The New Yorker: Politics and More

A weekly discussion about politics, hosted by The New Yorker's executive editor, Dorothy Wickenden.

What Happens After Someone Is Arrested by ICE?

The New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how Donald Trump’s second-term...

Escuchar

Your Questions Answered: Trump vs. the Rule of Law

From the attempt to end birthright citizenship to the gutting of congressionally authorized agencies,...

Escuchar

How Bad Is It?: Trump’s War on Comedians

The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz joins Tyler Foggatt for the latest installment of “How...

Escuchar

Mayor Karen Bass on Marines in Los Angeles

The city of Los Angeles has declared itself a sanctuary city, where local authorities do not share information...

Escuchar

Wired’s Katie Drummond on What the Tech Titans Learned from DOGE

The Washington Roundtable’s Evan Osnos interviews Katie Drummond, the global editorial director of...

Escuchar

How the Epstein Conspiracy Theory Took Over Politics

The New Yorker contributor Jon Allsop joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how President Trump’s refusal...

Escuchar

Michael Wolff on MAGA’s Revolt over Jeffrey Epstein

The sense that the White House is covering something up about Jeffrey Epstein has led to backlash from...

Escuchar

Leah Litman on Trump’s Supreme Court

The Washington Roundtable’s Jane Mayer interviews Leah Litman, a law professor at the University of...

Escuchar

Janet Yellen on the Danger of a “Banana Republic” Economy

In conservative economics, cuts to social services are often seen as necessary to shrink the expanding...

Escuchar

Fiona Hill on What Putin Tells Us About Trump

The Washington Roundtable’s Susan B. Glasser interviews the Russia expert Fiona Hill about Vladimir...

Escuchar

Andy Beshear Has a Plan for the Democratic Party

Andy Beshear, the governor of Kentucky, joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the damage that President Trump’s...

Escuchar

The Scientists Studying the End of the World

The New Yorker staff writer Rivka Galchen joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss a class at the University of...

Escuchar

Bret Baier On Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship with Fox News

The relationship between Fox News and Donald Trump is not just close; it can be profoundly influential....

Escuchar

How Bad Is It?: Trump Strikes Iran and His Base Hits Back

The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz joins Tyler Foggatt for another episode of “How Bad Is...

Escuchar

Why Israel Struck Iran First

The ayatollahs who have ruled Iran since 1979 have long promised to destroy the Jewish state, and had...

Escuchar

Where Is the Iran-Israel Conflict Headed?

The Washington Roundtable discusses the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, and the possibility...

Escuchar

The Rise And Fall of DOGE

The New Yorker staff writer Benjamin Wallace-Wells joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the decline of DOGE,...

Escuchar

The Unfolding Genocide in Sudan

The New Yorker recently published a report from Sudan, headlined “Escape from Khartoum.” The contributor...

Escuchar

Trump Makes a Big Show of Military Force

The Washington Roundtable discusses President Trump’s deployment of uniformed troops in Los Angeles,...

Escuchar

What Broke the U.S.-China Relationship?

Michael Luo, an executive editor of The New Yorker, joins the show as guest host. He sits down with...

Escuchar

What Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Doesn’t Understand About Autism

When Donald Trump made an alliance with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., he brought vaccine skepticism and the...

Escuchar

The Oligarchs Are Fighting

The Washington Roundtable discusses the fallout from the messy rupture between Donald Trump and Elon...

Escuchar

The Man Who Thinks Trump Should Be King

The New Yorker staff writer Ava Kofman joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss her recent Profile of the iconoclastic...

Escuchar

Lesley Stahl on What a Settlement with Donald Trump Would Mean for CBS News

Lesley Stahl, a linchpin of CBS News, began at the network in 1971, covering major events such as Watergate,...

Escuchar