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The Cracking of the Trump Coalition

In the year since President Trump roared back to power, one of the most surprising story lines of his second term has been a series of public ruptures between him and the movement he created. Robert Draper, who covers domestic politics for The New York Times, discusses the growing tensions inside the MAGA movement and what they tell us about what the American right might look like in a post-Trump world. Guest: Robert Draper [https://www.nytimes.com/by/robert-draper], who covers domestic politics. Background reading:  * After an interview with a white nationalist, Tucker Carlson [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/politics/tucker-carlson-fuentes.html] has continued to fracture the right. * Marjorie Taylor Greene [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene.html] strove both to be the ultimate Trump warrior and to be taken seriously. She wound up in political exile. * Nick Fuentes [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/nick-fuentes-trump.html] is a white nationalist problem for the right. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher [https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher]. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

The Liberal Justices Aren’t as United as You Might Think

The Supreme Court’s liberal minority has voted, over and over again, to oppose the court’s conservative majority in what might look like a united front of resistance. But behind the scenes, there are growing tensions between those liberal justices over the best way to mitigate the rightward lurch of the court. Jodi Kantor, who uncovered the story, explains what she found. Guest: Jodi Kantor [https://www.nytimes.com/by/jodi-kantor], a New York Times reporter whose job is to carefully uncover secrets and illuminate how power operates. Background reading:  * Read about [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/politics/supreme-court-kagan-jackson-liberal-justices.html] the debate dividing the Supreme Court’s liberal justices. Photo: Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, via Associated Press For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher [https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher]. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

Netflix vs. Paramount: Inside the Epic Battle Over Warner Brothers

Netflix announced plans on Friday to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a deal that would send shock waves through Hollywood. On Monday, Paramount made a hostile bid for the studio, arguing that the Netflix deal would be “anti-competitive.” The Times journalists Nicole Sperling, Kyle Buchanan and Lauren Hirsch discuss what it all means for the future of TV and film. Guest: * Nicole Sperling [https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicole-sperling], a New York Times reporter in Los Angeles who covers Hollywood and the streaming revolution. * Kyle Buchanan [https://www.nytimes.com/by/kyle-buchanan], a pop culture reporter and the awards-season columnist for The New York Times. * Lauren Hirsch [https://www.nytimes.com/by/lauren-hirsch], a New York Times reporter who covers the biggest stories on Wall Street, including mergers and acquisitions. Background reading:  * Netflix planned to buy Warner Bros. [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/business/warner-brothers-discovery-netflix.html] Discovery [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/business/warner-brothers-discovery-netflix.html] in $83 billion deal to create a streaming giant. * Paramount made a hostile bid [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/business/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-netflix.html] for Warner Bros. Discovery. Photo: Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher [https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher]. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

Trump Sent Them to a Notorious Prison. Torture Followed.

Warning: This episode mentions suicide. In March, the U.S. government sent more than 200 Venezuelan men to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Over four months, the men said they endured physical, mental and sexual abuse. Julie Turkewitz, the Andes bureau chief at The New York Times, interviewed 40 of these prisoners. She explains what she found out about this part of President Trump’s program of mass deportation. Guest: Julie Turkewitz [https://www.nytimes.com/by/julie-turkewitz], the Andes bureau chief for The New York Times, based in Bogotá, Colombia. Background reading:  * “You are all terrorists”: four months in a Salvadoran prison [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/world/americas/el-salvador-prison-migrants.html]. Photo: Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily [http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily]. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher [https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher]. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

Sunday Special: ’Tis the Season for Cookies

The first week of December at The New York Times is known as “Cookie Week.” Every day, for seven days, our cooking team highlights a new holiday cookie recipe. This year’s batch features flavors that aren’t necessarily traditional holiday ones — or even, for that matter, flavors. Instead, they draw inspiration from family night at the movies, drinks like Vietnamese Coffee, and perhaps most surprisingly, an Italian deli meat. In this edition of the Sunday Special, Gilbert Cruz talks with Melissa Clark and Vaughn Vreeland from New York Times Cooking about this year’s cookies, and they answer questions from readers about how to navigate cooking and baking during the holidays. Background Reading: These 7 Cookies Will Be the Life of Every Party [https://cooking.nytimes.com/article/2025-cookie-week-recipes] Melissa Clark [https://www.nytimes.com/by/melissa-clark] is a food reporter and columnist for The Times. Vaughn Vreeland [https://cooking.nytimes.com/author/vaughn-vreeland] is a supervising video producer for NYT Cooking and writes the “Bake Time” newsletter. Audio produced by Tina Antolini and Alex Barron with Kate LoPresti. Edited by Wendy Dorr. Engineered by Rowan Niemisto. Original music by Daniel Powell and Diane Wong.  Photo credit: Rachel Vanni for The New York Times.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts [http://nytimes.com/podcasts] or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher [https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher]. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.