How Democrats Lost Working-Class Voters
Interviews with nearly 30 working-class Americans who until recently voted Democratic laid bare the party’s deep challenges — and its pockets of opportunity. Source link
Why the G.O.P. Isn’t Doing Many Town Halls
new video loaded: Why the G.O.P. Isn’t Doing Many Town Halls By Annie Karni, Gabriel Blanco, Nikolay Nikolov and Claire Hogan•August 5, 2025 The booing started in seconds at Representative Mike Flood’s town hall in Lincoln, Neb. Annie Karni, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, reports from the auditorium after the Republican congressman’s […]
Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Closing Factories in Lesotho
new video loaded: Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Closing Factories in Lesotho Recent episodes in Latest Video Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, Times Video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and […]
The Impact of Defunding NPR and PBS
Congress just voted to claw back $500 million in funding for public broadcasting. Benjamin Mullin, a media reporter for The New York Times, explains what will happen now to NPR, PBS and the many local stations that rely on the funding. Source link
How the Democrats Lost on Transgender Issues
Charles Homans, a New York Times reporter who covers national politics, describes how the Democrats’ dilemma with transgender issues reflects their broader struggles after losses in 2024. Source link
What is America Party? Elon Musk’s new political front amid fallout with Trump; vows to fight debt, waste and two-party control
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and until recently a close adviser to US President Donald Trump, has announced the formation of a new political party called the America Party. The move follows a dramatic split between the two over Trump’s controversial tax-and-spending bill, which Musk says will bankrupt the country.The Tesla and SpaceX CEO […]
How Democrats Lost on Immigration
There is agreement among Democrats that the party had a problem on immigration and border security in the 2024 election, but there’s no consensus on how to fix it. Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, describes how the party got here. Source link
Why Trump Had So Many Supreme Court Wins
The New York Times Supreme Court reporter Adam Liptak recaps this Supreme Court term, which was defined by a disproportionate amount of emergency docket cases. Liptak explains why these cases tended to go in the Trump administration’s favor. Source link
What We Learned About Trump’s Attack on Iran
Over the past week, President Trump claimed he would make a decision about Iran in “two weeks” and repeatedly pressed it to come to the negotiating table. But the swiftness of the attack on Saturday night suggests that plans were underway after Israel began its bombing campaign against Iran a little more than a week […]
Were the U.S.A.I.D. Cuts ‘Efficient?’
When President Trump took office, U.S.A.I.D. was one of the first agencies to be dismantled in the name of efficiency. Amy Schoenfeld Walker, a New York Times reporter and graphics editor who has been tracking the foreign aid cuts and restorations since they began in February, shares what she’s learned through her reporting. Source link