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.
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Can We Learn Anything from the Lindsay Clancy Trial?
Aug 27, 2026
The New Yorker contributing writer Eren Orbey joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three children during a period of severe postpartum…
Jon Lovett Answers Your Questions
Aug 24, 2026
In the 2026 midterm elections, close finishes in crucial swing states have put a spotlight on the divide between the Democratic Party’s moderate and progressive wings. Jon Lovett straddles that…
General David Petraeus on the New Rules of War
Aug 21, 2026
The Washington Roundtable’s Susan B. Glasser interviews General David Petraeus about where the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine might be headed and what they can tell us about the future of warfare…
The Shifting Meaning of “Moderate”
Aug 19, 2026
The New Yorker contributing writer Jon Allsop joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the shifting meaning of the word “moderate” in the 2026 election season. They talk about recent primary results in…
Bernie Sanders and Erin Brockovich Take on Data Centers
Aug 18, 2026
1. The data centers that power artificial intelligence are being built at a rampant pace, and are spurring resistance all over the country. Apart from public concerns about A.I.’s impact on jobs…
Gina Raimondo on Reclaiming the American Dream in the Age of A.I.
Aug 14, 2026
The Washington Roundtable’s Evan Osnos interviews the former Commerce Secretary and Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo about a problem she’s been working on since she left the Biden Administration…
What Is Ibogaine and Why Is Trump Talking About It?
Aug 12, 2026
The journalist Michelle Lhooq joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss her reporting on ibogaine, a psychedelic that has recently been embraced by the right—including President Donald Trump. They talk about…
How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains
Aug 10, 2026
One of the biggest stories of this election cycle is the emergence, for the first time in a long time, of socialism as a force on the national stage. Inspired perhaps by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and…
Andrew Weissmann Thinks Donald Trump Can Be Held to Account
Aug 07, 2026
The Washington Roundtable’s Jane Mayer interviews Andrew Weissmann, a former prosecutor for the Department of Justice who served as a lead member of the Mueller investigation, about what meaningful…
Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed Is “Not a Burn-It-Down Kind” of Candidate
Aug 03, 2026
Michigan’s Senate seat is a must-win for Democrats hoping to take control of the Senate in 2026. The midterms are reflecting a surge of energy behind left-leaning Democratic candidates—sometimes…
Obsession-Worthy Stories: A Washington Summer Roundtable
Aug 01, 2026
The Washington Roundtable reflects on the stories they’ve been following this summer, touching on the “power mourners” at Lindsey Graham’s funeral, Anthony Fauci’s diaries and Senate hearing, and…
The Woman Who Took On the N.R.A. After Two Gun Suicides
Jul 30, 2026
The New Yorker contributor Mike Spies joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the story of a woman who lost two partners to suicide by firearm and then spent years in a legal battle with the National Rifle…
One Refugee’s Journey Through ICE Detention
Jul 28, 2026
In 2025, as ICE was struggling to meet an impossible goal of three thousand immigration arrests per day, the agency took an unprecedented step: picking people up when they arrived at immigration…
Congress Used to Work. What Happened?
Jul 25, 2026
The Washington Roundtable is joined by Carl Hulse, the New York Times’ chief Washington correspondent, to discuss Congress’s dwindling role in the American political system. Why are Congress members…
What Biden Officials Wish They Had Done Differently in Gaza
Jul 22, 2026
The New Yorker staff writer David D. Kirkpatrick joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Biden Administration’s failure to restrain Israel during its military campaign in Gaza. They talk about what…
Rahm Emanuel Says Israel’s Path Is “Not Sustainable Politically”
Jul 20, 2026
Rahm Emanuel is a Democratic Party elder, having served in the Clinton and Obama Administrations and as mayor of his native Chicago for two terms. He’s a centrist known for valuing political wins…
Donald Trump Can’t Quit the 2020 Election
Jul 18, 2026
The Washington Roundtable discusses Donald Trump’s latest attempt to relitigate the 2020 election. In a prime-time speech on Thursday, he argued that newly declassified documents suggest that U.S…
Can California Actually Make Billionaires Pay?
Jul 16, 2026
Dave Regan, the president of the prominent California union S.E.I.U.-United Healthcare Workers West, joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Proposition 40, a ballot measure that would impose a one-time…
How an Estimated Seven Hundred Thousand People Have Died from DOGE’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts
Jul 13, 2026
The Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE, has officially been terminated. Its July 4th sunset date was part of Donald Trump’s original executive order that created the agency…
The Platner Implosion, and What It Means for Democrats
Jul 11, 2026
The Washington Roundtable digs into the stunning collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in Maine, and what it means for the Democratic Party’s performance in the upcoming midterms. The hosts…
How the Supreme Court’s Conservative Supermajority Is Reshaping Executive Power
Jul 09, 2026
The New Yorker contributing writer Ruth Marcus joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the Supreme Court’s now concluded term and what some of the recent decisions indicate about the bench’s willingness to…
From Critics at Large: An American Playlist
Jul 03, 2026
The Washington Roundtable will return next Friday. To commemorate two hundred and fifty years of the American experiment, the hosts of The New Yorker’s Critics at Large podcast, Vinson Cunningham…
America at 250: A View from Britain, with “The Rest Is History”
Jun 29, 2026
Americans tend to see the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War as milestones in world history that inaugurated the era of modern democracy. But the British, unsurprisingly, see these…
Donald Trump's Dangerous Politicization of America's Spy Agencies
Jun 26, 2026
The Washington Roundtable is joined by Jeff Stein, the veteran political reporter and founding editor of the newsletter “Spytalk,” to examine Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as the new…
Robby Hoffman Thinks There Are Worse Things Than Being Offended
Jun 24, 2026
The comedian and actor Robby Hoffman, known for her role on the HBO show “Hacks” and her début Netflix comedy special, “Wake Up,” joins Tyler Foggatt at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival, in Seattle…
Hillary Clinton on How Donald Trump Lost the Iran War
Jun 22, 2026
The former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat down with David Remnick at the 92nd Street Y, in New York, on Monday evening, after the Trump Administration announced a memorandum of understanding…
The Politics of the Big Game
Jun 18, 2026
The New Yorker staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Louisa Thomas join Tyler Foggatt to discuss three recent collisions of sports and politics. Cunningham and Foggatt talk about President…
Rachel Goldberg-Polin on Losing a Son in Gaza
Jun 15, 2026
When Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son, Hersh, was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, she became a prominent spokesperson for the families of Israeli hostages. Throughout Hersh’s captivity, and…
Donald Trump’s Imperial Birthday Spectacle
Jun 13, 2026
The Washington Roundtable discusses Donald Trump’s eightieth birthday, on Sunday, with a look at the pageantry and spectacle surrounding the planned U.F.C. fight on the South Lawn of the White House…
The Abuse That Fuelled Andrew Tate's Media Empire
Jun 10, 2026
The New Yorker investigative reporter Heidi Blake joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss her reporting on Andrew Tate, the British American influencer and figurehead of the manosphere. They talk about Tate’s…
