The Daily

David Yaffe-Bellany, a New York Times technology reporter who covers crypto and fringe financial products. He walks through how prediction markets spread from sports betting to bets on politics and culture. He discusses legal fights, big-money traders shifting outcomes, ethical concerns about profiting from human suffering, and how these platforms could reshape how we value events.

Devlin Barrett, a New York Times reporter who covers the Justice Department and the F.B.I., walks through the dramatic Fulton County search. He describes truckloads of ballots being seized. He explains unexpected involvement by the director of national intelligence and a stunning speakerphone call with the president. He outlines legal risks from presidential interference and the political fallout for future elections.

Ernesto Londoño, a Minnesota-based New York Times reporter who covers local developments, and Hamed Aleaziz, a Times reporter on DHS and immigration policy, discuss federal pressure on Minneapolis and Hennepin County. They walk through ICE’s historical reliance on jails, shifts toward sanctuary policies, political and legal tensions around sheriff decisions, and whether limited cooperation can ease confrontations.

Joe Coscarelli, New York Times culture reporter on pop music, and Jon Caramanica, NYT pop critic, unpack Bad Bunny’s rise from Puerto Rico to global stardom. They discuss his Grammy nominations, Super Bowl halftime slot, streaming-driven genre-bending, his choice to sing in Spanish, political activism and how the music industry shaped his trajectory.

Jacob Frey, mayor of Minneapolis and former attorney, leads the city through tense confrontations with federal agents. He discusses federal immigration operations, refusals to enforce federal law, concerns about civil liberties, community fear and protests, and the political and legal pressures facing local government.

Nate Cohn, chief political analyst at The New York Times who deciphers polls and electoral shifts, breaks down who swung to Trump in 2024 and why. He explores why those gains slipped, how voters define affordability, which big-ticket costs matter most, and whether quick fixes can restore confidence. The conversation spotlights generational divides and who remains up for grabs.

Cecilia Kang, a New York Times reporter on technology and regulatory policy, explains a new legal strategy targeting social platforms' design and alleged addiction. She discusses bellwether trials, internal company research, the challenge of proving causation to juries, and the remedies plaintiffs seek like monetary damages and design changes.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT White House correspondent with homeland security expertise, and Tyler Pager, NYT White House reporter on federal policy, break down Trump's sudden tone change after Alex Preddy’s killing. They discuss White House damage control, personnel shifts, bipartisan pushback, phone calls with Minnesota leaders, and whether softer words meant real operational pullback.

Christiaan Triebert, a New York Times visual investigations reporter who tracks ships, breaks down how secretive “ghost” tanker networks move sanctioned oil. He describes how vessels disappear from tracking, the deceptive tricks used to hide cargo and ownership, and why recent seizures and multinational enforcement could change how these shadow fleets operate.

Ernesto Londoño, a Minnesota-based NYT reporter covering the Midwest, and Devon Lum, a Visual Investigations analyst who reconstructs events from video, examine a fatal Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis. They walk through video analysis, the sequence of confrontation and shots fired, community reaction and local political fallout. The conversation focuses on visual evidence, investigatory gaps, and the broader impacts on protests and policy.