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Warning: this episode contains strong language. Over the past week, students at dozens of universities held demonstrations, set up encampments and, at times, seized academic buildings. In response, administrators at many of those colleges decided to crack down and called in the local police to detain and arrest demonstrators. As of Thursday, the police had arrested 2,000 people across more than 40 campuses, a situation so startling that President Biden could no longer ignore it. Jonathan Wolfe, who has been covering the student protests for The Times, and Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent, discuss the history-making week. Guest:  * Jonathan Wolfe [https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-wolfe], a senior staff editor on the newsletters team at The New York Times. * Peter Baker [https://www.nytimes.com/by/peter-baker], the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times covering President Biden and his administration. Background reading:  * As crews cleared the remnants of an encampment at U.C.L.A., students and faculty members wondered how the university could have handled protests over the war in Gaza so badly [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/us/ucla-tries-to-reconcile-a-week-of-turbulent-events.html]. * Biden denounced violence on campus [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/us/politics/biden-campus-protests.html], breaking his silence after a rash of arrests. 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.

For half a century, the federal government has treated marijuana as one of the more dangerous drugs in the United States. On Tuesday, the Biden administration signaled a significant shift in approach. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The Times, explains how big an impact the proposed changes could have. Guest: Zolan Kanno-Youngs [https://www.nytimes.com/by/zolan-kanno-youngs], a White House correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading:  * The Biden administration’s effort to liberalize marijuana policy [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/politics/justice-department-reclassify-marijuana.html] comes as increasingly more Americans favor legalizing the drug. * After the recommendation to ease restrictions, Democrats in the Senate reintroduced legislation to legalize marijuana [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/politics/senate-democrats-marijuana-biden.html]. 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.

As the presidential race moves into high gear, abortion is at the center of it. Republican-controlled states continue to impose new bans, including just this week in Florida. But in Washington, the Biden administration is challenging one of those bans in a case that is now before the Supreme Court, arguing that Idaho’s strict rules violate a federal law on emergency medical treatment. Pam Belluck, a health and science reporter at The Times, and Abbie VanSickle, who covers the Supreme Court, explain how the federal law, known as EMTALA, relates to abortion, and how the case could reverberate beyond Idaho.  Guests:  * Pam Belluck [https://www.nytimes.com/by/pam-belluck], a health and science reporter for The New York Times. * Abbie VanSickle [https://www.nytimes.com/by/abbie-vansickle], who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times. Background reading:  * Here’s a guide to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/health/emtala-abortion-supreme-court.html], the federal law at the heart of the case. * And here are five takeaways [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/us/politics/supreme-court-idaho-abortion-law.html] from the Supreme Court arguments on Idaho’s abortion ban. 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.

American lawmakers have tried for years to ban TikTok, concerned that the video app’s links to China pose a national security risk. Sapna Maheshwari, a technology reporter for The Times, explains the behind-the-scenes push to rein in TikTok and discusses what a ban could mean for the app’s 170 million users in the United States. Guest: Sapna Maheshwari [https://www.nytimes.com/by/sapna-maheshwari], who covers TikTok, technology and emerging media companies for The New York Times. Background reading:  * A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/technology/tiktok-ban-congress.html] about a year ago, aiming to bulletproof a bill that could ban TikTok. * The TikTok law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/technology/bytedance-tiktok-ban-bill.html]. * Love, hate or fear it, TikTok has changed America [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/18/business/media/tiktok-ban-american-culture.html]. 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.

In a special series leading up to Election Day, “The Daily” will explore what a second Trump presidency would look like, and what it could mean for American democracy. In the first part, we will look at Tump’s plan for a second term. On the campaign trail, Trump has outlined a vision that is far more radical, vindictive and unchecked than his first one. Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, political correspondents for The Times, and Charlie Savage, who covers national security, have found that behind Trump’s rhetoric is a highly coordinated plan, to make his vision a reality. Guest: * Jonathan Swan [https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-swan], who covers politics and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for The New York Times. * Maggie Haberman [https://www.nytimes.com/by/maggie-haberman], a senior political correspondent for The New York Times. * Charlie Savage [https://www.nytimes.com/by/charlie-savage], who covers national security and legal policy for The New York Times. Background reading:  * Why a second Trump presidency may be more radical than his first [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/us/politics/trump-2025-overview.html]. * No major American presidential candidate has talked like Trump now does at his rallies [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/magazine/trump-rallies-rhetoric.html] — not Richard Nixon, not George Wallace, not even Donald Trump himself. 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.