The midterm elections were an electoral tsunami for Democrats: a complete collapse of the Republican coalition and a landslide victory.
Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times, examines the results to figure out which voters showed up, which stayed home and how much billions in campaign spending mattered.
Nov 3
A Guide to Election Night 2026
After two years of campaigning, the 2026 midterm election is now in the hands of the American voters.As the ballot counting begins, Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times, offers a guide for how to understand the results.Guest: Nate Cohn, the chief politica ... Show More
35m 17s
Jan 2022
Call To Action On Voting Rights Falls Flat
With the losses piling up, is it time for Joe Biden to hit reset on his Presidency? Plus, the administration announces a new testing plan, but is it too late to stop the surge? And, Donald Trump versus the GOP establishment.
On today’s panel: Toluse Olorunnipa of the Washington ... Show More
41m 15s
Feb 2021
February 14, 2021: The future of MAGA media after Trump's acquittal; Rep. Sara Jacobs on extremism, 'conflict entrepreneurs' and the need for a 'truth commission'
Plus... Politico's editor reacts to White House aide's resignation; BBC World Service boss reacts to China's ban of the BBC; what went wrong with The New York Times' Caliphate podcast; and more. Carrie Budoff Brown, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Tina Nguyen, Erik Wemple, Lorraine Ali, Noah S ... Show More
41m 9s
Jan 2023
How to handle the Biden docs
<p>Tommy and Ben discuss the Davos summit, the latest round of Biden documents, the U.K. blocking a Scottish law that would make gender change easier, more Russian attacks in Ukraine, the new climate spotlight on the UAE, protests in Israel, China’s population on the decline, and ... Show More
1h 15m
Feb 2021
February 21, 2021: How fact-checking is changing in a post-Trump world; why hysterical headlines hurt the Covid vaccine rollout; will countries link arms and make Facebook pay for news?
Plus... Power and water disasters in Texas are shining a light on local news; out-of-context headlines are clouding Covid-19 vaccine news; how Ted Cruz's trip to Cancun was exposed by Twitter sleuths; and more. Emily Ramshaw, Bill Carter, Carol Leonnig, Daniel Dale, Angie Drobnic ... Show More
41m 45s
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/us/politics/food-stamps-shutdown.html" target="_blank">Judge Skeptical Over Trump Administration Decision to Suspend Food Stamps</a> by Tony Romm and Maya Shwayder< ... Show More
