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This week, the Senate is debating the contentious SAVE America Act, a strict voter identification bill that could overhaul who gets to vote.

President Trump has called it his “No. 1 priority,” threatening to not sign any other legislation until it is passed.

Michael Gold and Nick Corasaniti, reporters for The New York Times, discuss why some Republicans are standing against the president to block it, and the administration’s other ...

Nearly three weeks into the war in Iran, the United States and Israel have largely decimated the regime’s missile capacity, taken out key leaders and disrupted its central command.

Yet, the regime in Iran has become more hardened and is wreaking more havoc than ever.

Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the state of the war and President Trump’s options for getting out of the conflict.

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This past weekend, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran.

Last month, Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with a Senate candidate because of F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.

Jim Rutenberg, a writer at large for The New York Times, explains how the Trump administration is trying to sh...

At the heart of the Iranian regime’s defiant stance toward the United States and Israel in the war is Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader and a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the regime’s longtime ruler.

Farnaz Fassihi, who covers Iran for The New York Times, discusses the extraordinary jockeying that led to his selection and whether the United States and Israel helped motivate Iran to replace one hard-line leader with another...

With the world’s attention on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a second front in the conflict has opened in Lebanon.

Israel has pummeled an area in the southern outskirts of Beirut where Hezbollah holds sway, as well as southern Lebanon, with airstrikes, displacing almost one million people. Israel has also expanded its assault into other parts of Beirut, the capital.

Christina Goldbaum, The New York Times’s bureau chief in Beirut, ...

For 12 years, Pete Wells had his dream job: working as the chief restaurant critic for The New York Times. The job’s journalistic mission required Wells to eat out most nights and taste nearly everything on any given restaurant’s menu. He didn’t realize it at the time, but the excessive eating had taken a toll on his body.

Then came a health crisis, followed by his doctor’s advice to “stop doing what you’re doing right now.”

In 202...

The governor of Illinois and Trump antagonist has become a national figure for Democrats. Where will that lead?

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The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department — founded to focus on fighting race-based discrimination — has drastically changed the kinds of cases it pursues, dropping or setting aside many already in progress.

Sarah Koenig from Serial Productions tells the story of Kristie Metcalfe — her civil rights case and how it was squandered.

Guest: Sarah Koenig, podcast host and produce...

A continuing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a strike that hit an elementary school in Iran, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings. Iranian officials have said the death toll was at least 175 people, most of them children.

Malachy Browne and Julian E. Barnes, who have been covering the strike, discuss what probably led to one of the most devasta...

As Iran has tightened its chokehold on one of the world’s most vital shipping routes and the Trump administration sent mixed signals about how long the war would last, oil prices have swung wildly.

Rebecca F. Elliott, who covers energy for The New York Times, explains just how much the world depends on that route — the Strait of Hormuz — and how quickly shutting it down can throw global energy markets into chaos.

Guest: Rebecca F. ...

What began as a relentless U.S.-Israeli military assault on Iran has turned into a wider crisis as the disruption of the world’s oil markets spreads beyond the Middle East.

Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what we know about the players involved in the fighting.

Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times based in Washington.

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In recent weeks, the Defense Department has tussled with Anthropic over how its artificial intelligence could be used on classified systems. That fight became bitter and negotiations fell apart. And war in the Middle East has made it increasingly clear how much the U.S. military has been relying on A.I.

Sheera Frenkel, who covers technology for The New York Times, explains the standoff and what it reveals about the future of warfar...

Today on “The Sunday Daily,” The Times’s chief movie critic, Manohla Dargis, talks with the “Daily” host Michael Barbaro about this year’s batch of Oscar nominees, which — according to her — are uncommonly good.

They discuss the performances that Dargis believes deserve to win, the dark horses that might pull off upsets, and the ambitious films that give her hope for Hollywood’s future.

On Today’s Episode:

Manohla Dargis, Chief F...

The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view.

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On Thursday, President Trump fired Kristi Noem, his secretary of homeland security, whose agency is at the center of his second-term agenda.

Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the department, explains how Ms. Noem ended up losing the president’s trust. 

Guest: Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.

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The U.S. decision to strike Iran was a victory for Israel, which had been pushing President Trump for months on the need to hit the country. Now, Israel’s role in spurring the operation has become a point of political tension.

The New York Times journalists Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman discuss what we know about the extraordinarily close cooperation between Israel and the United States.

Guest:

• Mark Mazzetti, an investigati...

The bidding war between Paramount and Netflix over the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery appeared to come to a close last week, when Netflix backed out.

The Times journalists Nicole Sperling, Lauren Hirsch and Jonathan Mahler discuss this Hollywood drama fit for the big screen, and why it could reshape our political and cultural landscape.

Guest:

• Nicole Sperling, a New York Times reporter in Los Angeles, covering Hollywoo...

Democrats and Republicans will head to the polls in Texas today for an election that will send both parties a message about what voters want in Trump’s America.

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the Senate primary that so many are watching.

Guest: Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

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• The Texas Senate primary offer...

The United States and Israel continued to strike Iran with missiles for a second day on Sunday, destroying more power centers of the Iranian regime and, according to rights groups, bringing the civilian death toll over 100. Iran responded with retaliatory attacks.

At the same time, all eyes were on the Iranian government and the millions of citizens who have long opposed it.

Farnaz Fassihi, who covers Iran for The New York Times, b...