If re-elected, Benjamin Netanyahu could become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister — and the first to be indicted while in office.
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🎧 The Daily: Why Didn’t Mueller Decide on Obstruction? | New York Times
The special counsel came to no conclusion on whether President Trump illegally obstructed justice. The attorney general, a recent political appointee, stepped in.
🎧 The Daily: Coordination: Not Established. Obstruction: More Complicated. | New York Times
What does the Mueller report say? The attorney general offered an early glimpse.
🎧 The Daily: Special Edition: Robert Mueller Submits His Report | New York Times
The investigation that has consumed the country and cast a shadow over the Trump presidency for almost two years has come to a close.
🎧 The Daily: How New Zealand Banned Assault Rifles in Six Days | New York Times
The prime minister took swift action against the weapons used for a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.
🎧 The Daily: A Path to Curing H.I.V. | New York Times
A second person appears to have been cured of infection with the virus that causes AIDS. We spoke to an activist about what this means.
🎧 The Daily: ‘Trump of the Tropics’: How Brazil’s President Came to Power | New York Times
Jair Bolsonaro spent most of his career on the political fringe, until his message started to resonate with a country reeling from economic hardship and a widespread corruption scandal.
🎧 The Daily: Two Crashes, a Single Jet: The Story of Boeing’s 737 Max | New York Times
The aerospace giant and its ties to Washington are under scrutiny after a version of its best-selling plane was involved in two deadly accidents in five months.
🎧 The Daily: The Mosque Attacks in New Zealand | New York Times
One of the deadliest mass shootings in the country’s history bore the stamp of online extremism.
🎧 The Daily: The Family That Profited From the Opioid Crisis | New York Times
The Sacklers, one of the richest families in America, gained much of their wealth from sales of the powerful painkiller OxyContin. Will they now pay a price?
🎧 The Daily: Bribing Their Way Into College | New York Times
A major college admissions scandal has laid bare the price of entry for some wealthy families — and the cost for everyone else.
🎧 The Daily: How ‘Medicare for All’ Would Work (or Not Work) | New York Times
As the idea gains traction in mainstream circles, we look at its roots in progressive American politics.
🎧 The Daily: Part 3: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (the Mueller Report) | New York Times
A conversation with Representative Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, about how Congress is preparing for the results of the special counsel investigation.
It was kind of refreshing to hear the general calmness, demeanor, and complete logic coming from Nadler on this topic. I wish the Republicans could talk about issues in such a straightforward manner without bending over backwards to weaponize their speech and pushing rhetoric over general principles.
Republicans should be acting in a manner as if they actually believed in the Golden Rule as they’re soon going to be wishing they had done the same while they were in power.
🎧 The Daily: Part 2: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (the Mueller Report) | New York Times
We look at three possible outcomes of the special counsel investigation, which is believed to be wrapping up soon.
🎧 The Daily: Reckoning With the Real Michael Jackson | New York Times
The pop star’s legacy has been shadowed by sexual abuse accusations for decades. Wesley Morris grapples with why the world has, for so long, looked the other way.
I was just watching footage of a Michael Jackson interview in a documentary about Studio 54 recently and it was relatively striking to see him prior to all the body modification. It was also striking to see him in the midst of one of the few places on the planet at the time that was generally accepting of homosexuality and alternative culture even though many who were there were still on the DL.