logo
episode-header-image
Sep 2024
27m 9s

A Second Assassination Plot and the New ...

The New York Times
About this episode
A suspect was charged on Monday in connection with what appears to be a second assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump. Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Glenn Thrush, who have been covering the case, and Peter Baker, The Times’s chief White House correspondent, discuss the suspect’s background, the Secret Service’s struggle to protect the former president, and this ... Show More
Up next
Yesterday
A Week of Scandal, Reckoning and Resignations in Congress
Warning: This episode discusses suicide. This week, Congress was on the cusp of doing something that has never happened in U.S. history: forcibly removing four House members. Two of those members resigned. Michael Gold, who covers Congress, explains what unfolded on Capitol Hill, ... Show More
26m 21s
Apr 16
Trump vs. the Pope
This week, an unusual disagreement broke out between the president of the United States and Pope Leo XIV. The New York Times Rome bureau chief, Motoko Rich, explains why President Trump cares so much about what the pope thinks, and why it matters that they are so deeply at odds. ... Show More
34m 40s
Apr 15
Trump’s Risky Strategy to Blockade Iran’s Blockade
Over a month into a war with Iran that has no clear end, President Trump has enforced a blockade, which went into effect on Monday at the Strait of Hormuz. The New York Times reporters David E. Sanger, Rebecca F. Elliott and Eric Schmitt discuss the strategy behind the blockade, ... Show More
27m 18s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2024
The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump: Political implications, how the attack could have taken place, and the history of political violence in America
Today on the show, Fareed is joined by an expert panel to discuss the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer, New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos, and CNN presidential historian Timothy Naftali all join to talk about the politic ... Show More
42m 9s
Jul 2024
What’s next after Trump assassination attempt
<p>The US<strong> </strong>Congress launches a probe into ‘inexcusable’ security failings following the Pennsylvania rally shooting, and workers at an Amazon warehouse in the UK await results from a union ballot. Plus, the UK’s home building ambitions might be a bit of a slog.&nb ... Show More
12m 37s
Jul 2025
The Truth with Lisa Boothe: One Year Later: Revisiting the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump with Jonathan T. Gilliam
<p>In this episode, Lisa welcomes back former Navy SEAL and FBI agent Jonathan T. Gilliam to reflect on the attempted assassination of President Trump in Butler, PA, exposing glaring security failures and a lack of accountability from federal agencies. They highlight political bi ... Show More
37m 40s
Sep 2025
Trump's Very Convincing Body Double
The internet enjoys a brief freakout about the possibility that Trump might be dead. (He isn't.) Senators from both parties press RFK Jr. on his dismantling of the CDC and his accelerating war on vaccines. Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein hold a press conference on Capitol Hill to an ... Show More
1h 20m
Sep 2025
The Assassination of Charlie Kirk & The Scourge Of Political Violence
Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday at a conservative activism event held at Utah Valley University. President Trump called this political assassination “a tragedy,” while speaking with FOX’s Bret Baier, the President praised Kirk as “an unbeli ... Show More
32m 55s
Sep 2025
The Roots of Political Violence and How We Prevent It
What's causing the rise in political violence in America? Can we overcome it? And if not, what’s in store for our democracy? Dr. Lilly Mason, a professor of political science at John Hopkins and expert on political violence, joins the show to give context to this moment — and off ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2025
Trump denies enemies list, Kimmel’s show restored, ICE officer backlash & more
President Donald Trump is threatening to target his perceived political foes after James Comey’s indictment. The blackout of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is over. An ICE agent’s courthouse confrontation is sparking outrage. New details are emerging about Pete Hegseth’s surprise gathering ... Show More
6m 38s
Oct 2025
Republicans Demand Answers Over Alleged FBI Spying Scandal
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the January 6th Capitol riot allegedly had a focus on the communications of eight Republican senators, including Senator Bill Hagerty, who has revealed how the FBI accessed their private messages. United States Senator Bill Hagerty ... Show More
33m 46s
Nov 2023
Why gag orders against Trump haven't stopped his attacks
This week, Scott Detrow and NPR political editor/correspondent Domenico Montanaro discuss gag orders in multiple cases against President Donald Trump and his attempts to weaponize them politically. Plus an update in the New York Civil trial and a Colorado case you might've missed ... Show More
16m 48s