Vice President Kamala Harris’s ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket has transformed the U.S. presidential race. But the real test awaits: Will the party be able to translate that energy into a winning coalition of voters in November? Reid J. Epstein, who covers politics for The Times, discusses a group of skeptical voters in swing states who …

Earlier this summer, few Democrats could have identified Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota. But, in a matter of weeks, Mr. Walz has garnered an enthusiastic following in his party, particularly among the liberals who cheer on his progressive policies. On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris named him as her running mate. Ernesto Londoño, who reports for …

Every major U.S. stock market plunged on Monday, wiping out billions of dollars in value. Jeanna Smialek, who covers the U.S. economy for The Times, discusses what was behind the dizzying sell-off — and what it can tell us about whether America is headed for a recession. Guest: Jeanna Smialek, a reporter covering the Federal Reserve and the U.S. ec…

Senator JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, and Sofia Nelson, his transgender classmate at Yale Law School, forged a bond that lasted a decade. In 2021, Mr. Vance’s support for an Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors led to their falling out. Sofia Nelson, now a public defender in Detroit, discussed Mr. Vance’s pivot, …

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When Maggie Jones’s marriage collapsed after 23 years, she was devastated and overwhelmed. She was in her 50s, with two jobs, two teenage daughters and one dog. She didn’t consider dating. She had no time, no emotional energy. But then a year passed. One daughter was off at college, the other increasingly independent. After several more months went…

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For years, Rupert Murdoch seemed content to let his children battle it out for control of his conservative media empire once he’s gone. Jim Rutenberg, who writes about media and politics for The Times, discusses how a secret change to that plan by Mr. Murdoch touched off an ugly family squabble that could influence how much of the world sees the ne…

Warning: this episode contains strong language and audio of war. When the long legal saga of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, came to an end this summer, it marked the first time that the U.S. government had convicted anyone for publishing classified material. Charlie Savage, who covers national security and legal policy for The Times, discus…

According to the FBI, right now, there are multiple serial killers, who could be connected to dozens and dozens of unsolved murders, operating in the United States. Investigators are actively working to track the murderers down by focusing in on a specific pool of suspects - long haul truckers - through the agency's Highway Serial Killings Initiati…

Warning: This episode contains audio of war. Over the past few days, the simmering feud between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, has reached a critical moment. Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times, explains why the latest tit-for-tat attacks are different and why getting them to stop could be so tough. Guest: Ben …