The Sunday Read: ‘How Long Can We Live?’

The Sunday Read: ‘How Long Can We Live?’

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On the Front Line of Minnesota’s Fight With ICE

For weeks, protests around Minneapolis have caught nationwide attention as the city shows open defiance to a federal immigration crackdown.But behind the scenes, a quieter organized resistance has taken shape.Anna Foley and Michael Simon Johnson, producers for “The “Daily,” go on ...  Show more

Trump 2.0: A Year of Unconstrained Power

In the 365 days since Donald J. Trump was sworn into his second term as president, he has fired, pardoned, prosecuted, tariffed, deployed, deposed, dismantled and deported his way to a new kind of American government, one designed almost entirely in his image. In the process, he ...  Show more

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