The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Join The New Yorker’s writers and editors for reporting, insight, and analysis of the most pressing political issues of our time. On Mondays, David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, presents conversations and feature stories about current events. On Wednesdays, the senior editor Tyler Foggatt goes deep on a consequential political story via far-reaching interviews with staff writers and outside experts. And, on Fridays, the staff writers Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos discuss the latest developments in Washington and beyond, offering an encompassing understanding of this moment in American politics.

Latest Episode

How Russell Vought Broke the U.S. Government (04.10.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Will the Supreme Court Hand Trump Another Slate of Victories? 02.10.2025
  • Ezra Klein’s Big-Tent Vision of the Democratic Party 29.09.2025
  • Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure 27.09.2025
  • How MAHA Is Sowing Vaccine Confusion 25.09.2025
  • Is The 2026 Election Already in Danger? 22.09.2025
  • Hillary Clinton on the Psychology of Autocrats 19.09.2025
  • How Bad Is It?: Political Violence in the U.S., and What We Can Learn from Brazil 18.09.2025
  • How the “Dangerous Gimmick” of the Two-State Solution Ended in Disaster 15.09.2025
  • Charlie Kirk and the Long Shadow of Political Violence 13.09.2025
  • The New Yorker’s Head of Fact Checking on Our Post-Truth Era 11.09.2025
  • Anna Wintour Embraces a New Era at Vogue 08.09.2025
  • Trump Has Grabbed Emergency Powers. How Will He Use Them? 06.09.2025
  • Why Pam Bondi Is the Attorney General of Trump’s Dreams 04.09.2025
  • Donald Trump’s War on Culture Is Not a Sideshow 02.09.2025
  • The Democratic Party’s Identity Crisis 28.08.2025
  • Dexter Filkins on Drones and the Future of Warfare 25.08.2025
  • Is Trump the Roman Tyrant America's Founders Feared? 22.08.2025
  • How Bad Is It?: Trump’s Self-Dealing and the Question of Kleptocracy 21.08.2025
  • A Palestinian Journalist Escapes Death in Gaza 19.08.2025
  • What Happens After Someone Is Arrested by ICE? 14.08.2025

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