Mar 2025


#135

Atul Gawande on Elon Musk’s “Surgery with a Chainsaw”

Two weeks after the Inauguration of Donald Trump, Elon Musk tweeted, “We spent the weekend... more

17 Mar 2025

26 MINS

26:29

17 Mar 2025


#134

The “Cognitive Élite” Seize Washington

The Washington Roundtable discusses the ideological underpinnings of Elon Musk’s DOGE with... more

15 Mar 2025

31 MINS

31:35

15 Mar 2025


#133

Will Trump’s Tariffs Trigger a Recession?

The staff writer John Cassidy joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the recent meltdown of the U.... more

12 Mar 2025

36 MINS

36:50

12 Mar 2025


#132

How Bob Menendez Came By His Gold Bars

Recently, the former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to eleven years in pris... more

10 Mar 2025

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23:21

10 Mar 2025


#131

America’s Founders Feared a Caesar. Has One Arrived?

The Washington Roundtable speaks with Jeffrey Rosen, the president and C.E.O. of the Natio... more

08 Mar 2025

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34:05

08 Mar 2025


#130

Eric Adams and Donald Trump’s Curious Alliance

The staff writer Eric Lach joins the guest host Andrew Marantz to discuss the alleged quid... more

06 Mar 2025

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27:25

06 Mar 2025


#129

Does Tim Walz Have Any Regrets?

Democrats in Washington have seemed almost paralyzed by the onslaught of far-right appoint... more

03 Mar 2025

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03 Mar 2025


#128

Trump’s Putin-Like Cull of the White House Press Pool

The Washington Roundtable discusses the Trump Administration’s decision to bar the Associa... more

01 Mar 2025

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34:15

01 Mar 2025


#127

Is America Destined for a Future Without Children?

The staff writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss why people around the w... more

26 Feb 2025

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38:52

26 Feb 2025


#126

John Fetterman on Trump’s “Raw Sewage,” and What the Democrats Get Wrong

Since the election, Senator John Fetterman—once a great hope of progressives—has conspicuo... more

24 Feb 2025

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34:02

24 Feb 2025


#125

What Stops Democracy from Backsliding?

The Washington Roundtable discusses with the Stanford University political scientist Larry... more

22 Feb 2025

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30:33

22 Feb 2025


#124

Elon Musk’s A.I.-Driven Government Coup

The New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Elon Musk’s seizure... more

20 Feb 2025

38 MINS

38:35

20 Feb 2025


#123

The A.C.L.U. v. Trump 2.0

In Donald Trump’s first term in office, the American Civil Liberties Union filed four hund... more

17 Feb 2025

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32:48

17 Feb 2025


#122

What Does It Mean to Resist Trump in 2025?

The essayist and cultural critic Brady Brickner-Wood talks with Tyler Foggatt about the op... more

13 Feb 2025

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37:36

13 Feb 2025


#121

Trump’s Boogeyman: D.E.I.

Many of the most draconian measures implemented in the first couple weeks of the new Trump... more

10 Feb 2025

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10 Feb 2025