🎧 ‘The Daily’: How Trump Withstands So Many Controversies | New York Times

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As President Trump faces a hailstorm of criticism over his meeting with Russia’s president, his supporters are doubling down. It’s a pattern we’ve seen before.

We really need some people to stand up to all the non-sense.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: Trump Sides With Putin | New York Times

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In a remarkable news conference, President Trump avoided criticizing the Russian president, and instead aimed his sharpest barbs at the United States.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: Justice Kennedy’s Last Decision | New York Times

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With Justice Anthony Kennedy announcing his retirement from the Supreme Court, little attention was paid to his final ruling — one that could forever alter labor unions.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: The Supreme Court Loses Its Swing Vote | New York Times

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The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, often considered the Supreme Court’s ideological center, could fundamentally change its direction.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: The Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban | New York Times

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What does the Supreme Court’s endorsement of the travel ban say about the extent of the president’s power?

🎧 ‘The Daily’: The Rampant Problem of Pregnancy Discrimination | New York Times

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A New York Times investigation finds that many pregnant women are systematically sidelined at work, passed over for promotions and fired when they complain.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: What Migrants Are Fleeing | New York Times

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For large numbers of migrants making the journey to the U.S. from Central America, staying in their native countries is no longer an option.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: The World Cup’s Mysterious Path to Russia | New York Times

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The 2018 World Cup is now underway in Russia. How it ended up there involves some names you might recognize: Comey, Mueller and Steele.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: Trump Ends His Child Separation Practice | New York Times

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The president signed an executive order to keep immigrant parents and children together at the border. What happens now?

🎧 ‘The Daily’: 10 Years After the Financial Crisis | New York Times

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A look at how the economic collapse exposed profound problems underlying the American dream.

What a great overview. So little has changed… I’m starting to think that our financial system is even more fragile than I had expected it might be.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: The Blasey-Kavanaugh Hearing | New York Times

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In an extraordinary day of testimony, Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh came to embody a fractured nation.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: Today’s Hearing: Trial or Job Interview? | New York Times

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Republicans and Democrats are expected to take very different approaches to the questioning of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

🎧 ‘The Daily’: Revisiting What Happened to Anita Hill | New York Times

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The law professor testified against Judge Clarence Thomas during his confirmation hearings in 1991. What has changed since?

🎧 ‘The Daily’: The Conservative Divide Over Kavanaugh | New York Times

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We look at three stances taken on the accusations against the Supreme Court nominee.