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  • Today · 28 min

    The Voters Who Flipped Congress

    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.

  • Yesterday · 34 min

    A Landslide Victory for Democrats

    The party clinched the House and the Senate in the midterm elections, giving Democrats a powerful platform to counter President Trump.

  • Tuesday · 35 min

    A Guide to Election Night 2026

    Strategists in both parties say Democrats are likely to wrest back control of the House, but the battle for the Senate is more complicated.

  • Sunday · 36 min

    Want to Enjoy Music More? Go For a Run.

    Ben Ratliff, a music critic and avid runner, always ran in silence. Then he discovered how music opened up to him — while running. It changed his entire approach to criticism and listening. He calls it “running the song.” Today, for the New York City Marathon, Ben talks with our host Rachel Abrams about how his listening sharpens when he runs to music. Then, he goes through highlights from his five-hour New York City Marathon playlist, which is designed to complement a run through the five bor

  • October 26 · 33 min

    The $10 Billion Midterm Ad War

    The noise of the midterm elections has exploded into public consciousness after a TV commercial highlighted the two very different stories that Democratic and Republican candidates are telling.

  • October 25 · 29 min

    Tricks, Treats and Trends

    Americans are expected to spend a record $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation. That includes costumes, decorations and lots of candy. In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” our host Rachel Abrams talks about these three tent poles of the Halloween season with reporters from across the Times newsroom. Kim Severson, who covers food, tells us about the sour, peelable and texture-confused candy edging out longtime chocolate favorites. Louis Lucero II,

  • October 23 · 29 min

    The Battle Over Black Representation in the South

    The approach to this year’s midterms has brought two hugely consequential changes to voting for Black Americans: the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and redistricting. In the wake of those actions, efforts are underway to mobilize Black voters in the South. In Mississippi, the Senate battle is being seen as a sleeper race, and the Black Democrat running has a chance of flipping the seat, but state lawmakers are trying to redraw the maps and do away with their one majority Black district. Tod

  • October 18 · 43 min

    Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder Keep Us Guessing

    The comedian Nathan Fielder came to fame as the creator and host of the Comedy Central series “Nathan for You.” The show followed Fielder as he devised outrageous schemes, ostensibly with the aim of helping various small businesses. What became clear, though, was that Fielder was less interested in helping business owners generate profits than he was in understanding the people ensnared in his plots. His next project, the HBO series “The Rehearsal,” was a similar offbeat portrait of offbeat peop

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